Quote:The decision to sit Blake has nothing to do with talent. He needs more work on some fundamentals and bad habits in order to realize his full potential as a pro. You don't fix fundamentals and bad habits in a couple of months. It takes time for these things to get ingrained. To put him under fire before the proper skills are ingrained he will begin to fall back on bad habits which will further reinforce the old habits. If you don't give a person the proper environment to overcome bad fundamentals and habits it becomes a one step forward two steps back type of situation. Lack of patience could actually slow his overall development considerably. I think Bradley and Caldwell have enough foresight to remain patient despite possible pressure from short sighted fans and media.

 

You make it sound like coaching on fundamentals will stop once once he starts. These things can still become ingrained while playing actual games, with the added benefit of allowing him to test his skills in real situations and giving coaches proper film to evaluate rather than practice where he has no fear of being touched.

 

You can learn the playbook in practice, you can practice pre snap stuff and you can adjust to the speed of the game, but until you actually have those live bullets flying its all artificial.

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