This has been a bad week for some NFL quarterbacks. I mean bad as in "humiliatingly bad." I mean bad as in "it can't get much worse."
The worst case is Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman. I'll just touch on the low points: First, he gets benched because of inept play. Then he's told he can't even stand on the sidelines because his bad attitude might rub off on the team.
Then he says he wants to be released. Then he accuses the Bucs of leaking aspects of his drug issues. There were also those accusations of how he rigged the team vote that made him a captain, and the fiasco where he missed the team photo because he "overslept."
Safe to say Freeman doesn't have much of a future in Tampa Bay, nor around the rest of the league if the lack of initial interest in the quarterback by other teams is any indication.
Around the horn, other quarterbacks are suffering.
- Houston fans are seen burning quarterback Matt Schaub's jersey.
- Joe Flacco of the defending Super Bowl champs Baltimore Ravens throws five interceptions in a loss to the Bills.
- Titans quarterback Jake Locker, who was playing the best football of his career, injures his hip and will likely miss a month of action.
- Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger calls his own team the worst in the league and Minnesota's Christian Ponder, who has a fractured rib, is in serious danger of losing his starting job.
Have I missed anybody?
Yes, quarterbacks make the most money, but when bad times roll around and fans are looking for someone to blame, quarterbacks earn their salary.
In the meantime, there are some other great quarterbacks in action this weekend. Here's my analysis of the best Week Five matchups.
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