Rich Cooling urged managers to grab Marcus Mariota off waivers now, calling him "one of the 32 best quarterbacks" who should be starting somewhere. If rookie Jayden Daniels gets banged up, Mariota would step into Kliff Kingsbury’s up-tempo Washington offense and immediately offer 4–5 designed runs plus every drop-back, giving him an automatic QB2 floor with upside. Cooling thinks a four-week audition could triple Mariota’s value—either via mid-season trades for a second- or third-round pick or by earning a 2025 bridge-starter role for another team. Because his current cost is a zero-dollar FAAB bid or a throw-in piece, the risk-reward profile is nearly all upside.