Tampa Bay and former Cincinnati Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick lead the NFL with 1,230 yards passing after becoming the first league player to throw 400 yards in three straight games.

But USA TODAY Sports & # 39; Nate Davis writes that the Bucs can not keep Fitzpatrick their beginner much longer with Jameis Winston back from a three-game suspension.

From Davis:

Can Winston play? He has all the physical and mental tools and more of Pro Bowls (one) on his brief summary than Fitzpatrick. Can he overcome adversity, especially given the fast pace that Fitzpatrick has established and be a model citizen in the community? Is it worthy of the $ 100 million contract that the Bucs have to consider giving him in the off season or in 2020?

Or is he not the guy and the Pewter Pirates are they forced to move on?

The Glazer family, the general manager Jason Licht and Koetter must know it.

And, overall, it is much more logical to get this answer as quickly as possible.

The Bucs head coach, Dirk Koetter, said that he had discussed the team's plan with two quarters, but that he has not yet shared which of these will begin.

On Monday, Fitzpatrick fell to 0-6 in his career against the Steelers, including a pair of defeats from the 2008 season game where he was the starter of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Fitzpatrick, 35, played 136 games – for the Rams, Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans, Jets and Bucs – since he was a seventh-round pick (250th overall) in the NFL draft in 2005.

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