Of all players, quarterbacks should remain cloistered inside of the depth chart for the longest band of time. Rookie quarterbacks are usually thrown in too soon, unfinished, unprepared to meet the world. Consequently, their only protection, when they face NFL defenses, is the scheme and the talent surrounding them. Protection in the inter-uterine period should be prolonged. When catastrophe strikes, and rookie quarterbacks are forced to play before they are prepared to, it’s up to the coach, and the offensive coordinator, to shelter them from the evils cooked up by NFL defenses.
Davis Mills was forced to play professional football before he was ready.