I don’t believe in the eye test. Give me the numbers.
The numbers don’t have an allegiance to a team or a player. They didn’t attend a particular college. They don’t work for anyone.
The numbers say Jameis Winston, not Ryan Fitzpatrick, should be the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they return to play Oct. 14. FiveThirtyEight recently analyzed Winston’s and Fitzpatrick’s career statistics and determined that in the long term, Tampa Bay would be better off with Winston.
And the Bucs agree. Coach Dirk Koetter announced Monday that Winston will be the starter against the Falcons in Week 6.