Oct 31, 2009 | St. Petersburg Times
For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, molding Josh Freeman into their top quarterback a journey
Franchise quarterbacks in the NFL should come boxed in bubble wrap with a warning label: Handle with care.
Brent Venables has a word for Josh Freeman, the Kansas State quarterback who strafed Oklahoma for 478 yards and three touchdowns last October in Manhattan: "creature." "It was like one of our defensive ends playing quarterback," said Venables, the Sooners' defensive coordinator, "with a huge arm." Now, Freeman gets to unleash his 6-6, 250-pound ...
NFL Notes: Josh Freeman, former Wildcat QB, to start for Bucs
The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named rookie Josh Freeman as their starting quarterback, benching Josh Johnson.
Manbeck: Big 12 North champion? Flip a coin
There's a large amass of fog as you're driving down the road. You can't see a thing in front of you.
Quarterback Josh Freeman sees his first action in Tampa Bay...
The game was out of hand in the fourth quarter when Bucs coach Raheem Morris went to the sideline phone and dialed upstairs to general manager Mark Dominik.
It only took seven games, but the Buccaneers have finally made the long-anticipated move to Josh Freeman.
Blair Kerkhoff: Snyder upset with Wildcats despite win
Unacceptable. Kansas State cannot continue to roll out this kind of effort, declared coach Bill Snyder, who was as disgusted as he's been all season, twice pounding the podium in his postgame meeting with reporters.Kansas State got clipped at Louisiana-Lafayette and pounded at Texas Tech.
Why Green is Not Automatically the Choice
The "Put In Green" movement gained steam this week, including even some members of the media.
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Stringer, offensive line come up big for KSU
Published online 10/20/2009 11:54 PM Stringer, offensive line come up big for KSU Wildcats put together dominating performance against A&M MANHATTAN - For much of his Kansas State football career, Nick Stringer had had to defend the performance of an offensive line that often fell short.
The kiss of death for the Godfather came when he was released along with RB Warrick Dunn, LB Cato June and WRs Ike Hilliard and Joey Galloway.
Sherman still searching for first Big 12 South victory
Texas A&M's next opponent is against a Big 12 North team, and for that I'll bet that coach Mike Sherman is grateful.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sign WR Figurs
That the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed a wide receiver on Tuesday is not news. After what the current wide receiver corp has given Tampa Bay the last four games, a move was likely.
Bringing in Figurs might clear way for Freeman
Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas On the surface, Tampa Bay's signing of wide receiver/return man Yamon Figurs might seem like a bit of a head-scratcher. After all, they also had Matt Jones and David Tyree among five receivers that worked out Tuesday.
Thanks to TB from Bring on the Cats for doing a little Q & A with DTN. 1. Head coach Bill Snyder inserted Grant Gregory into the starting lineup last week against ISU, what does he bring to the table that's different than Case Coffman? Mostly, he seemed to make better decisions.
Morris will stick with Johnson at QB
The news Monday for Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback Josh Johnson was better than it was Sunday.
K-State Grabs Two Big 12 Player Of The Week Honors
Kansas State quarterback Grant Gregory and safety Emmanuel Lamur have been named the Big 12 Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for their performances against Iowa State, the league office has announced MANHATTAN, Kan.
Johnson can see no need for speed
The Buccaneers, who are 0-3, hope starting Josh Johnson at quarterback will help reverse their stumbling start.
Kansas State Student-Athlete Spotlight: Carson Coffman
Carson Coffman already had plenty of which to be proud. He quarterbacked his high school team to two state championships.
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