Quote:I don't see any sort of competition here.  Henne isn't fighting to retain the starting job.  He's a placeholder and nothing more.  Bortles is the long-term starter for this team.  But, Henne's job is to get the team through this initial phase to allow Bortles to develop.  I'm not sure how much more clearly the team can convey this.  If Bortles gets playing time this year, it's due to injury, or during mop up duty.  They're being pretty clear here.

 

To go along with this, Henne was told about the team's mindset going into the draft.  In other words, after signing him to a two year deal, they essentially told him that they are going to draft his replacement.  Contrary to the belief of some on this board, Henne isn't stupid.  He is a professional and knows what his role is.

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