Tampa Bay not needing a quarterback?

Jeff Garcia is a winner - no matter how many yards he passes for. He's clam and cool and it affects his teammates in a positive manner. He also doesn't turn the ball over much.

Having said that - the Bucs would be wise to NOT draft DeSean Jackson, on the surface he is extremely desirable. A slightly deeper look exposes how much of a selfish self-centered major ego this guy has. This was extremely noticable in his last year at Cal. Garcia would throw to Jackson, but he wouldn't neccessarilly like it - kinda like with TO. Plus, Jackson is not a very developed physical receiver, he's mostly finese - he gives up too easily when he's pushed at/near the line of scrimmage. And on punt returns  and reverse trick type plays he dances way too much and often loses yards.

The Bucs are still good enough to be a force in the playoffs thanks to their D, but they don't need a headcase like DeSean on their team right now since it'll take him at least a good 2-3 years in the NFL for his attitude to change. Playoff teams don't need problems like Jackson to negatively affect their team in a serious playoff push or playoff game.

And there are plenty of other receiver options almost as good or better than Jackson.

lifelongBEAR  Concerning DeSean Jackson.  What WR doesn't have an ego.  IMO they should have one.  It's the one position that lends itself well, in that a WR that is only concerned with stats is what makes a great WR.  I'll take a WR that concerned about # of catches, yards and TD's.  I could careless about how well they block.

Don't get me wrong about Jackson, I do have my concerns considering that he's about 5'10" and 175 lbs., but I can see Chucky using him in a similar role that Tim Brown played in Oakland's offense.  Moving him around with short routes over the middle but he's better after the catch than Brown was at that point in his career.  He also would be more of a deep threat.  As far as his attitude, there are enough veterans on the roster to keep him in check with Galloway, Hillliard, Garcia, Brooks, etc. 

I also like Limas Sweed of Texas, whom I seen compared to Andre Johnson of the Texans.  He seemed to always make big plays in college, I'm just not sure if he'll have the speed to do the same in the NFL.

That's my 2 cents.  Go Bucs!

Everybody is forgetting  about Luke McCown. He did pretty well when Garcia went down a couple times last year. I think I would take a good look at next years draft as well before we take a QB. Seems like we would be fine for one more year even if Garcia goes down. Look how well our top 3 picks have panned out for us the last couple years. Almost all of them are starters or will be. One more year of a solid top 3 picks (excluding a QB) and we could be solid at every position and with youth.

I say roll the dice. Wait til 09 or late round flier

scottb63 - you're 100% right about WR's having enormous egos, but there are different types of egos. Some are good for their teammates and others aren't. DeSean's isn't good for any team. I didn't even know this until after Cal's bowl game this year, but apparently the team had in-team fights during the latter part of the season and I can guarantee you that DeSean was one of the reasons that it started. When his ego is not at full strength it's good for the team, when it gets to and above a certain level it's terrible.

And to be serious - right now in terms of route running, shorter routes in the middle of the field and such, Cal's LaVelle Hawkins is actually a better pick than Jackson. With Hawkins there would more likely be more of an immediate impact than with Jackson for whoever picks them.

And seeing how Jackson was last year - even getting advice from vets on his team might take a while for him to get his mindset more on the straight path.

To the poster about the WV fullback - he would be great for the Bucs system, but would taking him in the 1st round be kinda stupid. Wouldn't he be there in round 2-4?

ForceFed240-   u took the words rite out of my mouth.   Luke McCown  looked GREAT when he stepped in. and really Gradkowski looked pretty darn good in the preseason when he played. and now that they also have Griese i think they are pretty set at the QB position for a few more years.  i say u trade Simms   as much as i like him i think hes done with the Bucs.

that being said i think they would be stupid to leave Jackson on the board past pick 20. they better jump all over him when they are on the clock.  IMO i think he can be the next Steve Smith.  i read somewhere that he worked out with Jerry Rice in the offseason and he taught him how to be a player on and off the field so i dont think he will have any attitude problems. 

BUT if they must take a QB in the late rounds i say u def dont take Brennan cuz hes pathetic and a system QB.  i mean hell if i had 4 WRS every play and throwing 50-60 times a game  and playing against highschool teams    i could prolly put up his kinda numbers too. look at what he did in his bowl game...........enough said. he cant hang with the big boys. but if u have to take a QB id say u look at that Johnson kid they were talking about. hes the most mobile QB and they say hes got a pretty good arm. dont take a QB anywhere higher than the 4th round tho.

this is what i think the bucs should do  in the first 3 rounds

1st round: DeSean Jackson if hes not there then u take CB Mike Jenkins

2nd Round: if u got D-Jax  then u take the best CB available and if u got Jenkins then u take the best WR available

3rd round: id say u have to take either OL or DL. personally i think our O-line is goin to be very very good this year so i say go DL.