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what's up Chris good morning guys how are we hello rooster good morning to you i think i should start with

marcus mariotta how much confidence did you have in him going in oh i had enough i mean it's not

the same level as jaden daniels of of course, because why would it be?

But Marcus has started a ton of games, won playoff games, you know, played very well last year when they asked him to replace Jaden after the first series in the Carolina game and took a couple of series to get the oil running through the engine.

And then he put up 30-something points, I think, after that,

or they put up 30-something points after that.

And then he played very well in the second half, week 18 at Dallas,

including the game-winning touchdown to Terry McLaren

as the clock basically expired to secure win number 12.

So, you know, I mean, I felt confident.

It's not a normal, I guess it's not a, I guess it is for some teams, smart teams, a normal backup

quarterback situation. They understand quarterbacks get hurt all the time. You better invest in

quarterback number two. And let me just say this, and I preach this all

the time, and I know people don't want to hear this, you better invest in quarterback number

three, too, because these guys all get hurt times 10.

And Josh Johnson is one snap away, or was one snap away, from playing.

If they had a rookie know-nothing who didn't know the system, they would be screwed right now.

But they have a veteran who, granted, might drive up their average age for those that care about that stuff.

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