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[QUOTE="BlazeOrange, post: 1118627, member: 683"]
I don't think "knows" is the correct term - the paraphrased quote says "available.  They probably only had confidence that he could execute a portion of the offense at game speed. 
 
Keep in mind that Wilson was in a three-way battle for the backup spot until late in camp.  I don't know how they allot practice reps, but at most he'd get a quarter of the reps if all were equal.  If QB1 usually got half the reps (probably significantly more during the week the game plan was installed), then the other three were getting around 15% or less.  There were probably plays that he barely ran during camp that made it into the game plan, or gameweek tweaks to those plays that he didn't practice at all.
 
Or, he may "know" more plays that weren't in the game plan, so the rest of the offense didn't work on them recently and they didn't want to risk mistakes by others.  This leads to questions about adaptability and in-game adjustments, which are valid. But it is the first game and this week's set are the only plays they've worked on intensely.  It becomes easier to switch things up as the season progresses and the team has worked on multiple variations of the offense for different opponents.
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