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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
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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Agreed on this one. Haley would be throwing his career away if there were any thought that he was throwing games. I think he was out of touch with the team, lost some key guys, and tried to be too unpredictable. Palko just seems to me like a guy who deserved a chance at the time. Football is obviously his life, and I think Haley wanted to recognize that.
He stayed with him for too long, had too many ridiculous losses and fell completely out of touch with the rest of the team because no one had any confidence in the unorthodox approach or in Palko's presence. I'm guessing Haley will go elsewhere and be a competent OC once again, or just a WR coach. That seems his forte, as he clearly improved Bowe's playing.