Jameis Winston, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, is on the free agent market still at the moment. There are two teams, I believe, would help Winston as far as gaining long-term success in the NFL and neither team is the Pittsburgh Steelers (who people believe are the team most interested).Winston, 26, has a huge decision to make during free agency. This decision could impact the rest of his career.
After spending the first 5 seasons of his career in Tampa Bay, Winston is now an unrestricted free agent. And with the Bucs signing of Tom Brady, it was clear that the organization was looking to move in a different direction. It has been said that he[Winston] and his agent are looking for a long-term contract as Jameis is now looking into his second career contract, which is very understandable. But I believe Jameis shouldn't look for top dollar, and not even a necessarily a starting job in the league.
The first team that I believe Winston should look at are the New Orleans Saints. I know, I sound crazy, why would he go backup Drew Brees? Right? Well. I'll tell you why. Winston is coming off a roll coaster of a season, it was both good and bad (As he was the first quarterback to pass for 30+ and 30 interceptions with having a career-high in passing yards of 5,109). With that being said, why not go to an organization that is consistent in winning, has championship pedigree, has a great starting quarterback that you can learn from and a system in place that seems to be very quarterback friendly. Just last season we saw Teddy Bridgewater take a backseat to Brees. He[Bridgewater] was able to start 5 games, due to a Brees injury. Now, he has found himself as the Carolina Panthers starting quarterback for the foreseeable future, signing a 3-year contract after many believed his career as a starting quarterback was over. If he takes the same mentality that Bridgewater had, it would benefit him tremendously. Learning behind the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards, having Sean Payton as a head coach, having the reigning NFL reception leader of 2019-20 in Michael Thomas and former offensive rookie of the year in running back Alvin Kamara are just a few of things that he[Winston] would benefit from if he were to join the Saints.
The second team that Winston would benefit from joining is the New England Patriots (no surprise here). Clearly, he has always had the reputation of being a high-risk, high-reward player. If you limit the risks, it's just high-reward. What better system for him to do just that? Bill Belichick should get a lot of credit for the success that Tom Brady has seen. Brady, coming into the league didn't have as much potential or even natural talent than Winston. If it was anyone that could get consistent play out a quarterback and limit turnovers, it's Belichick! The Patriots offense uses multiple running backs, has very quick passing routes and plays, which limits hits and sacks on their quarterback. Also, in the past, Belichick has been known to develop quarterbacks to get starting jobs elsewhere - Matt Cassel, Brian Hoyer (who recently re-signed with the Patriots), Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett are just a few of the quarterbacks. I don't know if the Patriots will look to give a long-term deal or big money to the 26-year-old quarterback, but I believe it would be a great opportunity for the young quarterback to go and play under arguably the greatest coach of all-time, play for a winning organization and learn how to limit his mistake.
Winston's decision for 2020 may be the biggest decision of professional career and could impact him long-term. In his first 5 season with the Buccaneers Winston passed for 19,737 yards, 121 touchdowns with 88 interceptions and 31 fumbles. Where he ends up, I'm not sure. But I believe if he ends up in either New Orleans or New England, he will see more success and possibly a long NFL career and earn a substantial amount of money. I don't believe his his career is close to being finished, i'm just interested in seeing the next chapter of his career.
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