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Buccaneers Jameis Winston: Two-faced football and a look at both sides

By JD Stenger

TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 02: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drops back to throw a pass during the second quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on December 02, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 02: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drops back to throw a pass during the second quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on December 02, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 08: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a pass during the fourth quarter of a football game against the Indianapolis Colts at Raymond James Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 08: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a pass during the fourth quarter of a football game against the Indianapolis Colts at Raymond James Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

Comparing Winston to NFL greats

You see it from the pro-Winston side all the time., comparing Winston to Brett Favre, and Peyton Manning at the same point in their careers; to me this is just silly. He isn’t either one of those guys, and they are not him, if Winston could control his interceptions he could be considered maybe every bit as good as those Hall of Famers. That’s not just a nugget I’m throwing out to the pro-Winston side, I believe that completely. I’m watching him now in the Atlanta game, and he is just playing lights out football, the best thing since crunchy peanut butter.

It leads to flip flopping on his support, I know I have been sucked in several times in just this season. You see how truly awesome at times he can be, and you just tend to get carried away with the emotion, then somewhere in the next game or two, he will throw four interceptions, two of them pick sixes, and the Bucs aren’t able to recover from it. It’s maddening, frustrating, it pulls at you from both sides; it makes you question yourself and your beliefs in the man.

The fact is that most of the “show him the door” side would change their stance if the interception dilemma was not such a big part of his game. I like the guy, I think he is a changed man in his personal life. His play on the field is exciting and leaves you without breath sometimes, and makes you wonder if there is something wrong with your eyes, or the TV, viewing some of his inspiring shots he delivers where there didn’t seem to be a throw that could be made, much less a catch made.

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Then will come a game where he throws it right into the bread basket of a defensive player. Then he does it again on the next possession for a pick six. It’s always been tough to be a Buccaneers fan; is it any surprise we have a quarterback that divides us all so much?

It’s danged if you do, danged if you don’t, two-faced football at it’s very best, and only time will tell which side had the most insight. One thing is for sure, it’s not going to be boring next year, and Winston seemingly would have it no other way.

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