(06-15-2021, 11:16 AM)Race Bannon Wrote:

(06-15-2021, 10:48 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I'd be willing to bet exactly zero NFL head coaches agree with this. 

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Developing a QB   -------------------------------------  Trying to win every game

Two different things.

I think you are confusing two things -- (1) the maximal effort to win every game, which is there; and (2) the roster priorities you set, with every spot and every dollar costing you somewhere else.

I will give you an example to help picture:  you have one million extra dollars to spend.  It comes down to an seasoned backup QB, one that could be ready to take over a championship caliber team in the playoffs, or a younger receiver with huge upside to develop alongside Trevor.  

Both players will help you "win," when called upon.  In that situation, you prioritize the player that will put Trevor in a position to win and grow.  You do not prioritize the playoff run without Trevor.

I've confused nothing. 

The point you are attempting to make is moot in the modern salary cap era. What most teams spend on their back-up QB in no way impedes them from making difficult roster decisions elsewhere. 
There's always a way to find a couple million in space. Take a look at current NFL news and all of the restructured contracts getting done right now. It will never come down to the fictional decision you've proposed above.

There is nothing keeping this coaching staff and front office from properly developing Lawrence AND ALSO prioritizing wins the same as they would in any other season. 
Nothing. Whether the back-up is Minshew, Alex Smith, Blake Bortles or Roscoe P. Coltrane.

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