Freeman continued to discuss the quarterback competition between Tyler Buchner and Drew Pyne as he was asked what role he’d have in the ultimate decision seeing as he doesn’t have a lot of input into Notre Dame’s offense.
“I’m no quarterback guru. I’m not afraid to admit that. My role as the head coach is to let those guys I understand how difficult a position you all are in. Use me as a resource to help you. That’s why every week we spend time together, we have a quarterback meetings with just me and the quarterbacks because I want them to know I’m a teammate. I’m gonna lean on Tommy Rees as somebody who is deciding who is the starting quarterback. He’s played the position. He’s the offensive coordinator. He’ll be able to come with with grades and say, Okay, here’s how evaluated it, here’s who I believe at some point is going to be the guy that should be with the ones and so I’ll lean on Tommy more than anything for that.”
– Marcus Freeman
It’s what the good leaders do regardless of if it’s football or in an office. You hire people you trust and let them be experts are their specialties and ultimately step into when you feel the need but don’t overstep your role.
Knowing what you don’t know has an incredible value to any coaching staff and it’s a positive to see Freeman not being afraid to acknowledge that from the start.
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