Jameis Watch: The Shutdown
March 9th, 2015
Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida.
When Jameis Winston turned off his Twitter account a few days ago, Joe was waiting to see if Winston merely was in the process of changing it. Was he just switching from @JabooWins to, perhaps, @FamousJameis or @ErasingMcCownNightmare?
It turns out, Winston simply suspended the popular social media account and jumped off a train that could have derailed him if he Tweeted something stupid.
It was a wise move, and a sign of maturity. Joe’s wondering if the Bucs made the suggestion to him last week. Winston arrived in Tampa on Tuesday for a multi-day visit with Team Glazer and friends.
While ditching Twitter may seem very insignificant, and it largely is, it is a sign of maturity. Winston, one can assume, is stepping up his football focus.
Never fear, though, gawkers and stalkers can still find Winston on Instagram.
March 9th, 2015 at 9:07 am
He is still using
@FHITP
March 9th, 2015 at 9:08 am
sign of maturity joe? why because someone told him to that’s mature? wow!
March 9th, 2015 at 9:09 am
Now here comes the immature posters questioning Winston’s maturity any minute now…
March 9th, 2015 at 9:10 am
Very smart. Now he doesn’t have to read the constant barrage of idiotic, racist, and disgusting things written about him by internet tough guys. I don’t know how he lasted that long with an account. Personally, if I was an athlete, I wouldn’t even think about being on social media. Nothing good can come from it.
March 9th, 2015 at 9:13 am
No Joe……it is not a sign of maturity to shut down Twitter…..are you saying the millions that use Twitter are immature….
Maturity is using Twitter responsibly…..
This is a sign of not trusting yourself…or an advisor not trusting you…..
Now….perhaps not trusting yourself is a sign of maturity…..but I suspect this was not initiated by Winston….
March 9th, 2015 at 9:15 am
Yea I’m sure he thought of it on his own. Here is a better idea just don’t be dumb and you can keep it. You never see guys who aren’t morons have to shut it off
March 9th, 2015 at 9:27 am
Wise words, Tbbf.
@ Joes
Your judgement of QB’s is ridiculous…. Why the hell wouldn’t such a solid prospect like MM? Winston is such a risky option. (on AND off-the-field)
March 9th, 2015 at 9:28 am
I doubt “maturity” had anything to do with it. Winston’s agents probably insisted he turn off the social media until the draft so he doesn’t post anything stupid between now and then. I doubt whether Mariota’s agent had to make the same suggestion.
March 9th, 2015 at 9:29 am
One intelligent act does not a mature person make. When he strings together multiple acts of maturity over a signifigant period of of time WITHOUT a major screw up THEN I would begin to consider that option. Besides, he IS trying to get drafted you know, it’s the least he could do. If he keeps it closed once he signs a contract I would be very, very surprised.
March 9th, 2015 at 9:32 am
it won’t last long with an attention hog like him.
but yeah, i bet all the negative comments just verifies to teams that the guy is consistently disgusted by anyone but a jaboo homer.
March 9th, 2015 at 9:36 am
PFT notes a new surprise San Fran departure coming. Patrick Willis to Bucs?
March 9th, 2015 at 9:42 am
ha, love folks getting on him pre-emptively in case it was suggested to him from an outside party. these are the same people who will fear his ability to take coaching after some other article. who cares why a 21 year old is making better decisions, as long as the change is sustainable? would it be so bad if he were further motivated to limit his liabilities in preparation for being the face of a franchise?
March 9th, 2015 at 9:42 am
So Winston’s agent tells him to get off Twitter because he is at risk of ruining his draft stock by saying something stupid??? And that’s a move of maturity? So much fault in that logic….a sofn of maturity is keeping your Twitter account and not saying something stupid. I’m guessing this conversation hasn’t come up in the Mariota meeting rooms.
March 9th, 2015 at 9:49 am
@tampabaybucsfan- exactly. I would think his agent or father told him to. maybe he was getting hate mail or 87 would not leave him alone. lol but not the bucs. nice try joe!
March 9th, 2015 at 9:51 am
If this is advice….it’s a double-edged sword…..Good advice because neither the advisor or Winston don’t trust his Twitter activity.
Bad advice because it shows that Winston would/can’t follow instruction/advice.
The instruction would be….don’t tweet anything stupid between now and the draft.
6 weeks of restraint can’t be trusted.
Imagine after a contract has been signed for millions…..
March 9th, 2015 at 9:58 am
again I agree tbbf.
March 9th, 2015 at 10:02 am
I don’t know or care to know much about Twitter, but he better know how to dial 911 if the Bucs don’t get off their butts and find him an offensive line.
March 9th, 2015 at 10:11 am
look at this comment board. how many internet tough guys do you think troll winston daily on twitter? i’m sure it is only picking up as the draft approaches. there has not been a year-long mariotta witch hunt so i am sure his twitter feed is much tamer.
March 9th, 2015 at 10:26 am
Why would there be a Mariota witch hunt? Has he engaged in anti-social, extremely immature behaviour? Because the guy from FSU sure has, Mariota’s been a Bible Study so who cares about that?
March 9th, 2015 at 10:32 am
Lmao, 87 you yourself have said that Jameis Winston has the maturity of a 10-year old. Shutting down his social media was a mature move, but that does not make him a mature person.
It’s not the maturity I’m worried about, we all should have a sense of humor. But even a mature man can make stupid decisions.
March 9th, 2015 at 10:38 am
Charles Davis just did his 3rd mock draft update.
Previously he has Winston going to the Rams.
Now he switched it back to the Bucs….
We’re getting closer people…were getting closer.
Time to come to grips fro some of you people.
March 9th, 2015 at 10:41 am
52 days 9 hours and 18 minutes until the draft.
March 9th, 2015 at 10:46 am
it’s kind of hard to believe with JW’s theiving, alleged raping, vandalism, disregarding police, jumping up on tables, yelling at coaches…etc, etc.. etc…
hard to believe cause he post some crap about talking to young kids or something positive…just all seems like a big ruse. no one is buying it. he just needs to STFU
and i am sure his agent told him to pull it…..cause it’s still not working.
March 9th, 2015 at 10:57 am
Winston just sneezed and Robert 9 complained about it.
Winston wiped his ass and Robert 9 complained about it.
Winston was tying his shoes and Robert 9 said he’s doing it wrong.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:00 am
87, I make some posts from 9-5 mon-friday
you ride his jock 24-7, all day everyday.
not a lot of room to talk.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:01 am
I signed up for instagram just to follow Winston. The comments people leave for him are worse than anything he’s ever done. The reasons for dropping twitter is all speculation. I say he’s sick of the high horse riders telling him to go hang himself.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:01 am
Off-field stuff aside, Winston is way overhype absolutely Freeman 2.0
just watch draft-breakdown the game against Notre Dame..
He is just locked on his targets and does a poor job manipulating defenses with his eyes, sth. Mariota does better.., yet,. clearly Winton is the more pro-ready (sarcasm)
absolute BS..
just see how all those new.era kind QB went on having instant success year one..
just a matter of overall team, including coaching and all..
Mariota over Winston any time
March 9th, 2015 at 11:03 am
Robert…I don’t have to ride his jock anymore. I’m 1000% confident that he’s going to be the pick.
It’s the rest of you that are going to have to digest it and deal with it. Yet I doubt someone such as yourself will be able to deal with it. Especially after Glennon gets traded.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:04 am
Louden the NFL is looking for scouts….you might want to apply.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:06 am
87’s meltdown when they take Mariota or Williams is going to crash the site most likely. It’s gonna be hilarious though
March 9th, 2015 at 11:06 am
@Tampabaybucfan:
“No Joe……it is not a sign of maturity to shut down Twitter…..are you saying the millions that use Twitter are immature….
Maturity is using Twitter responsibly…..
This is a sign of not trusting yourself…or an advisor not trusting you…..
Now….perhaps not trusting yourself is a sign of maturity…..but I suspect this was not initiated by Winston….”
Are you saying Winston is in the same situation as the millions who use twitter that only have a few dozen followers?
Are you saying that recognizing that Tweets are often taken out of context in order to fuel the outrage cycle of the Internet and removing yourself from that potential risk in order to protect yourself and your future team is not mature?
It has nothing to do with not trusting yourself. Anyone can take anything you say and find something offensive in it. Not to mention even if he tweets something benign, he will be met with racism and people calling him a rapist, a thug, a thief, etc…
Check the replies to any tweet by anyone famous and you get a grab bag of idolatry and hate spewed at them.
Regardless of whether someone suggested it to him or not, it’s the smart thing to do. There is no benefit from someone like Winston to be on Twitter. Good for him and good for us.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:14 am
robert 9 Said:
March 9th, 2015 at 10:46 am
he just needs to STFU
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why, you never do!
March 9th, 2015 at 11:17 am
@bucrightoff
If you thought last year’s meltdown of the Johnny Rehab jock riders was funny, you may die of laughter if Winston is not the pick. This site will explode.
Personally I just want one of the QB’s. If it’s not Winston OR Mariota, I may join that dysfunctional group. Fire Lovie signs everywhere. 🙂
March 9th, 2015 at 11:22 am
@Edgewalker
“There is no benefit from someone like Winston to be on Twitter.”
I couldn’t have said it better myself…..
March 9th, 2015 at 11:28 am
Congrats! You proved my point by taking something out on context to make a meager point. Allow me to rephrase:
There is no benefit for any professional athlete to be on Twitter. It only will lead to trouble.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:29 am
that’s because CHARLES DAVIS is guessing just like the rest of them. closer we get to the draft watch all the mocks change a little they always do. they are saying this team should draft this guy as a need and hear say.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:31 am
Didn’t gmc suspend his Twitter account last year? Lovie
March 9th, 2015 at 11:33 am
A sign of maturity would be to use social media properly. This means that he cannot trust himself to do so. Yeah, that is who I want to be the “face of the franchise”
March 9th, 2015 at 11:37 am
@Edgewalker
Let’s see if Winston returns after the draft…..
I actually don’t disagree with you..I just don’t agree that it is a sign of Winston’s maturity…..but Twitter is a popular site for many public figures….actors, musicians, atheletes, politicians…etc.
Anthony Weiner comes to mind…..could have used your advice.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:38 am
“bo Says:
March 9th, 2015 at 11:33 am
A sign of maturity would be to use social media properly. This means that he cannot trust himself to do so. Yeah, that is who I want to be the “face of the franchise”
This demonstrates a lack of awareness of what goes on in social media. He can tweet something positive, like Kapernick did and be met with trolls who speq hatred. Maybe he doesn’t want that. If so, good. That’s mature.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:40 am
so is there literally anything he can do to shut you fools up?
March 9th, 2015 at 11:41 am
If any of you actually followed him on Twitter you would realize he really never tweeted that much anyways Nor did he ever tweet anything controversial.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:43 am
@robert9
Your a** is on here Saturday and Sunday also.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:46 am
Maybe he simply is tired of it or sees it as a distraction. Maybe he is viewing his time like is in hunting for a job. When looking for a job you should suspend all social media. Not because you might post something stupid, but one of your mutual friends might. With Winston this is magnified even greater. Smart move, regardless of who’s idea it was. That’s why you hire an agent, for advise.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:50 am
Twitter is stupid anyway.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:53 am
He’s so intelligent that Twitter can’t handle his great mind. Or his handlers told him to shut it down….Better to be accused of rape than dropping your drawls and proving it type thing.
March 9th, 2015 at 11:53 am
I fall in to the “Who gives a $hit?” camp on this one. People are reading a bit too much in to this, as usual. Maybe he just got tired of Twitter and all the BS that comes with it?
Hopefully he turns it back on after the draft though, I’d like to see what he posts when he sees Mariota on stage getting a Bucs jersey.
March 9th, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Probably the Winstonnite inside OBP had something to do with it. But how do you think the Glazers feel about this? 7 plus Red Flags, and now him being told to shut down all social media. He’s on total lock down. Really mature of him. Joe’s in full sales mode. #GoodToBeKing
March 9th, 2015 at 12:06 pm
87ForJameisNOMariota Says:
March 9th, 2015 at 10:41 am
52 days 9 hours and 18 minutes until the draft.
and
73 Jameis stories
March 9th, 2015 at 12:10 pm
#suckstobebarry
#barrythetroll
March 9th, 2015 at 12:29 pm
this is like a twit fest in here of jaboo jockswingers
#jaboohashisnutslickedbylurker99joshand87
March 9th, 2015 at 12:38 pm
JFat Says:
March 9th, 2015 at 11:53 am
I fall in to the “Who gives a $hit?” camp …..
Hopefully he turns it back on after the draft though, I’d like to see what he posts when he sees Mariota on stage getting a Bucs jersey.
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I would hate to see what happens after that. Jameis goes mad, goes undefeated his first 3 years and ATL wins 3 SB. MFs!
March 9th, 2015 at 12:41 pm
Thieves rarely if ever go overall #1. I hope nothing was missing from OBP last week. 87 needs to be the ring leader of the Winston fan club and wipe his mouth off
March 9th, 2015 at 12:42 pm
If it was a lock that Winston was coming to Tampa it wouldn’t matter what he said or did on twitter right? So now he knows and his agent knows he’s not a lock so it’s time to tighten loose ends to help secure being a top pick. This is not a sign of being mature people (get off his nuts already) it’s a sign of acknowledging by him and his agent that he is not mature and could hurt his stock if allowed to have the twitter account between now and the draft.
March 9th, 2015 at 12:44 pm
Winston just crapped and 87 wiped his A$$
March 9th, 2015 at 12:45 pm
chris…you just wait and see.
March 9th, 2015 at 12:50 pm
BRoy34isdonewithMorons Says:
March 9th, 2015 at 11:40 am
“so is there literally anything he can do to shut you fools up?”
Nope and that’s the point there’s nothing Winston can or will do for the next 3 years that will shut them up… ALSO..there’s so many new and fake screen names in here these days it’s getting quite childish anyways.
Why bother anymore? Just wait until draft day for now and…
Post here and there until then.
March 9th, 2015 at 1:06 pm
robert9 backs up barry…how cute 🙂
why don’t you roll over in bed and give barry a big hug from us, robert9.
March 9th, 2015 at 1:11 pm
@87, it’s nice that you’re 1000% confident that Winston is the pick. What we’re discussing right now is that Winston and his handlers just acknowledged that they are NOT 1000% confident he is the pick. If you know you’re a lock to be the top pick you don’t need to worry about embarrassing yourself on Twitter or anything really… Shutting down his twitter account says he and his handlers don’t trust himself from saying something stupid between now and the draft.. So even if you’re right and we draft Winston we don’t have to worry about him embarrassing our already fragile franchise until after the draft. Will he have his twitter account activated again after the draft???? I can 1000% guarantee that!
March 9th, 2015 at 1:22 pm
Not sure what would melt down the folks like 87….if the Bucs don’t take him or if they do take him and he sucks….I am sure that if he sucks, 87 and his ilk will blame everyone else except Winston
March 9th, 2015 at 1:30 pm
chris k…I don’t think it had damn thing to do with his “handlers”. He rarely ever used Twitter as it is…
I’ll be in here late after draft day, because I’m going to the draft day party @ One Buc. I hope you’ll stop by the site.
March 9th, 2015 at 1:33 pm
barry and I don’t kiss anymore, not since I saw what he did with those goats
March 9th, 2015 at 1:34 pm
Please Joe,
Stop Using this Crab-legs-stealing, BB-gun-shooting, obscenity-hollering, Heisman-Trophy-winning, former national champion Jameis Winston, the pride of Florida State University, continues to look like a much better quarterback prospect than Mike Glennon and Josh McCown.
It’s Joe’s daily nugget on the Jameis Watch, celebrating the best quarterback ever to wear No. 5 in the state of Florida.
I have to hold in the vomit and close my eyes to get past to the real info that i really enjoy from you.
March 9th, 2015 at 1:39 pm
@bo:
I am sure that if he sucks, 87 and his ilk will blame everyone else except Winston
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When Winston starts throwing picks they will blame the coaches, tight ends, waterboy, wide receivers and offensive line. Oh wait, they already do. Its sad to go through life blaming others and never accepting responsibility like normal people in society.
March 9th, 2015 at 1:49 pm
@87, I will be at the Stadium party that night, just like last year. They doing a party at ONE BUC????? You meant stadium right? Either way we’ll catch up the day after on here and have some more fun. I’m going to the draft party with my cousin(Giants fan) my friend(Eagles fan) and my brother(Jets fan)… They all have said they’re gonna have a field day taunting me and other Bucs fans if the pick is Winston.. Lol.. Let the shame of being a Bucs fan continue!
March 9th, 2015 at 1:52 pm
And there I was, hoping that the title: “Jameis Watch: The Shutdown” meant that the Joes were finally ending this daily force feeding of their annual “this is who the Bucs should draft because I like him and I don’t give a (insert expletive) what anyone else says that doesn’t agree with me” crap.
Of course, this is what I get for wishful thinking. (sigh) Yet another reason for me to reflect on why I waste my free time on this site.
March 9th, 2015 at 2:21 pm
So wait…. Will he not be able to tell us on twitter about how much of a great person he is??? Damn that! Instead I will tell you….. I’m a great person!!…. All the great throughout time say this to everyone by the way..
March 9th, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Seeing how classy some Bucs fans are here gives me hope that they will stop being fans once we draft Winston.
March 9th, 2015 at 3:11 pm
we’re just being real
real knows real ya know.
March 9th, 2015 at 3:14 pm
f… her in the p….
March 9th, 2015 at 3:41 pm
face her in the policestation?
March 9th, 2015 at 4:44 pm
If Jameis wins a super bowl next year, all these haters will be lined up to kiss his ass and buy his jersey. Good move Jameis, no need to for social media. F*** these haters
March 9th, 2015 at 5:06 pm
funny thing:
i should apply for Bucs GM (not only me)
because i´ve seen many guys online, who seem to better evaluate talent than this Bucs-FO jokes..
What youre saying is typicall Sheradian-Talk – just give me facts.. nothing more..
I will say it again and again (and you could even simply look for the negatives about Winstons game on nfl.com) and even there, there are the Freeman traits listed..
And winston is supposed to be a pocket passer, with freeman trais??
hell i dont want that with the 1st pick.
If QB – it has to be Mariota by a long shot.
March 9th, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Mariota = RGIII part 2
March 9th, 2015 at 5:39 pm
For all of you guys with a hard on for Winston…please let me know what quarterback you compare him to going forward….Is he some combination of Peyton Manning, John Elway, Joe Montana, and Tom Brady? Is he Trent Dilfer? Is he Michael Vick? Is he Matt Ryan, Stafford, or Moore? Just want to get some idea where you project him and what year you think he will be inducted to Canton?
March 9th, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Bo…the fire and energy of Tom Brady. The build and running ability of Big Ben.
Other than that I won’t compare him to anyone. He is who he is. Perhaps some day others might compare future QB’s to Winston.
March 9th, 2015 at 6:16 pm
RG3 was a damn good QB his rookie year. Remember where he took his team? Remember what they did to the Bucs? Give me some of that.
Of course, minus the reckless attitude and throwing your teammates under the bus.
March 9th, 2015 at 6:30 pm
By Dane Brugler
NFLDraftScout.com Senior Analyst
March 8, 2015 8:32 pm ET
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Florida State QB Jameis Winston: Asking around at the combine, I couldn’t find anyone (NFL scout, analyst, etc.) who doesn’t think Winston will be the No. 1 pick to the Buccaneers. Can the Tampa coaches and front office trust Winston? That’s the only question, but the on-field talent is too good to pass up.
March 9th, 2015 at 7:05 pm
Winston compares to Eli/Cutler for interceptions and Leftwich for windup. Mobility like Glennon but worse. Ability to self destruct like Josh Freeman
March 9th, 2015 at 7:11 pm
I tend to agree with pewterfan on this one…well done
March 9th, 2015 at 7:13 pm
87….big deal….in 1998 you would have asked a similar question of who will the top two draft picks be and you would have heard Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf in no particular order….you could have asked most who would have been the #1 pick in 1999 and most or all would have answered Tim Couch
March 9th, 2015 at 7:53 pm
SMFH
March 9th, 2015 at 10:11 pm
Cutler doesnt have the head in clutch, leftwich was statue, eli doesnt have the arm/accuracy, and glennon comment destroys eithers credibility. Who her wanna bet on pewter being the biggest winston bandwagon? Man i knew he was the best!!! Meanwhile, mariota has deals on acuras in eugene 🙂
March 9th, 2015 at 10:41 pm
mikeh Says:
March 9th, 2015 at 9:08 am
sign of maturity joe? why because someone told him to that’s mature? wow!
Lets evaluate what mikeh’s typed. A characteristic of maturity is the ability to accept and apply prudent advice. Providing that we accept the connotative definition of the word mature. I am not making the argument that Jameis Winston was told to discontinue his twitter account or accepting any statements as fact considering the issues. I really do not care one way or the other. What I do care about is presenting people like mikeh to be as dumb they are!
March 9th, 2015 at 10:44 pm
Bo…yes true agree with people that don’t analyze players for living…that will do ay some good.
MOST mock drafts are saying the pick will be Winston. So even if I did not have a preference for either one I’d go with the majority.
You can bury your head in the sand if you like…
March 9th, 2015 at 10:46 pm
By Dane Brugler
NFLDraftScout.com Senior Analyst
March 8, 2015 8:32 pm ET
“1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Florida State QB Jameis Winston: Asking around at the combine, I couldn’t find anyone (NFL scout, analyst, etc.) who doesn’t think Winston will be the No. 1 pick to the Buccaneers.”
So is this guy lying and if so what does he have to gain by it?
March 10th, 2015 at 12:38 am
I look forward to ending my day with this post, Jameis Watch; and listening to the crybabies every day.
Cannot wait until draft night to order my #5 Winston jersey. Red or white boys?