Dude has questionable accuracy even when not pressured

Atlanta Pass DefenseOne can at least say this for the Bucs' air game: Things are more interesting since the rookie took over.Meanwhile, one can at least say this for the Falcons' air defense: Things are always interesting.Whether or not you think Josh Freeman is "ever going to succeed at the next level," he's starting there right now. He's been no rookie sensation like a certain someone I know and love, but consider that he'll take over the Tampa lead for passing yards this week after getting serious burn in just four games, and I'm not ready to pass a verdict yet.His ratio (five TD to five INT) is far from great, but he's shown better mobility than the guy on the roster who's got a better one (Byron Leftwich with four-to-three). It's that mobility that's the key to why he's been getting the nod, after all, and it's what's led him to fourth in rushing yards on the club and a 6.9-per average when he scrambles.I've quit pretending that Atlanta can produce a consistent pass rush, as Abe is at least playing like he's past his prime (if he isn't) and Kroy Biermann can't be put in on every down for the liability he presents in the ground game. But I tell you what, I'll take my chances with Freeman's 51-percent completion rate.Dude has questionable accuracy even when not pressured.It won't help that both Antonio Bryant and Kellen Winslow are a little shook up.

I beg you, pray tell: How do you look so good one second only to suck the nextOverall, you know I'm giving us the edge, though. Not even we can make a 61.1 passer rating across the Buccaneer QB corps look elite. Atlanta Pass Offense v. Tampa Bay Pass DefenseAt least you didn't throw a pick last week, Matty Ice I might really have cried had you managed that. It was in that contest that the strength of the Bay secondary came out, and Aaron Rodgers threw three picks. Returns of 35 or more yards (including one for six) did the Packers in.And so, all the more important to keep the ball on the ground. Aqib Talib and Tanard Jackson will be all too happy to wrestle us from the warm embrace of victory.Still, don't be fooled by the unit's 13th-overall rating, or at least not entirely. See a group that's given up the third-most passing TD in the league and allows the fourth-most yards per pass attempt for what they really are: prone to the big play.The occasional big play is all we'll need as long as the ground game does what it should be able to do.

We'll need Roddy White down the sideline for the now-and-again bomb to keep the Buc defense honest, but Gonzo should take a breather while the mid-range game is handled by the tailbacks.Good for us that four of our last six are at home, where Ryan seems not just comfortable, but All-Pro. How he got so harried against the Panthers a fortnight ago I'm trying not to think about; instead, I'm picturing a confidence-boosting crushing of Tampa's defensive backfield. Prediction : Falcons 34, Buccaneers 13The Giants game was a heartbreaker for us. We must use this as a week to get our minds right and learn as much as possible about the Bucs so that we can earn a rare road win in late December.. Courtesy of a RickMaese Tweet , we discover that Albert Haynesworth, Clinton Portis, and DeAngelo Hall are all out against the Philadelphia Eagles today. And that means that no one has really given up on making this season respectable for Washington fans.Sadly, it doesn’t matter much if they players don’t want to conceded the inevitable.