Quote:Problem is, if you don't start him the minute he's better than henne, you risk losing locker room credibility as a coaching staff.


Don't fool yourselves, this isn't a Favre-Rodgers, or even Kitna-Palmer situation. Henne often plays like hot garbage.... The bar is reeeeeeaaaaal low, and you would certainly expect a first round talent to surpass him quickly (particularly a guy you felt strongly enough about to draft at 3). At that point, you would basically just be sitting him to sit him.

If you stop and think for a minute you would realize that sitting him is the right thing long term. That hungry to win games right now is strong but for the long term if sitting him a few games and missing the playoffs this year to go on to win superbowls in the future is the trade off then I'm all in. The take your lumps thing is for guys who are ready and need experience. When you need to hone your craft you can only do it on the bench. Sitting him gives him an extended off season. Think back to Blaine and ask yourself how much a shortened season hurt him? Let Bortles work his way up the depth chart through competition  and let the process play out.  

 

The whole "start him over the incumbent because the incumbent sucks" thing is what destroys qbs. I don't want to repeat that process. I want to build this thing right. We've waited this long for a winner and we are close because we have been patient. Lets stay the course  

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