Jon Gruden Is in No Mood to Respond to Your Stupid Brett Favre Questions

FoxSports.com's Alex Marvez thinks today's the day -- Brett Favre should be a Buccaneer before midnight. Whether that happens is another issue.

And while Tampa Bay will likely get rid of one (or more) of the five quarterbacks currently on the roster, head coach Jon Gruden is in no mood to answer your stupid questions about what the future holds for his team, particularly when it comes to Favre. So, um, beat it.

, "You can talk to Brett, yourself. If we have permission, I"m sure you do, too," Gruden said in his media huddle after the first workout. "I don't have any reports on Brett, okay. There'll be some more opportunities to write stories on this situation. It's a great story to cover. I wish I had time to cover all the things that are going on. His situation is going to handle itself."

The primary issue for the Bucs -- at least right now -- is what this all means for incumbent quarterback Jeff Garcia. Presumably, he's less excited than, say, Gruden about the possibility of Favre coming to town. No worries, though, Gruden's got a handle on it.

"We're creating a real drama here," Gruden said. "I don't know that it's that tear-jerking and emotional that we need to address it any more than we have. What we talk about is confidential. He's very confident in his own abilities. His game tape in his last 20 starts prove that he's not afraid of anything, he understands pro football and he's eager to get in here with his teammates and compete."

Got that? Thirty-eight-year-old Jeff Garcia is a big boy. Just like Brett Favre, but way less selfish. Well, until Favre is named the starter, anyway.