Jameis Winston to start at QB for Bucs vs. Falcons Published: Oct 01, 2018 at 08:21 AM Brad Kaaya Jersey Around the NFL Writer It just took one half of football for to get his starting job back. coach Dirk Koetter said Monday that Winston would start against the in Week 6, after the team's bye. The move seemed a formality after Koetter benched at halftime of Sunday's blowout lo s to the . Despite Fitzpatrick becoming the first player in NFL history to throw for 400-plus pa s yards in three consecutive games to open the season, it seemed like Koetter was looking for any reason at all to move on from the veteran QB. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported before Sunday's tilt that the coach even during the Bucs' Week 3 lo s before Fitzmagic almost led Miami Hurricanes Jersey a rousing comeback. Koetter used the second half of Sunday's humiliating lo s in Chicago to get Winston's feet wet after the quarterback mi sed the first three games due to suspension. The quarterback threw for 145 yards on 16-of-20 pa sing with a touchdown and two interceptions. Winston predictably looked rusty early against a defense sitting back and allowing its front four to generate pre sure. On Monday, the coach intimated his plan all along was to bring Winston back after the Week 5 bye, noting that when the signal-caller was officially suspended during the summer, he looked at the schedule and pinpointed the tilt for a return. In a seemingly foreboding statement, Koetter noted that Winston Ray Lewis Jersey "is a guy who will be here way longer than me and needs to be playing," . Given Koetter's currently calescent coaching seat, the phrasing stood out. As we saw with Fitzpatrick through three weeks, Winston should be buffered by enough surrounding talent to succeed. , and are a dangerous receiving trio, while and (when healthy) are a potent tight-end combo. Winston's biggest problem in his first three years has been turnovers, an i sue he'll need to solve to David Njoku Jersey prove to the organization he is, in fact, the long-term solution. Given the Bucs' porous defense, Winston Duke Johnson Jersey must put up points by the bucket load in his return. If he can't buoy a suddenly floundering Tampa team, the whole operation might get an overhaul. Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick took the news in stride. "I told my dad I was either going ," he said Monday, per Stroud. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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