Is Hendon Hooker that bad he can't get a shot??

[Carolina Cajun]

11 hours ago, flagfootballcoach28 said:

I'm probably in the minority, but I don't want to see Bryce Young benched yet. Especially for Hendon freaking Hooker. Sorry. 

Eh, Hendon Hooker might be someone we start toward the end of the season, but right now, nah.  We were sold that Bryce was this great player and its time for him to show something, ANYTHING.  Also Hooker is still young by NFL standards (only in his third season) and came from a kind of gimmicky Tennessee Offense, hes only been on the team for a few weeks and would need to learn the whole playbook and be ready and I would not believe he is ready to step in and play.  If Bryce continues looking bad and we decide to bench in like week 7 or 8, Hooker would be the guy I'd go to.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

He apparently managed to lead the Lions to 3 points in 20 offensive possessions in preseason, but yeah he would still be an upgrade at this point lol

[d-dave]

No.  Sorry to burst everyone's bubble.  If Hooker is out taking snaps, then THERE IS A MASSIVE issue beyond how poor we've played.

Why not?  I'm a reactive person!  Make changes for the sake of changes!  I get it.  But why?  Because of Bryce and off season trades.  First round QBs usually have value, even if they suck.  Bryce is the same way.  Bryce does have talent, and I could absolutely see some teams in the off season kicking the tires on Bryce.  

Benching him for a practice squad QB after two weeks will tank his value.  May as well release him then.  The rest of the team will not be happy, and I don't think anyone wants to deal with that.  No one wants to waste a year of time.  The guys want to win. 

It's very possible we do move on from Bryce this off season, but we don't have another option which will help us win.  Bryce almost lead an extremely improbable last minute drive.  He didn't get it, but the play calling did him no favors.  So just drop him and plug in someone who they see in practice who doesn't have the skills to step in?  No.