Jameis Winston Comments on Lessons Learned from Rookie Season

February 23, 2016   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston spoke to Peter King of The MMQB on Tuesday about a rookie season that had its ups and downs and ultimately ended with the firing of head coach Lovie Smith after the team finished 6-10.   
Winston's biggest takeaway from the year was the importance of protecting the football:
When you turn the ball over in the NFL, you don’t know when you are going to get that chance back. At Florida State, I knew that I was going to get that chance back, because we were one of the better teams in college football. We were going to get another chance, so that turnover wouldn’t kill us. Whereas in the NFL, everyone is good, so you never know when you are going to get that chance back. In the NFL, you have to take advantage of every opportunity that you get, and if you don’t, you’ll usually lose.
Winston, who threw for 4,042 yards, 22 touchdowns, 15 interceptions and completed 58.3 percent of his passes, will ...

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