Bill Belichick: 'Josh Freeman has a lot of skill'

Bill Belichick has said that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman has "all the skill".

The NFC South side will face Belichick's New England Patriots on Sunday, having lost to the AFC East champions during pre-season.

The Patriots head coach told reporters: "He runs well, you have to be very disciplined with your rush lanes. They roll him out a decent amount with bootlegs and sprint-out plays, things like that.

"He's got a great arm, big, tall guy that can see over the line, makes all the throws. We saw that in practice and we've seen it in the games. He can really get the ball down the field on the in-cuts, middle reads, seam routes, go routes, post patterns, all that.

"He has all the skill. It looks like he's definitely improved in terms of his overall presence on the field, handling the team and all those things, from when we saw him in [2009] in London to working against him last year in practice to seeing him this year in games and practices. He's been in a couple real competitive situations in the fourth quarter and has done what the team needed him to do."

The Patriots have won their opening two games, while the Buccaneers are without a win this season.