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Josh Freeman, QB, Tampa Bay BuccaneersNews | Statistics | Player vs. Team | Utilization | Depth Chart Buccaneers | Want Freeman to improve accuracy, leadership skills Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt said he is looking for QB Josh Freeman to improve on his accuracy and leadership skills for next season. The Buccaneers' goal for Freeman is to complete 65 percent of his passes in 2010. Van Pelt feels Freeman needs to display more leadership. "He needs to be the first guy in the building. It's the leadership aspect we need from him," Van Pelt said. "He needs to be more vocal with teammates in and out of the huddle." Buccaneers | Olson believes Van Pelt will help Freeman Ira Kaufman, of The Tampa Tribune, reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Greg Olson said he believes quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt will help QB Josh Freeman more than he could because he has to concentrate on a number of things. "Alex gives me another set of eyes -- and that's big with a young group. At this time in his career, Josh has to have someone coaching him on every single snap. As a coordinator, I wasn't always able to do that. Alex played a long time in this league as a backup quarterback," Olsen said. Buccaneers | Looking to improve Freeman's accuracy Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to improve QB Josh Freeman's accuracy this offseason. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson believes Freeman will benefit from an offseason, training camp and preseason of working on fundamentals and timing with his receivers. Olson said the goal will be to help Freeman complete at least 60 percent of his passes next season. Olson is planning to tailor the team's offensive scheme next season toward Freeman's strengths. Olson added, "We've sat down, we've been having conversations throughout the season about what changes are going to be made. We've continued to have those talks since the season ended. Some of the terminology is going to change and he's very comfortable with what direction we're going and he'll be involved in it when he comes back here and we start putting this thing together." Buccaneers | Offseason priority begins with Freeman The St. Petersburg Times reports the Tampa Bay Buccaneers No. 1 priority this offseason is to continue developing QB Josh Freeman, according to head coach Raheem Morris. "For me, it's No. 5," Morris said. "He's the No. 1 priority. It starts with him. After that, it's the draft and building around him and building around our team." Buccaneers | Likely to be in market for starting receivers Pat Yasinskas, of ESPN.com, reports the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are likely to bring in at least two wide receivers capable of starting for them during the offseason. The team is committed to giving QB Josh Freeman all the help they can. Buccaneers | Freeman recovers from early INT Week 15 The Associated Press reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman started the team's Week 15 game 2-for-6 with an interception, his ninth in just over two games. He was able to recover to finish the game 16-for-26 for 205 yards with two touchdown passes and one interception. Buccaneers | Freeman believes he needs to be more demanding Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman said he believes he needs to be more demanding with his teammates and become more vocal. "As a rookie, you kind of don't want to rub anybody the wrong way. But yeah, I definitely think for me to improve and maybe take that next step, I have to be more demanding on the practice field, more of a vocal leader on this team," Freeman said. Buccaneers | To scale back offense for Freeman Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris said Monday, Dec. 14, that the offense will be scaled back in order to give QB Josh Freeman a better chance to be successful. "You've got to calm him down a little bit," Morris said. "You've got to establish your offensive identity as far as the run; you've got to get him some easy completions. You've got to get back to his hard-core, play-action pass. … When do you give him too much? And we kind of found out. You've got to reel some things back on him a little bit." Freeman finished 14-of-33 for 93 yards with three interceptions and a passer rating of 12.1 in Week 14. The Buccaneers do not have a touchdown in the past two games. Buccaneers | Freeman throws three picks Week 14 The Associated Press reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman was 14-for-33 for 93 yards with three interceptions Week 14 against the New York Jets. Buccaneers | Freeman throws five INTs Week 13 The Associated Press reports Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman went 23-for-44 for 321 yards and five interceptions in Week 13. Also see 12/29 - Fantasy football sleepers: QB - Week 17 | Feature LinksStay on top of what matters to you FREE Fantasy Baseball
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