Most of us, particularly those who have been athletes, would agree: If you lose your role or job through your own mistake or because someone is just better, so be it.
But losing your job the way Tyrod Taylor did — it’s just cruel.
On Thursday, Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn told media that rookie Justin Herbert will be the team’s starting quarterback for the remainder of the season, and that Herbert will not be looking over his shoulder.
Herbert was eventually going to move into the starting job. After all, the Chargers drafted him sixth overall in the spring, so the regime clearly believed he’d be its quarterback of the future.