Quote:Don't just send him out there because he's "Better than Henne".  If his mechanics are good, and you think he won't develop any new bad habits by starting him, then you start him if he wins the job.

 

Doing is not the best way of learning at the QB position when you start out, because when you start out you can develop some bad habits that way.  By waiting if necessary, you avoid new bad habits.

 

He could be ready by Week 1.  He could be ready by week 9.  I would no more pencil in a date for him to start, than I would eliminate any possibility of him starting at any point.

 

I 100% agree with the last sentence, but you can't leave a superior player on the bench. You are willfully lowering your chances of winning football games, not to mention pissing off every player in that locker room whos own career is dependent on a QB not throwing the ball at their feet or running into pass rushers.

 

He isn't going to develop any more bad habits by playing than he would develop good habits by sitting on the bench. Coaching doesn't stop because he is the starter.

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