Quote:Evaluating Stanzi and Scott will come after the season is over.  Having Henne or Gabbert in there (Henne more than Gabbert since he's been more effective in the passing game), as awful as they've been, is still better for allowing the team to get a look at the young receivers and TEs in the passing game to see where they stand.  I'd rather see them sit on the sideline watching than to toss them out there and see the entire offense take a step back.  Neither of these guys are getting reps in practice, and they're not prepared to step into the starting role.  Right now, it's not about the offense getting better as it is about identifying building blocks we can work with moving forward.  You hamper that progress by putting someone who isn't prepared to take the field. 

 

How come we can only evaluate the WRs and TEs through the plays they make on sunday, but the same doesn't apply to Scott or Stanzi?

 

The guys we have are taking the reps and they are not prepared for the starting role, how much worse can Scanzi (the anti Ghenne) be? How much will it really hurt to throw them in for a half or a quarter? Our evaluations are done for Henne and Gabbert, they suck, they will struggle to get jobs after this year. Might as well take a wild swing for the fences and actually see if either Scott or Stanzi has anything worth working with going forward.

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