What seems to be the rumor around Josh Freeman, the NFL quarterback?”
Since it is highly likely that rookie No. 1 draft choice Josh Freeman will take over at some point this season – sooner, we hope, not later – giving allegiance to current combatants Byron Leftwich and Luke McCown seems a futile gesture at best. This ain’t exactly football’s version of a Lincoln-Douglas debate to win this job. As if on cue, lightning bolts and your basic gully washing rain storm sent the quarterbacks lumbering to the ark, two-by-two. Officials brought the exhibition football game between the Bucs and Miami Dolphins to a sloshing halt for 45 minutes – or about the same time it takes Leftwich to drop back, cock his arm and release the football. Perhaps it was a message from the heavens telling head coach Raheem Morris to wait even longer before he finally declares a winner between Leftwich and McCown. I’m not sure I saw a starting quarterback out there, at least among the top two guys on the depth chart. Leftwich threw high, wide and frequently off target in his quarter-p
With the 2009 season just a few weeks away, the pre-season is in mid form, with many players fighting for positional battles on the depth chart. This pre-season has experienced multiple quarterback battles over the past month, most of them coming to an end this week. However, there are two battles left in the NFL, which are currently held by the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For the Browns, quarterbacks Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson have been in a tight competition according to head coach Eric Mangini. Many have felt that it’s been Quinn’s job to lose, yet the Browns coaching staff has kept everyone on their toes. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a different story, however. Reportedly a three-way battle between Byron Leftwich, Luke McCown, and Josh Freeman, every quarterback has gotten their fair amount of playing time in the pre-season. As early as today, however, the final two battles could be coming to an end within the next couple of days. Rumors have swirled that Cle
