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On not announcing that Goff is going to be the starter from Day 1 like other teams have done in the past)
FISHER: “Well
everybody is different. Jameis [Winston] is different than the next quarterback.
We have always had the philosophy that we are going to play them when we think they are ready.We aren’t going to subject them to fail, so
whenever that is you are going to see him under center. We aren’t going to come out Day 1 and announce that he is a starter. It’s going to happen pretty soon, sooner than probably later. We have some things to do coaching wise, he’s got to learn our offense, he’s got to get to know his teammates, get in sync with his receivers. So
when that happens, I don’t know, but that has always been our philosophy.”
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(On the expectations of Goff being the star of the team)
FISHER: “
He may start the opener on Monday night, we don’t know, but that’s the goal.
If he doesn’t, as it stands right now, [QB] Case [Keenum] will do it, and Case has won games for us. We understand the environment, believe me. He does too. We have had lengthy conversations about it. If I had concerns about Jared being able to handle this then we probably wouldn’t be talking about Jared right now. He can handle it,
when he steps under center? I can’t tell you.”