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Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

The defense will likely need to carry this team for at least the 1st half of the season. Howell needs to get some snaps under his belt. Dude only started 1 game last year. I believe in him, but hopefully he gets a full season to show what he has.

I agree with this.

Rookie qb's that can come in day 1 and not make dumb rookie mistakes are rare.

Howell is basically a redshirt qb - he was 3rd string except for 1 game last year.