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When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take the field for their first training camp practice Thursday morning, quarterback Jameis Winston will take on a new role as face of the franchise, replacing defensive tackle?Gerald McCoy.Me and Jameis had a private conversation about what he feels this team needs me to be as a leader, McCoy said Wednesday just after veterans reported.Hes an intelligent guy, McCoy said of Winston. Young or not, [hes] very mature ... very intelligent. He sits back, he watches and analyzes and he [saw] something that I could do to help this team be better. Its not hard to do. Its just a matter of me doing it.Although McCoys role within the team is changing, the 28-year-old said hes ready to embrace it.You guys are used to seeing me do things a certain way, McCoy said. Thats going to change because the face of the franchise came to me and said, Hey, listen. If were going to win, we need you to do this, OK? Our quarterback said this is what he needs, so this is what Im going to do.McCoy wouldnt reveal the exact details of the conversation, but the four-time Pro Bowler hinted that he was moving away from the spotlight.[Im] passing the torch. Ronde [Barber] gave me the torch. I didnt ask him for it. He passed it to me. So, Here you go, Jameis. Go take us to the Super Bowl.There was no grand entrance to camp for McCoy on Wednesday -- no bathrobe or pajama pants like in past years, and the vibrant red streak of hair he sported all last season is gone.?The transition from McCoy to Winston over the past year has had a few hiccups. Just before the Thursday night game in Week 15 last year, a fan captured video of Bucs players huddled up around Winston, while McCoy was noticeably absent. Instead, he was walking around the outside of the huddle with no helmet, far removed from teammates, appearing detached and indifferent.McCoy denied Wednesday that there was any rift.I love Jameis, man, he said. The day after he got drafted, I went to both his parents and told them, Im going to take care of him. Dont worry about him. When you get on that plane and go home, I got him. I love him, man. Hes like my brother.Winston has immersed himself in the Tampa Bay community. He has participated in diabetes walks and kickball games in the park designed to strengthen community relations with law enforcement officers, and he has visited survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and served as a staff member for many of his teammates camps this summer.By showing up at events, he has filled the citys need for a star quarterback.When they show commercials of the Bucs, theyre not showing Gerald -- theyre showing Jameis, McCoy said. Thats for a reason, and Im happy about that because if your quarterback is the face of your franchise, usually that tags to winning, or going in a positive direction. Im excited about it.Winston also lost 20 pounds this offseason in an attempt to get stronger and healthier. While McCoy took notice of the weight loss, that wasnt what ultimately won over his support as a teammate, and neither was his 26-1 record as a starter in college. Instead, it was Winstons authenticity.Hes Jameis. Hes him. He [doesnt] care if Im Gerald, if youre Vincent Jackson, if youre one of the Glazers [the Bucs owners], if youre Mr. Licht, he doesnt care. Hes going to be Jameis, McCoy said. For a guy to come in and regardless of what people say to him, how people feel about him, hes going to be himself -- you cant do anything but respect that. Alex Rodriguez Jersey . LOUIS -- St. Mike Blowers Jersey . 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Although Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel insists Mercedes are still the favourites ahead of the new campaign, the F1 world champion has warned that the Scuderia are yet to show their true pace.Pre-season testing suggested the Scuderia had closed the gap to world champions Mercedes, although the Silver Arrows never ventured onto either of Pirellis two softest compounds as they focused on mileage rather than outright speed. When is the Australian GP on Sky Sports?Ferrari, for their part, havent overly talked up their chances heading to Melbourne, but Hamilton feels they are deliberately keeping a low profile.I think they have something up their sleeve this weekend, warned Hamilton.I think they have a lot more than they are talking. They have arrived on the low, but are going to deliver high. The Sky Sports F1 punditry team give some of their predictions ahead of the start of the 2016 Formula One season. Part 2 coming soon. Hamiltons wariness of the Scuderia was echoed by team-mate Nico Rosberg who sees the scarlet cars as a danger to Mercedes.Ferrari is a big threat, said Rosberg.They were extremely close to our pace in testing. Of course, you never know [their fuel load], but were taking them extremely seriously and we need to be careful.In two days well know. Vettel is expected to be Hamiltons closest rival in 2016 and is predicting a closer scrap with Mercedes during the 2016 season.I think we are closer than last year, especially in the race, said the four-time world champion.The question is whether we are ready in time. But we are making progress. We did so last year and we have made a step over the winter, whether it is big enough I think we need to wait until the first couple of races and ssee.dddddddddddd But our target is to turn things around.Going into this season it is not a surprise that Mercedes are still the favourites but we are trying to become the favourites. The German did have a ringing endorsement for the SF16-H which he will pilot in 2016 and has nicknamed Margarita.It is a big improvement and a big step forward overall, he added. Weve done a very, very nice job - and it gives us more chance to improve through the year. Paul Weaver, Kevin Eason, Daniel Johnson, Ben Hunt and Alan Baldwin all give their predictions for the 2016 F1 season. An area Ferrari particularly need to improve for 2016 is their qualifying pace with just five pole positions in the last six years.Usually qualifying pace is all about raw pace so by trying to make our package quicker, our car quicker, our engine quicker we enhance our chances to do well in qualifying, he said.I dont think there is a big secret, qualifying is all about the raw performance of the car and we know we are still a little behind, as we were last year. Obviously we are trying to be a lot closer, how close I dont know, but we have a plan, we know what we want to do. We will be in a better position very soon with more pole positions under our belts.The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1. The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Also See: When to watch the Australian GP Australian GP talking points ' ' '