“We’re going to let the process play itself out.” How many times did you hear that phrase said by either general manager Jason Licht or head coach Lovie Smith over the last month? Probably one hundred times, maybe more, right? Well, believe it or not, throughout the month of April when Smith and Licht were uttering that same phrase over and over, they already knew they wanted to take Jameis Winston with the No. 1 pick.
On Tuesday, Licht appeared on SiriusXM Blitz with Bruce Murray and Rich Gannon where he revealed that the Buccaneers knew for a month that they were going to take Winston.