http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2429228-mike-freemans-10-point-stance-jameis-winston-in-nyc-is-the-nightmare-scenario Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Jameis Winston in NYC Is the Nightmare ScenarioBy Mike Freeman , NFL National Lead Writer Apr 15, 2015Let's get this out of the way: Jameis Winston will probably be picked by the Buccaneers first overall, and whatever else you hear is probably misdirection. Emphasis on probably. ESPN's Ron Jaworski said on SportsCenter on Tuesday that he's hearing from sources that Tampa Bay will take Marcus Mariota instead. Misdirection? Probably. This is what happens around draft time. Remember, last year there were reports about how much the Bucs loved Johnny Manziel. It was perfectly played BS.By next week, someone will have Winston going to Winnipeg.What I can confirm from sources is that while the Bucs will likely take Winston, they are not totally sold on him. That is 100 percent accurate. This is why other teams are working out Winston. They are doing due diligence because they know the Buccaneers might pass on Winston. Emphasis on might.This brings us to the Jets. The New York ones, not the Winnipeg ones (yet). The New York Post's Brian Costello reported last week: I haven't been able to confirm this report, but you know the Jets' interest would be real...if Winston falls to No. 6 or somehow becomes available in a trade, like in 2012 when Andrew Luck pushed Robert Griffin III out of the top spot and Washington gave up the farm to move from No. 6 to No. 2.The reality is that the Jets almost certainly have no real shot at Winston. None at all. Again, he still probably goes first overall, and if he doesn't, falling as far as No. 6 would be comparable to Aaron Rodgers falling to No. 24 a decade ago. The hype around Winston makes it that unlikely. There's almost a Hunger Games type of mentality happening. With just two franchise QBs in this draft, teams are more desperate than normal.But suspend disbelief and just think about this for a moment: Winston in New York. Oh my. Winston in freaking New York.If it happened, it would be one of the great disasters of all time. A guy with little impulse control in a city and area infamous for wrecking people without impulse control.I've lived in the New York area since 1992, and it is one of the most brutal places in the country to be an athlete. It's true that if things go well, there is no better place to be. A championship athlete is lifted by fans and media. But when things go badly, a failing athlete gets buried by fans and media. No city—not Philly, not Chicago, no city—has this juxtaposition to the degree New York does.You don't have to look far for recent precedent. We still don't totally know just how good (or how bad) Geno Smith is, but one player on the Jets told me that while he believes Smith is more talented than he showed, he also thinks Smith "cracked" under the pressure of losing in New York. That's the word he used: cracked.What did the player mean? He felt that Smith succumbed to the pressure of starting, and then losing, and it showed in his decision-making on the field.The other problem for Winston in New York would be the fact that the Jets are terrible. Oh, they may not be for long. They now have an excellent front office and head coach and may be good in three years, but for now, Winston would be entering a terrible situation.And the amount of pressure for him to win despite that terrible situation would be staggering.Winston in New York. Again, it's unlikely it will come to this. But it could.And it would be a disaster.
