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NFL Playoffs: 5 reasons Tampa Bay Buccaneers will make it

By Parker Hurley

Nov 13, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) takes the field prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers won 36-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) takes the field prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers won 36-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 6-5 and one game out the playoffs. Do they have enough talent to make a postseason push?

5. Jameis Winston

Love him or hate him, Winston is a winner. Sure he is good for one or two terrible throws per game, he is almost too confident in himself, and being a “winner” isn’t a real tangible trait. However, the confidence is which he exudes can be felt by his teammates, and he creates an atmosphere that makes his team better.

Aside from the confidence he gives his team to outperform their levels, he is getting better as well. Winston started the season with eight interceptions in his first four games. Since then, he has thrown three interceptions in his last seven games. He is figuring out what works, and most importantly he is not letting the game get too big for him.

Most of his interceptions came in first halves of games and came on his first two drives. Winston had a similar problem at Florida State. Early on he would get too excited, force a pass or make a bonehead throw, but as the game went on he would turn into a cool and collected player. In the past three or four weeks, we have seen almost exclusively the cool and collected Winston.

If this variation of the second year quarterback can become a consistent theme, the Buccaneers have one heck of a leader under center, and with that will find themselves in any game for the foreseeable future.

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