Big homecoming game for the Dogs today...I think. Today should be the day when a young QB named Aaron Murray is fighting off butterflies. A day the fans get to have a look at the future. A day we can build some confidence.
Instead we're building a serious game plan around the QB that "gives us the best chance to win".
Think about that for a second. How can you fault that logic? I guess you can't. What coach would NOT want to put his team in the best position to win.
But then again...that's also a pretty handy cop out. It's a bit condescending and a bit of a rationalization to stay the course. To have to come out and say that means that he knows his judgement is in question. To have to say that is to state the absolute obvious and the given. What coach would ever HAVE to say something like that. We, as fans, assume that you are trying to win. Thanks, though, for reminding us.
Conclusion...CMR is outwardly defending his decision to keep Joe Cox at QB. More than that he is defending his decision to NOT take off the red shirt on either young QB or...start Logan Gray.
What I would like to see is for CMR to come out and announce his choice and reasons rather than hint and rationalize.
For instance...."I know there's a lot of talk about the young kid. We are NOT taking off the redshirt. He's not fully recovered or ready. We talked to him. Everything is cool. He'll compete in the spring".
There. Done.
It would certainly shut schmucks like me up. What the hell do I know? I'm just a jackass with a computer. Wouldn't it be better to be decisive and possibly wrong than waffling and kept in question?
perhaps you should consider re-naming the blog..."Start Aaron Murray.com".
ReplyDeletealthough, that was probably taken weeks ago.
same goes for "Start Zach Mettenberger.com"
hopefully MR will start Cox & then take him out in the 2nd qtr, letting the future of this team get some reps.