Josh Freeman didn't exactly break any rookie records during his nine starts this year.
In fact if you were to compare his numbers to that of a 16 game season, you would see he was on pace to throw over 30 interceptions and fumble almost 20 times.
So why in the world would anyone expect Freeman to make any sort of significant improvement next year?
As someone (for better or for worse) who followed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers through all 16 games this year, specifically the nine started by Freeman; there were many positives to take away.
Let's start with the obvious.
The Buccaneers were not a very good team to begin with, and if you throw a rookie quarterback into the fire, no one should really expect big things immediately.
In his first ever start against the Green Bay [...]
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January 5, 2010 by
Lars Hanson |
2010 NFL Draft,
Browns,
Jay Cutler,
Josh Freeman,
Mark Sanchez,
Matt Cassel,
Matt Hasselbeck,
Matt Stafford,
Mike Holmgren,
Seahawks,
St. Louis Rams,
Steve Spagnolo
The time has come where we transition from one season into two different seasons. The playoffs and post season and the off season aka looking ahead to the 2010 NFL draft.
So far Cal running back Jahvid Best, Tennessee safety Eric Berry, Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen and other projected first round picks have already declared for the 2010 Draft.
So with that being said my first mock draft of 2010 is here. My mock draft order follows the offical order.
1) St Louis Rams: Ndamukong Suh, DT Nebraska
Examination: Well the [...]
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The title fits perfectly with the play of the Seattle Seahawks today. Seahawks lose 24/7 all day long, and it's headlined by the "Matt Hasselbeck Show".
Over the last few weeks, Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has looked worse than any quarterback in Seahawks history with his inaccuracy, inconsistency and just downright horrendous play.
In the last three weeks including today's game against the Tampa Bay Bucs Hasselbeck is 101/115 for 701 yards, 4 TD's and 5 Int's (four today).
Now overall, other than the five interceptions you might think those stats [...]
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After facing one of the hottest teams in the league last week in the Patriots, the Dolphins now get to play one of the worst in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Their lone win of the season came last week against a Green Bay team that many anticipated would be very good this season. So did starting rookie QB Josh Freeman give the Bucs the spark they needed to turn the corner, or is Green Bay just terrible? In my opinion, it is kind of the latter one. The Bucs are still in heavy rebuilding mode, and are not stocked with very much talent right now- so these keys should be short and sweet- in fact, there are really only two main points:
Make the rookie QB look like a rookie: Josh Freeman got his first NFL start last Sunday, and his first NFL win. He did look [...]
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This is a letter that I am debating sending to GM Mark Dominik- what do you think...
The State of the Bucs' Young Head Coach and Younger Quarterback....
Dear Bucs Management,
Please do not fire head coach Raheem Morris, I feel as though you need to take a look at the most successful franchises in all sports and you will find that teams that stick with their manager are perennial winners (Bobby Cox manager of the Braves, Jerry Sloan coach of the Utah Jazz, Bill Walsh former coach of the 49ers, Bill Cowher former coach of the Steelers). Morris needs time to develop his personal. You, as management, felt like Morris is the future.
Well, Rome was not built in a day, there are going to be many bumps in the road with the changes you have made with coaching and players. Specifically [...]
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October 15, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Aqib Talib,
Barret Rudd,
Boise State,
Brandon Spikes,
Byron Leftwich,
Derrick Brooks,
Florida,
Jermaine Phillips,
John Lynch,
Jon Beason,
Jon Gruden,
Josh Freeman,
Kellen Winslow,
Kyle Wilson,
Mike Alstott,
Mike Nugent,
Monte Kiffin,
Patrick Willis,
Ronde Barber,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Tanard Jackson,
Tony Dungy,
Warren Sapp,
Warrick Dunn
Brooks did not deserve to be mentioned with ZERO.
Zero wins, Brooks has been through his trials and far share of poor teams. Yet nothing as dejected at what I have witnessed thus far into a season. If the Glazers (owners of the franchise) were smart...wanted to do something for their fans (a band aide to the season that is) they would go out and beg on their hands...knees...butts...whatever it takes to get Herman Edwards on a flight from Bristol, Connecticut where he works at ESPN (have no idea where the man lives) and get his ass firmly in front of the team to talk to them about how "you play to win the game". That is the aspect the Buc's seem to be lacking...an intensity....a fire...a passion to go out and play hard, leave it all out on the field.
You saw the media point out [...]
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. Again, the Bucs will be heading into training camp with more questions than answers at the quarterback position and there is an open battle raging at One Bucs Place. Let's look at the competitors and various thoughts on their offseason to this point. Honestly, I question how much it matters, but we will discuss that later.
Luke McCown - 6'3 - 212- Is thought to be an athletic, "efficient" passer. He has the ability to avoid sacks, find the open receiver and run the offense. He has a career Passer Rating of 75.2. His best year came in 2007 when he started 3 games and played in 5. He threw for just over 1,000 yards and tallied 5 TD's and 3 INT's with a 91.7 Passer Rating. His sample size is so small, so its hard to [...]
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