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5 reasons Buccaneers should part ways with Jameis Winston

By Andrew Boardwine

Byron Leftwich, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Byron Leftwich, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers watches the action during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 01, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers watches the action during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 01, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

2. Bruce Arians isn’t sold

It’d be one thing if Bruce Arians had completely been sold on Jameis Winston after this season, but it doesn’t seem that he has been.

When looking at the overall work of what Arians has said about Winston throughout the season, it’s clear that he likes some attributes but hasn’t once given confidence that Winston is the ‘franchise quarterback’ moving forward or that he wants Winston to be the guy.

If Arians isn’t 100 percent sold on Winston, that’s not going to go well for the organization. Why would the Buccaneers sign a guy to a long-term extension- or maybe any extension of any kind- if they believe in their new head coach?

Though I don’t believe the friction is as bad as media members sometimes make it out to be- like taking quotes out of context- there clearly are some questions when it comes to Arians’ evaluation of Winston as a quarterback.

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