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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
I chose Heyer. The guy played well enough to earn another chance to see if he's the real deal.
I'd say activate Wade, then get him ready if Heyer starts to fall apart. If all hell breaks loose, then pull Heyer and put Wade in.
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Wade should undoubtedly be the starter. Wade is a solid vet who, according to coaches and players, is better than Jansen at pass-protection and is good in the run game. We're paying him like a starter and he should earn his pay.
Heyer is a nice find,
considering he's an undrafted rookie free agent. I know we (myself included) love undrafted free agents and root for the underdog, but I have seen nothing which leads me to believe that he should start. He got flat out beat by Kiesel in the preseason and allowed Jason Taylor to beat him for a sack. Heyer's presence, or Wade's absence, on the line also forces coaches to keep Cooley in to block more often. Don't get me wrong, I like Heyer and want to see him develop, but he's just not ready yet.
As GMScud said, why experiment at RT with Heyer when we have a solid RT in Wade and when such experiments could lead to an injury to Jason Campbell? What would people say if Heyer was left one-on-one with a DE, the DE beat Heyer, and JC was injured? My guess is they'd ridicule Gibbs for letting Heyer start despite the Heyer-Keisel-Campbell incident.