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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 718119, member: 405"]
Because even if it's a blow-out, the other guys are playing live, and they are trying to get you on your back.  They may even be playing chippy because they are so far behind that the back up is in.  In any event, going against a real opponent is something entirely different from practice.  Even if you aren't being asked to win games, you will still be expected to execute plays in the face of uncertainty and hostility.  That is a growing experience, and I would  much rather have the kid get 50 or 60 attempts on the year like Nassib did behind Paulus, than have him not play at all. Do you still remember how that shock of getting sacked a bunch of times scrambled the brains of some of our past rookie QBs?  
 
It's a lot easier to have the composure to make plays, once you've gotten used to the speed of a live opponent.  I'd much rather have them having faced enemy fire the year before they are expected to make plays to win games.  To be expected to come in and make winning plays when you've never seen the field before is a much bigger ask, than with a kid who is broken in a bit.
 
It's like saying, wouldn't you rather have a freshman get 10 minutes in 10 games in November / December basketball and not play the Big East games, than have the kid not play at all, when you need them to step into a starting role as a sophomore?  The live opposition is the first step.  That's why the hoops team is in Canada right now.  Winning games for the team is another step up.
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