Raiders cut Jeff Garcia, where next?
Among the cuts made to reduce their roster to 53 players, the Oakland Raiders have released quarterback Jeff Garcia, who was signed in the off-season to back-up JaMarcus Russell.
In a conference call, Raiders coach Tom Cable was asked why the team cut Garcia.
Here's what Cable said (via Paul Gutierrez of the Sacramento Bee): "I think first and foremost, we are committed to JaMarcus Russell as our starter. I think that when you look at the preseason, and practices in camp, and the games, that we played, all four of the games, three of the four which Bruce and Charlie played, and they probably were the most productive in terms of scoring points and moving the football team. I think that the fact that whether or not he's comfortable in his role as a backup, it is what it is. JaMarcus is our guy and those other two guys did a great job in terms of performing on game night."
Garcia was brought in to mentor and push Russell, the top overall draft pick in 2007, but Garcia wanted to compete for the starting job. But there was no way that the Raiders (and specifically Al Davis) would have allowed to Garcia to win the starting job.
One place that comes to mind as a potential landing spot for Garcia is New England, who only have two quarterbacks -- Tom Brady and undrafted rookie Brian Hoyle -- on their roster.
