Root your phone if you want but understand what it means first. Root access is Superuser access, it gives you a lot more permission to do things that Verizon does not support. By rooting your phone you are effectively voiding your warranty, and if you do happen to mess it up, you more than likely won't get a replacement. As long as you know and understand that, feel free.
Titanium Backup will freeze the bloat apps for you. Better to freeze for now than delete because we don't have a factory reset file available should someone need it. Yet.