I sure hope not. We need to let this play out not throw him away until we have a better option, he may still be our best option.
I would have started him this week to see how me reacts to being benched last week and pull him at the the half if things weren't going well. I think pulling his starter role from him this week is too quick and paints us in a corner if Nichols does OK but not great, what then do you pull Nichols ? I don't think Nichols is the full time answer. I might have considered going to a 2 QB system Give Willy 60 % of the 1st team reps Nichols 40% start Willy and pull him if it's not working. Like a poor mans Clements/Huffnagel duo.
Willy would do well I think on very good defensive team he does not cough up the ball a lot. I think back to some of those great Bomber teams like when we had Burgess, he would have done well on that team. But he is not a big play QB never will be so without a good team around him he can't drive the bus.
Having said all that I can see why they did it I just not sure it's the right thing we'll see in the coming weeks.