"His playing is going to to help him," Madden continued. "He needs experience, he needs snaps, he needs reps, he needs to get his confidence back ... Where did 'shut him down' ever come up in football? I never heard 'shut him down.' I mean, that was a baseball thing -- a pitch count, (as in), 'He's thrown so many; now we're going to shut him down.' I've never heard of a football player ever being shut down. Now if he's hurt, that's a different story. If he's hurt and can't play, then we're talking about a different ballgame here."