SB Nation’s Music City Miracles ponders which move is smart for Jeff Fisher’s future with the team — play the QB he personally prefers (Collins) or start the guy the owner likes (Young)?
The Safer Option For Fisher’s Job Security Is To Play Young
The safer play for Fisher is to go with VY. For the obvious reason that this is what Bud wants him to do, but also because if they lose 6 more games in a row, he can tell Bud that he lost those games with Bud’s boy. It would make it a little bit tougher for Bud to blame the losses on Fisher.
I don’t think it makes a huge difference either way. Collins has been bad, but quarterback play alone hasn’t lost any games. Vince could provide a spark, but in my opinion that would be limited to a game or two. I think Fisher needs a 5-5 finish to save his job, and it doesn’t look like either guy can give him that.
The counter argument to that would be this: If Fisher needs to get to five wins to keep his job, then he needs to start the QB that gives his team the best chance to win right now. And despite Kerry Collins’ poor play this season, he’s still probably the best QB in Tennessee.
Having said that, doing as your boss tells you to do is usually pretty fail-proof.
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