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Buc_man, on 06 July 2012 - 04:03 PM, said:

turners consistent 1500 yard seasons will do that for a struggling qb.

I guess that what Freeman needs, to get him over that play-off drought hump.

Kind of odd you talking junk now, considering you all but disappeared after the Bucs 10 game meltdown last season.

Ohh...1-5

[WhenFalconsWin]

WFW will soon relenquish his crown to bucman!

[jb 3.0]

WhenFalconsWin, on 07 July 2012 - 08:38 AM, said:

WFW will soon relenquish his crown to bucman!

He took your crown along time ago!

[dirtydealin5858]

jb.069, on 07 July 2012 - 09:01 AM, said:

He took your crown along time ago!

Is that really something to brag about?

[jb 3.0]

dirtydealin5858, on 07 July 2012 - 09:03 AM, said:

Is that really something to brag about?

Touche'

[yardbird?]

WhenFalconsWin, on 07 July 2012 - 08:38 AM, said:

WFW will soon relenquish his crown to bucman!

I bet he's thrilled........

[jb 3.0]

2012 A Bounce Back Year For Josh Freeman?

July 12th, 2012

There were so many pointed fingers, and areas for the Bucs to improve on, after the grotesque 10-game losing streak last season that Joe doesn’t know where to start.

Of course, Josh Freeman’s 25 interceptions sure didn’t help matters. And because Freeman is trying to rebound from such a hole, Len Pasquarelli of the Sports Xchange believes Freeman could very well be the 2012 Comeback Player of the Year provided the Bucs play well.

No doubt, it’s still very much a quarterback league, and the Bucs play in one of the most quarterback-driven divisions in the NFL, with Drew Brees, Matt Ryan and Cam Newton around. But the Bucs, who slumped from 10 wins in 2010 to a dozen losses last season, ran the ball fewer times than any team (346 attempts) in ’11. That might help explain their No. 30 statistical rating in rushing offense, and the paucity of runs could be explained in part by early deficits in most games, but a trickle-down effect as the, well, trickle down of Freeman’s performance.

Regarded as one of the NFL’s rising stars, and with some Tampa Bay officials privately insisting only a year ago that they would not trade Freeman for any player in the league, his touchdown passes fell from 25 to 16 and his interceptions rose from six to 22. Freeman posted a better completion percentage than the previous season, and had more passing yards, but his quarterback rating fell by more than 20 points. One of the league’s biggest quarterbacks from a physical dimension standpoint, Freeman was also one of the biggest flops in the NFL in 2011.

But if the Bucs are to compete for an unlikely playoff spot, they desperately need Freeman to rebound. And Freeman, who won’t turn 25 until a week after the regular seasons ends, needs some help, which the new Bucs’ staff apparently plans to give their talented quarterback.

Joe finds it interesting that Pasquarelli hinted former Bucs offensive coordinator Greg Olson Pearl Harbored Freeman’s season because Olson — for reasons Joe simply cannot comprehend — refused to feed the ball to a guy who averaged over four-plus yards a carry, LeGarrette Blount.

As revolting as the Bucs defense played in December last year, so too was it equally nauseating to see Blount get five carries in the season-opening chain-whipping at the hands of the Lions — FIVE!

[Falconcheff]

Bippity boppity BUMP!

BRING BACK THE BUCCS!!

[jb 3.0]

Falconcheff, on 18 July 2012 - 11:13 PM, said:

Bippity boppity BUMP!

BRING BACK THE BUCCS!!

You'll see 'em soon enough....You just better hope you have a left tackle that can keep us off Ryan's dirty ***.

[dirtydealin5858]

jb.069, on 19 July 2012 - 06:37 AM, said:

You'll see 'em soon enough....You just better hope you have a left tackle that can keep us off Ryan's dirty ***.

And you better hope your team doesn't mail in 2/3 of the season, again.

[jb 3.0]

dirtydealin5858, on 19 July 2012 - 07:50 AM, said:

And you better hope your team doesn't mail in 2/3 of the season, again.

Do you REALLY think there's much chance of that with all the changes made? HONESTLY, REALLY????

[dirtydealin5858]

jb.069, on 19 July 2012 - 07:54 AM, said:

Do you REALLY think there's much chance of that with all the changes made? HONESTLY, REALLY????

Not at all, just giving you crap.

[Ethanga62890]

jb.069, on 19 July 2012 - 06:37 AM, said:

You'll see 'em soon enough....You just better hope you have a left tackle that can keep us off Ryan's dirty ***.

God help the rest of the NFCS all if we have a LT that can do that.

[jb 3.0]

Ethanga62890, on 19 July 2012 - 10:02 AM, said:

God help the rest of the NFCS all if we have a LT that can do that.

I don't see anyone quivering with fear....that's for sure!

[SycOLa...........]

jb.069, on 19 July 2012 - 07:54 AM, said:

Do you REALLY think there's much chance of that with all the changes made? HONESTLY, REALLY????

There's a better chance of that happening than not. I mean you got Jackson, but Freeman's still throwing the ball. Nicks isn't going to make Froman look like Rivers that's for **** sure

[jb 3.0]

sYcoLa..is..awesome., on 19 July 2012 - 11:57 AM, said:

There's a better chance of that happening than not. I mean you got Jackson, but Freeman's still throwing the ball. Nicks isn't going to make Froman look like Rivers that's for **** sure

You just keep telling yourself that.

[Buc_man]

jb.069, on 19 July 2012 - 07:54 AM, said:

Do you REALLY think there's much chance of that with all the changes made? HONESTLY, REALLY????

Girls gotta dream, doesnt she?

[dirtydealin5858]

Buc_man, on 21 July 2012 - 09:38 AM, said:

Girls gotta dream, doesnt she?

Maybe this is the year Freeman will finally break through and make the play-offs!!!

Dare to dream!!

[Falconcheff]

jb.069, on 19 July 2012 - 07:54 AM, said:

Do you REALLY think there's much chance of that with all the changes made? HONESTLY, REALLY????

Yes.  Doesn't it seem it will take more than a year to change THAT culture!?  I mean, guys are getting arrested, not showing up to training camp; Freeman looks like he's feeling an enourmous amount of pressure, anxiety and stress...it's gonna take awhile.  Mix in a HC who's used to dealing with boys now dealing with men ( the singlemost biggest problem why college coaches don't transition well), and an ownership group that is pretty detached from caring, and I honestly just don't see it happening this year.

[Ethanga62890]

jb.069, on 19 July 2012 - 11:15 AM, said:

I don't see anyone quivering with fear....that's for sure!

Cause we have a turnstile OL.