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I think McCarthy, I view him as a strong QB2 for this week. But is he a QB1 remains to be seen. That kind of comes down to, again, which version of the Houston Texans we get.

STACKED’s take

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McCarthy is a strong QB2 with QB1 upside; depends on Texans defense version.

McCarthy is ranked QB24 by one source and QB17 by another, both ahead of consensus (QB26 in ECR). He looked great against the Saints with 243 yards and a TD in less than 12 minutes of clock time, but faces a dangerous Texans defense. The source views him as a strong QB2 this week, with QB1 upside depending on which version of the Texans defense shows up and how much he runs. His ceiling and floor are raised by design runs.

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