in Tampa Bay and it wasn’t good. Ryan Fitzpatrick will make his fifth start of the season against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. While it makes sense in the short run http://www.authenticstampabaybuccaneers.com/cheap-chandler-catanzaro-jersey , it may not be the best decision when looking at the big picture. But let me start off by making things clear: Winston has been terrible in 2018. He deserved to ride the bench against Cincinnati on Sunday. It is completely understandable if the majority of fans and the general public are ready to see his exodus from Tampa Bay. His off-the-field behavior has already put his back against the wall. Now, his on-field play is putting him in his grave (career-wise). Sunday’s performance was by far and large the worst of Winston’s short career. Each interception he threw was the result of a bad decision - his bad decision(s) - and each one cost his team a potential road win. Winston’s turnovers have been plentiful since entering the league in 2015. He has thrown the second-most interceptions, just one behind Blake Bortles. What makes that statistic all the more worrisome is that he is just 15th in passing touchdowns. Andy Dalton, Eli Manning, Derek Carr, and even Bortles have thrown more touchdowns than Winston. 2017 saw a career-low 11 interceptions and an effective, turnover-free preseason created the appearance - or illusion - that Winston had perhaps tamed, maybe even overcame, his demons. Since his return, turnovers have defined Winston’s game to the tune of 12 total giveaways in just 14 quarters of play, including the overtime period against the Browns. He has thrown four picks in three games during his career, including the Bengals game. The Bucs are 0-3 in those games and are 3-13 when he throws two or more interceptions. After four years, the excuses have run out. He hit rock bottom on Sunday and only he can get himself back up. When considering the big picture, there is still a future for the former Florida State Seminole. Interceptions and turnovers are a part of the game, they come naturally for quarterbacks due to the fact that the ball is in their hands every play. Since 1955, five Hall of Fame quarterbacks are in the top-10 when it comes to career interceptions, with a sixth one in Peyton Manning coming up in a few years. Some of it is mechanics http://www.authenticstampabaybuccaneers.com/cheap-donovan-smith-jersey , but most of it has been poor decision-making and that was on full display in Cincinnati. Right now, Jameis Winston is the only one that can save his own career.During the postgame press conference, it was clear that Winston knew what is currently at stake. He knew he made bad decisions that cost his team the game and even admitted to it. “I can’t play like that. I was heaving balls all over the place and not giving our team a chance to win.” Winston told reporters after the game. He also gave way to the fact that despite seeing linebacker Jesse Bates in his throwing lane, he still threw the ball and the result was a pick-six for the Bengals. But what’s key in all of this is that the worst interceptions have come at the expense of his worst decisions. The good news accompanied with that statement is simple: it can be fixed.It seems to me - and this is pure speculation - that he is out to prove the world wrong for his own personal gain, not for his team. I’m not saying that he is a selfish player, I just think that he believes his personal play is the cure to his woes when in reality, team success and winning is what will silence the critics. I don’t think you bench Winston for the long-term just yet. He still gives this team the best shot to win. For all of the good that Fitzpatrick has brought to this team in 2018, Winston can still do better if he gets his head on right. This is purely a subjective call, as the numbers do not support my case whatsoever. And obviously, head coach Dirk Koetter doesn’t agree after naming Fitzpatrick the starter this week against Carolina. Koetter is trying to win now in order to save his job, so the move makes sense. It doesn’t come without risk, though. What if Fitzpatrick comes out and throws multiple interceptions against a very good Carolina front seven? Do you bring Winston back in at that point? What type of message would that move send to the team? It’s not like Fitzpatrick hasn’t had a propensity to throw interceptions. A see-saw at quarterback would certainly end Koetters’ tenure early. Every quarterback has bad games. Just look at Fitzpatrick. There is no way that he would still be around if every quarterback was held to this standard. Is Winston a transcendent, franchise quarterback like was originally thought when he was drafted number one overall? The answer is a very likely “no”, but he can at least be the best option for a team fighting to win games. What happens from here on out will define Winston’s career. It’s unfortunate news for a player with his accolades. The ultimate goal is for championships to define a player’s career, not poor play.Time has run out for Winston, but the clock isn’t broken. It will be up to him to figure out how to get it back up and running again. Sam Darnold was only 2 years old when his grandfather passed away, so he never got to know the Marlboro Man.Dick Hammer left behind a legacy of larger-than-life tales Youth Lavonte David Jersey , though, and the New York Jets' newest quarterback has heard them all. Family gatherings have been filled with the stories of Hammer's athletic accomplishments as a college basketball player and a U.S Olympian in volleyball, his bravery as a firefighter and his creative side as an actor."My mom always tells me how much I remind her of him," Darnold said Friday during his introductory news conference as the No. 3 overall pick of the NFL draft at the Jets' training facility.Darnold's mother Chris, sitting in the front row with her husband Mike and daughter Franki, wiped tears from her eyes as Sam mentioned his late grandfather."When Sam was really little, we used to tease him because we would say he got all the DNA because he could do anything," said Chris Darnold, wearing a Jets cap. "He was big like his dad, got his dad's girth. He got my dad's agility and athletic ability. My dad was the type of person that could pick up a game by just watching someone play."Sam's a lot like that."
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Hammer was 69 when he died in October 1999, just four months after Sam's second birthday. He played basketball at USC and helped lead the Trojans to the 1954 Final Four. Hammer picked up volleyball after his hoops days were over and ended up making the United States' 1964 Olympic volleyball team that competed in Tokyo.He was a captain in the L.A. County Fire Department and played Captain Dick Hammer — yep, named after himself — in the first season of the 1970's television drama "Emergency!" Hammer also landed a gig as the cowboy hat-wearing Marlboro Man in the cigarette company's advertising campaigns, despite not being a regular smoker.It is that innate ability to pick up anything and excel at it that Darnold's mom has always seen in her son, who was also a terrific basketball player in high school."An example was when (Sam) played in a volleyball tournament with my daughter, who was playing in college (at Rhode Island) at the time and she was missing out on a partner for co-ed doubles Peyton Barber Jersey ," Chris said. "He was all like, 'Uh, sure, OK, I'll go play some volleyball.' We're watching them play and they got to the playoffs and he's doing all these dinking serves and playing like he's been playing his whole life. That is a lot of what my Dad was like."Dick Hammer would certainly think his grandson is a chip off the old block. And, Darnold now has a chance to create his own legacy.The former USC star quarterback from Capistrano Beach, California, played just two seasons for the Trojans, but showed enough eye-popping ability as a playmaking passer to be rated by many as the No. 1 player at his position heading into the draft.Darnold is now tasked with helping lift a franchise that has been seeking a savior since the glory days of Joe Namath nearly 50 years ago. The Jets have been to just one Super Bowl — you know, the one Broadway Joe delivered after his guarantee in 1969. That's a lot of pressure for a kid who won't even turn 21 until June, but Darnold is becoming fully aware of what he's getting into."Winning a Super Bowl is everyone's goal entering a season, whether I'm a backup or whether I'm starting quarterback," he said. "Everyone on the team wants to win a Super Bowl. That's the goal for everyone. Anything short of that is a failure, and we're aware of that. Everyone's aware of that. And whatever my role is, I'm going to star in that role to work us toward that Super Bowl."Darnold already has a prominent place in Jets history, being the highest-drafted quarterback by the team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger."Getting that phone call, it changed my life Authentic Ryan Smith Jersey ," Darnold said. "I know it's going to change my life, and I'm very confident here that we're going to win some games, and I think I'm going to be here for a long time."Coach Todd Bowles said Thursday night after New York drafted Darnold that the team won't necessarily throw him into the fire, but also won't hold him back. That means the rookie could have a chance at starting if he can beat out veterans Josh McCown, the starter last year, and Teddy Bridgewater, who's still recovering from a knee injury that threatened his career nearly two years ago."There's a ton of room for growth, and that's the thing I'm really excited about," Darnold said. "Just being 20 years old, I know that there's a lot of room for growth, but I'm also very confident in my ability to go out there and play. But that being said, I'm going to do what the coaches ask me to do, and I'm going to come in here and learn right away and just go about it that way."NOTES: The Jets announced they released wide receiver-kick returner JoJo Natson, wide receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow, offensive tackle Korren Kirven and punter Ben Turk.