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The disrespect of Jameis Winston at FSU is unreal

By Kelvin Hunt

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Quarterback Jameis Winston #5 of the Florida State Seminoles looks on during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Quarterback Jameis Winston #5 of the Florida State Seminoles looks on during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /
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Did Jamies Winston win the Heisman Trophy, a National Championship, and go 26-1 in his college career at FSU football?

Was he the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft? You would have thought I made up those accomplishments if you follow the ESPN or Sportscenter Twitter accounts.

They are always asking these hypothetical questions or creating lists of the greatest players of the last 20 years, and Winston either isn’t mentioned or ranked extremely low.

It happened earlier this week, and the level of disrespect is appalling:

For beginners, one guy should automatically be off this list, and that’s Baker Mayfield. Yes, Mayfield won a Heisman Trophy, but he never won a National Championship or played in a National Championship game.

His Oklahoma Sooner teams averaged two losses per season while playing in a conference where the competition was suspect and defenses are non-existent.

Joe Burrow has ONE good season, although he played four years in college. That year LSU put up crazy numbers offensively, but they still needed an extra game to best FSU’s numbers from Winston’s 2013 season.

Cam Newton played ONE season, and Tim Tebow is a Florida Gator so forget him anyways. I’m joking, but I can’t argue with him being on the list, and the same for Vince Young, who went 30-2 as a starter.

However, I think it’s crazy to ask a question like this and limit it to five players and include someone like Baker Mayfield.

Indeed, Jameis Winston didn’t play at the same level in 2014 as he did in 2013, but all of those comeback victories in the 2014 season were due to his ability to get the offense to hit a switch, and be nearly unstoppable.

ESPN’s Bill Connelly released his top 60 quarterbacks of the last 20 years, and he didn’t have Jameis Winston in his top 15 with players like Kellen Moore ranked ahead of him. I respect Connelly’s work and use a lot of it when writing about football, but that list was not well done at all.

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Folks need to respect what Jameis Winston did at FSU and that 2013 football team in general.

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