Quote:The same coaches two years in a row thing is irrelevant, I suggest you and everyone else using it as justification for anything just let it go. If that kind of thing held any merit at all Gabbert would still be around. Henne is what he is, a low level backup QB.


That said it's pretty clear that the current staff considers itself to currently be playing with house money and the reasoning for starting Henne isn't that he's worth starting, it's that they feel coaching up Bortles without the risks of possible negative game-day injuries or incidents is more valuable than throwing him out at the moment.


That said I imagine at some point the pressure from within the locker room alone will make Bradley feel like he has to put Bortles on the field.


Right now it's easy for guys in the locker room to ignore what Henne is as they're still struggling for roster spots and playing time, but as soon as that's done and we're in the regular season playing for games that count there will be a lot of guys in the locker room feeling sick to their stomach knowing the future of their career could be partially hinging on a guy like Henne who has shown he's barely a notch above someone like Gabbert.

Waiting makes a ton of sense for Bradley/caldwell personally too. It buys them more time, which nobody seems to be talking about. Say we do bad this year, it would be expected. Should we not take the year 3 leap that we initially expected, they can blame it on bortles essentially being a rookie.


This buys them a whole extra year of employment. They're minimizing their own risk by delaying the evaluation process.


And I guess I can't say I wouldnt do the same.

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