Welcome to the Freeman Era

I would be lying if I said yesterday did not excite me. Maybe after what happened to Penn State Saturday (Daryll Clark, you sir have cemented your place as a guy who sucked in big games) I am just looking for any bright spot in my sports universe.

But hey, after the year that I have had (Penn State in the Rose Bowl, Mets collapse, Mets Epic Fail, Bucs lose last 4 games to miss playoffs) any bright spot looks like the sun.

Josh Freeman got his first start as a Buccaneer yesterday, and the rookie from Kansas State did not disappoint. He threw 3 TDs and one INT. He led the team on a 72 yard scoring drive to take the lead in the 4th quarter. He moved well. He looked generally great and brought a level of excitement to an otherwise putrid Buccaneers season.

I have begun cheering for the Jets. I have a true Jets fan living under my roof. But hard as I have tried, I simply cannot abandon my Buccaneers.

So the Freeman era at least will keep me afloat for a while.

And hey, with any luck, Matt Holliday will be a Met before you can say "Fire Omar Minaya"