Philadelphia Eagles sign veteran QB Jeff Garcia
The Philadelphia Eagles signed 10-year veteran quarterback Jeff Garcia Monday to add a little more back-up for the injured Donavon McNabb. McNabb left the Eagles game against the Carolina Panthers with a broken rib, but he has yet to rule himself out of the Eagles week two match-up against the New Orleans Saints. With Michael Vick still serving his suspension, the Eagles must have felt that Kevin Kolb is not solid enough to fill in for McNabb if he can’t go. Garcia was on the Eagles in 2006 and did a a great job filling in for McNabb that season when he missed six games. Garcia went 5-1 filling in for McNabb that year and the Eagles hope he can bring that success to this years squad if need be.
This was a great signing for the Eagles. I don’t think the Eagles are comfortable with Michael Vick yet and Garcia has always been a better QB than him anyway. Garcia played in 12 games for the Bucs last season and he completed 244 of 376 passes (64.9%)for 2,712 yards with 12 TD passes and 6 interceptions (90.2 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 35 times for 148 yards (4.2 ypc) with 1 TD run. In his career, Garcia has now played in 124 games in which he has completed 2,264 of 3,676 (61.6%) passes for 25,537 yards with 161 TD passes and 83 INTs (87.5 QB Rating). He has also carried the ball 465 times for 2,142 yards (4.6 ypc) with 26 TD runs. Garcia knows the playbook from when he played with the Eagles in 2006 and I think he could surprise everyone and play this week. After all, Kevin Kolb stinks.