Tampa Tribune · Oct 31, 2018
Why benching Jameis Winston creates a mess for Bucs
TAMPA — A day later and we're all still trying to make sense of the Bucs benching quarterback Jameis Winston.
What does it all say? What does it all mean?
For the Bucs. For general manager Jason Licht. For coach Dirk Koetter. For Winston.
For everyone.
First, the man who made the decision. That was Koetter.
For Koetter, at least for the moment, it's a win-win.
If the Bucs win with Ryan Fitzpatrick, it's a smart move. If Fitzpatrick struggles, Koetter can go back to Winston and doesn't have to answer questions about why he didn't give Fitzpatrick a chance.
See, it's a win-win.
But that's just for now.
In the end, everyone is a loser in this mess.
