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PodcastThe Anatomy of an Upset
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You miss your entire rookie season. You come back out your next season. You have a persisting ankle injury. In addition, I think he had a couple other things as well. It just felt like he was banged up the entire year. You know, wasn't healthy this summer either. I just, you can't get better if you're not on the field, particularly at the quarterback position.
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Ankle injury and missed time derailed McCarthy's development timeline.

McCarthy missed his entire rookie season and returned with a persisting ankle injury in year two, plus other injuries that kept him banged up throughout the year. He wasn't healthy in the offseason either. The source notes that you can't develop a quarterback who is hurt that much, especially a young, inexperienced player who needs reps to improve.

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