![]() ![]() ![]() On Monday, Fisher cut short an interview after a reporter had the audacity to ask if the coach's reputation is being damaged due to all of Winston's troubles. How can we expect Winston to realize that his actions have consequences when his own coach, the guy who is supposed to be the adult in the room, displays his own stunning immaturity? At 20, he is old enough to know better and, if not, one misdeed should have been enough to educate him.īut Fisher's equally endless capacity to not only absolve his star quarterback but discount or belittle anyone who would dare hold him accountable has only served to embolden Winston. Jameis Winston bears responsibility for a seemingly endless string of misdeeds ranging from juvenile antics to criminal acts, no question. Let’s hope a trip overseas helps turn things around.There is a fine line between supporting a player and enabling him, and Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher keeps crossing it. With Winston bottoming out and the Saints play calling doing him no favors, the energy surrounding him couldn’t be worse. Especially when Jordan and Davis are usually fountains of optimism even after tough losses (Jordan is famous for his “24-hour rule” on social media). It’s natural they’d keep attention focused on that.īut man, it’s rough to see guys pass on the opportunity to give their quarterback a vote of confidence. Multiple missed tackles created big-play opportunities for a Panthers offense that has put its coach’s job in jeopardy more often than anything else early this season. Their unit just yielded 146 yards on the ground to the Carolina Panthers in Week 3, averaging 4.7 yards per carry on 31 attempts. It makes sense that they’re giving such, ah, diplomatic responses to the media. The team’s other defensive captain, Demario Davis, “politely declined” to speak in the locker room and said he’d catch up with the media after traveling to London ahead of the next game. “I’m going to focus on what I can control,” Jordan added. ![]() “I’m going to let you guys question Jameis,” Jordan told ESPN’s Katherine Terrell, when the quarterback’s spotty play came up, instead steering the conversation to his unit’s poor performance against the run. Defensive end Cameron Jordan demurred when it came up during his postgame press conference. But Saints coach Dennis Allen has said no change under center is coming, and team leadership isn’t interested in entertaining questions about it either. Dalton has his own limitations and downsides, sure, but he’s an experienced arm who can attack more levels of the field more confidently than Winston - and at least we know he’ll protect the football. So, yeah, that’s prompted questions about the wisdom in starting Winston over Andy Dalton. That’s a worryingly low success rate no matter how you slice it. They’ve punted 16 times, ended nine with a turnover, and have turned it over on downs once. Out of their 37 drives, just six have ended with touchdowns, and five with field goal tries (including two misses and one block). Look at how the Saints’ possessions have ended through three games. The growing list of injuries he’s racking up doesn’t help his case. He’s struggled to connect with one of the NFL’s best pass-catching running backs in Alvin Kamara and thrown more interceptions (5) than touchdown passes (4) three games into the season. And a lot of the blame falls on Saints quarterback Jameis Winston. It sure feels like things are spiraling for the New Orleans Saints after their 1-2 start, which would have been 0-3 had the Atlanta Falcons held on to a surprisingly tenuous 16-point lead in Week 1. ![]()
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