When the Backups Play Better Than the Starters.

[Yojimbo]

(11-02-2020, 08:58 AM)TJHoushmandzadehs Shiny Shoes Wrote: No, you see what you have with him this year, when it won't jeopardize a play-off run.

If he's bad again you now have options for the rest of the season and so can just bench him after a couple more games before it adversely affects Burrow - who has been fine up to now even with Jordan in the line.

If he's good you know you don't have to use a draft pick or free agency next year on his position and can use those resources to strengthen other positions.

If you sit him and he then wins the job in camp you won't know whether that practice form translates into game performance so you jeopardize next year's play-off chances, you deprive him of much needed experience and you'll have spent resources on competition that weren't required.
If you sit him with the intention to let him compete for a starting job in camp you won't commit fully to addressing the position in the draft or free agency so you end up with a lesser player and you deprive your starting line of time together to develop chemistry and timing.

Essentially every scenario involved with sitting him now ends up with a worse outcome. Play him and if he sucks you know you need to get either a top guard in free agency or spend a high draft pick on the position.

You’re basically arguing for never having open competition for spots in training camp...