I really think he was ready for the Packer game but they didn't rush him back. I wouldn't think we're risking him unless he's absolutely ready to come back. If he gets hurt again and is out a few more weeks the season is cooked. We were 0-2 last year so quite frankly being 3-2 is not the end of the world. With our schedule I would've taken 3-2 if you told me preseason we were at this point even without Caleb getting hurt.
Players are seen as assets, and at every position, that means playing them when they are conceivably "able to play". In today's NFL, long-term health is nowhere near as much of a priority as winning now.
The QB position is no different. We don't have the luxury of a top-level, borderline starting caliber backup, so if Caleb can go, he will go, even if the safest decision would be to continue to sit and rehab until he is closer to 100%.
Off-season is where the most rehab happens, so unless there is a threat of catastrophic failure, any player at any position will be in the starting lineup if they can go.
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