Former NFL QB big fan of Bucs QB coach Chandler Whitmer.

Yeah, sure, someone will hammer Joe for quoting this former quarterback. But Joe makes zero apologies for heeding the words of a guy who played in the league, something Joe never did and Joe’s guessing readers here didn’t either.

Longtime NFL quarterback Chase Daniel, who spent a lot of time with Andy Reid and Sean Payton, has carved out a nice little career for himself talking and analyzing football whether it’s his YouTube channel or working for the four-letter.

And it seems he and new Bucs quarterback coach Chandler Whitmer have history with each other as player-coach — in both directions.

Daniel worked with Whitmer when the future Bucs assistant was a camper at the Elite 11 camp, which is only for the top quarterback prospects in high school. A few years later, the tables were turned. Whitmer was an offensive assistant with the Chargers and Daniel was backing up Justin Herbert.

When news broke this week that Bucs lured the co-offensive coordinator and quarterback coach of the national champion Hoosiers to Tampa Bay to join Zac Robinson’s offensive staff, Daniel took to Twitter to crow about Whitmer.

When you look at Whitmer’s resume and all the quarterbacks he’s been around, it’s hard for Joe to believe that if the Bucs and Baker Mayfield do anything this year, Whitmer will likely be a college head coach somewhere in 2027.

Or, Whitmer will be an offensive coordinator somewhere in the NFL in 2027. Joe just hopes that won’t be working for Robinson somewhere else.