David Cutcliffe pulled off a sharp coaching judgment by quickly announcing Sunday that Thad Lewis might be his starter for this week’s showdown against the Kansas Jayhawks.
But I have just one problem with the way Cutcliffe went about things. It basically is such a trifling thing and I hesitated to even mention it, although felt bound to do it.
Cutcliffe revealed Lewis was one of a selection of athletes who had caught the flu and sat out in practice time.
If you tell me Lewis is the man, I am fine with that, mostly because I don’t have a choice and you can care less what my opinion is. However there is furthermore the fact that you are the head coach/qb authority and know more than I will ever recognize regarding that position.
There is no need to tell me Lewis is not one hundred percent.
He noticeably said he did not want to create a qb controversy, but, as the majority of people know, quarterback debates nine times outside 10 are started by fans and media, not personnel.
If a quarterback controversy manifests because of Renfree’s great play and Lewis’ not so nice play then deal with it if the questions appear.
While I agree with his choice and swiftness of it he can have opened up a undersized door for criticism of his starter.
If Lewis does not play well at Kansas then Cutcliffe will certainly receive questions about whether or not Lewis is one hundred percent and if he is not, why isn’t Renfree playing in the game?.
So for the coach’s good I hope Lewis steps up and is victorious or has a good game, because the absolutely last thing the team needs at present in the wake of the great motivator of defeating Army is a controversy.
Just ask Coach K if you’re in search of a second opinion. He has had to cope with one or two of situations like this one.