Quote:The problem with  the idea of "letting  the 3rd stringer play" is that almost all the snaps in practice go to the starter.  If we "give Stanzi a chance" late in a game, he would be going out there without any practice at all during the week prior to the game.  That's a recipe for failure and we wouldn't learn anything from that, other than the fact that 3rd string quarterbacks who haven't practiced look really bad in games.  

 

If you want to see Stanzi, it has to be planned during the week, and  that involves taking practice snaps away from the starter. 

 

If the coaches really like Stanzi, they'll try to develop him in training camp next year.