Below is a questions and answers column running each Tuesday called “Coach’s Corner.” Sports editor Josh Koehn and former Gavilan football coach Bob Garcia, father of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia, will talk about all things football. Check in each Tuesday throughout the football season to read Garcia’s thoughts and feel free to comment or ask a question that can be answered in future articles.
Koehn: I saw Jeff did pretty well Sunday, you gotta be proud of that?
Garcia: Well, I though he did pretty well myself.
K: What are some of the things you thought he did especially well?
G: Well he was quick in the pocket, made the right reads … and the main thing is he got all the reps in practice this week. The week before he hadn’t gotten many reps. … If you haven’t been working with the guys it’s tough to get in sync with them.
K: Now that he’s got that win, (coach Jon) Gruden has guaranteed that he’s going to start the next game. If he wins this next one, do you think he’s back as the full-time starter?
G: No doubt in anybody’s mind. The guy [Brian Griese] throws eight interceptions or 10 interceptions in three games, how the hell … c’mon. Hey, I kept waiting for the damn thing to backfire on [Gruden] because he was going to teach Jeff a lesson or whatever the case was, not that it didn’t come down to the Denver game, but they didnt move the ball much those first three quarters. But it haunts you if you’re just saying, ‘I’m gonna do what’s best for the team (by sitting Jeff).’ Well you know what? Jeff is what’s best for that team because he has more talent, he understands the offense and he doesn’t turn the ball over.
K: Talk about turnovers, what about the Niners? (more…)