[Opinion Editorial]: Keep The Same Energy For Trask As Some Still Show Towards Winston?

Fans sure do love them some Jameis

Jameis Winston, yet again, found a way to set social media on fire last night with his performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars, throwing for 2 touchdowns early in the game. If there’s one thing Winston has been successful at since leaving Tampa last season and signing with the division rival Saints, it is living “rent-free” in many Bucs fan’s heads. 

Whether you’re a fan of the man who gave us five years or not, many fans seem to have an opinion on the young man, who was drafted in 2015 over Marcus Mariota with the first-overall pick.

Will Trask receive the same energy from Bucs fans?

On Saturday, Bucs rookie Kyle Trask had a rough outing in the preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans, throwing 2 interceptions. A social media post made by myself had some fans talking. Although the situations are different, the long-term still is similar to the one Winston is stepping into. One that had Winston poised to be the future of the franchise.

With that being said, the same energy that everyone continues to waste on our former quarterback needs to be shown towards Trask. Kyle Trask, who has a great opportunity to learn under the greatest of all-time and surefire Hall of Famer Tom Brady, deserves the same praise and the same criticism that we have carried for Winston. Granted, Trask isn’t entering the season as a starter, much less expected to be any competition to unseat Blaine Gabbert as the back-up. What is similar to the Winston story, is that Trask is expected to take the wheel once Brady decides to call it quits. If he ever does.

Truthfully, we should have higher expectations of Trask due to who he has the opportunity to learn from. So, if we’re going to continue to waste energy on a division rival, then why not give the same energy to the guy who is actually on our roster? This can’t be just a Florida/Florida State thing.