Ray Fittipaldo

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.

Most popular guy in town, yeah.

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.

Yes.

Of, hey, let's just, you know, 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.