[Bette]

Jon Gruden pays plenty of lip service to wanting to develop a young quarterback, but his failure to do so in seven seasons speaks for itself.Under Gruden, the Bucs have acquired veteran quarterbacks via trades, using sixth- (Luke McCown, Tim Rattay) and seventh-round picks (Brian Griese and Jake Plummer). And they used a sixth-rounder on Bruce Gradkowski and a fifth-rounder on Josh Johnson.
Gruden and GM Bruce Allen took control of the draft in 2004 and have acquired 51 players. If developing a young passer was a priority, you bet it would have been accomplished by now.
The fact is Gruden doesn't buy green bananas. He prefers 30-something quarterbacks because that's what his system is best suited for. But in a division with Drew Brees and Matt Ryan, the Bucs need a young quarterback to build the franchise around. Gruden is very defensive on the topic.
Stat of the week: Unofficially, Gruden made 26 references to injuries in his final news conference that lasted 25 minutes. The Raiders, at 4-11, were missing a Pro Bowl corner and their leading pass rusher, were down to their third running back, traveled three time zones and battled back from 10-points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Bucs. Give it a rest.

Developing players hasn't been a strong point of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - St. Petersburg Times

[BlackBeardsGhost]

I really am so sick and tired of talking about this bozo. He's the most overrated coach in the NFL. Unfortunately we'll be stuck with him next season also. Hopefully by then, Cowher will be well rested and ready to comeback. Seems he's being very choosey this season. I'd like to think it would be hard to turn the city of Tampa(not the team)down. No State income tax, beautiful weather and beautiful beaches.