re: Jazzy Jeff Duncan says Rattler has earned the starting job

Once Shough is the starter it will be him the rest of the way barring injury. They will give him grace to learn and develop

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or the Chiefs with Mahomes

or the Ravens with Jackson

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I get what you’re trying to say, but this is not that situation. If we had an established veteran for Shough to sit behind for some games……fine. Rattler is not that, it serves no purpose for Shough to sit behind Rattler

First four games are the hardest part of our schedule. I thought it was stupid, but we invested a high pick in him.

Zero reason to throw him out there right away and kill his confidence. Maybe bring him in later in the season if we are losing and schedule softens up.

Lost less pressure when the team is going nowhere also.

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First four is a difficult part of the schedule and Rattler has experience

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What does experience mean if he is going to end up on the bench? It makes sense to let your actual starter gain experience during a difficult stretch than to let him ride the bench.

Unfortunately we may do something that stupid but it just doesn't make sense to me. It makes more sense to gauge Shough on how he actually looks during the "difficult stretch". That's also an extra 4 games to build chemistry with his O line and WR.

There is absolutely no benefit to having our starter not play 4 games for no reason. The only thing that does is waste time. Rattler isn't a vet that we are expecting Shough to learn from. Its more likely that we do this and tell Shough "do everything the opposite of this guy when you get in".

Duncan is the sportswriter’s version of Jin Cramer, just not as loud.