Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston isn't sure where he will play next season, but wherever he does end up, he needs to be better.
Winston has done a lot right since coming into the league, but he also has struggled at times, and that's why some question if he can be a starting quarterback in the league going forward. If Winston wants not to be holding a clipboard on the sideline, this is what he needs to improve on, no matter if he's on the Buccaneers or not.
2. Needs to listen to coaching
Winston hasn't developed a whole lot since he came into the league, and a big reason has likely been his inability to listen to coaches.
Many believed that Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians would finally get him over that hump, but that didn't happen. From Arian's comments at the end of the year, it's pretty clear he didn't have the best relationship with Winston.
“If we can win with this [quarterback], we can definitely win with another one, too,” Arians said at the conclusion of the season, via Samantha Previte of The New York Post.
Whatever Arians or his next head coach wants him to work on, he needs to do it. If he doesn't do what coaches tell him, it won't be many years until he is out of the league.
1. Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers (turnovers)
The biggest issue since Winston came into the league has been turnovers, and it's something he hasn't been able to fix. Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said earlier this season, he loved working with him, but he needed to fix the turnovers.
“I love working with Jameis and I think Jameis is getting better.” Leftwich said of Winston via Bucs Wire. “Yes, we’ve got to fix the turnover thing, I know that and I understand that. Regardless, if they are on him or not, as an offense we’ve got to fix the turnover thing. It’s not really all Jameis, when we talk as a group, anybody that touches the football is in control as you can see the past couple games.”
On the season, Winston threw for 5,109 yards, 33 touchdowns, and 30 interceptions. Too often, Winston dropped back and just threw it up, hoping his wide receivers made the play. Sometimes, the wide receivers made the plays, but more often than not, it turned into easy interceptions for the team.
If Winston didn't take so many chances, he might not have as many touchdowns, because sometimes it does work, but that would be an okay trade-off if he could cut back on the interceptions.
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