Bucs Tried To Shop Gradkowski

To no avail, the Bucs tried to get rid of Bruce Gradkowski during the Draft. Other teams were more interested in Chris Simms and Brian Griese.

The Bucs only want 5 quarterbacks to take to training camp, and they have 6 right now, not including Jake Plummer. Jeff Garcia and Brian Griese are safe. Luke McCown will probably keep his job. They just grabbed Josh Johnson, and I don’t think they drafted him just to trade him. Chris Simms has more value than Gradkowski, so if someone doesn’t make the cut, it should be Gradkowski. Unfortunately, he probably doesn’t have enough value to be traded. In my opinion, they should just let him go, and cut their losses. Other teams are inquiring interest in Simms, Griese, and even McCown. The latter two won’t go anywhere.

This could turn into an interesting situation. The Bucs knew that they only wanted 5 quarterbacks in training camp. They also probably knew that they were going to draft one. Why didn’t they just cut Gradkowski before the draft and save themselves the headache? Simms hasn’t played in almost two years, so hanging on to him might prove to be a questionable move. I like Simms, and if I had it my way, he would stay. Gradkowski is worthless, and there is no team dumb enough to take him. Cut him, and let him make a living playing Arena Football.