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Was catching up and listening to the Thu podcast (which by the way the Break is so so so superior to listening to the Talkin show imo)... and while I often agree with Broaddus, this time not so much, where it concerns his assertion that Garrett (or Jerry) should and can supposedly end the drama by coming out with a statement that one or the other is going to be the starting QB no matter what.
I couldn't disagree more.
First off, you don't back yourself into a corner because you don't know what's around the next, um, corner. Dak has played great but relatively speaking it's too small a sample size and against what we're finding out now has been not all that stout competition. He's answered every bell so far, and that's encouraging, and cannot be taken away from him. No one could have played much better than he has, even Romo. But the point remains, there are more bells before you can have anything close to the confidence in him that Romo has earned over many seasons. And people--players, coaches, front office, scouts, and fans alike--rightfully lose confidence in your leadership if you make such a statement, only to have to retract maybe after a performance reminiscent of the first 50 minutes vs. Philly, and a tough loss.
Second, the same logic that says "this team is doing just fine as it is, don't mess with it" ends up in support of not mandating one guy.
Third, even if you said it, the drama would still just continue because people want to talk and they will... they'll just discuss it as-in "how much leash does he get before Garrett changes his mind." Accomplishes nothing on that front.
And fourth, and most salient to me, Garrett absolutely preaches focus on the next game. He will not look ahead beyond the next game and barely will even look back after one game is completed. It is only natural, then, that he would not launch out and say, "this guy is going to be our QB the rest of the season." It is, then, completely consistent with Garrett's philosophy/approach, and I am one of those who agree that that mindset helps win games.
I couldn't disagree more.
First off, you don't back yourself into a corner because you don't know what's around the next, um, corner. Dak has played great but relatively speaking it's too small a sample size and against what we're finding out now has been not all that stout competition. He's answered every bell so far, and that's encouraging, and cannot be taken away from him. No one could have played much better than he has, even Romo. But the point remains, there are more bells before you can have anything close to the confidence in him that Romo has earned over many seasons. And people--players, coaches, front office, scouts, and fans alike--rightfully lose confidence in your leadership if you make such a statement, only to have to retract maybe after a performance reminiscent of the first 50 minutes vs. Philly, and a tough loss.
Second, the same logic that says "this team is doing just fine as it is, don't mess with it" ends up in support of not mandating one guy.
Third, even if you said it, the drama would still just continue because people want to talk and they will... they'll just discuss it as-in "how much leash does he get before Garrett changes his mind." Accomplishes nothing on that front.
And fourth, and most salient to me, Garrett absolutely preaches focus on the next game. He will not look ahead beyond the next game and barely will even look back after one game is completed. It is only natural, then, that he would not launch out and say, "this guy is going to be our QB the rest of the season." It is, then, completely consistent with Garrett's philosophy/approach, and I am one of those who agree that that mindset helps win games.