Tripleshot Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 What do you think? I see a QB with a good arm, is unflappable, plays well late in close games. Is he the next fantasy Aikman - a better QB than his stat lines ever show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairQb101868 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 The most glaring difference is Freeman doesn't have an Emmitt Smith that commands the ball 20 - 25 times at least per game. I think his stats amy be better in time. Plus he will have much better rushing numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Miscreant Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 The Bucs are very young and were probably one of the harder hit teams by the lockout because they lost all that off-season work. Young guys need that time more than the vets. I think the Freeman and the Bucs will only get better, both in general and statistically, as the season goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudolefty Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I was optimistically high on Freeman going in to the season after watching his highlight reel on YouTube from last season, so I drafted him for what I thought was going to be a few games until Peyton Manning was ready. Freeman really has a lot of ability, but I've come to the conclusion that the Bucs are primarily a running, grind-it-out, conservative type of offense. Not a big-play type of offense that gets big chunks of yardage. In a season where 400+ and 300+ yard passing efforts are a dime-a-dozen, it's pretty amazing that in Freeman's entire career, I don't think he's even thrown for over 300 yards once. That's not good if you're in a league that awards bonus points for 300+ yard efforts. Shoot, Cam Newton and Andy Dalton are putting up bigger nos. My conclusion, at least from a fantasy perspective is that Freeman is not a good Fantasy QB. He's a pretty good real-world QB though. I immediately picked up Rex Grossman off waivers in the preseason when it became obvious that Petyon's injury was worse than anticipated and have been going with Rex ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osu1322 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I was optimistically high on Freeman going in to the season after watching his highlight reel on YouTube from last season, so I drafted him for what I thought was going to be a few games until Peyton Manning was ready. Freeman really has a lot of ability, but I've come to the conclusion that the Bucs are primarily a running, grind-it-out, conservative type of offense. Not a big-play type of offense that gets big chunks of yardage. In a season where 400+ and 300+ yard passing efforts are a dime-a-dozen, it's pretty amazing that in Freeman's entire career, I don't think he's even thrown for over 300 yards once. That's not good if you're in a league that awards bonus points for 300+ yard efforts. Shoot, Cam Newton and Andy Dalton are putting up bigger nos. My conclusion, at least from a fantasy perspective is that Freeman is not a good Fantasy QB. He's a pretty good real-world QB though. I immediately picked up Rex Grossman off waivers in the preseason when it became obvious that Petyon's injury was worse than anticipated and have been going with Rex ever since. I completely agree... Freeman is manger QB. He manages the game for his team to win. He doesn't command an offense like Brady, Bree or hell even Newton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Fantasy-wise, Aikman is probably a pretty good call. Freeman doesn't take the risk that many QB's take, and probably doesn't have the depth at WR that would be needed to be a high-flying aerial assault type QB. Not that he'll never get there, but this was the main reason that I didn't consider him for my fantasy teams. He's not a let-it-loose gunslinger, yet. He's still incredibly early in his development. It may take a while, but if he gets more explosive weapons, big numbers could happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Fantasy-wise, Aikman is probably a pretty good call. Freeman doesn't take the risk that many QB's take, and probably doesn't have the depth at WR that would be needed to be a high-flying aerial assault type QB. Not that he'll never get there, but this was the main reason that I didn't consider him for my fantasy teams. He's not a let-it-loose gunslinger, yet. He's still incredibly early in his development. It may take a while, but if he gets more explosive weapons, big numbers could happen. i think that's a fair analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpayers Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Tampa homer here...an Aikman like game manager is exactly what coach RahMo has been preaching since they drafted Freeman. The local press touts the same before/during/after each game. From a fantasy POV the FF talking heads were gaga over the kid's 2010 TD-Int ratio (25:6) and assumed increased production using those numbers as a base line. Realistically, I don't think anyone in the Bucs brain trust expects Freeman to exceed that level of play this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byron2112 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) From a fantasy POV the FF talking heads were gaga over the kid's 2010 TD-Int ratio (25:6) and assumed increased production using those numbers as a base line. Realistically, I don't think anyone in the Bucs brain trust expects Freeman to exceed that level of play this year. I didn't do much research and made the mistake of making him my #1 in a league where I waited 'till the 6th round... how can you not love those #s + about 400 yards rushing? On further review, his TD's were pumped up by the Seattle game where he threw for 5... the rest of the season he only passed for 1 TD or less in 9 games. Edited September 24, 2011 by byron2112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 i think that's a fair analysis. Fair, realistic but potentially early to make that call. Watching that team and it seems they are young everywhere and aren't quite built to put up crazy #s. And I don't think it's by design just reality in Tampa at the moment. It's like they're a season and a half behind The Falcons, assuming the falcons start putting up big #s consistently this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 in general not a fan because i just see him as a 200-220 kind of guy.... rarely scores mult td's. also don't love 4 games vs NOS and ATL (and his 11 schedule). just checked some game logs from last year:freeman: 7 games with mult tds 7 games under 200 yds 5 games with over 250 yds ben: 2 games under 200 yds 5 mult td games 8 games over 250 3 300 yd games schaub: 8 mult td games 4 games under 200 10 games over 250 7 300 yd games romo (distorted due to short season...i am counting 5 games): 0 games under 200 4 games over 250 2 games over 300 3 mult td games 8 ints in 5 games though part 2....... cutler: 6 games under 200 4 over 250 1 over 300 7 mult td games 16 int's didn't see number of fumbles lost bradford: 7 under 200 5 over 250 1 300 yd game 6 mult td games 15 ints stafford (3 games played) 1 under 200 none over 250 2 mult td games only 1 int ryan: 4 games under 200 6 over 250 1 300 yd game 9 mult td games 9 ints and for kicks: eli manning: 6 games under 200 8 games over 250 4 300 yd games 11 mult td games 25 ints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Fair, realistic but potentially early to make that call. Watching that team and it seems they are young everywhere and aren't quite built to put up crazy #s. And I don't think it's by design just reality in Tampa at the moment. It's like they're a season and a half behind The Falcons, assuming the falcons start putting up big #s consistently this year... agree. that was pointed out in his post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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