Bruce Arians Relationship With Jameis Runs Long, Not Deep
January 11th, 2019
Much has been made of the long connection and relationship between Jameis Winston and his new head coach/quarterback whisperer.
But perhaps that’s way overblown.
Yes, we’ve heard how Jameis impressed Bucco Bruce Arians at a football camp in Alabama a dozen years ago. He’s told the story in past years and Jameis also has talked about how Arians showing campers his Super Bowl ring was a life-changing moment for young Jameis.
But what about since then?
Yesterday, Joe asked Arians to characterize his relationship with Jameis for the past five years. Arians didn’t have much to say, which leads Joe to believe they will be sort of starting fresh with each other in Tampa.
“I always looked him up when we played him, told him to keep on going it’s going to be fine,” Arians said. “This is actually the [Super Bowl] ring I showed him, I think, when he was in 9th or 10th grade and evidently it made an impression on him. He definitely made an impression on me in that football camp; that’s for sure.”
Joe thought maybe Arians would talk about time they spent together during an offseason, or at least in Tampa back in this preseason when Arians called a Bucs game for CBS. But that’s not the case.
Is their relationship before now really important? No. But Joe thinks it’s important to realize that Jameis and Arians aren’t old drinking and fishing buddies or old family friends.
They’re basically starting fresh but with a mutual football respect that’s been in place a long time.
January 11th, 2019 at 11:47 am
As a professional armchair coach I believe Winston has not been properly coached hard since he left Jimbo Fisher.
January 11th, 2019 at 11:50 am
Good. That means BA hasn’t been able to teach him / influence him yet on his NFL play. If he was already doing that then the hire wouldn’t mean as much
January 11th, 2019 at 12:01 pm
tex
i agree…lol…
#GO BUCS!!!!
January 11th, 2019 at 12:03 pm
Doesn’t mean $$hiit. I bet a dub they will be more than fishing buddies soon. GQ Smooth will demand it, or else JW will be on the accountability sheet.
January 11th, 2019 at 12:10 pm
Disagree again guys. Jimbo was soft on Jameis. Even when he was disciplined he stilled showed up as if nothing happens. This is gonna be a “welcome to Jesus moment” for Jameis. Arians knows if he doesn’t get the best out of Jameis this year, Jameis will be buh bye… Arians has nothing invested and ownership knows if Jameis can’t work with BA they will be done with him. Jameis has a season to prove himself or he will be done here… take that to the bank. Arians is gonna give him the keys to the franchise, it’s all up to Jaboo!!!!
January 11th, 2019 at 12:23 pm
he’s pumpin the confidence into crabman………..
he’ll give him the rope.
i’d say no more excuses, but thats all its been with crabman.
January 11th, 2019 at 12:23 pm
Never forget the time when Winston was suspended and came out for warm ups in full uniform. Jimbo bout had a stroke.
January 11th, 2019 at 12:33 pm
Who cares? Doesn’t matter if relationship was deep or not up to this point.
It would only be surprising if it was deep. And no one probably thought it was.
January 11th, 2019 at 1:06 pm
That’s EXACTLY the way I interpreted it. They’ve been exposed to each other enough to respect the others skills but it never sounded like they stayed in constant contact. Regardless, they think very highly of each other and both want to be here so it’s nothing but positives right now.
Gobucs
January 11th, 2019 at 1:14 pm
Joes always trying to find a negative to every story line. Unreal !! Can we just be excited and not have you try and punch holes in everything .
Why make things up? The relationship has been discussed. Joe wanted to know if it ran deeper than camp counselor when Jameis was 12. … It’s not a negative at all that it seems to stop there.–Joe
January 11th, 2019 at 1:24 pm
I knew it. It was a random meeting at a camp 12 years ago. That’s not a relationship. It’s nothing.
January 11th, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Once they meet for real, Arians will be drafting a QB…
January 11th, 2019 at 1:42 pm
I love how all these idiots are saying “if he can fix Jameis” there is nothing to fix, he just needs to improve some in a few areas like not forcing the ball sometimes or throwing it away when the play is dead other than that is already doing a great job. Everyone listens to these talking heads who don’t even watch our games and just the box score, but yeah are the experts when we watch every single throw he has made in his career.
January 11th, 2019 at 1:47 pm
Once he has his umpteenth “dumb” fumble or interception, Bucco Bruce will looking for a new #1 and wishing they drafted someone in 2019 draft…
January 11th, 2019 at 1:47 pm
There personal relationship is not important. Nice when you like your employee/co worker but certainly not essential.
I NEVER for once imagined that BA and JW have hung out together.
They are both charismatic likeable guys I”m sure they’ll have some fun together but it’s not the personal relationship that counts. It’s their professional relationship and that is obviously off to a great start.
What will be interesting is when JW exceeds BA’s One interception limit…hey maybe he won’t.
January 11th, 2019 at 1:51 pm
Ndog. Just let Winston win some games and people will change their opinions real quickly.
Until then we can all agree that his 12 consecutive road losses and .250 record is not good enough.
January 11th, 2019 at 2:11 pm
With BA coming in known as a major QB guru, I think it’s going to light a fire under Jameis arse. BA is a leader and a teacher and is not gonna take any BS if you screw up or play lazy. I’ve believed Jameis all the times he sadly stated that he just wants to win. These coaches with great resumes being brought in to help the team get better all around, Jameis is going to focus that much more on fixing his game and eating W’s.
January 11th, 2019 at 2:27 pm
#7423 believes Bruce Arians can reignite the fire Jamies had for playing championship football
January 11th, 2019 at 3:05 pm
When Jim Harbaugh’s name was mentioned as possibly a candidate for the HC, countless posts on JBF professed Harbaugh’s relationship and love for Jameis.
Neither is true of course, which is why this article is another great example of how fans jump on rumors and practically razor thin evidence that Jameis is held in as high regards by respected coaches as He is with themselves. It’s either a case of a healthy imagination or outright delusional behavior. Meanwhile to the folks who support the team , this is entertaining to say the least.
Fortunately, the B.A. hire along with his staff is a huge deal for the team, and the fans. The team should be able to improve in all areas that should result in wins . And for the majority of us fans the apologists vs the haters is another embarrassing episode in a long line of them.
More akin to an argument about who is the best bum fighter in town. Yes the franchise is a bum, as is everything associated with it. But being the best bum fan is somehow life and death for some miscreants and lowlifes.
Haters or apologists. ..doesn’t matter. ..both are just fighting for the 2nd to last spot…the place that sxit grows on the bottom of a bums dead rotting , maggot infested corpse.
When the team wins …where will you be..
January 11th, 2019 at 4:48 pm
A report was published today of a survey taken of NFL defensive players and Winston is not very highly thought of around the league. I think the only way Winston is ever going to be a part of a winning team in NFL is to have a bunch of talent around him so he only has to be good, not great.
January 11th, 2019 at 7:15 pm
Arians is going to be very, very disappointed
January 11th, 2019 at 9:02 pm
All my life I’ve prided myself in being a positive thinker.
Books like Norman Vincent Peale’s “The Power of Positive Thinking”…virtually every famous thinker down through history agree with this.
Sadly this is not a one way street. Negative thinking also has enormous power…just in the opposite direction.
The negative energy that comes from “some” posters here at times is just amazing. I feel sorry for these guys even though I disagree with them. I mean imagine what it’s like to be inside TMAX head and you just gotta feel sorry for all that negativity.
Another thing I’ve learned in the past 71 years is a time worn adage…live in the moment it’s ALL that we have. The moment right now for Buc’s fans is excellent. Embrace it. Be positive.
Nobody will arrest you if we positive people are incorrect and BA is a big failure. IF he fails…IF JW doesn’t make it..there will be plenty of time to savor that negative experience AFTER it happens. Why do you want to be miserable BEFORE failure?
January 12th, 2019 at 7:47 am
^^ Incredible post, spbf, and beautifully said.
January 12th, 2019 at 8:00 am
BrianBucs Says:
“Arians is going to be very, very disappointed”
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Such a positive post, Brian.
So let me guess, if JW is successful, than YOU will be
“very, very disappointed”, right?
No offense man, but so tired of this mindset.
January 12th, 2019 at 8:28 am
^^ Incredible post, spbf, and very well said.
January 15th, 2019 at 9:31 pm
Good news here!!!!