The No. 1 overall pick's struggles against pressure this preseason indicate that he could have a rough start to his rookie year.

<p style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(75,75,75);font-family:'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Gotham, sans-serif;">Heading into the Buccaneers’ third preseason game, the team had to have been pretty happy with the progress their No. 1 overall pick QB Jameis Winston was making.

<p style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(75,75,75);font-family:'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Gotham, sans-serif;">His play against the Browns in Week 3 of the preseason does provide cause for concern, however.

<p style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(75,75,75);font-family:'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Gotham, sans-serif;">The biggest reason? His performance against pressure. This was a strength of Winston’s in college, ranking 11^th in the nation in accuracy under pressure, and while he had struggled a little bit under pressure the first two preseason games, he had a disastrous performance against the Browns. They threw a multitude of blitzes at him, and he didn’t respond well: He completed zero passes on eight dropbacks under pressure, en route to a 0.0 QB rating. He ended up being sacked four times and throwing an interception, and he recorded a -2.3 grade for the game.

<p style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(75,75,75);font-family:'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Gotham, sans-serif;">Winston is likely going to struggle as a rookie, but if he does, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be a bust.  The early successes of Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson set an extremely high bar for young QBs that is almost unattainable. Peyton Manning had a 26-28 TD-to-INT stat line as a rookie, while Aaron Rodgers rode the bench behind Brett Favre for a few seasons before taking the reins and going 6-10 in his first season as a starter.

<p style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(75,75,75);font-family:'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Gotham, sans-serif;">With Winston there is heightened hype because of what he did in college, and the fact that he was drafted first overall, but chances are he is going to struggle with his accuracy and poise under pressure in the early going. We saw that on display against the Browns last week.

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Rookie QB struggles? Color me surprised.

 

Way too early to be worried about his development.

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JW WILL struggle this year and the Bucs will finish the season under .500 once again.

 

JW will also throw INTs this year.

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I survived the Gus Bradley Error.

That oline was awful that game. I think we see a similar season to Bortles from Winston. Lots of sacks and ints. How Winston reacts and adapts to the adversity will tell us about his future.

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That oline was awful that game. I think we see a similar season to Bortles from Winston. Lots of sacks and ints. How Winston reacts and adapts to the adversity will tell us about his future.

Look at the bright side. He can afford lots of crab legs now.

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Look at the bright side. He can afford lots of crab legs now.

 

What's the difference?  He wasn't paying for them anyway.

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When you get into the endzone, act like you've been there before.

Look at the bright side. He can afford lots of crab legs now.

Maybe he'll kidnap a chef to make the clarified butter

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Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.

Maybe he'll kidnap a chef to make the clarified butter

 

With his slow speed he'll never be able to make a quick get away.

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I survived the Gus Bradley Error.

He's not going to be a good NFL QB.

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JW is the one QB I am interested in watching. It would be nice to see a FSU guy not bust out like his predecessors did.

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Yes, it's improvement, but it's Blaine Gabbert 2012 level improvement. - Pirkster

http://youtu.be/ouGM3NWpjxk The Home Hypnotist!

http://youtu.be/XQRFkn0Ly3A Media on the Brain Link!
 

Peyton must store oxygen in that forehead of his. No way I'd still be alive after all that choking.

 

JW is the one QB I am interested in watching. It would be nice to see a FSU guy not bust out like his predecessors did.

 

You do know an FSU QB did win a Super bowl right?

 

He played about 16 years in the NFL.

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I survived the Gus Bradley Error.

Is this the rough start that was predicted for JW?????

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I survived the Gus Bradley Error.

He has a little Byron Leftwich in him.  

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Even Bucs can score double digits

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