Are the Bucs rallying around undrafted rookie QB Jalon Daniels, or is he the one insipring those around him?
There’s no clear answer, of course, and the Bucs have won just one of Daniels’ two starts. But it’s hard for Joe not to wonder what Daniels’ impact really is after the Bucs notched a “W” following a terrible stretch of losing.
Senior Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin gave his Year 10 view of Daniels during a Speakeasy podcast interview from the happy Bucs locker room on Thursday night in Dallas.
> “He has like this aura about him,” Godwin said of Daniels. “He comes in; he’s very charismatic. He’s got like this childlike enthusiasm that he plays the game with. And it’s dope to see.
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> “Guys like that, they keep you young, man. It’s like when he’s out there, he’s the star of his own movie.”
Godwin went on to rave about Daniels’ mobility and composure.
Big game for Daniels next Sunday, assuming he starts. Now there are two weeks of film on Daniels in the Tampa Bay offense. A solid defense like Pittsburgh’s will be waiting for him. If he takes his game to another level and wins, the Bucs will have a short-term quarterback decision on their hands — whether they claim it’s a non-question or not.