Even Carmella Garcia's healing touch may not be enough to avoid another Brian Griese start on Sunday

Reports of Jeff Garcia moving around the locker room as smoothly as Brian Griese does in the pocket is horrendous news for Bucs fans. 

We’ll hear all sorts of spin from One Buc Palace this week about Jeff Garcia’s new calf injury, the one that kept him out of Sunday’s critical game against the Falcons. But considering it was bad enough to deactivate him for the Bucs biggest game of the season, that’s enough evidence for Joe to know it’s a serious injury.

Gary Shelton, of the St. Pete Times, observed Garcia in Atlanta and he’s not convinced Garcia will be healthy for Sunday’s home game against the Chargers.

Will it be Garcia, who moved so stiffly around the locker room Sunday that you wonder whether John Abraham had sacked him three times, too.

Garcia is in a contract year and clearly wants to be on the field at all costs. But the guy just can’t go now. 

As Garcia heals this week, look for Chucky to grow convinced that he can beat San Diego with Griese, and for Son of Bob to get the start Sunday even if Garcia is activated as the No. 2 quarterback.