It's a weird philosophy in my opinion to bench a player and deny them reps in a lost season in hopes of inspiring them for the following season. With Mooney and Claypool out, there was never a better time to get VJJ reps and see what they have in him. Now, in a more crowded WR room, they suddenly are going to give him a few reps with him being "more determined" after the benching last year seems idiotic. Perhaps they could already know what they had in him and defer reps to some of the rookies now this year. Instead, the reps will be split amongst rookies, Pettis and Jones and they'll have a smaller collection of plays to make their final roster decisions on.
