I think Winston will be the guy that wills himself to be a hall of fame QB. He’s going to have some opportunities to take the young Bucs places in the coming seasons.

Couldn’t agree more about the seriousness of sexual assault, and authentic cases should result in the most severe penalty allowed under the law. But we do know about erroneous allegations, and every case should be fully investigated to uncover the truth. Some people do target pro athletes and the famous, realizing those folks would prefer a settlement over a long, drawn out court case.

The Jameis Winston situation is much different than Big Ben’s. The local police department, with some FSU connection, bungled the case so completely the state attorney of the second judicial court had to step in to investigate the case from scratch. Also, the accuser has gone public for some time, and Winston has been in trouble with the law before.

This topic is about active HOF QBs, and I just don’t think we can deny someone who deserves entry based on unproven allegations when the local PD did their job and found evidence insufficient to press charges. I’ve seen no proof in Ben’s situation of mismanagement in the investigation.