According to John Cox his knee injury prevented him from starting on Saturday. However, I believe that I may have detected something less than certainty in John's voice on that issue.
I hope that is the truth. I hope they didn't just decide to start our FRESHMAN in that game, because it was a must win . If that was not the truth then we need a new coach. I read somewhere early in the week that Parker was fine and would be ready to go, and was surprised when the FRESHMAN trotted out.
The FRESHMAN did some very good things in the game. He also made FRESHMAN mistakes that very well may have cost us the game.
So now that you have pulled the shirt, it would seem to me that you owe the kid a chance. Either the coach has made an error that likely cost us a chance at a championship, or he did the only thing he could do and played the young man.
A couple of sure things: Howard does not need to have a hero's perspective and mentality thinking he is the answer to it all, and he needs to use his team mates to help us win. The other is that by now coaches SHOULD HAVE taught this young man that he has to carry the ball close to his body and protect it. However, this is not the case. I (at 69 and one good leg) could knock the ball out of Howard's "hand" the way he carries it, and you can bet that they will be after it this Saturday after watching the film. A new fumble per game record could be in the making.
Many things that should be, are not. Many !!!
Rudy Giuliani at age 3 ???