It's hard to say. We aren't 18-22 year olds anymore and we don't know Hawkins or his son very well, except in what we read. We aren't in practice, or in the film room, or in study hall or at the Sinking eating lunch or in.... It's entirely speculative, but the team knows who is the best QB on the roster and who gives them the best chance, despite their limitations whether it's PT, arm strength, height, leadership and knowledge of the playbook. The coaches have to do a better job to keep the games competitive and gameplan around a QB that isn't completing his passes as much as he should or reading the defenses better.
We just have to trust Hawk is doing the best for his team. I remember during the 2-10 season someone asked Hawk if he could win if his players were on the roster. He was infuriated and said they they they were his players. I appreciated that. We used to have a coach that would throw players under the bus for a loss. To me, that is COMPLETE BULL****!
Hawk wants to win more than any of us. Would he want us to win with his son at QB? Of course, but if that doesn't happen then he strikes me as the kind of man that would use it as a way to teach his kid about life. Would it be tough for him to bench his son? Most definitely. Would it be tough for him to let down 90+ players and staff that depend on their livelihoods as well? Again, maybe not as much as his son, but most definitely. Sometimes doing what's right isn't always easy.
