Comments on: 2.) The Emergence of Josh Freeman http://thepewterplank.com/2011/02/04/2-the-emergence-of-josh-freeman/ A Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: BamBamBuc http://thepewterplank.com/2011/02/04/2-the-emergence-of-josh-freeman/comment-page-1/#comment-2674 BamBamBuc Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:25:15 +0000 http://thepewterplank.com/?p=3635#comment-2674 Gotta say, I absolutely loved Doug Williams as a QB. He was one of the reasons I became a Bucs fan (along with Lee Roy Selmon). But you're absolutely correct. Williams was no "franchise" QB. He was a leader, a field general, he made things happen, but he could rarely put the team on his back and win a game. Most games won during his era were won by the defense. Looking back honestly, I always thought guys like Williams and Wilder and Giles were great players, when in fact, they were good players on a bad team. That's what I have to love about this new group. Freeman is a very good QB (maybe even a "franchise" QB). But, we have Blount, Williams, Benn, Briscoe, GMC, Price, Talib, Biggers, Lewis, Grimm all leading the way to the future. Great players? Probably not, but enough good players playing together can go a LONG way to winning a championship. Gotta say, I absolutely loved Doug Williams as a QB. He was one of the reasons I became a Bucs fan (along with Lee Roy Selmon). But you’re absolutely correct. Williams was no “franchise” QB. He was a leader, a field general, he made things happen, but he could rarely put the team on his back and win a game. Most games won during his era were won by the defense. Looking back honestly, I always thought guys like Williams and Wilder and Giles were great players, when in fact, they were good players on a bad team.

That’s what I have to love about this new group. Freeman is a very good QB (maybe even a “franchise” QB). But, we have Blount, Williams, Benn, Briscoe, GMC, Price, Talib, Biggers, Lewis, Grimm all leading the way to the future. Great players? Probably not, but enough good players playing together can go a LONG way to winning a championship.

]]> By: Patrik Nohe http://thepewterplank.com/2011/02/04/2-the-emergence-of-josh-freeman/comment-page-1/#comment-2668 Patrik Nohe Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:40:10 +0000 http://thepewterplank.com/?p=3635#comment-2668 With all due respect to both you and Doug Williams but he was pretty average, he had a career completion percentage of 49.5 percent and while with the Bucs he was 33-33 as a starter with 73 touchdowns and 73 picks. Solid, and had a couple very good years too, but not my definition of a franchise QB. With all due respect to both you and Doug Williams but he was pretty average, he had a career completion percentage of 49.5 percent and while with the Bucs he was 33-33 as a starter with 73 touchdowns and 73 picks. Solid, and had a couple very good years too, but not my definition of a franchise QB.

]]> By: tom http://thepewterplank.com/2011/02/04/2-the-emergence-of-josh-freeman/comment-page-1/#comment-2667 tom Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:04:59 +0000 http://thepewterplank.com/?p=3635#comment-2667 Dude - Doug Williams was indeed a franchise quarterback. He came within one game of getting the Bucs to the Super Bowl. Dude – Doug Williams was indeed a franchise quarterback. He came within one game of getting the Bucs to the Super Bowl.

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