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THE FRANKEN-BACKUP

By Andrew Kachel

Thursday, August 28, 2008

In the NFL, Plan B is the only constancy. Success is a contingency strategy. Big-time players go down in winnable games, and those games have to stay winnable. In choosing a backup quarterback, there are too many questions facing front offices and coaches to possibly take into account—and too few quality prospects to answer them. Is he battle-tested? Can he manage the game plan? Will he gain the respect of his peers on the field? Is he ready for the spotlight? Can we call anything but ru ...

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