I don't think we can really anwer this question. Do any of us have access to practice. If he looks alot better in practice, I say start him, Pettiti will get over it and will probably be better off for it, make him hungry for next year. If he is only marginally better, stick with Pettiti, let the kid go through the entire season and take his hits.
Here is my take;
Pettiti-Better than I expected at the start of the season: lost alot of weight and probably isn't used to playing light: but he shows heart. i just hope he keeps it up in the off-season. that being said, he still can get better and has to for us to make a playoff run.
Tucker- About what i expected after Flo got heart; about average at the NFL level. His mental game has picked up.
Larry- Again about what i expected at his age. Best player on the line so far.
Rivera- Disappointing for the money, leads the team in false starts, just doesn't seem to fit in. He pisses me off because he talked such a big game when he came in here, now you barley hear a thing from him.
Al johnson- According to Landry's three year rule he is a loser, a bust, the focus of all my disappointment: When he was drafted i was expecting some chew spit'n Wisconsin farm boy, that never got hurt and kicked a**. What we have got is one decent season out of him so far (last season). As someone here said, he plays small. I'm constantly seeing him get blown into the backfield not protecting his gap. He is soft and the weakest link as far as i can tell.
Andre G- His problem has always been his confidence and his brain. He certainly isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
Overall- The biggest problem with the line is that they don't seem to be playing well as a unit, They don't trust each other enough. Rivera is probably worried about Pettiti assignments which effects his game. The same can be said for Allen worrying about Tucker. on top of that both guards know that johnson can't hold his own. add a Qb that holds the ball too long, and we get what we saw sunday.
