Griese happy to return to Bucs: QB Brian Griese said Wednesday he's happy to return to the Bucs, reports the St. Petersburg Times. Griese is expected to battle Luke McCown for the No. 2 spot behind starter Jeff Garcia. In two seasons with the Bucs, Griese completed 345-of-510 passes (67.6 percent) for 3,768 yards, 27 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. In 2004, he completed 69.3 percent of his passes and finished with a 97.5 passer efficiency rating. But after jump-starting the Bucs to a 5-1 record in 2005, Griese tore ligaments in his knee and was placed on season-ending injured reserve. Chris Simms went 6-5 down the stretch, showing enough promise to be anointed the quarterback of the future. The Bucs, who wanted Griese to take a reduced salary to remain, saved about $4.5-million of salary cap room by releasing him. And the Bears wound up signing him to a five-year contract. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Griese says he is not concerned about the Bucs' depth chart. Tampa Bay has seven quarterbacks on the roster, including the retired Jake Plummer, but Griese could be in a good situation if Jeff Garcia decides to hold out. Keep an eye on what happens with Garcia because Griese could find himself as a low-end Fantasy option in 2008. (Updated 05/15/2008).
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Griese happy to return to Bucs: QB Brian Griese said Wednesday he's happy to return to the Bucs, reports the St. Petersburg Times. Griese is expected to battle Luke McCown for the No. 2 spot behind starter Jeff Garcia. In two seasons with the Bucs, Griese completed 345-of-510 passes (67.6 percent) for 3,768 yards, 27 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. In 2004, he completed 69.3 percent of his passes and finished with a 97.5 passer efficiency rating. But after jump-starting the Bucs to a 5-1 record in 2005, Griese tore ligaments in his knee and was placed on season-ending injured reserve. Chris Simms went 6-5 down the stretch, showing enough promise to be anointed the quarterback of the future. The Bucs, who wanted Griese to take a reduced salary to remain, saved about $4.5-million of salary cap room by releasing him. And the Bears wound up signing him to a five-year contract. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Griese says he is not concerned about the Bucs' depth chart. Tampa Bay has seven quarterbacks on the roster, including the retired Jake Plummer, but Griese could be in a good situation if Jeff Garcia decides to hold out. Keep an eye on what happens with Garcia because Griese could find himself as a low-end Fantasy option in 2008. (Updated 05/15/2008).
