Quote:I don't care what anyone else think.  I'm sticking to my gut instinct.  The league has changed now, especially for young QBs.  There are certain expectations for a QB taken in the top 5, meaning they will have to be good enough to be day 1 starter.  Christian Ponder can sit his entire rookie year and the Vikes will still be where they are right now.  Gabbert can sit behind Manning for 3 years, and he'll still be Gabbert.  Locker sat out his entire rookie year behind a legitimate veteran in Matt Hasselbeck, and he still suck.  Basically, if a QB can play at the NFL level, he will stand out and the fans will surely see it, even if the team doesn't win right away.

 

Chad Henne is not on the same level as Schaub, Cassel, or Hassellbeck and is at the bottom 5 of the league as a starter.  He is simply NOT NFL starter material; he's a backup.  If Blake Bortles, whom the team passed up Watkins and Mack to get him at #3 overall, cannot decisively beat out Henne for the job this season, then that is a major red flag.  Basically, Bradley and Caldwell are gambling their job on his potential rather than being a sure thing.

 

Bottom line is this: Bortles HAS to beat out Henne and be a day 1 starter.