Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State: C+ Grade I'm going to lock this pick in. It's almost certain that the Buccaneers will select Jameis Winston. Of course, this was apparent months ago when Tampa refused to hire Marc Trestman as its offensive coordinator because the former Chicago coach wanted to take Marcus Mariota No. 1 overall. I'm with Trestman on this one, and we've spoken to some teams that agree. Though Winston is the slight favorite amongst the league, I'd rather have Mariota, and the reasoning, as you may guess, has to do with the off-the-field issues. Some of Winston's problems have been overblown - the fact that he was suspended for shouting in the student union was ridiculous - but the Buccaneers really have to worry about Winston staying clean. I especially wonder what'll happen to him in Tampa's crazy (and underrated) party environment. I've joked about Mons Venus, one of the nation's most famous strip clubs, renaming its establishment to "Mons Jameis" for all the money he's going to spend there, but I sincerely believe that Winston may have trouble staying focused in his new home, much like one of his predecessors, Josh Freeman. And I'm not alone in this; someone I trust called Winston the "demon spawn of JaMarcus Russell and Johnny Manziel." I can't give the Buccaneers a terrible grade because this selection could totally pan out. But if I'm investing the No. 1 overall pick into a player, I wouldn't want to be worried about what he's doing Monday through Saturday. Winston has told enough people that he has grown up and matured, and he has aced all of the pre-draft events, but we heard and saw the same exact thing from Manziel last year. Winston is much more talented than Manziel, but if he gets into trouble and can't stay on the field, what difference does it make? http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftgrades.php
