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Topic of the Day: Jeff Garcia
Posted by tgirsch

Is Jeff Garcia the second coming of Doug Flutie? The criticisms seem to be the same: His arm’s not strong enough, he’s too old, he’s too short, etc. The results are the same, too: All he does is win football games. Counting the 2006 and 2007 seasons, he’s 9-3 as a starter, including a narrow playoff loss at New Orleans, and a 3-1 start this year. Yet he had a hard time even finding a job this year.

The most important thing you can do as a quarterback is lead your team to victory, and like Flutie before him, that’s what Garcia has done everywhere except Detroit. (And, really, who can blame him for Detroit being Detroit?)

So, it’s my contention that Garcia is the new Flutie. Discuss.

October 1st, 2007 Sports, NFL | 4 comments

4 Comments »

  1. wkmaier writes:

    He had a career in the CFL before coming south. How old is he anyway? Oh, and I postulate that Brett Favre is the old Brett Favre.

    Comment 10/1/2007

  2. janinsanfran writes:

    The poor 49ers never should have let him go. They could have saved $50 million wasted on the immature, slow-developing Alex Smith and used the money on an offensive line.

    Comment 10/1/2007

  3. tgirsch writes:

    No team with five Super Bowl championships can ever be described as “poor.” :)

    Comment 10/2/2007

  4. Fred writes:

    Garcia would have more respect if he hadn’t sucked as the Browns starter. He looked old, slow, and overrated.

    Comment 10/7/2007

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