Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman Neared An Historic Turnaround

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman made quite a jump in 2010.

Aside from improving his touchdown/interception ratio from 10-to-18 in 2009 (10 games) to 25-to-6 in 2010 (16 games), he came close to topping the NFL record for quarterback rating improvement.

According to ESPN.com’s Pat Yasinskas, Freeman improved his quarterback rating from 2009 by 36.1 points in 2010 with his 95.9 rating, sixth in the league behind familiar names like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers and Michael Vick, topping the likes of Peyton Manning, Matt Ryan and Drew Brees in that category.

Brees set the season-over-season record when he was with the San Diego Chargers, making a 37.3-point improvement from 2003 to 2004. He’s the only quarterback to have a bigger QB rating turnaround than Freeman in NFL history.

More and more, Freeman’s name is creeping into conversations involving some of the best quarterbacks in the game. After an impressive sophomore campaign, the 2011 season (provided there is one) will likely be his opportunity to prove he belongs there for good.

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