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So he undoubtedly does know it can happen. It is not as if he would never consider bringing in the substitute. Therefore, since he isn't bringing in the substitute, it isn't because he is unaware of the possibility. It must therefore be other things he is also aware of that convinces him such success is improbable in this particular instance. He could be wrong, but that is what he apparently believes.

I'd like to hear his explanation.

So would I, but I am pretty confident it will basically be "DNP. Coach's decision." Full stop. Even if he thinks it, he isn't going to say that his backups are not up to the task. He isn't going to throw them under the bus, he may need them later.  Coachspeak follows.

By not playing them, he's already thrown them under the bus. . . .

To some extent yes. He chose not to play them. However, by not explicitly calling out their deficiencies and explicitly defending his decision he has allowed people (e.g. yourself) to believe the coach is simply mistaken, or at a minimum wonder why the player is not getting reps. That is much less pejorative than publicly detailing said players shortcomings.

Simple question. A team has been blown out in two of its four games thus far. In one of the losses, it was to a non-P4 team where the starting QB had a QBR of 14. Do you find it surprising that no other QB has taken a snap for said team in four games, not one?

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So he undoubtedly does know it can happen. It is not as if he would never consider bringing in the substitute. Therefore, since he isn't bringing in the substitute, it isn't because he is unaware of the possibility. It must therefore be other things he is also aware of that convinces him such success is improbable in this particular instance. He could be wrong, but that is what he apparently believes.

I'd like to hear his explanation.

So would I, but I am pretty confident it will basically be "DNP. Coach's decision." Full stop. Even if he thinks it, he isn't going to say that his backups are not up to the task. He isn't going to throw them under the bus, he may need them later.  Coachspeak follows.

By not playing them, he's already thrown them under the bus. . . .

To some extent yes. He chose not to play them. However, by not explicitly calling out their deficiencies and explicitly defending his decision he has allowed people (e.g. yourself) to believe the coach is simply mistaken, or at a minimum wonder why the player is not getting reps. That is much less pejorative than publicly detailing said players shortcomings.

Simple question. A team has been blown out in two of its four games thus far. In one of the losses, it was to a non-P4 team where the starting QB had a QBR of 14. Do you find it surprising that no other QB has taken a snap for said team in four games, not one?