The PR Bucs Monday Mailbag is where PewterReport.com’s Mark Cook answers your questions from our Twitter account. You can submit your question each week via Twitter using the hashtag #PRMailbag.

Below are the questions we chose for this week’s edition of the PR Bucs Monday Mailbag.

Question: Should we be leery about this win streak and what it means for the future of this Buccaneers team? Do you believe this team has turned the page or this is all fool’s gold?

Answer: That answer is still not known, honestly. I, like you, remember that 2016 team that won five straight in the middle of the season to end up the year 9-7, but then followed it up with back-to-back 5-11 seasons.

Will Gholston, Breshad Perriman and Jameis Winston – Photo by: Getty Images

One of the problems is, the 2020 team will look somewhat differently than the one this year that ends up 7-9, 8-8, or 9-7. Look at all of the free agents this team has, starting with quarterback Jameis Winston and the group of outside linebackers in Shaq Barrett, Jason Pierre-Paul and Carl Nassib. Then there is wide receiver Breshad Perriman, tackle Demar Dotson, defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh who all start, plus several players who don’t start, but are key contributors. The Buccaneers can’t keep them all, unfortunately.

If the front office could keep a majority of these players then I would feel comfortable saying yes, they have turned a corner. And even if they can get the core group together, it really will go a long way in having momentum to start the 2020 season. The other side of that coin though is maybe the front office can make this roster even more talented in 2020. With free agency and the NFL Draft next April there is an opportunity to improve the offensive line, upgrade the running back position and just increase the overall depth of this team.

From a mental standpoint I do believe the Bucs have turned that corner in the right direction. This team walks into a stadium now, not hoping to have a chance to win, but believing it can win. And when Tampa Bay can walk in and expect to win then the turnaround will be complete.

Question: I know this might be the most asked question this week, but any idea which direction the Bucs will go in regards to Jamis Winston?

Answer: I don’t have any inside knowledge, and it isn’t from a lack of sniffing around on my part. That tells me two things, the Bucs’ brass wants to keep this decision very close to the vest, or, the front office just don’t know if the team wants to franchise Jameis Winston or to offer up a long-term deal.

Bucs QB Jameis Winston – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

I do believe Sunday’s 38-17 win at Detroit helped make up the organization’s mind somewhat, if there were still doubts. Really, the last few weeks as Winston has played well during the Bucs’ four-game winning streak. But to set an NFL record, as Winston did for back-to-back 450-plus yard games, a franchise record for touchdown passes (30), and the fact that Winston could get to 5,000 yards this season would make it very hard to walk away from the former FSU star in my opinion.

Question: I know that this is not all on Jameis Winston, but it is a key difference between being talented and being great. Winston is undeniably talented, however at best, he is probably Matthew Stafford or Jay Cutler. A great talent that will most likely never lead his team to a championship, unless the team around him is so stocked with talent that they cannot lose.

Answer: In the NFL, more so than at any level of football, having a great team around the quarterback is the key to winning championships. Very good quarterback play is also essential, but even some of the greatest quarterbacks to ever walk onto a football field, don’t have Super Bowl rings. Just look at Dan Marino, Warren Moon, Jim Kelly and others.

And then look at some of the others who have just a single championship – like Brett Favre and Drew Brees. Then there are the good quarterbacks, but not Hall of Famers – guys like Joe Flacco, Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson, who were able to hoist the Lombardi Trophy, because of their surrounding cast.

Former Bucs QB Trent Dilfer – Photo by: Getty Images

Johnson didn’t win a Super Bowl for the 2002 Buccaneers carrying the team on his shoulders. And Dilfer was a great game-manager for the Ravens, but at no point in 2001 did anyone say, Baltimore won a championship because of Dilfer. Some might say the Ravens won despite Dilfer.

Complementary football isn’t just a catch phrase coaches and players like to throw out there for no reason. It is absolutely imperative in order to win Super Bowls. They key is finding a quarterback that teams can build that complementary team around.

Soon, Tampa Bay’s front office, coaching staff and ownership will start the debate and decide if Jameis Winston is the guy that the Bucs can build a winner around and develop a trust to not necessarily carry the team, but not be the reason they lose games.

Question: Which training camp receivers are coming back to finish the season for this Bucs team?

Answer: I don’t think there is any question the Buccaneers will be scouring the waiver wire this week with Chris Godwin and Scotty Miller likely out with hamstring injuries. The most likely name that could be brought back is Bobo Wilson, who was cut after a terrible game in London earlier this season. He certainly has the most experience, and is currently on Carolina’s practice squad.

Bucs PR Bobo Wilson – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

NFL teams have workouts with free agents every Tuesday in season, so they most likely have had some players in for workouts and maybe a few have caught their eye. It will be Monday for the Bucs with the short week as Tampa Bay hosts Houston on Saturday. As of now, if I am Wilson, I would be sitting pretty close to a phone, just in case the Bucs come calling. He knows the offense and might be the most logical guy to bring back.

Without Godwin and Miller, the Bucs only have three healthy receivers on the roster in Breshad Perriman, Justin Watson and Ishmael Hyman. Practice squad receiver Trevion Thompson could get called up, but he might not be the only one.

Keep an eye on practice squad tight end Codey McElroy, who could also get promoted if Tanner Hudson’s head injury keeps him out of action this week. And practice squad safety John Battle could get promoted to replace safety Jordan Whitehead, who suffered a hamstring injury on Sunday.