A week after being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Josh Freeman has found a home with the Minnesota Vikings that will result in success for both sides.

Freeman signed a yearlong $3 million deal with the Vikings, according to ESPN.com. However, the Vikings will likely sign the quarterback to a long term deal once the 2013 season is over.

Freeman did not have a great relationship with Buccaneers Head Coach Greg Schiano, which was a reason why the quarterback did not succeed this season. After leading an offense ranked No.10 in the NFL in total yards last season, according to mmqb.si.com, and throwing for 4,065 yards and 27 touchdowns, Schiano still went on to select quarterback Mike Glennon in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Losing faith in the coaches and players, Freeman lost his confidence, which forced him to struggle this year.

Freeman did not have success in Tampa Bay because the type offensive scheme that the Buccaneers ran did not fit his style of play. When the Buccaneers hired Mike Sullivan to be the offensive coordinator, the team switched from a West Coast offense to a Run and Shoot offense, according to bleacherreport.com. Sullivan, the former Giants offensive coordinator, was successful in New York with this offense because of the team’s depth of wide receivers.

The Run and Shoot offense requires multiple wide receivers and provides mostly ‘jump-ball’ opportunities for its receivers. The Buccaneers did not have the depth at wide receiver. This resulted in Freeman’s struggles with the team.

“When watching the Buccaneers, I see an offense that appears to be ages behind the current NFL,” Doug Farrar of Sports Illustrated said. “It is evident that the Bucs’ offensive staff is confident that their two main wide receivers will win when the ball is in the air.”

When Freeman was with Tampa Bay, he had more passes dropped than any other quarterback in the league, according to bleacherreport.com.

Before Sullivan was hired, Freeman succeeded under the West Coast offensive scheme. In 2010, when current Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson worked for the Buccaneers, Freeman threw for 25 touchdown passes and threw only six interceptions that season.

Currently with the Minnesota Vikings, Freeman not only has depth at wide receiver with Greg Jennings and Jerome Simpson, but the type of offense that Minnesota runs is similar to the West Coast offense that Freeman thrived under in 2010.

“Freeman might have the most upside of any player in this class,” NFL scout Matt Waldman said in his Rookie Scouting Portfolio in 2009. “He’s tough, has a strong arm, and his pocket presence is good (and getting better). He has the size of Culpepper and the presence of Steve McNair. He is much more passer than runner, but his deep ball and skills manipulating coverage need work.”

Playing in Minnesota under an offense that revolves more around short passing will help Freeman more than playing under the Run and Shoot offense that required deeper ball passing.

Having the best running back in the game, Adrian Peterson, will help take off pressure for Freeman. When the quarterback gets his opportunity to play for the Vikings, he will not have to carry the team on his back. Peterson will have his success on the ground, which can help Freeman in the play action game along with not throwing the ball as often as he did in Tampa Bay.

The Minnesota Vikings do not plan on playing Freeman this week against the Carolina Panthers, but Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier said Freeman will get a chance to compete for the starting job, according to ESPN.com. With the lack of depth the Vikings have at quarterback with an unhealthy Christian Ponder and quarterback Matt Cassel, the chances of playing are very high for Freeman, which will make Minnesota Vikings fans happy this season and for years to come.