--QB Jeff Garcia continues to voice his disappointment over the slow pace of talks aimed at a contract extension. The Pro Bowl quarterback is in the final year of his deal that will pay him a $2 million salary.

Garcia hinted there might come a time when he misses some offseason workouts.

"Like I said, after awhile, it does start to play with you mentally and this is a physical game and you want players to go out and give everything they have and lay their bodies on the line, lay their hearts on the line," Garcia said. "Well, we want you to lay something on the line, too. And that's what it comes down to."

--DT Jovan Haye, a restricted free agent, finally signed his one-year tender.

"I'm just trying to come out here and play football. The staff rewarded me and hopefully I can reward them this season," Haye said. "It was never back and forth or that we had problems. It was just going to get done whenever it got done."

--DE Greg White led the Bucs with 8.5 sacks last season. But determining his worth as a free agent might be difficult considering he will be 29.

"It's technical," White said. "My whole situation is technical. I'm different from a rookie that's about to be 24. I'm going to be 29 this year, so hopefully things will work out. I hope everyone will be fair and it'll work out."

QUOTE TO NOTE
"You pick your poison. I'm a Florida boy so I'd much prefer to be here than in cold weather." -- Bucs QB Brian Griese, on going from the cold in Chicago to the heat in Tampa.

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