In Case You Missed It, Josh Freeman Is Really Really Bad
Josh Freeman’s debut: Punt Punt Punt Punt INT Punt Punt Turnover on downs Turnover on downs Turnover on downs 20/53 for 190 yds and a pick
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Like really bad. 33 incompletions against one of the worst passing defenses in the league. Besides the 4th quarter garbage time the Vikings never even threatened to score. Let me take that back, they got in field goal range once only to have Josh Freeman take a 20 yard sack on 3rd down because staying in Field Goal range just made too much sense.
My question is this though. How the fuck is Josh Freeman this bad? I feel like that sort of snuck up on everybody. Don’t get me wrong, I knew he wasn’t good, but this bad? He was missing wide open receivers all night. He basically has been living off his one good year, 2010, and Bill Simmons telling everyone this is the year that Josh Freeman makes the jump for 3 years straight, and that’s it. Like if those two things don’t happen I think he may even be out of the league. Yet somehow he gets drafted in fantasy and people think Josh Freeman could finally put it all together. You say the name Josh Freeman and you think eh, under the right system he could be something. Well no, I don’t think that’s the case anymore. He’s a bad-good quarterback that is flat out bad. Did you know that in his last 36 starts he’s had a QBR above 80 only twice. I mean QBR isn’t everything but TWICE? In 36 starts? On the other side of the pendulum he’s had a single digit QBR four different times in that same span. His DVOA has been below average every year except for that one good one. He’s just flat out bad. And of course today will be all about how the Vikings were so mean starting Josh Freeman this quickly. Even though he had 2 weeks and was facing the worst defense in the league. But make no mistake, he’ll get a few more shots, and he’ll suck every single time. So this is the PSA, don’t ever bet on Josh Freeman again. There comes a time when you have to say to yourself nope, I’ll never back that quarterback under any circumstance again. Delhomme, Derek Anderson, Kevin Kolb and now Josh Freeman.
But you did have that one time you dressed up as Michael Jackson, that was admittedly very awesome.
