“Coach Him Harder”
August 10th, 2017
You think winning head coach Dirk Koetter was hard on America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, during the premiere of Hard Knocks?
Don’t worry about that one bit.
That was part of the message from Koetter yesterday on NFL Network.
Koetter explained that Jameis can handle it — and he craves it.
“He’s probably told me that at least 20 times in the last three years, that I need to coach him harder,'” Koetter said. “I was a little worried when I previewed the Hard Knocks show and I was saying some bad words to him.
“You know, Jameis can take it. And Jameis, he’s such a great competitor. Jimbo Fisher coached him hard. You usually don’t have to coach him hard because he does almost everything right.”
It’s pretty clear Jameis has been handled with expert hands by Lovie Smith and Dirk Koetter since being drafted in 2015. Their combined touch has been magical.
Joe has the utmost confident in Koetter knowing how/when to coach up Jameis. Not only is Koetter proven with Jameis, but he a savvy team around him and has the street cred of top-10 offenses with Jacksonville and Atlanta.
Look for Jameis to keep yearning to be coached with a big stick.
August 10th, 2017 at 11:24 am
Empty memory and super thick skin. Can’t teach that
August 10th, 2017 at 11:26 am
I always wondered if Dirk yelled at Jameis like that. That was my fav part of hard knocks. Everyone needs their a$$ chewed once in a while. Even the star. That’s great leadership by Dirk.
August 10th, 2017 at 11:27 am
That’s why the Glazer’s had to remove the biggest road block for JW3!!!!! And within 8 months they fired the anchor, know as coach my scheme!!!!!!!! To think how much the incompetent one would have held not only JW3 but the whole team back is incredible!!!!! And some wanted to see a third year!!! LOL!!!!!
GO Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 10th, 2017 at 11:27 am
If a head coach does not hold his quarterback accountable, he loses his ability to do the same with the rest of the team. If a coach is going to holler, scream, and curse at players when they mess up, he also must do it to his quarterback as well. Otherwise, he can easily lose a locker room. So when we see Jameis getting yelled at or scolded for a mental breakdown, we should not be surprised. And trust me, it happens way more than we will ever know.
August 10th, 2017 at 11:32 am
I place ALL of these type stories whether it’s about #3 or DJAX or any other player on the team.
DK gets what REALLY matters!!! WIN!!!! Win and nobody beotches about the coaching….lose and then the second guessing goes wild. DK gets this and has even stated it for the record.
When we win nobody will be talking about DK coaching #3 too hard. I do not recall stories about Belicheat coaching Brady too hard…yet given his demeanor I suspect he’s had some words every now and then for Brady as well. And Brady like #3 gets it…it’s all about winning!
August 10th, 2017 at 11:34 am
Coach
Excellent point!!!
August 10th, 2017 at 11:47 am
I like “The Godfather” Coach Koetter allot. He is a no BS head coach who has the team playing for not just him, but for each other. That should pay dividends in tough games.
Jameis is the leader of the team, there is no doubt. Proof was on Hardknocks when rookie Auclair stood up and sung the Canadian National Anthem…in French, Jameis immediately stood up, then looked around at the other players and they jumped like their asses got pinched. That moment was cool on so many levels. Respect for a teammate, even a rookie, and leadership.
As for the tough love coaching of Dirk to Jameis. Clearly Jameis can take it, and I like how he’s not a prima-donna and wants the glove treatment. I don’t see any Diva’s. Jackson got the fat paycheck but did not look and act like a diva. Grimes doesn’t either. Kudo’s to the front office for finding players that LOVE football.
Jason should get his contract extension. And lock Dirk down as soon as possible. If the Bucs make it to the post season, Dirk should be signing an extension before the following season starts.
August 10th, 2017 at 12:01 pm
Thank you, sir, may I have another?!
August 10th, 2017 at 12:10 pm
“Proof was on Hardknocks when rookie Auclair stood up and sung the Canadian National Anthem…in French, Jameis immediately stood up, then looked around at the other players and they jumped like their asses got pinched. That moment was cool on so many levels. Respect for a teammate, even a rookie, and leadership.”
AMEN!!!
August 10th, 2017 at 12:20 pm
I had a feeling that’s what Koetter was cringing about once he had already seen it before the show aired.
“That’s F#@king Bullsh!t!” was the exact quote coach yelled at Jameis
August 10th, 2017 at 12:22 pm
Glazers, can we PRETTY, PRETTY please try to get Gruden in here as another QB coach. With Dirk and Jon he’ll definitely get his craving of some hard ass coaching.
August 10th, 2017 at 12:38 pm
Personally, I loved that segment, because it put on full display the mental toughness of Jameis, and the true genuine candid Koetter that we have all (mostly) come to know and love.
Can’t have the good without the bad, Jameis hasn’t even scratched the surface of how good he can be in this league. Yet he’s still thrown for 8k and 50 Td’s in his first to seasons, and has gotten the best of several wiley vet’s slated for the Hall.
Once he can eliminate the mistakes, and I have no doubt that Koetter will get him there, he can legitimately make a run at becoming the best QB ever to play.
And that’s real ish.
August 10th, 2017 at 12:41 pm
*two*
August 10th, 2017 at 12:49 pm
@The Shaz —Perfectly said!!!!
Go Bucs!!!
August 10th, 2017 at 12:52 pm
Cuz Gruden is so good with young Qbs and Koetter would love having him around. Lol
Not to mention Gruden would like to make 90% less money to be the assistant Qb coach.
August 10th, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Wait!!!! Jameis NEEDS coaching?!
August 10th, 2017 at 1:06 pm
I maybe “NFLNut” but my first love sport and the spot I excelled at was basketball and I love to compare NFL guys to NBA guys … to me Jameis is a combination of Magic and Kobe … the dude is an alpha’s alpha with thick skin and no memory of failure (like Kobe) but is also a natural born leader of men with great charisma and a “win at all costs” mentality (like Magic) … I love Jameis!
August 10th, 2017 at 1:40 pm
First time I watched Jameis in college, I said he had leadership qualities and a smile comparable to a Magic Johnson… I knew it from his first post game interview
August 10th, 2017 at 1:46 pm
Jameis has so much energy and enthusiasm sometimes you thinK he going to explode right there on the field. Thats why Dirk has to reprimand him when he screws up, thats why Dirk preaches patience. The only person who can beat Jameis is Jameis and sometimes I feel that might be the biggest problem this team faces.
August 10th, 2017 at 2:09 pm
^ The above sounds like a word-for-word statement about Kobe Bryant (at least the part about only Kobe being able to stop Kobe) in his early years … actually in his later years as well and I agree with it for both Kobe and Jameis.
Jameis has all the natural ability to be one of the greatest of all-time … he also has the drive, determination and work ethic to pull off such a quest. My greatest fear for Jameis is not Jameis however, it’s the organization … so far they have done a great job surrounding him with talent … Marpet/Smith/Kwon/Spence/Hargreaves/OJ/Brate/Godwin are all solid youngsters Jameis can grow with … but … Tampa doesn’t have much of a history in regards to winning and therefore my greatest fear for Jameis is that he will ultimately be let down by his organization the way all-time greats with no rings like Dan Marino and Dan Fouts were.
However, I honestly don’t see the Tampa organization letting him down … I feel Licht is a top 10 GM and that Koetter will be a top 10 coach and therefore that Jameis’ future is very bright and NOTHING will stop him from being a first ballot HOF’er or from winning at least one ring!
August 10th, 2017 at 2:39 pm
No, absolutely not. It was a bulls**t decision on his part. The kind of play that was all too common in his first two years. He can’t take the next step if he continues to do things like that.
August 10th, 2017 at 2:41 pm
Did you actually watch Hard Knocks? Everyone in the quarterback’s room wanted Gruden out of there faster than a New York minute.
August 10th, 2017 at 3:39 pm
NFLNut
Totally with you on the Magic comparison. Kobe not so much. He and Shaq had such massive egos I never got the feeling that either of them were “team” guys although both were obviously great talents.’
But Magic was special…it’s why they called him MAGIC! Wasn’t just his game but his personality and love of life and constant joy.
Yeah a great comparison with #3 who may be the first athlete I can recall in either sport with so much love of not only their sport…but life in general.
Magic and #3…two guys who are larger than life
I wish we had a great nickname for #3 like Magic. Fameis just doesn’t do it for me…#3 is far more special than just famous….this is why I always call him #3.
August 10th, 2017 at 4:21 pm
Not sure about that last sentence. But I guess he can take it. 😉
August 10th, 2017 at 4:38 pm
Most teams around the league have a QB that’s linked to their glory years. We’ve never had that. People don’t think Brad Johnson when they think about our SB. They think about our D and maybe Chucky. We’ve had QBs go on to SBs with other teams, but we’ve never had an elite QB, an efficient offense, and a great defense, all at the same time. We’ve never had an outstanding coaching staff or a front office that could put all that together. I’ve watched this franchise from day one, and this is the closest we have ever come IMO. I believe the next decade will be the one talked about as the greatest in franchise history. It’s all coming together. Go Bucs.
August 10th, 2017 at 6:56 pm
Joe.
Please, I can’t take it. Use better grammar.
August 10th, 2017 at 6:58 pm
Joe
I can’t take it. Use better grammar, or this guy will stop reading.
August 10th, 2017 at 7:00 pm
SOEbuc Says
“Glazers, can we PRETTY, PRETTY please try to get Gruden in here as another QB coach.”
No!
Do you not remember how badly he treated QBs???
August 11th, 2017 at 12:17 am
StPeteBucsFan … I hear ya on the Magic comparison … the reason I said a mix between Magic and Kobe is because I never viewed Magic as a two-way superstar that could carry a bunch of average players … Kobe could and did do that (almost upsetting the #1 seed Suns while being surrounded by Kwame Brown, Smush Parker and the gang, outscoring the Mavs by himself through 3 quarters, being the # offensive option, #1 distributor and the #1 defensive stopper on a title team, etc.).
If Jameis was the natural leader and charismatic fella he is while also being more of a “game manager” ala Alex Smith, I’d say he reminds me of Magic alone, but as I view Jameis as a gunslinger with the talent necessary to be a HOF’er, I said he’s a Magic/Kobe mix.