re: Should Etling be the starter next year?

He absolutely should, for 2 reasons.

First, he has managed the game well and is clearly improving as the year goes on.

Second, the worst thing you could do is put someone in too early and have him get destroyed due to being started too early. I will use Jarrett Lee as an example. Kid had potential but was started too early due to discipline issues with others. Lee could have been great but was started too soon.

Let the new guys learn and come in during blowouts of lesser teams.