The Meaning Of `Long Term'

We sought a clarification tonight on Garrett Green's role if Mark Sanchez were injured?
``If it was a month, we might look at it differently,'' Carroll said. ``Right now, he's the first guy in. We want the guys (on offense) to finish as fast as they can and Garrett can do that.''
What if Sanchez were out for a quarter? ``We'd see what happens,'' Carroll said.