Jameis Says Keep It Simple

During his college days, Jameis Winston was known for going for the big plays and loved to go down the field most of the time. However in the NFL, things are much different for the quaterback as he must look at all of his options and decide in a split second whats the best option for that play. Coming into the league last year, Jameis thought he could replicate what he did in college, thinking that every play can be a big play, which isn't the case against NFL defenses. Jameis would struggle early on as he threw seven interceptions in his first four games, including four in one game against Carolina. After that game, Jameis changed his play and fared much better the rest of the way, ending the season with over 4,000 yards, 22tds and 15 ints.

Now reflecting back on his rookie season, Jameis says he needs to keep it simple and by doing so will lead to more success in the years to come. With Dirk Koetter as coach, Jameis will just continue to get better because he is being told the right things from his coach. Here is Jameis talking about his best lesson from 2015 per mmqb.si.com:

“Something that coach Koetter taught me that really helped me with my whole game: Just do the simple things. I’m such a passionate player, I always want to make big plays and I always want to have excitement. It seems so cliché saying this, but do the simple things and you’ll be OK. Don’t overdo. It just sounds like, OK, it’s like reading the Bible. The Bible tells you from right and wrong and you do that and you will have a good life. But it’s really that easy: Make the simple decision. If you don’t get too over-hyped, if you just make smart decisions and do the right thing, the sky is the limit.”

If Jameis Winston can continue to work on making the simple play, he is going to be one of the great quaterbacks in this league very soon.