I see it a little more neutral (and really, out of no reason other than blind hope and some of Hackett / Whaley's statements). He is, for me, very much in a "show me" position. He has to prove it.
That could be asset management in either case. If he is done here, they don't want to torpedo his trade value. If he isn't, bad-mouthing him serves zero purpose.
I am not sure that a boom/bust QB like any of those first three mentioned are a good idea, but I don't really know what's a good idea. I think Matt Moore could probably provide Brad Johnson-level quarterbacking if they are content with that.