Jameis: Swagger Counts
June 13th, 2017
Jameis talks to Joe
America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, was talking today on the fields of One Buc Palace, following his earlier chat this week with a true American sports icon.
That was former NBA center Shaquille O’Neal, one of the most dominant and cocky athletes ever seen in a professional sport.
During a chat on O’Neal’s podcast, Jameis talked about how much he likes the swagger speedster wide receiver DeSean Jackson brings to the Buccaneers.
JoeBucsFan.com: Heard you talk the other day about the swagger of DeSean Jackson and how much you like that. Do you think that’s important to the team?
Jameis Winston: Absolutely. Absolutely. Because we play a game that’s so fierce and so competitive and, you know, a lot of [players] try to get tight. DeSean, what he brings to the game is just, he brings a pleasant mindset to this team. You know, he’s laid back. He’s going to make big plays. Like Coach Koetter [will] say, ‘We want people to make plays. That’s what we’re here for.’ … If you’re scared to make plays, you don’t need to be here. That’s from me; Coach Koetter didn’t say that (laughs).
Jameis later said the confident, comfortable-in-his-skin way Jackson carries himself is admirable and good for the Buccaneers. He added the Bucs need to emulate Jackson, always comfortable in every situation.
It’s interesting. Jameis, who is obsessed with crafting the right mindset for the Bucs, has latched on to Jackson in a big way.
Frankly, Joe hopes Jackson latches on to Jameis in similar fashion and the fierce drive of Jameis also spreads to the 30-year-old receiver.
June 13th, 2017 at 12:20 pm
Let’s get it!
June 13th, 2017 at 12:24 pm
Laid back “cool” swag can be just as compelling as the yelling fired up swag.
Swag is nothing more than today’s term for positive thinking. It’s a good thing as long as it is backed up…in fact when backed up it’s a great thing.
June 13th, 2017 at 12:33 pm
Thank you StPete, I was just thinking exactly the same thing. The one Buc who embodied that more than any other to me was Lee Roy Selmon. Man, talk about ‘cool swag’ as you put it.
June 13th, 2017 at 12:34 pm
Yeah the players got swag…….awww how nice. What about us fans though? How bout you freaking players give us some swag for once. I’m sick and tired of walking out of Ray Jay dejected. Start it up weeks 4-5(whatever) when we square off against the Giants and Patriots. Win those two games and give us fans some swag. Til then shut your pieholes about swag til you prove it on the field. Especially you D-Jax, you haven’t done squat in our uniform. You’ll get my praise if your capable of breaking a 80 yarder come Thursday Night. If not your dead to me.
June 13th, 2017 at 12:56 pm
Lee Roy spoke softly and carried a big mother%#^*&$ stick before it became a buzz word
June 13th, 2017 at 1:00 pm
JimmyJack….take a deep breath man!!!
June 13th, 2017 at 1:06 pm
we are on a 4 game home winning streak.
June 13th, 2017 at 1:42 pm
@JimmyJack, You sound like a bandwagoner. Real fans have swag even if the team loses bro. We bleed red and pewter. Players come and go, but the flag will always remain. Go Bucs!
June 13th, 2017 at 1:48 pm
We need all the swagger we can get. Jameis is the King of Swagger – but not in a loud, obnoxious way like some players come off
June 13th, 2017 at 1:54 pm
JOE– Where are your afternoon camp updates? The Tampa Bay Times already started posting…
June 13th, 2017 at 2:39 pm
bucs need every A-hole with talent they can get to offset the soft mentally weak holdovers in gmc, martin, dotson and at times lvd. talent and driven winners win championships. choirboys embarrass themselves.
June 13th, 2017 at 2:44 pm
It comes with a heighten level of understanding of the scheme allowing you to thusly play fast and not be on the field over thinking. One can have all the swagg in the world,if he’s unsure in the field of play(much like D was the first half of last season)then swagg means nothing. ME mention this yesterday. 3rd year in the scheme,2nd year for the Defense. This team should appear to be alot faster next season.
June 13th, 2017 at 3:17 pm
Well said Nole. It’s confidence, not only in play but also in scheme.
Don’t “talk the talk” if you can’t “walk the walk!”
June 13th, 2017 at 6:54 pm
“‘We want people to make plays. That’s what we’re here for.’ … If you’re scared to make plays, you don’t need to be here.”
I think that just made Schiano punch a cute and fuzzy bunny.
June 13th, 2017 at 8:32 pm
Just like a good woman… She wants to feel your swag….not hear you talk about it….
June 13th, 2017 at 9:07 pm
The way Magic Johnson kept Kareem going, hope Tom see the same from Jameis to Djax