The stupidest reason I've ever heard

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3. Your point is well made.

The Chargers are a very well coached team. They've had a lot of talent for some years, but Anthony Lynn is the head coach they've been looking for since Bobby Beatherd left. I have little doubt the Philip Rivers will finally beat Tom Brady this coming weekend. I think they have a shot at winning a Super Bowl.

So, no, it probably would not have changed the outcome, but that is not what I was saying. The kid had choked. He clearly was over his head, and Harbaugh owed it to his team to give them their best shot at winning. The rookie clearly was not it, and in placing the feelings of one player as paramount, he was doing the wrong thing for his team.

"Jackson is the primary reason they were in the playoffs to begin with." Just as Tua was a big part of why Alabama was in the championship. But past performance is not what wins games, present performance wins games, and if it isn't there the player needs to be replaced.