There is also the GM aspect of this whole thing. We've been using a roster spot on him all year - because we didn't go through the practice squad transaction and risk losing him to another team.

If we had enough confidence to sacrifice a roster spot for him thus far, we should have enough faith in him to start a game. He might not be as ready as they'd like, but too bad ... we are in a league where Cooper Rush, Mike White, Tim Boyle and Mason Rudolph have started games this year. There is no need to walk on eggshells.