Time to bench Freeman

[GrimmReaper]

Ok. I know I'll catch some flak for this, but I think it's time to bench Josh Freeman. Let me tell you why before you get your panties all in a wad.

First of all, Freeman is playing terrible. Only Sam Bradford has a lower QB rating in the entire NFL among regular starters. He has the fewest TD's among all NFL starters with only three through five games, tied with Sam Bradford. His TD/INT ratio is the worst among all starting QB's with 3 TD and 6 INT. In fact, he is the only QB who has twice as many INT as TD in the entire league.

It just can't be ignored anymore. Freeman is having a terrible year, and should be benched. If he played for any other team, he would be benched already. Freeman has been good this year at certain things. He is highly rated out of the shotgun with 3-4 WR' sets and he has a good completion %(because he checks down so much). He is highly rated in the 4th quarter of games. I'm assuming that is because we are running the 2 minute offense in the 4th quarter. Yet, despite the fact that he is struggling mightily out of our base offense, we continue to run that base offense ignoring the fact that Josh is much better out of the shotgun formation. If we aren't going to try to use him in the only way he has been effective, he should be benched immediately.

I don't think Josh Freeman is terrible. I think he is good, and has shown he is good running the 2 minute offense. What he is not good at is running this base offense with 2 WR's. He is dead last in the NFL with 2 WR's with a rating of QB 44.4. His overall QB rating is 74.1, a difference of 30 QB rating points. By comparison, Drew Brees is terrible under center with a base 2 WR offense as well with a 57.1 rating. But, Brees isn't asked to run that offense very often and has an overall QB rating of 102.3, a difference of about 45 QB rating points. The Brees example is an example of a coaching staff that knows what the player does well, and allows them to do it. If Brees was running a base offense under center as much as Josh Freeman, everyone in NO would be asking for Brees to be benched.

The number one reason why we need to bench Josh Freeman right now is that we need to find out if Freeman is really that bad, or if the offense and play calling is the problem. We need to know whether we need to hire a new OC at the end of the year, or if we need to draft a QB.

[tatmanfish]

Ok. I know I'll catch some flak for this, but as stupid as it is Ill post it anyways just for attention!

fixed it for you.

[tatmanfish]

Lol, JJ gives us a better shot to win apparently.

[The Anti-Java]

I wouldn't be opposed to giving JJ a few wildcat plays per game.  Mix it up a little.  But Free needs to work through his problems IMO.

[baybuc35]

Ok. I know I'll catch some flak for this, but as stupid as it is Ill post it anyways just for attention!

fixed it for you.

well said

[JavaRay]

If they had some common sense and done what I suggested (trade for Tebow), they could be starting Tebow this week.   But given their current personnel, they are better served letting Freeman start the next 2 weeks at least and see where he stands at the bye week.

[gillen033]

Is his TD to Int ratio the worst in the league when you factor in his two rushing TD's? Sorry, but you can't discount that part of his game. The guy can score on the goal line, which is a huge advantage over other QBs.

He'll get better this year. Quit making stupid threads.

[JavaRay]

Rushing TD's should never count toward TD to INT rate for a QB.      Or I suppose you think rushing TD's by Blount should also count towards TD's for Freeman's passing stats?

[baybuc35]

Rushing TD's should never count toward TD to INT rate for a QB.      Or I suppose you think rushing TD's by Blount should also count towards TD's for Freeman's passing stats?

I guess Tebow will only have 8 tds total then if he ever played a full season. He likes men anyways

[MUSCLE_HAMSTER]

I didn't even read the OP.

But the answer is no.

[JavaRay]

When they do decide to let Freeman watch a few games from the sidelines, they should start Carpenter - not JJ.

[Pepsi]

Freeman has been bad all season and in practices before the season. I wouldn't bench him right now, however I don't see this thread as a attention seeking thread at all. Josh Johnson wouldn't have played worse so far this season. He probably would have ran about 40-50 yards a game as well.

[Boid Fink]

Freeman has played poorly.  Not sure why.  Maybe he reads too much into Bradentonians lack of trust for the line.

But he needs to run when he gets the chance, he needs to throw his checkdowns, and he needs to throw it quickly a la a good QB.  He waits to long.  Is it a WR error?  Possibly.  But he has had many many chances to run.  He should run at those times.

[BucBalla85]

Congrats on the dumbest idea yet.

[GrimmReaper]

Ok. I know I'll catch some flak for this, but as stupid as it is Ill post it anyways just for attention!

fixed it for you.

You should have read first, you missed this...Let me tell you why before you get your panties all in a wad.

Sorry, too late. LOL.