Team Glazer Trusts Jason Licht
April 27th, 2015
In an article typed by NFL Network insider Steve Wyche, who is currently embedded at One Buc Palace as the stopwatch counts down to Jameis Winston the first pick Thursday night, Bucs general manager Jason Licht shed light on what is going on behind the scenes at draft headquarters.
In short, Licht has a high ransom for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and says teams have called him about a trade but there’s nothing concrete, Wyche noted.
Wyche reported the ransom for the pick would be “extraordinary,” as the Bucs have their sights on Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston. Specifics on the ransom were not detailed.
But there is more. Explaining the rigorous research and vetting the team has done on Winston, Licht says Team Glazer is all in.
Members of the Glazer family, which owns and operates the franchise, have been involved in numerous conversations with Licht and Smith regarding the vetting of draft prospects, including Winston. They have been given information the team has collected on players, Licht said.
Licht added that ownership is comfortable with the team’s findings and that ownership has not dissuaded them from drafting any particular player.
“They have called multiple times and told us ‘We trust you,'” Licht said. “They have all the information and said they are 100 percent behind us. We know we have their support.”
It seems the only thing that could derail this is if someone wigs Winston today at the Derek Brooks Charities golf tournament. But surrounded by fellow ex-stars from his alma mater like Brooks and Deion Sanders, and having all sorts of current and former Bucs around as muscle, it is unlikely Winston would make any public scene today.
After that, Winston will be enveloped by shielding family in Alabama for the rest of the week.
In a matter of hours, Winston officially will become the savior of the Bucs.
As Bucs announcer Gene Deckerhoff once said, “Celebrate, Bucs fans. Celebrate. Dance to the music.”
April 27th, 2015 at 3:33 pm
He’s no savior Joe, please cut it out. He’s average at best. And when he throws all those Int’s I’ll be back to ask who’s fault it is.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:38 pm
yeah, and the fact that his family will need to keep him under wraps is exactly why we shouldnt draft this clown in the first place….
April 27th, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Hey Jackoff101…conversely, when he throws all those TDs and helps us win a bunch of football games will you be conspicuously missing?
Go Bucs
April 27th, 2015 at 3:40 pm
And what will you do Jacko101 when he easily becomes the best QB in Buc history (granted, we have one the lowest bars of any team in the NFL for him to achieve that)?
I get such a kick out of all the supposed Buc fans who are apparently going to root against the Bucs next year based on their petty comments.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:41 pm
He is way above average!! He will be great. He forced a few balls last year because his receiving corp consisted of Green and oh yea Green. Evans, jackson in tampa dream come true. Can’t wait!!
April 27th, 2015 at 3:42 pm
I didn’t realize Jacko101 was a pro talent evaluator. We are lucky to have him grace our presence, especially during such a busy time of year for professionals like himself.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:44 pm
He is not a savior or a bust or even average at this point. What he is is the top QB prospect coming out of college and deemed by most scouts and team executives as being the most pro ready based on his college experience. None of us know the future and how Winston or any other prospect is going to perform. If it is not a given that a free agent is going to come in and perform at a high level, then how can any rookie be a sure bet to be anything until given a chance? Silly season is getting old!
April 27th, 2015 at 3:44 pm
The haters will be gone in 3 days. Curiouse will they support the Bucs this coming year or wait till his first pro bowl before dining his jersey… Lmao
April 27th, 2015 at 3:45 pm
As the draft gets closer, the clowns are coming out in groves. I have a strong feeling its’ the same 4 jack arses creating new names in a last ditch effort to persuade the Bucs to draft Mariota. Keep on trying guys, only 3 more days!!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 3:45 pm
He is not a savior or a bust or even average at this point. What he is is the top QB prospect coming out of college and deemed by most scouts and team executives as being the most pro ready based on his college experience. None of us know the future and how Winston or any other prospect is going to perform. If it is not a given that a free agent is going to come in and perform at a high level, then how can any rookie be a sure bet to be anything until given a chance? Silly season is getting old!”
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Excellent post.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:46 pm
Get real haters. Move on with your pathetic lives. Jamies will be a pro bowl Q B.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:47 pm
yes, Jason… they trust you. You draft a bust here and you are gone.
Also, savior is a pretty strong word. I hope so, but I will believe it when i see it.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:48 pm
And Joe, if the Glazers didn’t trust that little bobblehead lapdog do you think they would make that public before the draft? After the cavalcade of disasterous decisions last year that landed us the first overall pick the Glazers would be foolish to completely trust these bozos.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:50 pm
“Team Glazer Trusts Jason Licht”…..???
based on last year ?
sounds to me like they are washing their hands of the pick….it is all on L&L…
April 27th, 2015 at 3:56 pm
I’ve been here for years and I’ll be here then too.
April 27th, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Apparently the bucs don’t have pro evaluaters either, but I’m better than them lol.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:00 pm
They better not trade the pick. I don’t care what is offered. We need Jameis more than draft picks.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:01 pm
Circle the Wagons….
I surely hope the need to defend Winston ends Thursday night….he will have a great deal to do with that.
I am more than willing to support him as a Buc…as I do & have all Bucs….as long as they earn their paychecks.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:04 pm
But I thought everyone in Alabama was ashamed of Jameis.
How can he possibly be throwing a big party to thank everyone that helped him?
Shocking anyone would come.
I have even heard they had to move it to Birmingham to accommodate the crowd, but that surely can’t be true.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:06 pm
“In a matter of hours, Winston will officially become the savior of the Bucs.”
Slow down there, cowboy. The Bucs are not a QB away from a Super Bowl title. This team has more holes than swiss cheese, especially the offenive line. Jameis can’t save anyone while on his ass. This is going to be a long offseason of riding this kid’s nuts, huh? I’ll take Jameis as the pick but he has a long way to go before he is able to be called a savior.
PS- there’s your “savior” quote 87.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:06 pm
Don’t care what is offered.. Winston not for sale!
April 27th, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Yeah that Mike Evans pick last year was horrific.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Well, I don’t want him, but we’ll get him. So I’m going to root for him.
On field, I’ll be more patient than Winstonites, off field, not so much.
Winstonites have bought the hype. They think Jameis will save the team this year. I don’t think Peyton Manning could save this team this year, so certainly Winston can’t.
I expect growing pains for at least 2 years. Winston will look good in the first game or so, but as teams get tape on him and defenses rush him, he’ll start turning the ball over. I won’t blame him unless it is obviously his fault.
The smartest thing to do would be to start Glennon until the oline is gelling enough to protect Winston. But it won’t go down that way.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:09 pm
#5
April 27th, 2015 at 4:13 pm
I think with Drafting Winston we need to do the same thing the colts did for Andrew Luck. Draft one of how favorite WRS or TEs. Couldn’t imagine Greene lasting to the 4th. But the Golden Cub Nick Oleary should be there for our 5th round pick since he tested poorly at the combine
April 27th, 2015 at 4:14 pm
Nobody has said he will save the team.
He is a big piece of the puzzle to build a consistent winner. Whole lotta more needs doing.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:15 pm
He is batting around .150 in terms of successful GM moves. You can like him as a GM, but he doesn’t deserve any trust. Dicking up the Johnson contract and giving Zuttah away on their own are moves that should lose him virtually all trust
April 27th, 2015 at 4:16 pm
Peytons washed up..move on, embrace jameis! 🙂
April 27th, 2015 at 4:16 pm
and that “Staying at Home Thing”…
What is up with that this year?
I heard something like it is up to about 28 players not attending the draft.
Is there some other reason out there than wanting to share the moment with family and friends?
April 27th, 2015 at 4:17 pm
“Nobody has said he will save the team.”
Joe clearly calls Jameis Winston the “savior” in the article above.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:19 pm
Satire Mr. Plank.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:26 pm
they trust licht about as far as they can throw him……..
April 27th, 2015 at 4:26 pm
Jameis will be a pro bowl QB. Jameis will lead us to multiple super bowl titles. Jameis is our savior. SAYS WHO?? You don’t know what the hell you’re getting in him.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:27 pm
Well then the Glazers better get it right or more than half their fanbase is gonna revolt. All the recent polls except JBF have Mariota ahead with more than 55% of the votes, and the FSU fanbase doesn’t make up more than 50% of the viewing area. I can’t believe with all Winston’s red flags that ownership would go against the majority and take such a huge risk. Winston better be the next Andrew Luck is all I’m saying. If you’re going to shake a hornets nest you’re gonna get stung. Jameis comes out struggling this fanbase is gonna want their pound of flesh.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:27 pm
Same owners trusted Dominik… And he ruined this team. These guys have gotta be the most gullible owners in sports
April 27th, 2015 at 4:28 pm
If it wasn’t for those ugly burger king uniforms I’d have my order in for my Winston jersey on Friday morning.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:29 pm
People act as if picking Mike Evans was a stroke of genius or something. With L&L trading Mike Williams, this team was sucked dry of receivers outside of the aging and drop-prone VJax. Tons of people on this site and around the NFL had the Bucs picking Evans. It would have been a colossal mistake had they not taken at least one of the talented WR’s that draft. Just like it will be a colossal mistake if they do not pick one of the talented QB’s in this year’s draft.
High 1st rounders are not hard picks to make, unless trading down. After the first round is where it gets tricky, and that’s where L&L need to prove themselves this year as last year seems like it was a complete flop outside of Evans. Of course it’s too early to tell but that’s how it stands right now.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:32 pm
Hey Joe you love posting stuff from SiriusNFL radio.
I’m listening to Phil Sims on Movin’ the Chains…. He’s ripping your
Winston guy. Would LOVE if you posted this audio, but I bet you won’t.
Winston Summary:
Red Flags with his weight ….
His Combine performance was alarming and worrying.
Feet work doesn’t bounce, doesn’t pop his feet. … he’s not explosive.
Decent not great arm strength
Gets hit a lot for a college QB
Missed a lot of throws while on the run during pro day
Mechanically he does things well, natural thrower
Then ended this by asking, would Bill Parcels draft Winston? Phil says no.
Then, would Bill Parcels draft Winston? Phil says yes.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Winston is inferior when compared directly to Mariota.
April 27th, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Simms must be a hater: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25080614/phil-simms-2015-qb-class-is-a-bad-group-jameis-is-best-thrower
April 27th, 2015 at 4:49 pm
How in any way is mariota better than Winston?? WiseMMan at what running
April 27th, 2015 at 4:57 pm
“Erik the WiseMMan Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Winston is inferior when compared directly to Mariota.”
After which season would you like to meet back here and conclude who is the better NFL QB? After year 2? Year 3? 4?
April 27th, 2015 at 4:59 pm
Joe…come on man, listen to yourself!
“But surrounded by fellow ex-stars from his alma mater like Brooks and Deion Sanders, and having all sorts of current and former Bucs around as muscle, it is unlikely Winston would make any public scene today.
Then, Winston will be enveloped by family in Alabama as shields the rest of the week.”
What happen if he is drafted and comes here. Is it going to be a constant worry about when he screws up?? Geesh!
April 27th, 2015 at 5:01 pm
Would this be the same fanbase that, in recent years, demanded the Bucs draft Trent Richardson, Tavon Ausin and Mark Ingram?
April 27th, 2015 at 5:01 pm
Buc Neckid Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 4:16 pm
and that “Staying at Home Thing”…
What is up with that this year?
I heard something like it is up to about 28 players not attending the draft.
Is there some other reason out there than wanting to share the moment with family and friends?
Sure…look what happened to Manziel last year….cameras on him with every team that passed….embarrassing…..I don’t blame anyone for staying home.
As for Winston…if I’m the Bucs…I sign him a day early and send he and his entire family to Chicago for the party.
For me, I think its important for Jameis to be there and to have as normal of a # 1 pick situation as possible…..I think its important that Goodell hand him his #1 Buc jersey. The PR campaign begins….
April 27th, 2015 at 5:02 pm
Pillage:
Whatever it takes to get the guy in the building. Once property of the Bucs, all will be well.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:03 pm
I think MM will handle the pressure and immediate failures teams encounter when the draft early and take a QBS better than JW. I don’t see JWs ego surviving. If Leonard Williams sacks himthis season he may remind JW that he is the best player in the draft not JW. I’m rooting for the Bucs but I think JW is a mistake. That Rose Bowl 4th and 5 keeps repeating in my mind and I can just see him with a Bucs helmet on.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:05 pm
From the tidbits Joe read from the interview, Simms likes Jameis. You suggesting whoever is running the twitter account of SiriusXM NFL Radio is lying?
Please remember Simms also crucified Aaron Rodgers when he was a rookie but also stated he got coached up and that is the reason he is now a stud. So you are suggesting Winston is uncoachable?
April 27th, 2015 at 5:07 pm
Erik ….have you done any online shopping lately?
April 27th, 2015 at 5:08 pm
MM plays a game that more resembles the changing landscape of the NFL. As the Pats skipper, arguably the best coach of all time how gimmicky he thought Oregons offense (which he borrowed from) when it won him the Super Bowl. The statue/poor on the run thrower of old is going away. And don’t even try to compare JW to the Gunlslinger of lore who could move better at 49 than JW does now.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Also, using Evans actually somewhat works against Licht seeing as the best WR in the draft (ODB) was drafted after Evans.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Joe I think JW may not be coachable
April 27th, 2015 at 5:11 pm
JMan Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 5:08 pm
MM plays a game that more resembles the changing landscape of the NFL
Bingo !!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 5:12 pm
Pillage and Plunder Says:
“What happen if he is drafted and comes here. Is it going to be a constant worry about when he screws up?? Geesh!”
For some fans like yourself the answer is yes.
For fans that just want to see a good QB play, the answer is no.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Would this be the same fanbase that, in recent years, demanded the Bucs draft Trent Richardson, Tavon Ausin and Mark Ingram?
doubt it
April 27th, 2015 at 5:14 pm
You haven’t read JBF comments very closely in recent years, have you?
April 27th, 2015 at 5:14 pm
I dont wanna call him the savior, but he will boost the club tremendusouly
April 27th, 2015 at 5:16 pm
@JMan please enlighten me as to why u think that? Is he to hype for u?
April 27th, 2015 at 5:18 pm
You haven’t read JBF comments very closely in recent years, have you?
you’re thinking of the FSU crowd. They seem to be the ones who can’t get it right
April 27th, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Jimbo Fisher said he is.
Steve Mariucci (who coached him in an all star game in St. Petersburg) said he is.
Winston’s high school coach said he is.
Who is Joe supposed to believe? *shrugs*
April 27th, 2015 at 5:18 pm
JoeJoes Fungi Nails Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 5:11 pm
“JMan Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 5:08 pm
MM plays a game that more resembles the changing landscape of the NFL
Bingo !!!!”
So wrong it’s not even funny anymore….
April 27th, 2015 at 5:20 pm
SAMCRO:
As owner/administrator of this site, this place went bonkers for those three stiffs. As always, you can believe what you want to believe. You never let facts get in the way, so carry on.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:23 pm
[Joe’s put up with your condescending crap too long. Time for you to take a vacation. — Joe]
April 27th, 2015 at 5:24 pm
Joe’s busting out the whip…
April 27th, 2015 at 5:30 pm
SAMCRO just needs a timeout for a few weeks. Given him way too much rope. Funny how his comments always pop up on the bad list and Joe has to approve them. Pretty sure he was naughty in the past, too. (Again?)
April 27th, 2015 at 5:30 pm
Damn everyone’s riled up. Draft hurry up and get here soon!
April 27th, 2015 at 5:30 pm
@buc1987
and boom goes the dynamite!
April 27th, 2015 at 5:31 pm
LOL Yup!
April 27th, 2015 at 5:33 pm
The draft won’t end this 87.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:38 pm
WalkdaPlank Says:
April 27th, 2015 at 5:33 pm
The draft won’t end this 87.
It will for me…but until the name is called I’m going say what I think about the 1st pick……
April 27th, 2015 at 5:46 pm
Are album fan. The coachable thing scares me. We’ve learned of several instances where he “disrespected” his coaches. Off the field Bo Jackson and Sanders washed their hands of him. I get the sense he is about his glory. Listen to his Heisman acceptance speech. Just a gut feeling.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:47 pm
A real buc fan. Sorry spell check
April 27th, 2015 at 5:49 pm
I just hope they draft based on their analysis instead of who may sell more tickets.
April 27th, 2015 at 5:51 pm
JMan Says:
“I get the sense he is about his glory. Listen to his Heisman acceptance speech.”
Do you mean the part in the speech where he said this trophy is not about me, it’s about FSU?
April 27th, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Again another ridiculous comment…..Don’t trade no matter what we only need Winston….
Haha One Guy can’t win games… So dumb
The unbridled love of this guy some of you have is sad.
That maybe Winston’s down fall as excuses will be made and he will continue to sink…
Be a FAN what’s best for the team…
A trade for several picks and a proven QB. Would have to be considered.
Blind love can lead you into a dark hole.
Go Bucs!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 5:55 pm
My mistake. The Rose Bowl speech. I’m sorry where he didn’t give credit to the other team “they didn’t beat us” not sharing the credit. Sorry brain going to quickly.
April 27th, 2015 at 6:01 pm
Buc1987 look closely at the prolific offenses the past few years. They focus on the short intermediate reads. The areas where admitted JW supporters say he struggles. There’s a lot of spread in the NFL. MM is suited to that. Again I’m a Bucs fan and just because we disagree doesn’t mean the comment is off base.
April 27th, 2015 at 6:18 pm
I remember people saying the same thing about the ‘changing NFL’ when it came to the Run and Shoot. Once a few teams ran it and the coaches got enough film it got shut down. It works in college but it won’t very long in the pros. Philly is one rule change away from being obsolete. The NFL doesn’t want gimmick football. Late in season last year the refs started standing over the ball until the def was set and their offense wasn’t rarely as effective. That rule change is coming soon.
@Samcro
Don’t hate because some of us went to college.
April 27th, 2015 at 6:19 pm
After Licht made all of those horrible free agent choices and signings last year and wasting all of their millions, I can’t imagine the Glazers fully trusting Licht with any major decision. Maybe they just trust him to bring them information
April 27th, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Jason, we trust you won’t F%&k this up. Now draft Mariota -Glazers
#DP #HGH #PEDs #MushBrainRetard
April 27th, 2015 at 6:43 pm
I see Winston as being a savior for this club. He may not win superbowls, but he will save the Bucs from the hell of 2 – 14. Bucs obviously need more than just Winston, but he is the key.
April 27th, 2015 at 6:46 pm
I just watched the Rose bowl presser post game.I’ll quote the question regarding the game and paraphrase the rest. When Ask about Marcus “He is a fantastic player you got to tip your hat to him he lead his team to victory.” He went on to say Oragon Offense was great their Def was great but we just beat ourselves with turnovers” He said “We just got beat we turned the ball over too many times, I just played like it never over I just want to get better” The question came right after Jimbo went on about how great the Ducks were and how he wished them luck going forward. I Ask about the last 2 seasons he thanked the whole team(s)and it was a shame to end the run of wins like they did because they beat themselves (alluding to his 1st statement about turning the ball over) we fall short today no one likes to lose, just got to man up and get better from it. I just want to learn from this I haven’t felt this way in a long time. He went on to thank his coach and teammates and talked about how much love there was between them like family.
Out of this you got something negative, Unbelievable!
April 27th, 2015 at 6:46 pm
Of course he may also win Superbowls.
April 27th, 2015 at 6:57 pm
Atrain…they didn’t tank the last game, just to trade the pick.
April 27th, 2015 at 6:58 pm
I have seen the light o brother joe. jameis Winston is the savior of the bucs. hallelujah! hallelujah! pete and shorty’s already have a jameis Winston burger already for their latest menu!
maybe some of the commenters can help them with what the ingredients should be. anyone have any suggestions?
April 27th, 2015 at 7:03 pm
@ robert 9 1st Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. You should practice this
April 27th, 2015 at 7:51 pm
The same clowns that are critical of Jameis will be crying in support of him by September –
You all do know it’s lazy to judge a book by its cover, oops that’s the American way these days. Yet you clamored for a privileged party animal who had more baggage.
let’s go Winston!!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 7:53 pm
And wasn’t this story about the Glazers trusting the new rock star Licht!!!!
But somehow we end up discussing Jameis…
April 27th, 2015 at 7:54 pm
If that’s not star power I don’t know what is
April 27th, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Yeah the Glaziers have given their approval and it’s not for the LOSER WINSTON. Because WINSTON SUCKS !!!!!!!!! LMAO Can’t wait for the Draft so all of you idiots will SHUT UP about Winston being an NFL ready quarterback. WINSTON SUCKS !!!!!!!!!
April 27th, 2015 at 9:35 pm
@T-Bay Fan 4 Life (Therefore soon to be Winston Fan)
I would advise you to place a bet on that in Vegas but it’s such a forgone conclusion that they took the line down and are no longer taking bets.
BTW- I don’t think there is one analyst, including the one (or is there 2 now) who have MM rated higher who don’t agree that JW is clearly the most NFL Pro ready QB coming out of the draft in years.
April 27th, 2015 at 11:11 pm
Winston doesn’t suck. I just don’t think he’s the answer