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Bruce Arians impact on Jameis Winston showing for Buccaneers

By JT Squillante

Jameis Winston, Bruce Arians, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Jameis Winston, Bruce Arians, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 29: Dare Ogunbowale #44 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jameis Winston #3 celebrate while head coach Bruce Arians is on the sideline against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 29: Dare Ogunbowale #44 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jameis Winston #3 celebrate while head coach Bruce Arians is on the sideline against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /

Arians finding untapped potential in Winston

The Buccaneers, however, were not ready to give up on Jamies in the last year of his rookie deal, hiring quarterback whisperer and friend of Licht Bruce Arians as their next head coach. The Buccaneers are currently 2-2 to start this first season with Arians, and Jameis is off to the best start of his career; if he keeps this up, he will be well on his way to a rich extension.

After four games together, Winston has thrown nine touchdowns, five interceptions and has an average quarterback rating of 95.43. If it were not for a missed field goal, the Buccaneers would be 3-1 in the season at this point as well; the shift was sudden and effective for the pewter and red.

The most impressive stat line for Winston is over the last three games as he has finally begun to show consistency under this new coaching staff. is his last three games. Against the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and Los Angeles Rams, Winston has tossed eight touchdowns with just two interceptions.

Its clear coach Arians has made an immediate impact on Jameis, right now he is on pace for 36 touchdowns and over 4,500 passing yards. Bruce Arians’ system is a complex one, and it’s going to take time for the receivers to get the routes down, but the Bucs’ offense is finally starting to click.

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It is early in the season, but if the first quarter is any indication, it seems the last-ditch effort to save the former number one overall picks career in Tampa has paid off. Arians deserves a ton of credit for sticking with Winston, and now the Buccaneers are seeing immense improvements out of the young man they invested so much in four years ago.

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