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Jameis Winston's coaches and teammates rave about his work ethic
So far, so good.
Jameis Winston has only been a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs for just over two weeks, but he’s already drawing rave reviews from coaches and teammates – especially when it comes to his work ethic.
Winston has been rooming with wide receiver Kenny Bell, a fifth-round selection, since the start of mini camp. Bell went so far as to say that Winston is “the best roommate” he’s ever had.
“It’s been phenomenal,” Bell said on WDAE-AM 620. “We’ve been going from about 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and then we get back to the hotel and he wants to study more. He’s dedicated to his job, that’s for sure.”
According to the Bucs website, rookie lineman Ali Marpet, a second-round pick, said that Winston was up studying until 1 a.m. on the first day of rookie mini-camp.
Head coach Lovie Smith loves what he’s seen.
“He’s cramming like it’s the final exam right now and doing a good job,” Smith said. “We’ve seen marked improvement from the moment we gave him his playbook.”
Earlier in the week, Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter lauded Winston for his ability to process the playbook despite being two weeks behind the team’s veterans.
“Arm strength and all of that stuff, you can see that on tape,” Koetter said, per the Tampa Bay Times. “You cant always see how a guy (processes information). But Jameis can process, and that’s reassuring, because that’s an important thing.”
Added quarterbacks coach Mike Bajakian: “You only have to tell him once and his absorbs it pretty quickly. Part of that is his foundation, but he works hard at it, too. So it’s also a credit to his work ethic.”
Any trepidation the Bucs may have had about Winston have to be eased to an extent with that way he’s started his tenure with the team. Sure, there’s still a long way to go until the season, but Winston’s issues have never been with his on-field ability or preparation. Now that it’s all football all the time for Winston, he appears to be in a good mindset.
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