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I mean, Dixon was an absolute star in college, and then he got hurt, and that pretty much derailed his whole career.

I think there are a few things at play here.

I do think they know that he is turning into a bit of a fan favorite.

I think there is what some people would call backup quarterback syndrome where we haven't seen the guy and we know of what he did in college.

Oh, this guy won a national championship and everybody's going to jump to his side.

I mean, think about how beloved a guy like Charlie Batch is.

I mean, and Charlie Batch won some big games, there's no doubt, but

Guys that were backup quarterbacks here are beloved.

Duck Hodges was a cult figure.

The backup.

Yeah, so you have a little bit of that, I think.

I also think there are two camps with the Will Howard...

as the Steelers' starting quarterback thing.

I think there are people that have a genuine curiosity, and I would say that you and I are in that boat, of, hey, let's just throw the guy out there for a season.

Let's see what we got.

If he stinks, he stinks.

Hey, high draft pick, maybe that bodes well for you.

If he's actually pretty good, maybe there's something here.

Let's continue to mine this thing.

And the other camp is,