Josh Freeman's decisionmaking impresses Tampa Bay Buccaneers

By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer 
In Print: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

TAMPA — Josh Freeman deliberately bounced a worm killer at the feet of one receiver. A few other passes were aimed at his bench. Several times, he just tucked the ball under his arm, ran away from trouble and slid as if he were stealing second base.

The growth of the Bucs' young quarterback was more evident in the throws he didn't make in Sunday's 20-7 win at Carolina.

Freeman went 12-of-24 for 178 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. But it was his willingness to throw the ball away when plays broke down that had coaches buzzing Monday at One Buc Place.

"You're just amazed and so happy and proud of that kid and what he's been able to do and how far he's come on the plays he didn't make," coach Raheem Morris said. "The bad snap in the air and he throws it out of bounds. It's the screen that the Carolina Panthers did a great job of covering up and he throws it at (the receiver's) feet. He's able to get some balls off when a guy is grabbling at his receiver and he's able to get another play. He absolutely pulls a Derek Jeter and pulls a flop when he gets hit by the defender. I was upset. I thought he got hit harder, but he got hit and did a little bit of acting on it."

 

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