He needs to start immediately, you tailor the offense to what he can actually do. That's what i believe Steichen is very good at doing. You then slowly progress him as the season moves along and he gets more and more comfortable.
Without the live bullets i just don't see how he is going to gain any tangible experience to be able to properly develop. But you do need to make sure you are not asking him to do things out of his comfort level too soon.
I don't mind 3 interception games, if he is making the right reads, or he is trying to make a play on the run etc, so long as he is then learning from these experiences and cutting them out for the next games. From all reports, he is a very strong character and football is his life, and he is completely dedicated to it. So it all feels like he is the perfect candidate to develop quickly.
We need to lean on our running game, and using the middle of the field, whilst also trying to create space by throwing some deep throws to Pierce to stretch the field. Do that, and it creates more holes in the 10-15 yard range. Get 8 men in the box to stop the run and then try to utilise the space behind.
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