Christian Westerman

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(11-21-2018, 10:56 AM)fredtoast Wrote: There is not a single NFL team that just randomly plays guys to see how good they are.  Coaches watch practice and play who they think is best.  They don't replace a starter unless they think that his back up is better.

If terrible teams are just always getting better by playing their back ups then you should be able to give me a few examples, right?

You keep talking about the "ONLY WAY" to find out how good a player is is to play him them, but for some reason you can't you give me a long list of teams that are benching their starters to play back ups on a whim?  It may happen from time to time, but the claim that it is the "only way" is completely ridiculous.  If it was the "only way" then every team in the league would be doing it all the time.

You accuse anyone who disagrees with you of trolling yet all you do is make up total BS and post it as if it is a fact.

I think you are absolutely right that few if any teams play guys instead of their starters to see how they will play - especially if they have not separated themselves in practice.

But it doesn't mean that there's no benefit in trying.   I think of players that come in and exceed everyone's expectations - like Farve and Brady.  But they were only given chances because the starting player got injured.

I think if we get to the point where it is clear we have no chance for the playoffs, and Redmond continues to struggle I'd be inclined to give Westerman a sustained trial at RG.