The Buccaneers went through great discussion prior to selecting Jameis Winston with the first overall pick in the 2015 draft. There were some questions about his character, after incidents while he was at Florida State. According to Kevin Patra of NFL.com, Dirk Koetter even initially preferred Marcus Mariota to Winston.
But thanks to his play, and his actions off the field, Winston continues to convince the world that he is a franchise quarterback. That includes quarterbacks coach turned offensive coordinator Todd Monken. After getting to know Winston, as he told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, he was completely wrong about him:
“It’s who he is, how he’s wired,” Monken said.