Jameis: Football, Baseball, or Both?

[stirs]

http://thebiglead.com/2014/03/26/jameis-winston-pro-baseball-player-why-its-less-crazy-than-you-think/

 

Wonder if some teams were thinking about passing on a QB this year for a better crop next year, might be rethinking based on the big money that might await him in baseball.  Dual sport guys might be okay, but for a QB?

[TheRumGone]

he's not that good at baseball compared to football from what i've seen. i know he is young and he could develop nicely and has potential but i think he has a better chance with football imo

 

all those "average players" in baseball the article talks about are actually really, really fuging good. pitcher is the hardest if not the hardest position in all of sports at that level.

 

 

 

[ctrcat]

He won't be a great NFL QB. Byron Leftwich windup/similarities.

[MichaelNewtonII]

He won't be a great NFL QB. Byron Leftwich windup/similarities.

I think he's going to be one of the greatest of all time. Any team in the NFL if you asked them "if you had no QB, and you had to start a team which upcoming QB would you want?" I guarantee every single team would say Jameis Winston

[SmokinwithWilly]

It's probably going to come down to money. Since MLB has no salary cap, if he's any good in the majors, he could stand to make an obscene amount of money. But MLB also has the biggest risk. He will be a starter day 1 in the NFL. MLB he's going to be in the minors a couple of years more than likely before he's called up and then he has to be a lights out guy. Depends on which risk he wants to take. NFL he'll make enough money to retire on his rookie contract of being the number 1 pick. 

[Jackofalltrades]

Baseball scout recently said he has no real future in MLB as of right now, that he's far better at football.

He's no Bo or Prime.