Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat Yasinskas
So, does it make any sense now?
I know about half of Tampa Bay’s fans thought the Bucs were out of their mind when they hired Raheem Morris and totally gutted their team. The other half jumped on when Morris turned around and drafted quarterback Josh Freeman.
The reaction among many was so bad that some fans declared Freeman a bust before he even threw his first pass in minicamp.
Well, guess what? Freeman’s not a bust. He got his first start Sunday and the Bucs got their first win. I’m not saying it’s going to be all clear sailing and Freeman’s going to the Hall of Fame. But he showed some really good things in his first start.
Mark Sunday as a turning point for the Morris regime. As the Bucs were losing their first seven games, all their fans wanted to talk about was the past.
Now, they can start focusing on the future -- because Freeman has shown there really is a future.
So, does it make any sense now?
I know about half of Tampa Bay’s fans thought the Bucs were out of their mind when they hired Raheem Morris and totally gutted their team. The other half jumped on when Morris turned around and drafted quarterback Josh Freeman.
The reaction among many was so bad that some fans declared Freeman a bust before he even threw his first pass in minicamp.
Well, guess what? Freeman’s not a bust. He got his first start Sunday and the Bucs got their first win. I’m not saying it’s going to be all clear sailing and Freeman’s going to the Hall of Fame. But he showed some really good things in his first start.
Mark Sunday as a turning point for the Morris regime. As the Bucs were losing their first seven games, all their fans wanted to talk about was the past.
Now, they can start focusing on the future -- because Freeman has shown there really is a future.
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Pat Yasinskas
Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.