Yes but do we know McCaffrey was ready to execute the whole offense at a higher level than a wounded Martinez? Or that Vedral could have? Or even if it was close, do we know it was better to sit Martinez if the coaches believe he has higher ceiling and wanted to keep his confidence up?
We dont know any of those things. We do know though that even if they had reason to keep playing AM last year, they won't this year. They will have had plenty of time to get somebody ready. And although I'm all for a long runway, they can't just keep taxiing.
I'm hoping the cockpit pilot assist software has an alarm sounding and keeps saying "Pull up! Pull up! Pull up!"