Quote:This isn't even true because he never was given a chance to beat out Henne as a rookie. He performed great in the Preseason as a rookie, but that didn't matter because Henne had already been handed the backup role. This year, however, should be different since Allen has now been here a while. There's no reason he shouldn't get that chance to prove he's better than Henne, and I'm convinced he is.

 

I almost agree with you except for the last sentence.  While physically yes Allen may be the better option than Henne, but keep in mind... he doesn't have any "real" game experience.

 

I see it this way.  Perhaps the coaches are actually really developing a young quarterback in Allen and keeping Henne as insurance.  Remember, they just re-signed Henne to a 1 year deal a few months ago and I predict that he is gone at the end of this coming season.  In the meantime should Bortles struggle or get injured, we have a serviceable game manager that won't lose games for you.  Contrary to the general consensus on this board, Henne isn't that bad, he's just not a franchise quarterback or a viable option for the future.

 

Depending on what Bortles does this coming season and assuming he does well, I can see possibly moving Allen to a backup role and possibly picking up another young quarterback in next year's draft to develop.  If Bortles doesn't show improvement and plays bad then the option is to either go with Allen and get a free agent as insurance, or get a free agent to assume the starting duties and search for the future franchise quarterback in next year's draft.

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