10-24-2012, 06:56 AM
Quote:To me the issue isn't making a change per se. It is not giving yourself the best chance to pick the right guy or at least strengthen the position the most, from the beginning. What would have been so bad about letting both Nunes and Nottingham compete for the starting job by giving each guy a half in the first game of the season, and continuing to play both guys until one guy seized the job, perhaps in the Duke game? Then if the starter was struggling in a future game or was injured, the backup would be much more ready to play.
I was thinking the same thing last night. It feels like Shaw set a timetable to pick the QB because he believes you need to have a leader in place X days before the first game and then you want to avoid drama, so you stick with the guy unless he's an unmitigated disaster. And even though the choice may not have been clear, he stuck to his timetable and wen with Nunes because he felt safest with him. I think it runs counter to Shaw's personal philosophy to use games as a try out. But in this case, that may have been informative to the decision.