The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Detroit Lions on Sunday, which means quarterback Jeff Garcia will be returning to the place where he averaged a career-low 5.4 yards a pass, threw twice as many interceptions as touchdown passes, and was out played by the quarterback he split time with, Joey Harrington.So how do the guys in Detroit feel about the quarterback they shared a locker room with in 2005? Lions receiver Roy Williams gives his view to the St. Petersburg Times:
"He blamed everybody but himself," said Williams, who was in his second year in the league in 2005. "I respected the man. I just didn't like the fact that it would be (the receivers') fault and never his fault. It's always the receivers' fault."
Williams downplayed Garcia's command of the West Coast offense, saying, "My son can run the West Coast system, and he's only 2."
Garcia was horrible in Detroit, but by playing well in Philadelphia last year and Tampa Bay this year, he's getting the last laugh. And Garcia also said of his old Lions teammates, "I can't force players to take their playbook home with them. I can't force players to get in the weight room. I can't force players to watch more film. That's up to each and every individual player."
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10-18-2007 @ 8:33AM
Huh? said...
thank you for putting this out. Everyone forgets how bad Garcia was in Detroit and Cleveland. I mean AJ Feely took the Eagles to the NFC Championship so how good does that make Garcia.
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10-18-2007 @ 12:37PM
kezar&beyond said...
I have to say I wanted garica out as a 49er fan with his happy feet looking for 10+ wins. even with nolan calling the shots garica could throw for 200 yards. garica has been involved in a lot of nfl wins. roy willaims should have listen instead of whine and maybe some nfl fans will even remenber any about his career.
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10-18-2007 @ 2:16PM
usc440 said...
Garcia was right!!!
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10-18-2007 @ 3:03PM
Bob said...
I think Harrington and Garcia would both have done just fine in Detroit if Millen had drafted or traded for any professional receivers
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10-18-2007 @ 5:12PM
grapevinesooner said...
At least he didn't say he was gay.
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10-18-2007 @ 10:47PM
Raoul Fenderson said...
Garcia sucked in 2005, but since he got out of that flophouse in Detroit he's come back quite well. The Lions have been a crap organization from top to bottom since anyone can remember. I speak as an erstwhile Lions fan who finally had enough after the '05 season, when they renewed Millen's contract for another 5 years. And Roy Williams doesn't know sh** about the West Coast offense. I hope the Bucs and Garcia come into Detroit this weekend and give the Lions a thorough butt-whomping, although I won't be watching-- I have better things to do on my Sunday afternoons now.
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