Ty stayed because he knows he has two years after this season and odds are he'll be the starter next season. He'll know the offense front and back and he also knows he'll more than likely get playing time this season to. Sometimes the best move is to stay put and let your current situation work in your favor.
TS probably just trusts his coaches, and as a team player, understands that if they believe JM gives us the best chance this season then it’s his job to continue to develop and be the best backup he can be and always be prepared to step in when needed. Possibly nothing more than that. One day at a time.
Also, this quote form CKD is very encouraging…
DeBoer: Well, I think that's something that you see with Jalen, what he is, and I can just look back last week, a moment with our team, not to get into the details, but him standing up and speaking out. Positive but also accountability, that mix of everything that great leaders do. Building up their teammates but also just reminding them of what it's going to take for us to reach the goals that we have. He does a great job of balancing that. I think he's grown in a lot of ways when it comes to that area. But then we've got to talk about what he does on the football field. He's got a skill set that is special. With his arm, he can make you pay and he can make the throws, and I think he's continued to grow in that area, building confidence in himself, just tirelessly working with the receiving corps, actually all the skill players, just to be on the same page. I think he's continued to expand on his game with the different throws he can make. Down the field he's been strong. A year ago he was one of the best in the country with down-the-field throws. I think he's continued to work on those higher percentage throws that you need to move the chains and all of that. But he just dives into it. There's no one that's going to beat him into the football facility from the players' vantage point. He's there 4:30, 5:00 for sure every single day, and I know there's guys that have tried to beat him into the facility, and they can't. But when he's there, it isn't just punching in the clock. He's done a great job being efficient, doing everything he can, whether it's mentally, physically, to be ready for this fall.
DeBoer on why the Washington offense helped Michael Penix and could help Milroe as well: I think first of all, the talent of your quarterback is most important, right? I mean, you can go to drastic levels and talk about a guy who can't pass. Well, in the end, your passing game's not going to be what you want to be. But, you know, Jalen is super talented when it comes to down the field throws, which are not easy. He was one of the best in the country. He and Michael both were two of the top three or four in the country when it came to accuracy, efficiency, yards per attempt. But, you know, I think just continue to grow his game, build confidence. It's new language, verbiage that he's gotta learn, directing the whole show and knowing the things that he can do within our system without making it too complicated. That's what Michael had, and he had a few years at it, right? Because we were together at 2019-2020, ran the same system under Nick Sheridan at Indiana in 21 and then '22 and '23 there in Washington. So he had a multiple years. And so, you know, Jalen's just pouring himself into this learning it as fast he can. You're never going to question the work ethic of this guy. And you know, from a passing standpoint, he's got the skill set, he's got the tools. And now it's just tying the footwork to the reads and the progression, knowing when to take off and run, knowing how to move the chains, believing in each other if you can go through your progression, we can call those shots down the field and if it's not there and you check it down then the next time we can call it again and be confident in calling them more often.
