Buccaneers | Josh Freeman can be a more vocal leader

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman said he can be more vocal of a leader, but in 2012 he thought he needed to perform better before getting on other members of the team.

Our View: Freeman is entering the final year of his rookie contract. If he plays more consistently this year then the team won’t have any problem handing him a new long-term contract.
Buccaneers | Josh Freeman can be a more vocal leader

Buccaneers | Josh Freeman has good relationship with coach

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman said he has a good relationship with head coach Greg Schiano, and they spend a lot of time together during the offseason talking about a wide range of things football and life related. ‘The entire off-season, I’ve been in constant communication with coach,” Freeman said. ‘I had a lot of time and sat down and talked with him about a number of things football related, life related. Me and coach, we’ve got a great relationship. Every now and then, somebody will call you and say, ‘Hey man, what’s up with you and your coach?’ But we know how it is. It’s something I’m not really concerned about it. I’m kind of living it and I know how it is.”

Our View: Freeman wasn’t a pick of the new regime in Tampa Bay. He’s considered a potential franchise QB but has yet to consistently play up to that label. We’ll see if he can be more evenly productive in 2013.
Buccaneers | Josh Freeman has good relationship with coach

Buccaneers | Josh Freeman disappointed in not winning

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman said he is more disappointed in not winning than he is in not getting a new contract this offseason. ‘It bothers me a lot, knowing the type of team we have and our capabilities, being close but not quite getting there,” Freeman said. ‘The only reason you play this game is you want to go out and win. You want to win championships and you want to walk away and have a handful of rings. That’s why you play the game. The drive is there, the intensity is there. We’ve just got to find a way to put it all together.”
Buccaneers | Josh Freeman disappointed in not winning