Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Buccaneers Will Now Turn To Josh Freeman

You knew it was coming, sure you knew, you had to know, everyone knew. Everyone knew that sooner, rather than later, we would see No. 1 pick Josh Freeman take over the helm as the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Forget that preseason bunk from general manager Mark Dominik that "the plan" was NOT to play Freeman this season. "The Plan" for this franchise changes on a weekly basis. That is what happens when a team is winless at 0-7 and looks bad in the process, week after week after week. The new starting quarterback for the Buccaneers is rookie Josh Freeman, tabbed the starter after Wednesday's practice in Tampa. The Tampa faithful got a quick glimpse of Freeman late in the game against the Patriots last Sunday in London. That latest fiasco saw New England beat the diapers off young Raheem Morris and his unseasoned lads. There is no truth to the rumors that the United Kingdom has threatened to sever diplomatic relations with the United States as a result of the senseless invasion of Wembley Stadium by the equally senseless Buccaneers. Recovering from their international foray, Morris named Freeman his starter against Green Bay after the team's practice. "It's time for him (Freeman) to come in there and join his team and lead us," Morris proclaimed. "He's going out there and it's going to help him." The sad truth in the matter is that unless the Buccaneers can find a way to run the football, unless they can find a way to not fall behind early in their games, it won't matter who starts at quarterback. But now the Freeman era begins. Morris and Dominik have staked the franchise future and their own as well on the arm and ability of Freeman. That's a lot of faith.

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