Not mad at your forward thinking.
I haven't watched Hooker at all so I don't know what to make of him. The 2 ACL injuries are an obvious concern, though. Do you know if they're to the same knee? Would he even be ready (physically) to take 1st - 3rd quarter snaps in '23 pre-season?
Judging from your recent comments, you seem to think that he's more than just a game manager. But even if he was, the cap space we expect in '24 (the 1st season we'd expect him to see any real time) and '25 might allow the team to surround him with enough talent to make it work?
Interesting take.