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TAMPA - It turns out there is a trade market for Chris Simms after all. Or maybe we should say there WAS a trade market for Simms.
The Bucs received offers from several teams interested in trading for Simms during last weekend’s draft, including at least two offers from teams willing to give them a sixth-round draft pick and one from a team willing to give them a seventh-round selection for the beleaguered quarterback. Needless to say, no deal was struck.
Why is anyone’s guess, but the likelihood is the Bucs were afraid they would not get true value for Simms. Why take a sixth-round draft pick for Simms when he could be worth a fifth-, fourth- or maybe even third-round selection? The problem, though, is the Bucs may never learn what Simms true trade value is, especially now that they’ve added yet another quarterback to their already crowded stable of them.
The addition of Josh Johnson brought to seven the number of quarterbacks currently on the Bucs roster. With the Bucs planning to take only five to training camp the entire football world knows that at least two will have to lopped off the roster before camp begins. As a result, teams interested in Simms can now simply sit back and wait for him to be released.
There’s a chance, though, that the Bucs will hold onto Simms, possibly even through training camp. After all, they passed on several chances to trade him and Brian Griese during the draft, all while trying to peddle Bruce Gradkowski. It could well be then that the Bucs want Simms to be one of the five quarterback who goes to camp with them this summer.
That may not sit too well with Simms. He’s been working out on his own for months now and he skipped the first round of voluntary workouts last month, seemingly in an effort to get the Bucs to move him. It’s possible, though, that the Bucs see him as being far more valuable to them than Gradkowski or maybe even McCown and now plan to hold on to him, at least for a while.
Whatever the answer, we should know it soon. The Bucs are expected to meet in an effort to try and resolve their crowded quarterback situation just as soon as they are done running their rookies through their paces during this coming weekend’s rookie minicamp. We’re hearing that solving the Simms saga is objective one, so a solution could some sooner rather than later.
Posted by Wags, Tampa on 04/30 at 08:13 AM
Look Chris is a fine young man and if Sheppard catches the ball in the playoff lost at home to the Redskins he may have been the QB of the future and Garcia wouldn`t be here but that didn`t happen and truth be known Chris hasn`t been a good QB here at all average at best and maybe a change of place would be good for him but me for one doubts that either you have it or you don`t and Chris is another Heath Shuler a could`ve been this or that
Posted by Jose Enrique, Ft Myers on 04/30 at 07:14 AM
What is value for a guy who had 1 good season 3 years ago, played like crap the next season with the exception of a good 1/2 a game prior to needing to get your spleen removed, and has been unable to make a comeback. Is the value in his name?
Posted by HFXBUC, Halifax on 04/30 at 06:56 AM
This is great news. Garcia, Griese, Simms, McCown and Johnson.
They obviously like Simms to some degree (everyone did 2 years ago, remember) or they would have taken the 6th just to get rid of him and the potential headache he might be leading up to and in training camp.
Simms had major medical issues last year. Let have another look at him health before giving up. Besides he’s now almost old enough for Gruden to like.
Posted by derek davis, winter haven on 04/30 at 05:27 AM
whatever happens in the end you figure garcia,griese,johnson are locks to make it.. especially since johnson was just drafted and griese is a vet who knows the system and is somewhat proven.. to bad johnson cant be “redshirted” a year at least.. all of which means plummer and gradkowski will be gone for sure and leaves mccown and simms status unknown assuming they keep only 3 qb’s meaning mccown/simms likely will be traded to some qb needy team in the preseason which is a shame
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Posted by jason jesse, cocoa beach, fl on 04/30 at 08:13 AM
One good season? Simms never had a good season. Simms has never even played an entire season. The kid lacks the bawls to be a Quarterback in the NFL. He has no leadership qualities and Gruden crushed any confidence he did have. IMO we were stupid to pass up a trade, ANY trade. He might be a pretty decent back up on some other team in a different system, with a different coach, but he is about as useful to the bucs as tits on a bull.