{"id":736276,"date":"2026-02-07T19:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/736276\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T19:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:06:34","slug":"what-does-chandler-whitmer-bring-to-the-bucs-coaching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/736276\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Chandler Whitmer bring to the Bucs coaching staff?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/362\" data-autotag=\"0975654b-7314-4c6a-8b1d-0052f65c0335\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> continued reshaping their offensive staff this offseason by bringing in Chandler Whitmer as their new quarterbacks coach, and the move comes with some built-in familiarity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Whitmer isn\u2019t new to working with Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson. The two spent time together with the Atlanta Falcons, giving Tampa Bay an already-established connection between its play-caller and quarterbacks coach. That shared background should help the offense get up to speed quickly and aim to replicate the multiple top-10 categories they achieved in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A former college quarterback, Whitmer brings a strong understanding of the position from a player\u2019s perspective. His coaching style is centered on footwork, timing, decision-making, and reading defenses, rather than on arm strength alone. Since moving into coaching, he\u2019s worked closely with quarterbacks on film study, game planning, and on-field development, earning a reputation as a clear communicator and strong teacher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This past season, Whitmer played a key role in developing Fernando Mendoza, who showed noticeable growth throughout the year. Mendoza\u2019s improvement in poise, processing, and command of the offense stood out, and Whitmer\u2019s hands-on approach was a big part of that development. That experience matters for a Buccaneers team that places a premium on quarterback growth and consistency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The idea is to get the most out of Baker Mayfield, who started the 2025 season on an MVP-level pace before injuries took their toll.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Whitmer also brings a modern mindset to the role, something the Bucs have hammered home in their search for their future coaching staff at every level. Reuniting with Robinson will bring continuity and a foundation in place to hit the ground running as opposed to growing pains, and if things go well, could move into a promotional coaching role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued reshaping their offensive staff this offseason by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":736277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[95878,211,7,6,96509,96860,95882,96861,95895,95906,95884,95883,96239,704,250,2597,2596,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-736276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-buccaneers","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sstssportsnflbuccaneers","13":"tag-sstsnbuccaneers","14":"tag-tagamerican-football","15":"tag-tagbaker-mayfield","16":"tag-tagnfl-hub","17":"tag-tagoverall-positive","18":"tag-tagsports-coaching-training","19":"tag-tagsports-news","20":"tag-tagtampa-bay-buccaneers","21":"tag-tampa-bay","22":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","23":"tag-tampabay","24":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers","25":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116030916689107629","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/736277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}