Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat Yasinskas
Over the last few weeks, I had lots of readers asking about Josh Freeman's work ethic. That became a concern among fans after a broadcaster suggested the Tampa Bay rookie quarterback wasn’t working very hard on the mental part of the game.
I got strong responses to the contrary when I asked people with the Bucs about Freeman’s work ethic. I’m sure his performance in Sunday’s win helped quiet some of those doubts. Just in case they didn’t, here’s coach Raheem Morris talking Monday about Freeman’s work ethic.
“I wasn’t shocked to see him do it at all because I’ve seen him coming in here and studying,’’ Morris said. “You have to give the kid credit for his preparation that he put into it without the reps. When he got the reps, he used them. He took advantage of them. His ability to come into the meeting room and be here at 6:00 (a.m.) with (coordinator) Greg Olson and meeting with some of those guys, what I told you the kid could be and what we thought the kid was going to be when he got here and that’s what he was when he was at Kansas State and I didn’t think it would change. He only got more encouraged and more motivated to do those things.”
Over the last few weeks, I had lots of readers asking about Josh Freeman's work ethic. That became a concern among fans after a broadcaster suggested the Tampa Bay rookie quarterback wasn’t working very hard on the mental part of the game.
I got strong responses to the contrary when I asked people with the Bucs about Freeman’s work ethic. I’m sure his performance in Sunday’s win helped quiet some of those doubts. Just in case they didn’t, here’s coach Raheem Morris talking Monday about Freeman’s work ethic.
“I wasn’t shocked to see him do it at all because I’ve seen him coming in here and studying,’’ Morris said. “You have to give the kid credit for his preparation that he put into it without the reps. When he got the reps, he used them. He took advantage of them. His ability to come into the meeting room and be here at 6:00 (a.m.) with (coordinator) Greg Olson and meeting with some of those guys, what I told you the kid could be and what we thought the kid was going to be when he got here and that’s what he was when he was at Kansas State and I didn’t think it would change. He only got more encouraged and more motivated to do those things.”
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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.
