Quote:Can somebody please tell me what incentive Bradley or Caldwell have to jump on the proverbial grenade to insulate Henne from criticism or blame under any and all circumstances?

 

Caldwell and Bradley (who presumably were on the same page based upon all of their representations on how draft deliberations work) drafted Bortles!

 

Their careers are tied to the team's success, which is tied to QB play.

 

It is in their interest to play the best guy and ensure he succeeds.

 

What would the coaches benefit by criticizing Henne for his poor performance? Really, what would they gain?

 

They watch the tape of the same game we see on Sundays, they can see the ineptitude of the entire offense, including the 7yr vet Henne.

 

They get to slowdown and breakdown the tape to see exactly why this ineptitude is happening out there. Who's missing blocks, who's getting run over by defenders, who's running the wrong routes, who's dropping catchable balls and anything else negative happening out there including Henne's miscues.

 

After what we have seen from the offense in the last 6 qtrs, scoring just 10 points, those meetings with the offense, when they go over the struggling tape, have to be unpleasant to sit through.

 

It's right there for all of them to see, and as we all know, it's not very pretty.

 

While most of us on here might be calling for BB to start, I really think that when the coaches see how bad the offensive line looks out there, and all the mistakes the young players are making out there, they just feel that it's just not the best position to put BB into.

 

You may not like it, but I just think that's what the coaches are thinking right now.

 

If the o-lone was playing better and Henne was struggling out there, I think they would have really considered putting BB in.

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