It Is In Team Glazer’s Hands
November 1st, 2018
They will decide.
Heavy-metal headbanging Jason La Canfora isn’t exactly sure what the fate of America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, will be. But he’s got a good guess.
La Canfora, of CBS Sports, appeared on the “The Rich Eisen Show” this week and was asked about Jameis, who was benched for the foreseeable future by Bucs coach Dirk Koetter.
La Canfora predicts Jameis will play again for the Bucs this year. But next year? La Canfora discusses that and offers a couple more predictions on the Bucs in the video below.
Who will make the call on Jameis’ future? La Canfora knows. That will be Team Glazer, not Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht nor Koetter.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:13 am
I trust Glazers, they don’t fear to back off from their own bad decisions or others.
In my opinion they are the only side of this story that are 100% interested on success of BUCS team, not specific individuals and/or players.
They are paying for their bad decisions millions.
Let hope they make better decisions, and have some luck this time.
Go Bucs.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:13 am
Doom.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:19 am
I just question why they’d get rid of Licht. I get the obvious answer, but Marriotta isn’t lighting it up for the titans and is often injured no? Those were our two answers for QB that draft. Plus, I think he’s been about 60/40 in regards to his drafts and free agents (60% positive). He’s whiffed on several but he’s also hit some home runs. When I think of drafting players, I think a decent GM should be able to get 3 good players out of a draft. The Aguayo year was atrocious, but the other years have been pretty solid. JPP pick up this year has been everything we could’ve hoped for (while others have sucked). Also, I don’t blame him for not pulling the trigger last year on firing Mike Smith. I think there needs to be trust in your HC to make some of those decisions. I’m not saying he’s the best GM in the world, but I think he’s been the best since Rich McKay.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:30 am
If that is the case we might as well fire everyone right now. Since their jobs are tied to their win/loss record the only way Licht and Koetter were to agree to that, if they are against it, would be a guarantee no-one gets fired. Because if your job is solely based upon performance and you have no say on the direction of how you manage it, you’re not in control anymore. You might as well be puppets.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:31 am
they’ll clean house including monken, keep Winston and hire a defensive minded coach….
Kris Richard for HC!!!!!!!
#NOEXCUSESIN2018!!!!….#PRESSURESONTHECOACHES!!!!…GO BUCS!!!!
November 1st, 2018 at 9:34 am
Winston is taking the livelihoods away from so many good people, such a shame. This guy torpedoed so many lives at One Buc and isn’t liked by most of the roster. DeSean Jackson had to ask to be traded to get the QB they wanted back on the field.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:35 am
Listen I was for drafting JW…MM would have been my second choice…I was wrong…wrong and wrong.
LUV and others were right. We should have traded down. What would an overall #1 have brought in return…2 #1’s and a 2nd or 3rd? I do not know but it would have produced a haul for a team that needed a lot more than just QB.
Again…we’ve got to stop with the desperation. Getting a starting NFL QB is tough…I get that…but it happens ALL the time in this league and even this year it would be relatively easy to trade with Chucky and get Carr. JW and DJAX to Chucky Carr to us.
If you don’t like Carr that’s ok it’s just that there are ALWAYS opportunities.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:37 am
I think he’ll play again for TB.
It’s 20 million, but It’s 20 mill to the Glazers. probably comparable to 2 grand for the rest of us. Is that amount worth a roll of the dice for a franchise QB for a team you own.
I think so, but It all depends on Jameis, CRABMAN, Winston and his demeanor. How he takes the benching. If he’s a spoiled little bi#ch, then say adios.
If he doubles down and embraces the learning experience you give him another shot.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:41 am
And honestly to some like me who don’t buy what he’s been selling….. if he did double down and embrace the character building experience it would perhaps win over some of us who think he is a low character POS.
we might actually be able to support him, and maybe in time embrace him as the face of the franchise.
people deserve a second chance…but not until they have learned from their mistakes. I don’t think he has. but thats me.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:50 am
“Tony Dungy will be President of Operations
Lovie Smith will be Head Coach
Joebucsfan will be barred from all press conferences and lockerooms
Its a Bucs Life”
Kobe Faker
November 1st, 2018 at 9:51 am
I think we are going to make the wild card with Fitz at QB.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:52 am
No other shot on JW. If you give another shot, and then another shot….where you draw the red line????
He has passed many red lines, but most important is that most of fans (the real money machine of Bucs), know that he is NOT the QB they expected to be, not a good NFL QB, and this is the most important. Secondly he has a bad character, liar, sarcastic, bigot, ignorant, impulsive behavior.
Why we should pay to watch him??
No more shot, period.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:53 am
The Glazers & team are paying an unknown price for Jameis’ off-field behavior…..hard to quantify…..but it’s there……Jameis is paying a very heavy price with the absence of endorsements….and possibly less with a future contract.
All of that can be excused if Jameis performs on the field and brings a winner….his time is getting very short.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:56 am
@CRABMAN
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No other shot on JW. If you give another shot, and then another shot….where you draw the red line????
He has passed many red lines, but most important is that most of fans (the real money machine of Bucs), know that he is NOT the QB they expected to be, not a good NFL QB, and this is the most important. Secondly he has a bad character, liar, sarcastic, bigot, ignorant, impulsive behavior.
Why we should pay to watch him??
November 1st, 2018 at 10:02 am
“Goodell and the NFL gave the Glazers another Superbowl in Tampa…
The NFL wants a complete reset…amateur hour is over
Gump, Klueless, and “man without a country” JW is out
NFL wants Tony Dungy back in the NFL”
Kobe Faker
November 1st, 2018 at 10:04 am
Dear scheme Glazer,
Please move your “team”
Thanks
November 1st, 2018 at 10:04 am
no one wants dungy back
better than thou can take that $hit elswhere. we want real
he could be a preacher maybe, not a football coach lol
sapp, lynch, brooks, manning made dungy
November 1st, 2018 at 10:06 am
diva djax is gonna have a huge game this weekend with fitzie at the helm…they were seen canoodling at the bar at outback steak house on dale mabry yesterday…fitzie helped djax cut his not so tender steak slab, and djax threw fitzie his baked potato for good measure
November 1st, 2018 at 10:10 am
The truth is that none of us really know how the Glazers really feel about Jameis. Their opinion is the only one that matters. At all.
November 1st, 2018 at 10:16 am
DJax, as fun as he is to watch, has been nothing but a pain in the ass to this team since he got here. He has definitely not helped this team move forward in any way, shape or form.
November 1st, 2018 at 10:40 am
Yeah, i really don’t fault drafting JW. Sometimes you chose between Goff and Wentz or Rivers and manning and sometimes its a year where neither are franchise qbs
November 1st, 2018 at 10:44 am
Demon
Djax’s demeanor was great in training camp..real team guy. That’s when he knew Fitz would be playing the first three.
He was great during those three weeks too….
Sensing a pattern here? DJax has been in the league long enough to assess QB’s abilities.
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Crabman- there are plenty who want Dungy in the Front Office. I don’t think it will ever happen, but would definitely support it.
November 1st, 2018 at 10:46 am
On Jared Goff..
If Mcvay wasn’t calling protections and audibles into his helmet, right before the snap he wouldn’t be doing nearly as well..
Major puppeteering going on there.
November 1st, 2018 at 10:48 am
4-0 come after nov 25th, come dec 2nd we got the panthers again, then the saints, dirk not going away, jameis not taking another snap this season as starting QB for the bucs (next season? who knows) we right in the thick of things, we gonna beat the panthers sunday,
November 1st, 2018 at 10:49 am
BTW In case anybody cares…google and you’ll find that JW’s estimated net worth is 25 million.
None of this will affect his life other than his first love…football might be snatched from him. But he’s set for life!!! And I’m totally cool with that. I do not feel the need to “punish” JW…just the need to move on with this franchise.
The Glazers are the 63rd wealthiest family in the entire country worth just under 5 BILLION. Source…google
I like the Glazers…I do not resent their fabulous wealth…but they need to get out of the way. Hire Tony or Derrick Brooks and let them make the rest of the FOOTBALL decisions. Give them a budget and then let em roll.
There is one consideration I give the Glazers…off field issues…if a player embarrasses them or the franchise off the field then they should be free to step in.
November 1st, 2018 at 10:50 am
@jmarkbuc,
Definitely hear what you are saying, man. I just don’t think being a “team guy” should be dependent on which way the wind is blowing or who is on the field at that moment. Still, that being said, I loved what I saw from DJax on the other post and just going to let it lie there. I am definitely rooting for him.
November 1st, 2018 at 10:59 am
Glazers should be happy their not wasting more MILLIONS on Lichts picks
November 1st, 2018 at 11:07 am
The Glazer idiots need to sell the team. Thats the bottom line. Its all about the money.
November 1st, 2018 at 11:13 am
People in Tampa was bragging about how Jameis Winston
Was voted #57 on the NFL Top 100 (By his peers)
They was talking #WeaponsForWinston#
And 18 months later
They are talking
Getting rid of him
What happen during the past 18 months?
November 1st, 2018 at 11:15 am
Funny reading all the comments, but nobody knows yet how things will play out. The Bucs could easily be crushed this week and Jameis is back in the starting role. Wish Fitz the best, but we are talking about the Bucs who can never get all aspects of the game working. Kinda like my golf game.
November 1st, 2018 at 11:16 am
jmarkbuc,
you are absolutely correct that D Jax has been in the league long enough to assess QB play, he knows who can get HIM the ball better, but is it right for the whole team and for the future? He has never been known as a “team player” in the locker room in Philly or Washington. I think dude has all the talent in the world and his skill is second to none, but my guess is he really wants that 11 mill again next from the Bucs, he may only get 6 or 7 on the open market. Just sayin’
November 1st, 2018 at 11:21 am
Age 21-Pro Bowl Appearance
Age 22-Voted the #57th best player in the NFL (By his peers)
Now at the age of 24, he’s benched, for a 36 year old career backup
And they are talking about getting rid of him
There is more to this than meet the eye
November 1st, 2018 at 11:29 am
Lakeland
C’mon man…
His pro bowl appearance was as a last minute alternate…
What meets the eye is JW’s ability, or lack thereof…No conspiracy here.
November 1st, 2018 at 11:33 am
jjbucfan
I was never a big Djax fan.
That being said, he was different, better, in TC this year…Vocal leader, working with the other WR’s.
Sure, he likes that Fitz can get him the ball. I do too. That’s why he was brought here. I don’t think Djax minds if OJ and ME etc. get their’s too…..
He wouldn’t be the first to take money from the Bucs..and him wanting a QB that can help him flourish isn’t a bad thing to me.
November 1st, 2018 at 11:39 am
Age 21- He was a substitute for someone that was actually selected for the Pro-Bowl.
Age 22- Being popular doesn’t mean you are good at what you do.
Age 24- Reality set in. His erratic playing style and carelessness with the ball does not stand up well to the worlds best defensive players.
November 1st, 2018 at 12:58 pm
Everybody is talking about Winston’s poor play on the field and arguing whether he should be a Buc or not. Perhaps their is no decision to make. What if the team has given up on Winston? Nobody’s mentioning that but if Winston don’t have the support of his teammates there is next to no chance he will meet expectations.
November 1st, 2018 at 1:06 pm
@Lakeland I do wish there was more to it than meets the eye but unfortunately it is obvious to the eye.
He was my guy too BUT there is no doubt he has to sit. I hope he can return and succeed but I am not counting on it.
November 1st, 2018 at 1:30 pm
After the Bucs made an incredible comeback with Fitzmagic against Cincy, they had all the momentum. Did they go for the jugular and go after Dalton on the last possession? NO – they played [Easy with the female cat reference! — Joe] prevent and acted like they were hoping Cincy would give them a chance to go to OT.
That is coaching…
November 1st, 2018 at 2:22 pm
I think they will clean house. Coaches, gm and unless a new coach wants to retain position coaches like a defensive coach keeping Monken as the o coordinator they are all gone. As far as players go Lavonte David and McCoy make to much money to have this bad a defense so they’ll get rid of them with grimes, rebuild the defense and scheme but keep the offense somewhat intact
November 1st, 2018 at 6:58 pm
Fire Dirk and give Winston a massive extension, unless you want another 15 years of losing, then dump Winston and go through yet another rebuild.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:27 pm
Wow Rod. Don’t want you as a GM. You think it takes NFL teams 15 years to find a QB or replacement?
November 2nd, 2018 at 4:57 am
Alanbucsfan; the (your choice of key adjective) prevent D is standard fare for the Bucs when tied or holding a lead; that has not changed since Mike Smith got pink slipped just like Koetter on offense when tied or down by a score: go turtle and try to pick up some yards for a missed FG from the kicker; you seen that formula before the half at the Cincy game and at the end of regulation in the Browns game and Koetter sent in that play call in the Saints finale last year but Winston disregarded him and made the 39 yard TD pass to Godwin…. The coaching of this franchise is kind of vanilla when it comes to brass tacks….