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This time, can the Bucs develop a QB?

Published on May 4, 2015 in Apolitical/Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

They have been here before. They have smiled the same smiles, and nodded the same nods, and used the same adjectives. They have thought about the future in the same way. They have dared the same dreams. Now, it is Jameis Winston who is the darling of the Tampa Bay Bucs. Once, it was Doug Williams. Then Steve Young. And Vinny Testaverde. And Trent Dilfer. And Josh Freeman. This time, can the Bucs get it right? Winston is young, even…

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Bucs work quickly, get Jameis Winston signed

Published on May 1, 2015 in Apolitical/Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

For a guy who says he isn’t driven by money, Jameis Winston suddenly has a lot of it. Winston reached quick agreement on his first NFL contract, signing a day after being drafted No. 1 by the Bucs. There will be no lengthy holdout. There will be no acrimonious negotiations. Winston, for all that is good and bad about it, is a Buc. Reports said he signed a four year, $25.35-million contract with a 16.7-million signing bonus. “I’m rich off…

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Jameis Winston will bring pain to Bucs or foes

Published on April 30, 2015 in Apolitical/Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

The Bucs are convinced they can finally give their opponents a headache. Thursday night, they believe, they finally drafted a real quarterback. They finally brought in an arm. They finally picked a guy who can turn a close loss into a close win. Others, however, wonder if they have signed up for their own headache. That’s the thing about the NFL. Nothing is completely comfortable, and nothing stays there for long. Maybe you worry about the character of Jameis Winston, the…

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All Bucs fans are not behind the team drafting Jameis Winston

Published on April 15, 2015 in Apolitical/Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

Here, he is not a savior. Here, he is not the next big thing. Here, he is not a glittering ball of potential on his way to town. Here, he is not the quarterback the Bucs have always desired. Here, Jameis Winston is simply a mistake who is waiting to happen. Just that. The conversation happens in a second-story office building, where four interested bystanders sit around a round table and talk of the upcoming draft. Perhaps, your office looks…

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