Behind The Scenes Of Workouts
April 10th, 2015
Bucs brass was busy this week. Flying Air Team Glazer to Eugene, Ore., and then to Tallahassee and then back to Tampa, that’s a helluva two-day roll.
Why go through that? Well, the Bucs wanted to work out Marcus Mariota, and then with his workout fresh in their minds, tackle Jameis Winston just hours later.
And guess who tagged along with general manager Jason Licht and coach Lovie Smith and other coaches? That would be Buccaneers.com senior writer Scott Smith and his staff of worker bees.
In this video hosted by Casey Phillips, Smith describes what it was like to be on the trip with peeks into the private workouts. Also, there are clips of Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and quarterbacks coach Mike Bajakian discussing both Winston and Mariota.
April 10th, 2015 at 2:01 pm
Casey Phillips sure is easy on the eyes.
April 10th, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Yes yes she is.
April 10th, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Thats exactly how i put it..they wanted to look at jameis right after seeing marcus, and it only took, what, 25 throws before they knew it wasnt a comparison? 🙂
April 10th, 2015 at 3:21 pm
very good revealing video of the 2 QB’S. it is obvious to anyone watching mariota throws harder and uses fast twitch muscles. Winston throws softer and a very rounded throwing motion. Merrill hodge on nfl live espn studied film of both guys. he has talked about the fast twitch and more powerful throwing of mariota compared to Winston. anyone that has watched the video cannot dispute this. they show both guys making the same throws. mariota throws harder and quicker.
April 10th, 2015 at 4:29 pm
Port richer George: wow, probably the most uneducated post I have seen
April 10th, 2015 at 4:42 pm
@Adament. That seems to be the trend with the Mariota supporters
April 10th, 2015 at 5:24 pm
Adamant
If you have some specific factual criticism about port richey george’s post then state it but to make some lame, vague comment that says nothing makes you look like the uneducated one.
April 10th, 2015 at 6:04 pm
Mr T – I shouldn’t have to waste my energy. The guy clearly hasn’t done his homework. Winston makes all the throws, outperforming Mariota at the combine, has leadership skills far beyond Mariota and can start day one unlike MM. It’s not even close on the field, which matters most.
April 10th, 2015 at 8:53 pm
a knock on MM that i’ve heard the “experts” say is that he throws the ball hard/fast a little too much instead of throwing with touch… which its no secret throwing w/ touch is not a strength with winston
April 10th, 2015 at 9:09 pm
TBH, the eye test tells me that Mariota looks better. Can’t really pinpoint it but, Mariota just seems much quicker in everything. Winston just looks methodical and longer developing and IMO we need a dual threat QB.
April 10th, 2015 at 10:13 pm
Strengths:
Excellent pocket passer
Phenomenal at making progressions through his receivers
Great pocket presence
Accurate thrower
Phenomenal anticipation
Innate timing
Quick release
Throws into tight windows
Generally a good decision-maker
Advanced field vision
Keeps his eyes downfield while scrambling
Mobile with running ability
Makes plays with his feet
Throws well on the run
Bails out blockers with ability to avoid sacks
Hard to tackle; tough to bring down for sacks
Very intelligent; understands the chess match
Audibles well
Mastered a pro-style offense
Has worked under center as well as shotgun
Impressive football I.Q.
Proven leader with passion for the game
Winner at collegiate level 26-1 as starter
Great at fourth-quarter comebacks
Experienced 2-year starter
Excellent on third downs
Good teammate
Does everything coaches ask of him
Quality arm that can make all the throws for the NFL
Ideal height and bulk
Durable
Toughness; plays injured
April 10th, 2015 at 10:17 pm
That is from Winston’s scouting report
April 10th, 2015 at 10:19 pm
Immature off the field
Numerous off-the-field transgressions
Increase in interceptions as a sophomore
Had some slow starts to games in 2014
4 weaknesses versus 34 strengths
April 10th, 2015 at 10:23 pm
#5