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Jameis Winston Chandler Catanzaro Jersey , like Marcus Mariota, faces a critical make-or-break season with the team that drafted him. There was some thought the Bucs might move on from Winston after the 2018 season, but they have too much invested in him, including a No. 1 overall choice, to give up just yet. Instead, the team hired a head coach it believes can get the most out of Winston.“With Clyde Christensen as his quarterbacks coach and Byron Leftwich [as coordinator], he’s going to be coached as well as he’s ever been and more prepared than he’s ever been fundamentally and mentally,” coach Bruce Arians said Thursday, via Rick Stroud of the .The Bucs picked up the $20.9 million, fifth-year option on Winston’s contract despite Winston’s off-field troubles, his 21-33 record as a starter and his 76 turnovers in 56 games.“No pressure. No pressure whatsoever,” Arians said of his expectations for his new quarterback. “I want him to relax and play the game. Talent is no issue. It’s just becoming a little bit smarter.” Backup Ryan Fitzpatrick, who went 4-6 as a starter in his two seasons in Tampa, becomes a free agent in March as does third quarterback Ryan Griffin.So the Bucs know who their starter is. They don’t know who his backup is.“If we’ve got a guy, he’s our guy,” Arians said, throwing his support behind Winston Jason Pierre-Paul Jersey , via Greg Auman of The Athletic. “Hopefully we can get that room extremely competitive behind Jameis, so that we can win with them if something happens.” NEW ENGLAND (2-2) at TAMPA BAY (2-1) Thursday, 8:25 p.m. EST, CBS/NFL Network/Amazon OPENING LINE – Patriots by 3 RECORD VS. SPREAD – New England 1-3, Tampa Bay 1-2 SERIES RECORD – Patriots lead 6-2 LAST MEETING – Patriots beat Buccaneers 23-3, Sept. 22, 2013 LAST WEEK – Patriots lost to Panthers 33-30; Buccaneers beat Giants 25-23 AP PRO32 RANKING – Patriots No. 8, Buccaneers No. 17 PATRIOTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (20), PASS (1) PATRIOTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (26), PASS (32) BUCCANEERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (26), PASS (3) BUCCANEERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (6), PASS (31) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Patriots off to 2-2 for second time in four seasons. Have not had losing record beyond 0-1 since starting 1-2 on way to 12-4 in 2012. … Patriots visiting Tampa in regular season for the first time since 1997 Peyton Barber Jersey , when Buccaneers won 27-7. … Tampa Bay is one of seven teams Tom Brady (3-0) is undefeated against. Others are Atlanta (4-0), Chicago (4-0), Dallas (4-0), Detroit (4-0), Jacksonville (5-0) and Minnesota (4-0). … Bill Belichick is 4-1 in career against Bucs (3-1 with New England). … With 185 regular-season wins as starting quarterback, Brady is one shy of tying Brett Favre and Peyton Manning for most regular-season wins by quarterback in NFL history. He has 25 postseason victories … Brady is first player in league history to have 1,000-plus yards passing, at least 10 TD passes and zero interceptions through team’s first four games in two seasons. He also did it in 2015. … Patriots RB James White tied career best with 10 receptions vs. Carolina last week. With 22 catches, he’s tied for second among NFL RBs. … Bucs QB Jameis Winston coming off season-best 332-yard, three-TD, zero-interception performance against Giants. Overcame two fourth-quarter deficits to beat New York. … Bucs have won six straight home games, with Winston throwing for nine TDs vs. three interceptions. … WR Mike Evans has 20 receptions for 307 yards and two TDs in past two appearances on Thursday night. … RB Doug Martin returns after serving four-game suspension for violating NFL’s policy on performance enhancers. Two-time 1,000-yard rusher hasn’t played in regular-season game since last Dec. 18 at Dallas. Fantasy Tip: Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski, third in AFC with 318 receiving yards, has had at least 80 in past three games. Has 100-plus in last two road games vs. NFC opponents. Winston’s favorite target is Evans and deep threat DeSean Jackson is clamoring for ball, but TE Cameron Brate led Bucs with 80 receiving yards last week. His 10 TD catches since start of last season tops league TEs. —