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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 3 things Bruce Arians must tackle in 2019

By Rob Leeds

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Arizona Cardinals looks on from the sideline during a preseason NFL game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on August 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Arizona Cardinals looks on from the sideline during a preseason NFL game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on August 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 02: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks off the field after defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-17 at Raymond James Stadium on December 02, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 02: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks off the field after defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-17 at Raymond James Stadium on December 02, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images) /

1. Solve the quarterback dilemma

This should be an obvious first step for anyone that follows the Bucs or even keeps up with the national news. There have been questions about Jameis for some time now and the Bucs will be backed into a corner at the end of the season on what to do with him.

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Jameis’ stats and decision-making have both been lackluster over the last few years. He will show flashes of greatness in offseason workouts and the preseason and then throw some awful interceptions in game situations. In addition to on the field drama Jameis also has some serious decision making problems off the field. It feels like it is impossible for Jamies to make it through a year without a scandal or missing playing time, which leads to things like Fitzmagic and muddles the quarterback conversation even further.

The Buccaneers cannot afford to have another conversation for who needs to be the starting quarterback in the middle of the season. Jameis is here to stay for one more year but at the end of this season Bruce Arians has to have an absolute answer as to whether or not Jameis will still be on the team in 2020.

Fortunately for the Buccaneers the skillsets of Jameis and Bruce Arians could be perfectly compatible. Jameis and Arians both like to play the high risk high reward passing game. In addition to this Arians may be able to tap into Jamies’ high levels of  talent and prune away some of his less likeable characteristics. If Arians can “reform” Jameis and make him a competent man on and off the field Winston could be the Bucs’ quarterback for years to come.

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