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quarterback

verb as in boss

verb as in overlook

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Sam Farmer’s pick: The Chargers’ defense has been hard enough on experienced quarterbacks.

Illinois hasn’t had much success rattling capable quarterbacks this season.

He’s Allen’s half-brother and his first quarterback, so he’s intimately familiar with what the football world now knows: never underestimate No. 13.

“Someone’s going to get a real good quarterback. The kid can play.”

In an admirable display, the transfer quarterback has met with reporters after every game — and defeat — while shouldering responsibility for his team’s shortcomings.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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