Clyde Christensen Talks About “How Steady” Jameis Is
July 12th, 2019
You gotta love when a veteran quarterback coach like Clyde Christensen starts quoting Ecclesiastes during an extended chat about all things Buccaneers this week with JoeBucsFan.com.
Young manbeast JoeBucsFan intern Zach Seifter was well prepared for the interview and one question asked Christensen what he saw through the spring from his new pupil, Jameis Winston.
“Just, you know, how hard he works and you know how committed he is to it, and just how steady he is,” Christensen said of Jameis. “Some guys are up and down and they work hard for periods of time. But this guy really is, the job is more pulling the reins back and saying, ‘Hey, let’s work smarter not longer.’
“There’s a great verse in Ecclesiastes I always quote that says, we’re going to not swing the axe harder but we’re going to sharpen the blade. So I think probably with him it’s just almost reeling him in a little bit more than it is trying to get more work out of him. So, he’s improved a ton. He’s picked up the system pretty good. We’ve stressed just learning the system and fundamentals and stuff. And now we’ll have to put it together and get better in all the situations and all those things, apply the fundamentals to game situations. And we introduced it all OTAs; and there were some good things, some bad things. Now it’s got to be all toward winning football games.”
The molding of Jameis will be very interesting to watch, especially if Christensen, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and Bucco Bruce Arians continue to be open about how it’s progressing.
It’s almost odd that Christensen is still talking about getting Jameis to be more efficient in his work — sort of going deeper versus going long. Christensen was saying the same thing more than two months ago.
Joe wonders when Bucs coaches will find Jameis’ work habits to be just to their liking. Joe suspects that will come with winning — because nothing seems to matter much when the Ws are flowing.
Presented by Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating, it’s Bucs legend Derrick Brooks and media legend Ira Kaufman on an all-new TAMPA TWO, a production from The Identity Tampa Bay & JoeBucsFan.com.
Brooks gives great insight explaining “all you need to know as a player” and what he looks for in practice, and much more. Enjoy!
July 12th, 2019 at 10:13 am
Jw3 might be the most hardest practicing player that gets avg to inconsistent results!!!! If this is him being so well “practice” The “real” fans could not imagine how bad it would be if he did not work at his craft!!!!!!!!! The “real” truth is that is was a 5 year mistake that the Buc’s did not trade down to work on making a better roster!!!! Because this team cannot drag jw3 to wins!!!!!!!!! Its been time to start over, but the sheep will not let it go, and 2020 will be a desperation year with coaches and gm on the hot seat after this disastous year that so many have already predicted!!!!!!!!!!!! Desperation moves that will trade in building the team for short term success that will lead to failure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2019 will reveal answers to the sheep, that the “real” fans already know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 12th, 2019 at 10:26 am
“The molding of Jameis will be very interesting to watch, especially if Christensen, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and Bucco Bruce Arians continue to be open about how it’s progressing.”…..this should apply to INEXPERIENCED ROOKIE quarterbacks!! NOT to fifth year, number one overall, starting quarterbacks!! Sheesh!! Again, who here REALLY believes Winston can even come close to winning a Super Bowl??? …..which is all that really matters.
July 12th, 2019 at 10:37 am
@Clyde … ” the job is more pulling the reins back and saying, ‘Hey, let’s work smarter not longer.’ So true, but it’s scary at the same time that coaches have to be reminding Jameis to ‘work smarter not longer’ in his 5th year here.
Love the quote from Ecclesiastes. Someone needs to remind Clyde though that Solomon, the purported author of Ecclesiastes, had 700 wives and 300 concubines. Taking advice on ‘Smarter not longer’ from a guy with that on his resume may require a dab of caution.
July 12th, 2019 at 10:50 am
MVP season coming up …
July 12th, 2019 at 10:51 am
Year 5 and we are talking about fundamentals still?
So much for being the most pro ready prospect since Andrew Luck
July 12th, 2019 at 10:53 am
Defense
One wife is enough. 700? Wow. I’ll take the concubines. He must have meant stay harder..err.. work harder for longer.
July 12th, 2019 at 11:01 am
Defense Rules—
You crack me up.
Indeed, Solomon is arguably the smartest person ever to walk the earth except for one Person. And no, I’m not talking about Joe (I’m pretty sure you know Who I mean).
So considering your stat on Solomon’s wives and concubines, I feel a little less guilty. Actually, I have some make-up work here when it comes to the “work harder not longer” category!
July 12th, 2019 at 11:08 am
As a die hard Jameis fan and supporter through and through, “steady” is not exactly a word I would use to describe him and his play.
Hopefully that will change…
July 12th, 2019 at 11:10 am
@DR: I thought it was 300 wives and 700 concubines
Which is still a lot but a much different picture lol
July 12th, 2019 at 11:17 am
Yeah, I’m not sure this is a ringing endorsement. haha. He works so hard, you have to keep to him. haha. This isn’t Rudy.
July 12th, 2019 at 11:27 am
BucAllNight … Nope, he had 700 wives. 1 Kings 11:3 (NKJV) … “And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart”. Successfully explaining the 300 concubines to the 700 wives is probably why Solomon was considered the wisest man to have ever lived.
July 12th, 2019 at 11:42 am
Consistently inconsistent
July 12th, 2019 at 11:42 am
So strange to see so many talented coaches finding new and creative ways to tell JW to play smarter. Clyde must have watched the Hard Knocks scene with Koetter telling him not to try to do too much… and decided he needed an axe metaphor since words alone weren’t having any effect. Bruce has got him playing 3D video games to make better, faster reads… Clyde is quoting scripture… I wonder what Byron is doing… hypnotism? I’m up for anything if it works.
July 12th, 2019 at 11:47 am
Nobody questions his effort, work ethic, IQ, or even ability….It all boils down to his decision making in the moment, something goes wacky and you can’t coach it out of him. The best you can do is manage the roster/game around him looking for a formula that positions him to be an effective game manager
July 12th, 2019 at 11:50 am
Frustratingly tantalizing…
July 12th, 2019 at 11:56 am
realist
BA has to fix the team and create and identity…..
Clyde is here to “coach the dirk outta” winston….
we started over once dirk was sent packing!!!!!….now its all about development and wins!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
July 12th, 2019 at 12:01 pm
JW says: Blah, blah, blah, Hey, let’s work smarter not longer.
What JW should say is:
Hey, let’s throw less interceptions not more.
Hey, let’s not fumble the ball so much, fumble less.
For the love of God, it’s not his work habits, it’s his ON FIELD HABITS.
July 12th, 2019 at 12:08 pm
@WestChap … “I’m up for anything if it works”. Normally I am too WestChap. No voodoo though; sounds like scary stuff and Bucs have enough scary stuff already going on (Carl Nicks, Nick Folk, Beckwith, JPP & a number of others over the years).
July 12th, 2019 at 12:08 pm
Bucs success and bible quotes go well together both pure fantasy….
July 12th, 2019 at 12:35 pm
@Defense rules, fair enough: I’m up for anything reasonable. 🙂
July 12th, 2019 at 12:36 pm
Deep and long, Joe wasn’t that your college nickname?
July 12th, 2019 at 12:55 pm
@DR: That’s right I stand corrected. How do you think he remembered all of those anniversaries? He had to have a great assistant right lol
July 12th, 2019 at 1:05 pm
RealistPrayingBucsSUckforTheSakeOfAnInternetPersona
July 12th, 2019 at 1:07 pm
Haha ^
July 12th, 2019 at 1:59 pm
@tmaxcon … “Bucs success and bible quotes go well together both pure fantasy”. Interesting insight into what makes you tick Tmax. I can only assume from that statement that this physical world is all there is in Tmax World.
In the famous words of Dr Phil … “How’s that working for you?”
July 12th, 2019 at 2:20 pm
Ahhhhh yes…. Clyde Christiansen… the coach that can FIX ACCURACY ISSUES, yet has never really done that for a NFL QB before.
And somehow he’s going to fix Winston. LOL.
July 12th, 2019 at 2:49 pm
Morgus the Magnificent Says:
July 12th, 2019 at 10:26 am
Again, who here REALLY believes Winston can even come close to winning a Super Bowl??? …..which is all that really matters.
I 100% REALLY believe that Jameis Winston can take us to and win multiple Super Bowls. But of course he can’t do it by himself like most of you expect him to.
July 12th, 2019 at 2:50 pm
D.R.
As usual great stuff. And I’m a fan of Solomon. He had me when he told the ladies both claiming the same infant that OK he would cut in half and divide it equally…the true mother obviously said no and offered to give up her claim showing Solomon the true mom….he was a clever man eh…as has been pointed out by another poster considered the smartest man to ever live…don’t know about that but he’s certainly in the conversation!
My favorite work of Solomon is also from Ecclesiastes…the part adapted by Pete Seeger that the Byrds turned into the hit song “Turn, Turn ,Turn”. The verses were adapted word for word from the 3rd chapter of Ecclesiastes…my favorite Bible verse of all….
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
And so as a Bucs fan I take from this chapter there is also a time for the Bucs to win! Might as well be 2019
July 12th, 2019 at 2:58 pm
6 wins at best, time to rebuild. BA retires Jason Licht fired new owners take over. You can only dream.
July 12th, 2019 at 3:02 pm
Clyde Christensen… ugh… a man so awful he got HOF’er Tony Dungy fired.
Wow, I hate hearing that name again. It would be like seeing Mike Shula in the headlines.
Damn, you just ruined my day.
July 12th, 2019 at 3:30 pm
“Sheesh!! Again, who here REALLY believes Winston can even come close to winning a Super Bowl???”
I do, I think Jameis is better than Doug Williams, Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer, Earl Morrell, Joe Flacco, Bob Griese, Jim Plunkett, Jeff Hostetler, Mark Rypien, Eli Manning and Nick Foles.
Football is a team game.
July 12th, 2019 at 3:57 pm
Another shout out and hat tip to the Joes for being the low key exclusive, local Bucs news providers for PFT.
M. Florio and company always shouting the site out!
And no mention of that other – articles up at random – website.
Good on you guys! Keep it up!
July 12th, 2019 at 4:18 pm
It is harder to get a cautious QB (CPT checkdown) to take the shot downfield than it is to try to “calm” down a gunslinger type QB.
July 12th, 2019 at 6:20 pm
@StPete .. “as a Bucs fan I take from this chapter there is also a time for the Bucs to win! Might as well be 2019”. With you 100% on that one StPete. BA & company started with a dumpster fire but he’s kept the best pieces thus far and filled in quite a few ‘holes’. I’m excited for this season to start.
July 12th, 2019 at 6:27 pm
During the first 4years this team couldn’t drag the “Straw-Man” down the yellow brick road!!! That what this “real fan” has always known!!!
July 12th, 2019 at 11:10 pm
Come on Joe, WAKE UP! Coaches say what they say bcuz Jay miss is who he is. INCONSISTANT. The dude is a turnover waiting to happen
July 12th, 2019 at 11:59 pm
Defense Rules Says:
“@tmaxcon … “Bucs success and bible quotes go well together both pure fantasy”. Interesting insight into what makes you tick Tmax. I can only assume from that statement that this physical world is all there is in Tmax World.”
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Tmax believes that archaeology is fake, too. He has to. Science denier. =D
July 13th, 2019 at 4:43 am
WTF @Joe “Ecclesiastes” at least define these type of words.
July 13th, 2019 at 6:47 am
In other words, he is nicely stating that JW is a blooming idiot. You can’t teach a dumb dog new tricks.