After finishing 5-11 in one of the most disastrous seasons the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had, it’s pretty clear the Bucs are now more determined than ever to turn things around in 2018 and rally for a long-awaited ticket to the playoffs. The Bucs haven’t made a postseason appearance in over a decade and are hoping to finally snap their streak of bad luck once and for all when they take the field this fall. Fortunately, Bucs right tackle Demar Dotson recently appeared on the Ira Kaufman Podcast, and Dotson took quite a bit of time to reassure fans why the Bucs are more than capable of accomplishing the feat.

“One, you got a franchise quarterback in Jameis, who’s, you know, the guy wants to win. He’s hungry. He’s determined. He’s not a loser,” Dotson said, per according to JoeBucsFan.com. “Jameis is a guy, I would go to war with that guy any day of the week. He’s got his guys’ backs. We just need more guys to have his back. “When I go out there on Sunday, man, I really want to protect for the guy. Because I know truly, he got a lot of rah-rah with him but it’s genuine passion. I think they made a big fuss about him eating Ws, and it come out odd and weird, but the guy’s just got genuine, 100 percent authentic passion.”

Dotson added that although Winston hasn’t necessarily mastered the art of containing his energy and on the field demeanor excitement-wise, his charisma and passion for the game is what he believes will lead this franchise to a ton of success for years to come.

“He might not know how to channel it yet, you know, channel it the right way because he’s still young,” Dotson added. “But the guy’s just got so much fired up energy; he wants to win. I think when you’ve got a leader like that that’s going to run this organization, once they surround him with the right pieces, and everything comes to unfold, this thing .”

Though Winston suffered a shoulder injury this year which forced himto miss playing time and had issues narrowing his interceptions down, he’s determined to flourish into an elite quarterback and he’s also more determined than ever to help this franchise notch another Super Bowl ring, and hopefully sooner rather than later.