(01-07-2015 12:02 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  He has the size. He has the strength. He has the talent. The mental part of the game? That is a trainwreck. That's not "thug rapist crab legs" ... that's he has HORRIBLE judgement for keeping out of trouble off the field, and that will bleed over on the field. He struggles with the spotlight of an ACC team ... how do you think he'll do when he's getting multi-million dollar paychecks, rolling with an entourage, and has submarine alimony p***y lining up around the block?

I can't say I ever thought that Winston struggled with the spotlight of an ACC team. Quite the opposite. Few players have done a better job of shrugging off the distractions surrounding him and effectively leading his team. I never saw or heard a hint that he didn't have his teammates fully behind him.

There is an 800 pound gorilla that many fans will never allow to go away - an incident that occurred long before Winston was in the spotlight or public consciousness. If it were not for that single incident, and the judgments people make about him as a result of it, nobody would be thinking of his behavior as different than any other 20 year old male college student. But because of it, everything else is blown way out of proportion.

I believe that NFL teams will evaluate his character based on how well he owned the locker room. He never lost that. Unless something else happens between now and the draft, he will be a high pick. And he should be.