Jameis Winston's preseason debut didn't go as smoothly as he would have liked, however the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came away from the outing feeling good about the rookie's progress. ''You would like all of your players the first time they're going to be on the field to be perfect and get off to a good start and have it go that way throughout, but that's not the case,'' coach Lovie Smith said Sunday, reflecting on the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner's performance in a 26-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Winston shrugged off a slow start to lead a pair of scoring drives, impressing Smith with the way he held his composure after being sacked twice, fumbling a snap and throwing an interception that set up a Minnesota touchdown on Saturday night.
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