Quote:Yeah I agree I don't want him either. I really thought he was gonna be better then he shows of late. He had potential but I think his attitude got in the way.

 

I don't think that his attitude alone has got in the way, though it certainly hasn't helped.

 

I think part of the problem in Tampa is that Greg Schiano seems to be the type of person that will rub certain people the wrong way. He was seen as that hard nosed type of guy. But there are those in the league, and fans that I have spoken to, that see him more as your prototypical play ground bully. You can see that in the players he has alienated and forced out of the team, and certain players already on the team who are apparently unhappy with his style. So maybe Freeman's experience this season was not entirely down to him alone, because from what I've read - if true - it seems to suggest that Freeman was never truly seen by Schiano as 'his guy'. During last season when Freeman was having one of his most productive seasons of his career, Schiano never seemed willing to ever truly back and endorse Freeman as his guy. He seemed reluctant to give a straight answer when question. And even when Freeman broke franchise records for single season passing yards and TDs, again, Schiano seemed reluctant to truly back and endorse Freeman.

 

So can you blame Freeman if he took exception to that? 

 

I guess as a team player you need to get your head down and continue to work. Try to prove him wrong. But if Schiano was dead set against Freeman and didn't see him as their guy going forwards, then there was always going to be conflict at some point where things boiled over. It seems that the Buccaneers have backed Schiano, and perhaps rightly so. But in terms of Schiano's style of coaching and overall personality, he seems to excel at rubbing people the wrong way, and I'm sure he could be difficult to work under. 

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