No a quiter is a quiter. Good riddance!
there's a difference between taking a hint and quitting...
His future in terms of pt was questionable at best, and lets be honest things in and around the program were looking ugly for there for a while, most of it was beyond his control.
All signs were pointing to things going down hill and DB getting the gig because he was Stoops' guy.
Why sit around and hold a clipboard when you know you can play and have something to offer? To me that is quitting. Giving in, is quitting. Accepting a reduced role when you have an immense desire to play the game and know you have the ability to play, is quitting on yourself.
He gave four years to the program, and probably could and should have bounced somewhere else earlier in his career, but he didn't.
Him sticking around could have lead to a messy qb competition that split the team, staff, and fan base. He took one for all of us and moved on so the program could move on.
This idea of qbs being weak or quitters when they transfer is stupid. QBs want to play just like everyone else. Unlike most other positions, only one QB plays. 5-7 wrs can rotate in and out, 5 OL play, 3 rbs, and the defense cycles through multiple players at each position depending on down, distance, situation, scheme, etc. The second and third guy at a lot of other positions can get playing time, but more often than not only 1 QB plays.
Who here would accept a less important role and smaller paycheck at work when you you've been the guy for a few years and are confident in your abilities?
Maybe it's just me, but if new management came in and told me that they were going to put their guy in my spot and send me back down to where I just busted my *** to crawl out of, I'd politely take the hint and move on.
