“God-given”
April 27th, 2015
All things Tampa Bay usually make former 10-year NFL fullback Heath Evans cranky. The NFL Network analyst is nearly always grumpy about the Bucs.
But his tune changes when he talks about Jameis Winston.
In this NFL Network, Xs and Os look at drafting Marcus Mariota or Winston, Evans is all jacked up about what Winston does on the football field. Multiple times he talks about “God-given” talent and feel for the game.
“Every year we get these project quarterbacks and we say, ‘Oh, if he could see this. Oh, if he could do this.’ So many of the great quarterbacks, you played with one, Eli Manning, a two-time Super Bowl champion, what makes them great, you can’t teach. It is God-given. Jameis Winston has it,” Evans told former Giants center Shaun O’Hara.
This takes Joe to the often overlooked fact about Winston; he is finally a full-time quarterback for the first time. Winston’s commitment to playing baseball ended earlier this year.
Take all that 21-year-old talent and leadership, and add significantly more film study and practice time, and it’s easy to see why the Bucs will see Winston as the most attractive quarterback in three short days.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Former Saint. FUK Heath!
April 27th, 2015 at 12:04 pm
Who’s more excited than me?
Nobody.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:11 pm
HAY JOE , ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THE BLAME IF WINSTON IS A BUST.!!!!!!!
AND TELL EVERYONE THAT YOU WAS WRONG ON THIS SITE , I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THIS SITE WHEN HE GOES PATHTIC…….THAT IF THE BUC’S TAKES HIM……
April 27th, 2015 at 12:17 pm
You can’t fix it must be new to the Internet, all caps is never a good look, makes it seem like you are screaming through your keyboard, tinfoil hat and all.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:21 pm
@you can’t fix it,
By that same token, if Jameis is successful, are you going to come on this site and admit you were wrong? Of course you won’t, because you are anonymous and will just change your name and pretend as if you were always a Jameis guy. That’s the way people like you operate, always wanting to call out others, but not willing to be called out.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Winston does have the God-Given ability to be a Rapist, Thief, Liar and Vandal
April 27th, 2015 at 12:23 pm
Sorry 87 but that would be me!
April 27th, 2015 at 12:24 pm
Maybe we should trade the first pick for Johnny Manziel…
Hahaha…
Kidding… Of course the pick will be Winston…
April 27th, 2015 at 12:25 pm
Joe is really trying to build up the Clicks here the week of the draft by continually posting useless Winston dribble and nonsense.
MAKE THAT MONEY JOE!!!
Ignorant statement. Winston annoys a large percentage of readers. Another faction is sick of Winston chatter. Joe writes about what interests Joe. Leave the Internet business to the experts.–Joe
April 27th, 2015 at 12:28 pm
I can already see myself buying that Winston jersey – 3 years from now at a yard sale for $1.00
April 27th, 2015 at 12:29 pm
Dumpster diving!
April 27th, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Can’t wait til the draft
April 27th, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Go Jamarcus!
April 27th, 2015 at 12:31 pm
I predict more temper tantrums daily until the draft. They will include words such as: “POS, rapist, prison, tpd, coverup, scrumbag, stealing” etc.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:32 pm
How does it feel, haters? Enlighten us :)..hahahahaha!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 12:32 pm
Haha #Evans
#DP #HGH #PEDs #MushBrainRetard
April 27th, 2015 at 12:34 pm
HAWAIINBUC SAY:
YES,, I WILL BE HERE TO SAY I WAS WRONG, LETS SEE IF YOU WILL BE HERE IF I’M RIGHT , BUT I DON’T THINK THE BUC’S WILL DRAFT HIM ANYWAY…….
TOM SAY” WHY ARE YOU SO WORRIED ABOUT MY CAPS, JUST READ AND MOVE ON !!!!!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 12:35 pm
kkk Down here will continue to lench you and there nothing you can do about it BOY. That girl was white and doesn’t matter if she was lying, doesn’t matter if she lied or changed her story multiple times, doesn’t even matter that they failed to find enough evidence 6 times to convict you because your black so you’ve got to be guilty right? I mean why else call him a rapist otherwise. Don’t ever get caught out alone on a dark road. They hate you enough to follow you especially since you’ll be loving in their neighborhood lol
kkk is pathetic signed the mafia
April 27th, 2015 at 12:36 pm
You know it, love & warrick! This is when their real character is revealed..no ‘red flags’ here, no sir!! :)..
April 27th, 2015 at 12:38 pm
I feel a Kevin Costner Draft Day coming on.
I see us trading the 1st overall with the Jets who take mariota
and since we passed on him at 1. Teams will think we found a reason not to draft him and still get him at 6.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:39 pm
Do the bucs have to draft him to prove you’re wrong? Me thinks not 🙂
April 27th, 2015 at 12:41 pm
Crazy, keith. Titans want jameis, jets are trying to rob philly, doesnt make sense.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:41 pm
@barry
Could you be accepted into Stanford? Didn’t think so! STFU Dumbarse… Enough already with your worthless dribble, you should have been banned ages ago. Back to your mac-n-cheese mommy is serving for lunch.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:42 pm
how many mentors will Winston have?
McCoy / Brooks / Lovie / Winston’s Dad / Maybe Chuck Norris(if hes not scared of him) The restaurant guy giving free crab legs…
April 27th, 2015 at 12:44 pm
One good thing about drafring Winston is that it will guarantee the Bucs will have the #1 pick in 2016 also
April 27th, 2015 at 12:48 pm
Man, is it Thursday yet. I feel like I’ve waited 6-8 months for this draft to start. Oh, that’s because I have. I started looking forward to the draft last September.
April 27th, 2015 at 12:52 pm
Why do people jump on Joe for his love of Winston??
This kid has doubled or tripled this sites visits and posts…
Joe is a marketing genius !!!
First Joe has all of this traffic on his site…
Second Thursday Joe is probably charging double to his advertisers this site will explode one way or another
Third before season there will be the back an forth and if Winston mess up WOW this site will explode..
You wonder why JOE LOVE WINSTON… WINSTON MAKES JOE A B%TT LOAD OF CASH MONEY>>>>
April 27th, 2015 at 1:01 pm
@ATRAIN – You got it.
If the Bucs Draft Winston and he’s a star and the Bucs get out of the cellar. This site will explode.
If the Bucs Draft Winston and he goes down in flames either on or off the field. This site will explode.
If the Bucs don’t Draft Winston and the Bucs continue to suck, the owner of this web site will not let us forget it. Especially if Winston rocks the NFL on another team. If he fails, it will be quietly forgotten 😛
If the Bucs don’t Draft Winston and get Meriota and get out of the cellar…..we will forget about Winston and this site will still be busy.
I have said it before. I did NOT agree with Joe last year over Johnny Football. But I DO agree with him on Jameis Winston.
3 more days…..TICK…….TOCK…….TICK……give me a damn beer! Waiting sucks!
April 27th, 2015 at 1:01 pm
The overdrafting of Winston will have such a devistating effect on the franchise that after Winston is a total failure and the franchise is set way back and is now even more of a national laughing stock, Lovie and Licht will be fired, the fans, most of whom didn’t want Winston drafted here in the first place have all disappeared, and the Glazers put the team up for sale.
Hmmmm, maybe drafting Winston is a good thing………………….
April 27th, 2015 at 1:06 pm
Via NFL.com: trade they’d like to see happen.
Chicago wants to start over at quarterback. So do the Bucs. That leads Bears general manager Ryan Pace to pick up the phone and offer Tampa a slew of picks — this year’s seventh overall selection and next year’s first and second — to move up six spots into No. 1. Chicago also throws in Matt Forte (with one year left on his deal) and Jay Cutler.
Why do I feel like this will actually happen?
April 27th, 2015 at 1:11 pm
Anyone else see that those so called experts from the old Buc’s message board now grace these pages? If you’re not a Bucs fan stay the heck away.
April 27th, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Well, guys getting paid seven figures who have been in the NFL for years (Licht and Lovie) must think the same as Joe. Last Joe checked, he’s not working for the Bucs. Joe is not in the war room of the Bucs.
April 27th, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Deal but take this years 1st and second round and next years first and second..
Trade up a couple of spots and get Williams ….because Tenn will take Mariota…
NICE!!!!!!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 1:19 pm
#5
April 27th, 2015 at 1:26 pm
There’s a 50% chance he’ll be a bust. But I guess you don’t play Powerball because you’re scared you’re going to lose. Or were scared to play baseball because hitters fail on avg 75% of the time. You can’t win if you don’t play.
April 27th, 2015 at 1:52 pm
After going 2-14 right after 4-12, the Bucs need to get some excitement back in Buccaneer football by drafting Marcus Mariota!
SUPERMARIO!!!SUPERMARIO!!!SUPERMARIO!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 1:58 pm
Waiting sucks! 3 days, until we draft the best Qb in the NFC south.
The phenom has God given talent and leadership skills.
He will be top 5 qb in league by year 2.
Just hope they get him the lineman we must have.
And like in our glorious past, hope they draft local talent- so the rookies dont take two years adapting to our hot tropical environment
April 27th, 2015 at 2:06 pm
All I have been doing is reading some of you guys comments and they are plain stupid! One let’s talk about about Jameis Winston’s so called off the field issues! Let’s be really honest here, Winston has only done two things that’s crazy off the field those crab legs that Jameis supposedly stole were given to him. But when Winston got caught walking out the store With the crab legs he didn’t tell on the guy because he didn’t want him to lose his job! The only things that is mind boggling to me is were he stood on the table and yelled obscenity words other than that all the kid does is win! It’s about time that the franchise care about winning and not the bs of what other people thinks! I’m tired of referring to my Bucs as the ”(bucket of tears)” it’s time to win and if they want to do that draft famous Jameis Winston!
April 27th, 2015 at 2:12 pm
dear lord…..we all actually pull for the same team? WTF?
April 27th, 2015 at 2:40 pm
“BucRock Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 2:12 pm
dear lord…..we all actually pull for the same team? ”
For now. There’s a few people on record of no longer being Bucs fans if Winston is picked. Barry will soon be a Dolphins fan (because when you think of a team who makes moves you can support, it’s Miami, lol)
April 27th, 2015 at 2:51 pm
Too bad there can’t be adult and child sections of these blogs because there are either a handful of kids trying to run with the big dogs on here or some very socially challenged adults.
April 27th, 2015 at 2:59 pm
“YES,, I WILL BE HERE TO SAY I WAS WRONG, LETS SEE IF YOU WILL BE HERE IF I’M RIGHT , BUT I DON’T THINK THE BUC’S WILL DRAFT HIM ANYWAY…….”
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I’ve been on this site for years. You’ve been on (under that name) for about a minute and a half. I’ve owned up to every mistake I’ve made, so make no mistake I will be here. You, on the other hand, will disappear. No doubt in my mind.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:07 pm
HawaiianBuc Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 2:59 pm
“YES,, I WILL BE HERE TO SAY I WAS WRONG, LETS SEE IF YOU WILL BE HERE IF I’M RIGHT , BUT I DON’T THINK THE BUC’S WILL DRAFT HIM ANYWAY…….”
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I’ve been on this site for years. You’ve been on (under that name) for about a minute and a half. I’ve owned up to every mistake I’ve made, so make no mistake I will be here. You, on the other hand, will disappear. No doubt in my mind.
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Hawaiian got you with that one. Yes he has been here for a long tome and he also stands behind his opinions, some of which I agree with and some not so much. There are a lot of rookies on here trying to stink the place up.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:49 pm
I for one am excited. I know there is a good chance Winston is a bust. I think Marriotta has a bigger chance to be a bust. But the Bucs have a great opportunity. I am hopeful for the first time in years we could have a quarterback. Not some journeyman on the way out. Not some marginal quarterback that we debate is good or not after 16 games of playing. But a bonafide possible franchise quarterback. Maybe the best that we will ever have. So, maybe I’m a little hopeful or delusional, but dammit, we all deserve a little hope and excitement here. We’ve paid our dues with this team. Its time the pendulum swung the other way and the football gods show us a little love. You all can hate, but I am going to be excited and hopeful ……. at least until the eighth game of the season!
April 27th, 2015 at 6:04 pm
PREACH JOE!!!! ✊ CAN’T WAIT 4 my winston jersey!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 7:45 pm
Joe has been talking up this guy he will always have an excuse when he is wrong and he is Winston will be a bust if not in prison
April 28th, 2015 at 1:12 am
Holy crap – the vitriol is certainly reaching a fevered pitch.
There’s only 1 thing that is gonna shut up these Jameis haters. Good QB play. Leading the Buccaneers to victory.
Well guess what – that’s what Jameis Winston does. And that is exactly why the people who actually know the game of Pro Football and get paid Big Bucks because of it – are gonna draft him #1.
“Jameis Winston has it” – Bottom Line