Quote:That was last week when they weren't playing any starters. You know full well you can't look at the stats in such a game. I don't even watch any of the week 4 games aside from the Jaguars. I did however watch most of the week 1, 2 and 3 games, and Tolzien looked fantastic weeks one and two. Tolzien missed week 3 with a slight concussion even though he was cleared to play, and that's when Hundley came in and set the field on fire. That rookie most likely knocked Tolzien right off the roster, but Tolzien still looks far better than Henne.

Henne wasn't playing with any starters either. He didn't have the luxury to play with the first team like Tolzien did the first few games because he was playing behind a young QB that needed all the first team reps available.

 

When Tolzien was under the spotlight and didn't have the luxury of the first string around him, he looked worse than Henne.

 

That is a huge reason you have to take pre-season with a grain of salt. You can't make the assumption that players are playing with the same advantages and supporting cast. Pre-season is not and has never been designed to be a level playing field for all players. When your goal is to create situations to evaluate young players, putting your established veteran back up QB in advantageous situations are the least of your concerns.

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