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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have to be ecstatic with their young QBs

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General Buccaneers Talk,Steppin Up by admin on Monday 24 January 2011 at 4:23 pm

23-year old Josh Freeman took his game to a new level last season with the Buccaneers.  Freeman played in 16 games for the Bucs last season and he completed 291 of 474 passes (61.4%) for 3,451 yards with 25 TD passes and 6 interceptions (95.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 68 times for 364 yards (5.4 ypc) last season.  Freeman has now played in 26 games in his first two seasons in the NFL with the Bucs and he has completed 449 of 764 passes (58.8%) for 5,306 yards with 35 TD passes and 24 INTs (82.2 QB Rating).  Freeman also has carried the ball 98 times for 525 yards (5.4 ypc) so far in his career.  He has a unlimited upside!

24-year old Josh Johnson ran the Bucs’ version of the Wildcat Formation last year.  He played in 7 games for the Bucs last season in which he completed 14 of 16 passes (87.5%) for 111 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 INTs (95.6 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 4 times for 39 yards (9.8 ypc) last season.  Johnson has now played in 13 games in his NFL career and he has completed 77 of 141 passes (54.6%) for 796 yards with 4 TD passes and 8 INTs (56.9 QB Rating).  Johnson has also carried the ball 26 times for 187 yards (7.2 ypc) in his NFL career.  Rumors abound that the 49ers are going to try to deal for Johnson, because Jim Harbaugh (the Niners’ new head coach) coached Johnson in college at San Diego.

VERDICT:  The Bucs are set at QB for the foreseeable future with Freeman & Johnson at QB.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, New Orleans Saints 13

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Recaps,General Buccaneers Talk by admin on Monday 3 January 2011 at 3:27 pm

The Buccaneers were impressive in this game as they pushed the Saints around on their own field.  Josh Freeman finished his year on a very strong note as he completed 21 of 26 passes for 255 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 11 yards (2.8 ypc).  LeGarrette Blount rushed for 66 yards on 19 carries (3.5 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 2 yards.  WRs Dezmon Briscoe (4 rec, 63 yards, TD), Maurice Stovall (2 rec, 45 yards) and Mike Williams (4 rec, 40 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Bucs yesterday.  The Buccaneers finished up with 84 yards rushing on 24 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 27 passes for 233 yards.

The Bucs also played solid on D in this game.  LBs Barrett Ruud (10 tackles) and Geno Hayes (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit) led the way for the Bucs’ D in this game.  DT Frank Okam (fumble recovery), DE Tim Crowder (fumble recovery) and safety Larry Asante (interception) also made huge game changing plays for the Bucs in this game.  The Saints finished up with 106 yards rushing on 22 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 41 passes for 199 yards.  The Buccaneers finished the 2010 season with a 10-6 record but they still finished in 3rd place in the very tough NFC South.