ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski doesn't believe former Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is worth the first pick of the 2014 NFL draft. Meanwhile, Pro Football Talk reported "all indications" are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still leaning toward drafting Winston.
Tampa Bay has the first pick of the draft, but Jaworski doesn't think it should be Winston.
"I've studied a lot of him, I think Jameis Winston has a big upside in the NFL, but there are some real flaws to his game," Jaworski said on ESPN radio's "Mike & Mike," via Pro Football Talk. "Quite honestly, I would not take him at that No. 1 pick. ... I'm not talking about the off-the-field stuff. I have no comment on that because I'm not privy to that kind of information. But there are certainly mechanical flaws in his game that are troubling to me."
As Sportsnaut pointed out, Jaworski was correct last year in predicting Johnny Manziel wouldn't last three games - Manziel started two games for the Cleveland Browns in 2014 before getting injured. Although Jaworski was comparing two different things - mechanics versus style of play -, his knack for breaking down signal callers makes him at least worth listening to.
As for where Winston will land, Pro Football Talk reported "all indications" are the Buccaneers still like the 2013 Heisman winner.
"From all indications, the Buccaneers are leaning toward taking Winston first overall, but their evaluations aren't over," Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk wrote Wednesday. "Jaworski thinks that the more they look at Winston's film, the more flaws they'll find."
The 2015 NFL draft begins on Thursday, April 30 and ends on Saturday, May 2.
