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Scott Miller Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jersey , they absorbed plenty of criticism for doing that which really isn’t all that unusual.“I mean, you get criticized for taking a kicker in the fifth round until you line up with four seconds left and they make a 55-yarder to win a game,” coach Bruce Arians said in his first remarks regarding the team’s decision to take Utah kicker Matt Gay in round five, via JoeBucsFan.com. “‘Oh, what a great pick.'”Arians added that he and G.M. Jason Licht “couldn’t wait to get that pick in” when on the clock before taking Gay.“Well, the distance, the strength of his leg, you know, from 58 [yards] in,” Arians said regarding the decision to take Gay. “Cairo [Santos] has been very consistent 40 [yards] in. It’ll be a good battle. And I believe in competition breeds success. It’ll be a heck of a battle between those two guys.”Trading up and taking Roberto Aguayo in round two became a debacle for the Bucs, and that failure surely fueled the criticism for the decision to take Gay.This year, four kickers/punters were picked in round five or higher, including one in round four. Four specialists were taken in round five last year, too.Meanwhile, the Bears possibly wished they’d taken a kicker in round five. Maybe higher than that. Quarterback striving to be ready for week one" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBucs Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteBucs Nationa Tampa Bay Buccaneers communityFollow Bucs Nation online:Follow Bucs Nation on TwitterFollow Bucs Nation on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBucs Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBuccaneersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 2016 NFL DraftInjuriesFree AgencyGame FilmWinston showing progress as week one of camp comes to a closeNew,2commentsQuarterback striving to be ready for week oneEDTAs week two of training camp begins, we are getting to the point where you want to see the players, especially the quarterback, start to get a better grasp of the new scheme the team will be running. There is no question that Jameis Winston has had his ups and downs through the first week of practice, but again, with a new system, that is expected. As camp rolls on, you want to be able to see Winston string together multiple lights out practices in a row
Cheap Scott Miller Jersey , but according to Bruce Arians, Friday night was Winston’s best performance yet. “I would say [so] just because the red zone was just lights-out. Seven-on-seven was lights-out. I thought the team period was lights-out,” Bruce Arians said. “The two-minute, he overcame some things [and] got us down there with a chance to throw it in. So, yeah, I would say yes,” Arians said.Progress. It’s all about progress this time of the year. Again, it’s important to string together multiple good practices as that will result in the overall confidence of Winston to be much higher heading into week one. Arians, also commented on how Winston has been learning over the past week, but more importantly since the day Arians was hired and the growth that he has seen.“Oh, yeah. He’s got good growth every day. We’re talking, we’re learning, situations, this play versus that coverage, here’s the best [play.] That’s all it is. He works really, really hard, studies good. He’ll be fine,” Arians said. We’ve all heard that it’s a make or break season for Winston and his career, but Buccaneer fans should have a lot of confidence that come week one, this team will be ready to go, including Winston.