Sometimes it really is too soon to feed a young quarterback to the wolves.

But third-string quarterback and rookie Tony Pike gets to take the reins of a feeble offense against a seething Ravens team on Sunday. Jimmy Claussen is concussed, so his hazing takes a brief hiatus.

The problem for Pike is, this is likely a brief stint under center, so tossing him into the fire is a dangerous proposition. Rookies don't all need to be groomed the same way, and some are more fortunate than others when it ...
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Josh Freeman was basically an afterthought when all the attention in the 2009 NFL Draft was heaped on Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez.

Don't even mention that Freeman may have the best hairstyle of the three men, but you can't neglect the fact that the Buccaneers' second-year signal-caller is showing the moxie of a winning veteran in 2010.

5-2 Tampa Bay is attempting to do what every single team that has finished last in the NFC South has done -- reach the playoffs the following year.

Big, str...
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