Twenty-three of thirty-five for 197 yards. No touchdowns. One huge interception. Those were Jeff Garcia's stats from today's 19-13 loss to Chicago. New quarterback, technically, new old quarterback, same old results--a loss that can be attributed to a poor decision by the Detroit Lions quarterback.
In overtime, Garcia threw a pass across his body only to have it picked off for a Bears touchdown. It was about as easy a TD as you will see, about as bad a decision as you will see and about as typical a Lions loss as you will see.
While the cries for Joey Harrington's return are not forthcoming, we should all realize that this is what you get from Garcia. When plays breakdown, Garcia goes to work. Sometimes that results in good things, sometimes bad things occur.
Critics or Garcia supporters (see Mariucci, Steve) might argue that Garcia is trying to "make plays" for a bad team with a poor offensive line and third string receivers. Yeah, and when Harrington tried to force action he was just stupid. Garcia gets nailed play after play because his line can't block and he's considered tough and gritty. His mistakes occur because he's a playmaker looking to make plays. Harrington gets beat up behind the same offensive line and he isn't tough and is trying too hard to make big plays.
Today's loss was just the latest disappointment for anyone that cares for this football team. It's wasn't, however, anything new. Just more of the same.
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