Comments on: No Denying Impressive Pass Blocking Numbers

By: BucDan

BucDan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:54:54 +0000

Guys the pressure is not the problem with JFree. It is another ‘P’ word and that is PROGRESSION. This along with AWARENESS will take JFree to the next level. He needs to get with Eli and Peyton and learn that pocket foot-shuffle that keeps them moving and the football ‘pat’ that helps them move through their progressions (Tom B does this great as well). He has all day back there, but if he is not AWARE of the hot reads and able to PROGRESS through his targets, we will see the same results.

I also thinks he needs to start moving outside the pocket to buy time for himself and move the receivers into place (ala Big Ben). This is what made him the player he was in 2010 (in which he had the 2nd most rush yards for a QB, I believe). It keeps the defense tired and on their toes.

I see the potential like plenty of others. But it is all on him to commit to being great.

As for the defense, NEED A SHUTDOWN CORNER and a BIG, PHYSICAL nickle back. Front seven are playing phenomenal with the exception of our LBs in zone coverage.

By: PRBucFan

PRBucFan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:46:13 +0000

@Bucs4Life
Easy solution. Leave, Joe’s not forcing you to read his articles or to spend time here. To say you “hate” Joe goes a long way in painting a picture of the kind of person you are, yet Joe’s the “bad guy”??? C’mon man really, very classy.

- I get you like Free, but try not to get too emotionally involved.

By: grif4foozball

grif4foozball — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:21:29 +0000

@Eric,thank you thats what ive been tying to tell people.Josh is hurting everyones game and attitude.

By: Bucs4life

Bucs4life — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:01:34 +0000

Joe, I’m sorry, but I hate you. You’re a dishonest journalist with an agenda. I suppose you like taking faux brash positions in order to stir discussion and generate website hits; I can’t blame you, everyone needs to make a living.

You have clearly become a Josh Freeman hater that is merely hedging himself in the event he becomes an “elite” QB in the NFL. For you, the same man that condescends “number crunching nerds,” to blatantly manipulate a simplistic meteric like a sack rate % in a way that your final conclusion is that it’s a NET NEGATIVE for Freeman and “fuel for the doubters,” is mind boggling.

Readers: This man has no credibility. He’s a manipulator and troll blogger posing as a pseudo journalist. The low sack rate could just as easily (read: likely) be at 4.2% because Freeman has the guts to hang in there until the last moment/he takes advantage of his 6’6″ 240+ frame to shake off defenders. HE’S NOT BEING KEPT UP RIGHT BY THE LIKES OF JAMON MEREDITH AND TED LARSEN. IT’S AN UTTER JOKE.

Happy Holidays, Joe! Hope your dishonest posts generate the hits (and money) your heart desires.

By: PRBucFan

PRBucFan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:20:19 +0000

Freeman thinks the initial contact off the line of scrimmage is pressure… Lol

By: bucfanjeff

bucfanjeff — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:37:25 +0000

Bostad has done a great job, but there is a difference between QB sacks and QB pressures. Wonder where we stand on those numbers.

By: buccanay

buccanay — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:31:16 +0000

Bob Bostad has performed a minor miracle with this group. By far, the best hire of assistant coaches, IMO.

By: Gavster17

Gavster17 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:30:41 +0000

Yeah no way the line is really that good. Every game I have watched freeman is getting pressured consistently. A lot of the reason his pass % is so low is that he just avoids sacks by making bad throws . This line doesn’t get any push.

By: PRBucFan

PRBucFan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:15:03 +0000

Hence Joe’s article name “No Denying Impressive Pass Blocking Numbers”. PFF takes all things into consideration.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:52:57 +0000

Although I do question the credentials of the PFF staff, their stats are made to not be subjective. The NFL.com is the one that is”extraordinarily subjective”, they are just giving stats on sacks only.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:47:21 +0000

PFF judges by pressures, hits, hurries and sacks. NFL.com is just judging it on sacks alone.

By: Gackrider

Gackrider — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:14:12 +0000

I don’t think the line is as good as the numbers show. I’m with SensibleBuc, Freeman has done a decent job moving around and getting the ball away. However, some of the throws he makes when he has time aren’t much better than the ones he makes when he is pressured.