Just on experience, he would probably win the starting position in camp. But I find it always feels a little toxic to have a #1 pick behind a veteran -- everybody just wants to get on with it, and the veteran's every mistake and shortcoming gets magnified.

The best things to do are either (1) trade him and start TLaw, under the idea that playing experience is better for TLaw, because he is fairly advanced; or (2) go the Carson Palmer route and announce the plan is start Minshew the whole year and allow TLaw to develop, but it's not an open competition.

I think they'll either go with option 1, or just keep Minshew anyway. But it feels like TLaw is about as pro-ready as a rookie can be, and should be started along the lines of Peyton Manning, etc. Better to have the offense develop with his strengths and weaknesses taken into accound.

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