TAMPA — Through his passion and performance, between the emotional pre-game speech and efficient game-winning drive in overtime in a 23-20 win against the Falcons at the Georgia Dome last Sunday, it happened.
Jameis Winston is now the leader of the Bucs.
"We're going to go where he wants us to go," center Joe Hawley said. "That's the NFL for you, it's all about having a good quarterback. He's improving each week and we're ready to follow."
Veteran Logan Mankins, a six-time Pro Bowl guard and perhaps the Bucs' most respected player, says the team is completely now behind their kid quarterback.