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Ability to relate to QBs makes Byron Leftwich a 'rising star' as OC

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians might be the "quarterback whisperer" and the one charged with the task of getting the most out of Jameis Winston.

But interestingly, he's not in Winston's quarterback meeting rooms and won't be calling plays on Sundays. Instead, those responsibilities will fall on the shoulders of Byron Leftwich, who has gone from intern to offensive coordinator in only three years.

"I've been training guys for this job. I always said I would never give up [playcalling] and look over anybody's shoulder until I found one I knew could do it," Arians said when he was first hired by the Bucs.