Kevin O’Connell announced today that he’s going with Jaren Hall as starting quarterback against the Packers on Sunday night. It’s effectively a playoff game for both teams, as the loser will be eliminated from the NFC postseason tournament and the border battle will be played in primetime on New Year’s Eve on Sunday Night Football. It will be the biggest start in Hall’s very brief NFL career so far, but O’Connell expressed his confidence in Hall saying that he’s put in the work and had a few good weeks of practice.
But for O’Connell, who said all three quarterbacks would be considered for the start against the Packers earlier this week, the decision to start Hall doubtless reflected both Dobbs’ and Mullens’ inability to protect the football.