Patriots-Dolphins prediction roundup

...s Matt Ryan (third overall), then Baltimore's Joe Flacco (18th overall), then Tampa Bay's Josh Johnson (160th overall) and now Miami's Chad Henne (57th overall). Bill Simmons: Picks the Dolphins to...

Bucs' Freeman needs to be savior first

...nbsp;   J. Meric/Getty Images   Tampa Bay rookie quarterback Josh Freeman gets his first start Sunday, against the Packers. Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas TAMPA...

QB, thy shalt not sit thyself!

Matthew Berry tells the cautionary tale of the NFL quarterback who sat himself in fantasy and turned out to regret it.

Packers-Buccaneers Preview

Packers-Buccaneers Preview

Bucs: Will they go winless?

...to get some first-team reps. Freeman has more physical talent than predecessors Byron Leftwich and Josh Johnson, and there is some individual talent on this roster. Problem is, that individual talent hasn't...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Johnson (11) is sacked by New England Patriots safety Pat Chung (25) and linebacker Tully Banta-Cain...

Bucs make it official on Freeman

...on the field. The Bucs are in a bad spot. Byron Leftwich didn't work out, Josh Johnson showed some promise but couldn't do much with a bad team around him. I'm...

Bucs turn to Freeman as QB

The future is now for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have named 2009 first-round pick Josh Freeman their new starting quarterback.

Pine time or prime time for QBs

Midseason dictates some of the worst offenses consider switching quarterbacks. Sometimes it's not the best idea to change signal-callers, John Clayton writes in his latest mailbag.

New crop has followed Ryan, Flacco

Scouts Inc.'s Matt Williamson breaks down six quarterbacks, including Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan, who have become starters early in their careers.

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Big Rotowski: T. Jones, Austin rising

Christopher Harris updates his fantasy football rankings for the season, with Thomas Jones, Miles Austin and Sidney Rice making big moves.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Josh Johnson (2R) is tackled by New England Patriots' Adalius Thomas (R) during their NFL International Series game...

Waiting for Bucs to make it official on Freeman

...any other choice? I don't think so. Veteran Byron Leftwich flopped early in the season. Josh Johnson took over and did some nice things from time to time, but it's obvious he...

Patriots' defensive snaps

...in which hybrids Banta-Cain and Burgess were used in various packages, giving inexperienced Buccaneers quarterback Josh Johnson a variety of challenging looks. ... Thomas is not part of sub packages, only in the base...