Wake Up, Danny Lansanah!
May 1st, 2015
Bucs linebacker Danny Lansanah hopped on WDAE-AM 620 today and talked about how Jameis Winston will not come into the locker room and change the culture of the team.
Per Lansanah, the Bucs are a team that lets its on-field performance do the talking.
Joe was speechless and downright angry.
Mr. Lansanah, the Bucs displayed a culture of losing and depression throughout 2014, a culture of shame, and you better believe a Jameis-led change is coming — or losses will continue to mount.
Here are Lansanah’s exact words:
“Lavonte [David] is one of the top guys in the locker room. He’s laid back. You know, all of us are like that. Just [Winston] coming into the culture and seeing how everybody carries himself, like Vincent Jackson, everybody’s just that laid back type of guy, don’t talk a lot, but on the field we let our play do the talking,” Lansanah said. “So, you know, I think just him coming in and just seeing that culture that’s in our locker room, he’s going to adapt.
” You know, you have no choice. You have other guys in there; everybody is on the same page. For you to come in and try to change the culture is not going to happen. Guys aren’t going to let it happen.”
Don’t be confused, Lansanah was excited to have Winston. He even said he studied the draft and the players available and has long been a Winston guy.
But Joe finds Lansanah terribly misguided in his locker room commentary. This Bucs team needs the kind of winning leadership that oozes from Winston. As Joe has written before, Winston should be the Warren Sapp of this Bucs offense and this era of Bucs football.
Play like a winner. Talk like a winner. And demand your teammates make winning a priority on every snap. Or get the hell out and play for the Jaguars.
You can hear all of Lansanah’s takes below, via the WDAE-AM 620 audio player.
May 1st, 2015 at 3:38 pm
I just read this at espn regarding the bucs:
ESPN’s Ed Werder says that Nebraska pass-rusher Randy Gregory is also on their board, and he’d fill another need as well.
Please stick remotely close to the topic of the post. Really not hard to do. Thanks. –Joe
May 1st, 2015 at 3:42 pm
Gregory would be off my board because he’s too light. End of story. He has other issues besides weed but I could care less about all that. Go OL and get Jameis protected.
May 1st, 2015 at 3:44 pm
the think is if he stops smoking grass and instead starts playing on it and giving 100 % to his game, it could be a good bet.
I’m saying we MUST pick him but if we don’t, I think some team will take th risk
May 1st, 2015 at 3:52 pm
But laid back seems to be working so well for us. Good job Danny, you just made the list.
May 1st, 2015 at 3:54 pm
We need to go O-Line for the next 3 picks and try to keep Jameis upright. We can work on the D next year and hopefully Lovie can have them ready this year.
May 1st, 2015 at 3:54 pm
to paraphrase Lovie around the time he was firing your former teammates last year, “we were 2-14.”
feel free to say you are building something big or whatever, but don’t come on the radio and talk about a bunch guys who have not seen a winning season in their Tampa Bay careers and only won 6 games in their last 32 tries.
i get that there’s some good chemistry perhaps, and i bet jameis will only enhance that. but….a team full of wallflowers who have spent the last 5 years getting whipped does not have the NFL figured out
May 1st, 2015 at 3:55 pm
Lansanah has McCoy and David to lead the defense. I bet if you ask a young offensive player, say Evans, he might be whistling a different tune. Regardless, if Jameis truly is the natural leader most of believe him to be, no existing power structure or seniority is going to stop Jameis from oozing into the cracks of that locker room. He will make his stamp.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:00 pm
I don’t think Lasanah was out of line at all! Let’s face it, we all know this team is going to go through Winston at some point. But as a rookie, he should keep quiet and follow the lead of some of the other bucs leaders. Then, once he becomes more established in the locker room after his rookie season, he can start become a more locker room presence. Players dont want a guy who thinks he can just show up on day one and start handing them his autograph, they want a guy who wants to be a part of the team.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:02 pm
this has been Jameis’ team since the second half of that NO game.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:03 pm
winston couldn’t wait 5 minutes before his leadership was spilling out of him at the combine with relative strangers. i don’t see him keeping a lid on it for a year
May 1st, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Play like a Loser. Talk like a Loser. And live your life like a loser. And then get paid millions and rewarded by society for being a loser. Then try to come in and demand your teammates make winning a priority on every snap. Or get the hell out and play for the Jaguars. Yeah, can’t wait to watch the implosion! Little Boy Trying to lead Men. Enjoy that Winstonites! If he Sucks, which he will, you will all have an excuse for why it wasn’t his fault. SMGDH! Go Mariota!
May 1st, 2015 at 4:05 pm
So Winston, learn as much as you can from the leaders, play your a$s off, AND THEN you can start becoming a leader. I dont worry to much about this though, I’m more than sure that players are going to put him in his place.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:14 pm
IMO, reality is somewhere between Nick and Andrew 1.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:14 pm
To come in and help be a leader is one thing. To come in and to be a bully or punk is another. That is what he is talking about. Remember, your linemen can get you hurt fast. Welcome Mr.Winston. Help us win but don’t act like your the only member of the team.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:16 pm
@David shut the hell up and go root for the Titans, u Mariota fan
May 1st, 2015 at 4:20 pm
@David shut the hell up and go root for the Titans, u Mariota fan!
May 1st, 2015 at 4:21 pm
Please direct me to a link where even one former teammate has anything remotely negative to say about him.
and
@David
JoeTitansFan.com must be rerouting you here for some reason. Please contact the help desk.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:26 pm
Joe is making up issues here. I believe the Bucs have a strong locker room, and there’s no reason to expect Winston to come in and change it overnight. Winston will bring his confidence and its influence will be felt as his performance on the field backs it up. But I think the team believes in themselves and Lovie already, and that’s a good sign even when the on field results are poor.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:27 pm
loser talk
May 1st, 2015 at 4:30 pm
If Mr.Kedricks is drafted tonight Lansanah may not have to worry about a locker room culture change. How many wins have the Bucs had in the past 3 years, something like 10 total? If that’s what he calls letting their actions on the field do the talking then they need to speak louder because I can’t hear them.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:34 pm
“David Says:
May 1st, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Play like a Loser. Talk like a Loser. And live your life like a loser. And then get paid millions and rewarded by society for being a loser. Then try to come in and demand your teammates make winning a priority on every snap. Or get the hell out and play for the Jaguars. Yeah, can’t wait to watch the implosion! Little Boy Trying to lead Men. Enjoy that Winstonites! If he Sucks, which he will, you will all have an excuse for why it wasn’t his fault. SMGDH! Go Mariota!”
Pout much?
I think the site is called Musiccitymiracles.com. Go there. Stay there.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:38 pm
Shut up Danny
May 1st, 2015 at 4:40 pm
@Joe
I know you hate links but i found this clip that has some cool anecdotes about his leadership when he was red-shirting and on the baseball team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMtMl2vt6ME
May 1st, 2015 at 4:42 pm
Hey Danny! You just worry about defense buddy! Let JDub handle the offense.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:48 pm
David Says:
May 1st, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Play like a Loser. Talk like a Loser. And live your life like a loser. And then get paid millions and rewarded by society for being a loser. Then try to come in and demand your teammates make winning a priority on every snap. Or get the hell out and play for the Jaguars. Yeah, can’t wait to watch the implosion! Little Boy Trying to lead Men. Enjoy that Winstonites! If he Sucks, which he will, you will all have an excuse for why it wasn’t his fault. SMGDH! Go Mariota!
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Another fool speaks,and yes go Mariota all the way to Tennesseend please take David with you! the rest of us are looking forwrd to winning again.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Lansanah is a decent sam. But Jameis is a rookie quarterback. As long as he works his as off and helps us win and compete, the locker room will gravitate in due time. If Jameis does what he needs to, the leadership will resolve itself.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:52 pm
@Joe
I’m sorry, i’m sorry, i’m sorry!!!
But
this is too good from Elite 11 in high school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyZwdIeHVjI
May 1st, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Agreed Largobuc. Wise words my man.
May 1st, 2015 at 5:25 pm
i guess people missed the part where he introduced his teammates to all the scouts that came to watch him throw, and then got his WRs water bottles during the break. so selfish, that immature thug.
May 1st, 2015 at 5:26 pm
i guess people missed the part where he introduced his teammates to all the scouts that came to watch him throw, and then got his WRs water bottles during the break. so selfish and overbearing, that immature thug. and the way he reveres Vincent Jackson…he just won’t get along with anyone
May 1st, 2015 at 5:40 pm
2-14 Did ya hear that Danny ?
May 1st, 2015 at 5:49 pm
Thank you Nick! That was great & after that it showed a cut up of Winston’s 1st game Vs Pitt. Really cool Jaboo history esp for non FSU fans who hadn’t seen it yet.
May 1st, 2015 at 5:57 pm
The locker room will find out soon enough that JW is not some sort of fad… This guy puts in the work and makes it a point to connect with his fellow battle buddies; ultimately getting the very best out of everyone.
He is the leader because he makes you wanna take action and at the same time is leading the charge with a resolve only the few have.
Laid back can only net you so much… A 2-14 season.
Help me out, I cannot think of any champions in any sport that when mentioned “Laid back” comes to mind?
May 1st, 2015 at 6:01 pm
David Says:
May 1st, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Play like a Loser. Talk like a Loser. And live your life like a loser.
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Wow David, you really know alot about being a looser, and it shows. You post like a looser too!
May 1st, 2015 at 6:20 pm
@SOOFIERCE – “Laid back can only net you so much… A 2-14 season.
Help me out, I cannot think of any champions in any sport that when mentioned “Laid back” comes to mind?”
very well put. every man who was part of 2-14 needs to be thinking about how to improve themselves and improve the team, not defend the “vibe” that has prevailed as the bucs lost 38 games in their last 48 attempts.
May 2nd, 2015 at 9:12 pm
Winston is already creating division in the locker room and hes not even there yet. LOL fail soup is served!