Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are all the proof you need to dispel any myth that successful quarterbacks must be chiseled like Colin Kaepernick.
Jameis Winston has taken some criticism for a photo that surfaced — from January — showing a heavy gut While working on his passing skills.
No carb summer for Jameis #bigcatdiet pic.twitter.com/QnZcWqHRWQ
— David Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) February 14, 2015
According to Peter King of The MMQB King Winston has dropped 12 pounds while working with quarterback coach George Whitfield:
hitfield said he used the three weeks he’s spent with Winston since the college football season ended in getting him healthy (he had a high ankle sprain late in the season) and in better shape (he’s dropped 12 pounds), and increasing his urgency in the pocket and in his motion. Whitfield used the eight interns to form the back end of a defense, and to drop and play NFL coverages.
Whitfield believes Winston will be a ‘legend’, even if he isn’t one of the best athletes at his position.
To me, Jameis is a savant. He’s not an Olympian, not an RG3 [Robert Griffin III] type athlete. He doesn’t have a Matthew Stafford cannon. But some organizations in the NFL are anchored by a singular figure at quarterback. Then there are organizations, more of them, with guys trying to be that singular figure at quarterback. Jameis is the former, and he’s got the great pocket awareness NFL quarterbacks have to have. I have no reservations about him. Teams will do their due diligence, and we will see.