Schneed10
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But the point isn't that you ruin a young QB by throwing him to the wolves, the point is that there isn't a choice. In the NFL, you're better off committing to one QB or another. Waffling back and forth, or platooning QBs, is the worst thing you can do. I've said it over and over, QBs need to have rhythm and be in synch with the offense. No QB is ever going to win a Super Bowl if he doesn't get a starter's share of the practice reps in camp and during game weeks.
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It's very rare that the young QBs who are thrown into the arena unprepared are with teams that have any real chance to win a super bowl. No, I really can't see that it's arrogant of me to say that the NFL coaches who do it are making a mistake.
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Platooning Campbell and Brunell might bring Campbell along slowly and have him learn the offense as he goes. But in the here and now, you'd have 2 QBs platooning, neither of whom know the offense well enough to execute at a championship level. Your idea might be appropriate (and I stress might) if you were a team like the 49ers, coming off a dismal season and looking to rebuild gradually. Then you could afford to be patient with Alex Smith, bringing him along slowly. But the Redskins are coming off a 10-6 season, and are ready to make a run at going deeper into the playoffs. The last thing they'd want to do is compromise the learning curve of ALL of their QBs.
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Learning the offense will be done in training camp, on the field and in the classroom. They can both participate equally. There's no need for either to be unprepared in learning the offense.
Playing time, when they are firing real bullets, is what Jason needs to prepare for the NFL.
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I think if you suggested your idea to Joe Gibbs, a Hall of Fame coach who I'm SURE knows more than you about QB management, he'd laugh you out of the room.
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I seriously doubt that Joe would laugh. In fact, as thorough as he and his staff are, I'd be surprised if the idea hasn't at least been discussed.