Comments on: “A Guy We Have To Keep”

By: buccanay

buccanay — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:17:39 +0000

Lori- Yes the Bucs rank high in long yardage passes, but the problem is when team take away those deep passes with certain coverages. It’s Josh’s inability to hit short to intemediate passes, and team have figured that out. Stop the long ball, the one-on-one jump ball, where are outstanding WR’s ussually win, and we have nothing to turn to. I hear alot about getting a true speed burner, but most of those guys need a very accurate pass to utiize their speed, which at this point dont think we can hit a real burner accurately enough to let him use speed. Even our big receivers are reaching up, down, behind them fro balls. A smaller speed guy wont like reaching up across the middle for a Josh airball.

By: ladyz

ladyz — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:49:49 +0000

Let’s consider the source of the information for Joe’s article, Anthony Beck. 5 teams over 11 years, sounds like mr consistency to me. Sounds like everyone wanted him. What was his longest stay with a team. Have you heard him interact with people on the post game show? If the listener finds fault in Freeman , they are either talked over, shouted down or cut off. If anyone wants to get all Hot and Bothered over his Lust for Josh, that’s your prerogative, but I believe he’s just another loud mouth trying to help a friend. Could it be that he is someone that Boomer referenced when he reported on Freeman’s clubing habits? No one wants Freeman to get his act together more than me. Let’s see the good Josh this Sunday. Go Bucs!

By: SilenceTheCritics

SilenceTheCritics — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:37:57 +0000

@Lori

We arent talking about our expectations for the team. We are talking about Freeman specifically. I, and I think most, expect him to be able to complete passes to wide open receivers, especially when he has no pressure on him. Just about any QB can. With Josh its closer to a 50/50 shot that he actually gets the ball to the right spot. Josh has struggled mostly his entire career doing just the simple things every QB should be able to do. Please dont throw stats around as that is nothing more than Josh padding stats late in the game when we are usually down by 20. And for god sakes quit comparing the man to Eli. He is not Eli and we are not the giants… This is a completely different situation. But don’t worry Josh will have another year to prove us wrong. Do I want him to? Absolutely. Do I think he will? No.

By: PRBucFan

PRBucFan — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:16:58 +0000

Again If your a Freeman supporter fine, be one. Do us a favor though an stick to football. Just because there are people that dislike your boy and you don’t specifically like that you feel as if somehow your case is made stronger with personal attacks??? News flash, it just makes you look incredibly weak and hardly credible. Do us the favor and don’t act like a child.

By: SilenceTheCritics

SilenceTheCritics — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:56:18 +0000

@J-Ville

Did you read my post? I dont think you did because IF you did you would see i included the only winning season we had with Freeman in it.
Now, basically from what you posted, you want to blame everything but Freeman. LMAO… Yea ok if that works for you. The rest of us who isn’t wearing blinders have a different opinion.

By: CanadianBucsFan

CanadianBucsFan — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:43:33 +0000

How nice of a story would it be if we gave Free one more chance next year and he brings us to a SB victory.. I know its not a likely possibility, but it is definetely not impossibile. It’s not like we are THAT far away from the top teams in the NFL. If we had like a 15th ranked secondary through out the whole season, who knows maybe were sitting at 9-6 right now, fighting for our playoff chances with one game remaining.. We have a QB that is still very young. Yes, I feel everyones frustration with the way that he is playing, but the NFL is a tough league and we cant expect great things with such a horrid and pathetic secondary, Freeman has a bunch of games under his belt considering his age ( compared to other quarterbacks that are his age ) lets at least let him play out his contract and see what he can do, He is a talented quarterback but is way to in-consistent. Get 2 new starting cornerbacks for next year. Freeman will have one year under his belt in a NEW offense, great things usually dont just happen over night. We will be getting our two studs back in Nicks and Joseph. Our three rookies this year, D-rex, David and Barron will be great next year, that is the one thing I am the most confident in. What a solid draft class Dominik and Schiano got this past draft. Also it would be nice to see us aquire a talented and speedy K/P returner. Being a bucs fan the last month and a bit has been really tough, but there is hope for the future.

By: MTM

MTM — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:23:31 +0000

Why is it when Freeman throws interceptions, has endless 3 and outs EVERY game. Knuckle heads want to crucify the defense. Everyone in the NFL knows the Bucs defense is not good but continuously handing the ball over to your opponent would wear out any defense.

By: Lori aka Sarge

Lori aka Sarge — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:09:50 +0000

Yes Josh has looked like crap the last 2 games but I just checked and the Bucs are in 10th place in the league in offensive yards per game, and he leads all quarterbacks with 16 completed passes for over 40 yards, Closest to him is Brees w/ 12. This is one of the most potent offenses the Bucs have ever had. You can’t tell me anyone reading this expected them to do as good as they did with a NEW coach, NEW offense and defense system. Even Eli his 1st year with Sullivan had one of the highest interception rates of his career, but what happened the next year?? Giants rode Eli to a championship. We know Josh can play good – we have seen it. Give him a chance to get the system down. He pretty much has to or he will be out of a job. With Joseph and Nicks back next year and the defensive line (if we can keep him) : Bennett, Clayborn, Mccoy and Bowers, I think next year is looking good, especially when they add some CB’s and safeties to fix the pass defense.

By: CanadianBucsFan

CanadianBucsFan — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:47:29 +0000

Yes raphael I am, I have a telescope from my house in Ontario that leads right to Joe’s house, you’re house is next man…

By: Buc Fan #238

Buc Fan #238 — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:45:33 +0000

Get a hobby. The Bucs arent ready yet.

Time for a New Years break.

By: Raphael

Raphael — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:40:57 +0000

You stalking Canadian ?

By: CanadianBucsFan

CanadianBucsFan — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:35:46 +0000

Joe, I have never seen a photo of you before. I visit this site so much and read many of your articles that its kind of wierd I dont even know what you look like. If I had to take an educated guess from the way you speak and the way you reply to some people on this site. I’d have to say your around the age of 40-50, Kind of fat but no obese, and you’re starting to lose your hair big time, and you’re favourite shirt is a custom made t-shirt of R.Watson.. Am I correct?