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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Stay Busy in Free Agency, Sign Backup Quarterback Dan Orlovsky
March 16th, 2012 at 8:08 AM
The first week of free agency continued to be a busy one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday, when the team signed quarterback Dan Orlovsky to a two-year deal. The addition of Orlovsky makes it four players in three days already in the 2011 free agency period. The Bucs had to...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2012 Free Agency Preview: Quarterbacks
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
With free agency fast approaching, Buccaneers101.com is here to give you a position by position breakdown on what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have headed into it – and which players they should be targeting to help bolster the roster for 2012. Let’s start with the most important position on the field...

Bucking the Trend? New Offensive Coordinator Mike Sullivan Looking to Steer Clear of Ruts Left by Predecessors
February 12th, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Jeff Jagodzinski. Greg Olson. Mike Sullivan. Three different offensive coordinators, three very similar backgrounds. Hopefully this time, things will be different. On Friday, new Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano hired Sullivan to run the Buccaneers offense. Sullivan, formerly the quarterbacks coach for New York, became a hot commodity following the Giants remarkable Super Bowl run....

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Atlanta Falcons
January 2nd, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Quarterbacks: It was a fitting end to Josh Freeman’s woeful season. At the blink of an eye, the Bucs found themselves down by several touchdowns, which meant Freeman didn’t have the luxury of a running game – once again. Freeman was forced to throw on almost every down and the results...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Dallas Cowboys
December 18th, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Quarterback: The good news is that Josh Freeman didn’t throw an interception for the first time since Week 9. The bad news is that he didn’t get much of a chance to throw the ball because of his team’s woeful defense. In the first half against Dallas, Freeman threw just four passes...

Despite This Season’s Struggles, Josh Freeman is Still the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Franchise Quarterback
December 14th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
The playoffs went out on the window weeks ago. A winning season is no longer possible. An exciting and promising future seems to no longer exist. The offense looks lifeless. The defense is uninspired. The head coach appears to be headed for the unemployment line. And now the man the Tampa Bay...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
December 12th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Quarterback: After missing last week’s game with a shoulder injury, Josh Freeman sucked it up and started against the Jaguars. He got off to a hot start, hitting tight end Kellen Winslow for a 27-yard gain on a fourth-and-1 play in the first quarter. Later in the quarter, Freeman showed off...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Carolina Panthers
December 5th, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Quarterback: Fourth-year pro Josh Johnson made his first start since 2009 in place of the injured Josh Freeman. Johnson looked shaky out the gates but settled down as the game went along. He threw the deep ball very well and had completions of 38 and 42 yards in the first half....

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman Day-to-day After Football-related Injury
November 30th, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Boy, what a week for the right appendage of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman. Monday, Buccaneers101 brought the truth about Freeman’s sprained thumb to light. Tuesday, the Buccaneers confirmed the reports in what become known to local sports talk radio as “thumbgate.” Wednesday, Bucs head coach Raheem Morris indicated that...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Confirm QB Josh Freeman’s Gun Range Incident
November 29th, 2011 at 6:42 PM
A day after Buccaneers 101 broke the news about Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman injuring his right thumb at a local shooting range, the team came clean on Tuesday and confirmed the story. The Bucs say Freeman did indeed suffer an injury to his right thumb at a gun range on Oct....

QB Josh Freeman Injured Right Thumb at Gun Range, not Against Chicago Bears
November 28th, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Earlier this month, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman started a bit of controversy when he shown wearing what appeared to be a brace on his throwing hand during an on-air interview with NFL Network. When the media inquired about the injury, it was reported by a Bucs spokesman that...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Tennessee Titans
November 28th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Quarterback: Josh Freeman’s see-saw play continued in the unfriendly weather conditions against the Titans. At times, Freeman went through his progressions and hung in the pocket to make some clutch throws. At other times, he attempted some bone-headed passes, including a late interception where he threw the ball right to Titans...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Green Bay Packers
November 21st, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Quarterback: There was a lot to like about Josh Freeman’s performance against the Packers. He followed up a stinker against the Texans last week with a career passing day in this matchup with defending Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers. Freeman was accurate with his passes, made good decisions, moved well in...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Houston
November 14th, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Quarterback: Josh Freeman says that the sprained thumb on his throwing hand has not hindered him. Sunday against Houston, the opposite could have been argued. Freeman was often high on many of his throws and seldomly looked comfortable throwing downfield. He did connect on a pair of nice touch throws to...

Tampa Bay Bucaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. New Orleans Saints
November 7th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Quarterback: Josh Freeman, who had the thumb on his throwing hand heavily-taped pre-game, looked sluggish and indecisive from the get-go. Freeman struggled out the gates once again and it really cost the Bucs as they fell into an early 14-0 hole. Once Freeman started to get going, it was mostly intermediate...

Pewter Points: the Latest Tidbits on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
November 4th, 2011 at 9:00 AM
D-line Must Pressure Brees, But Can They? New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been on a tear so far this season. He put together an NFL record string of four straight 350-yard games, has 19 touchdown passes, and is on pace to shatter Dan Marino’s single-season passing yards record. But it hasn’t...

Pewter Points: the Latest Tidbits on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
October 29th, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Freeman Fourth-Best In The South? After last season’s tantalizing performance, many –including Buccaneers101.com – thought Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman was ready to take the next step in his evolution. After all, Freeman, who was starting just his first full season as a pro, was magnificent. He led the Bucs...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. Chicago Bears
October 24th, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Quarterbacks: The big stage may have been a bit overwhelming for the former Kansas State star. On the Bucs opening drive, Josh Freeman started out 0-for-3, and it hardly got better for much of the game. The Chicago Bears brought pressure on Freeman throughout the entire game and it rattled the young...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Assessment Vs. New Orleans Saints
October 17th, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Quarterbacks: Bucs fans, welcome back Josh Freeman. That is what a franchise quarterback looks and plays like. After appearing out of sync and seeming to just be going through the motions early on, Freeman turned things on in the second quarter when he connected on a beautiful long ball to wide...

Pewter Points: the Latest Tidbits on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
October 14th, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Make No Mistake, It’s Still All About No. 5 When one is down, it is easy for people to kick them while they are down and to criticize them (especially in the world of sports media). That is exactly what’s been happening to third-year quarterback Josh Freeman in recent weeks. Yes,...