Even Buccaneers receivers sound convinced that Ryan Fitzpatrick will keep the starting QB job over Jameis Winston

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September 18, 2018 7:36 PM

Journeyman backup Ryan Fitzpatrick has been one of the best quarterbacks in football to start the 2018 season, and star receiver DeSean Jackson thinks the team should ride the hot hand.

Ryan Fitzpatrick's brilliant start to the year has the Buccaneers undefeated after two difficult games.
With 400+ yards and four touchdowns in each of his two starts this season, it's starting to feel as though Fitzpatrick will hold on to the job even after incumbent starter Jameis Winston returns from suspension.
Buccaneers wide receiver DeSean Jackson recently weighed in on the matter, backing Fitzpatrick and arguing that the team needed to ride the hot streak.

The biggest surprise of the 2018 NFL season thus far has been the emergence of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Heading into the year, the Buccaneers looked like a lost cause. Led by a backup quarterback and stuck in a division with three other teams thought to have postseason potential, there was little expectation that Tampa Bay would make an early impact.

But rather than falter, Ryan Fitzpatrick has now played two of the best games of his career on back-to-back Sundays, taking down the division rival Saints in Week 1 and following that up by upending the defending Super Bowl champions.

After Fitzpatrick's first game — a performance that included

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