Thread: "Bucs' Freeman needs to be savior first"

Quote: Originally Posted by Heretoplay Good article. Too much is hanging on the head of a 21 year old. Don't think he can destroy careers, they are doing that for themselves, but he may save them. Right now, Freeman is a Hail Mary pass. I don't think they had any intention of playing Freeman this season, let alone starting him. Hence the BL signing. But the rest of the team is sufficiently bad enough to force the accelerated...

Quote: Originally Posted by shadowhawk2020 This is the one thing that I couldn't stand about Gruden, and am pretty happy about with Rah. Gruden would never make the move that would be boom or bust. Never take a chance, and he was ok with being mediocre in order to keep his job. Instead of taking shots at young possibly good QBs we got old semi washed up ones. Simms. Gradsuxki. McCown. Josh Johnson...

Intersting read. I'm looking forward to seeing if Josh is going to pan out for sure. Hard to get very excited though seeing as our defense can't stop anyone.

It's a bit of a paradox, because winning games is what will likely save Rah's job, and unless Josh Freeman has grown quite a bit from his days at K-State, the guy who just got benched gave us the best chance for that to happen. I don't see us going 0-16 or 1-15 if Freeman shows THAT much. And if he doesn't show THAT much, and we end up going 0-16 or 1-15, then nobody is going to buy ownership keeping Rah because...

I always thought Gruden just gave up on the young guys way too fast. I have to believe one thing about Freeman. He is going to play harder than anyone on the field, and if he doesn't then we are in some trouble.

Pat Yasinskas stinks.

Quote: Originally Posted by shadowhawk2020 This is the one thing that I couldn't stand about Gruden, and am pretty happy about with Rah. Gruden would never make the move that would be boom or bust. Never take a chance, and he was ok with being mediocre in order to keep his job. Instead of taking shots at young possibly good QBs we got old semi washed up ones. Huh? Pretty happy? The ONLY reason we are seeing Freeman(there was a rumor that...

I think the COACHING STAFF this season is the biggest part that is sufficiently bad enough to force the accelerated schedule. Specifically our coordinators. I know we're not the most talented team in the world, but we have way too much talent, especially offensively, to go 0-16.

Quote: Originally Posted by maryjanewatson It's a bit of a paradox, because winning games is what will likely save Rah's job, and unless Josh Freeman has grown quite a bit from his days at K-State, the guy who just got benched gave us the best chance for that to happen. I don't see us going 0-16 or 1-15 if Freeman shows THAT much. And if he doesn't show THAT much, and we end up going 0-16 or 1-15, then nobody is going to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Heretoplay Good article. Too much is hanging on the head of a 21 year old. The same thing happened to Testaverde, expected to save a disaster of a team by himself. He couldn't handle the pressure, maybe Freeman can. If Freeman can make some progress this season and the front office can get some solid players in the draft and FA and keep the decent players on the team already, the entire building from the...