For Colt McCoy, a starting chance no one saw coming

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It seems far away now, the sweltering August heat and the sight of Colt McCoy running sprints from one end of the practice field to the other.

As the Washington Redskins prepared for their second preseason game, there were never questions about whether McCoy would eventually supplant Robert Griffin III. Nobody wondered if the well-traveled veteran would, or even could, outlast and outperform Washington’s younger, more promising quarterbacks.

At that point, the only question surrounding McCoy was whether he’d survive cut-down day.

For Colt McCoy, a Redskins chance no one saw coming - Washington Times