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I still think people are looking WAY too deeply into this. There are very conservative reasons for why Haley likely started Palko.
Palko over Orton. Orton shouldn't have played against Pittsburgh. He probably wasn't healthy enough to play against the Jets. And I think it's beyond ridiculous to suggest that Orton was only in to play on a gimmick play. It was pretty clear that Palko got hooked out of the Chicago game. So we're basically talking about outrage over Palko starting 1 and a half quarters of football (Chicago game) over Orton.
Palko over Stanzi... who knows. Maybe Stanzi is very unready. Maybe Haley was being ultra-conservative in rushing a young player. In his defense, we have no idea if Stanzi is really struggling in practice or not. I think people are getting a little bit carried away in their outrage that a 5th round rookie isn't starting.
So again... I would have gone with Stanzi. But the outrage over not starting a 5th round rookie has been way overblown.
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