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The Ringer NFL Show

Week 3 Backup QB Rankings With Steven Ruiz

The Ringer NFL Show

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz joins Sheil on the pod to offer his expert analysis on some of the second-string quarterbacks who will be stepping out from behind the clipboards and strapping on their helmets for their respective teams this Sunday. (00:00) Intro/cold open (2:26) Mac Jones (6:49) Jake Browning (11:59) Carson Wentz (17:55) Marcus Mariota (20:51) Tyrod Taylor (25:18) Sheil’s Ringer 107 picks 5% off $15+ on NFL Gamedays with CODE: GAMEDAY at https://littlecaesars.onelink.me/vc9i/n15m71zn The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Steven RuizProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.

0:02.5

Shield Capadia here with Stephen Ruiz.

0:05.5

We have a theme in week three.

0:08.5

I think we have a theme in week three.

0:10.1

And that theme is backup quarterback.

0:12.7

So I think we've already got five of them.

0:14.6

Jake Browning for the Bengals, Carson Wentz for the Vikings,

0:17.7

Tyrod Taylor for the Jets.

0:19.8

We think Marcus Marioo for the commanders and we think Mack Jones for the 49ers.

0:24.5

So who better to have on to talk about some of these backup quarterbacks than Stephen

0:28.7

Ruiz.

0:29.1

Ruiz, who is the most entertaining?

0:33.3

Like the guy you're just like, I'm going to tune in to see what that guy does on Sunday if you had to choose one.

0:57.7

I was going to say that's a tricky answer because you have to weigh between like performance, like how good they are and how entertaining they are for maybe like bad reasons. So I got to go with Carson Wentz. Like who doesn't love with Carson Wentz a meltdown? It's always good. Carson Wentz is the correct answer. Yeah, that's who I would go with, whether for better or worse, and we can get into that.

0:57.8

But I think it's going to be an adventure either way.

1:00.7

So we're going to talk about these guys who can keep their offenses afloat, who's the most interesting, what we're looking for.

1:07.0

We'll do all that when we come back.

1:10.1

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