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NFL Capsules - Teams & Players: Cowboys QB McGee making most of preseason chance

McGee is the quarterback of the third string, a collection of late-round picks, undrafted free agents and journeymen. Since he's been around long enough to know every nuance of his role, he learned everyone else's, too. So before every play he goes around the huddle and makes sure linemen know whom to block and that running backs and receivers know every step they're supposed to take.

That's awfully nice of him. Pretty savvy, too.

"If they mess up, it's not going to be, 'Oh, so-and-so ran the wrong route.' It's going to be, 'McGee took another sack,'" McGee said. "I've got to take control. I can't let their mistakes be my mistakes."

This is the next step in McGee's evolution from project to keeper, from an option quarterback at Texas A&M to the guy who next season could be the primary backup to Tony Romo. Yes, next season — 2012. This season, McGee knows he will continue to be No. 3 behind Romo and Jon Kitna.

The one perk is that McGee gets extended playing time in the preseason. He made the most of it during the opener, rallying Dallas to a victory with a last-minute touchdown and go-ahead two-point conversion against Denver, and he's hoping to build on that Sunday night in a nationally televised game against the San Diego Chargers.

"This is my regular season," he said.

The Chargers lost their preseason opener 24-17 to the Seahawks, with Philip Rivers looking sharp in his lone series. Their revamped defense allowed just 85 yards in the first half.

First-round draft pick Corey Liuget played more than 40 snaps on the defensive line, showing his promise as San Diego tries to get him ready for the regular-season opener. Starters are expected to play between 20 snaps and the entire first half.

Romo and the Dallas starters are going to play more than one long series, like they did in the opener, but Cowboys coach Jason Garrett wouldn't put any parameters on it. McGee is still likely to play most of the second half.

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Fast-forward a few years:  I’m driving down Alcoa Highway back to Maryville.  It’s 6:00 on a hot summer evening, and I’ve spent nearly the past 11 hours in non-stop meetings all over Greater Knoxville, kicked off by an Oak Ridge gathering at 7:30 a.m., which required a 6:45 departure from my house without even seeing my kids up out of bed.  It’s been a relentless day.

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