And if he has concerns about job security, he's kept them to himself. Phillips made the switch just before last year's playoffs, even though Flutie did most of the navigating to get the Bills there. He made the switch again Sunday. Johnson, smiling, told reporters. It's up to you.
Quarterback controversies are as ancient as quarterbacks.
They just got more attention as the NFL did. If it wasn't Giants coach Allie Sherman trying to choose between Charlie Connerly and Y.A. Tittle, it was Tom Landry mulling over Craig Morton or Roger Staubach. Already this season, we've seen coach Bill Cowher in Pittsburgh wrestle with the Kordell Stewart-Kent Graham dilemma, Dave Wannstedt in Miami try to decide whether Jay Fiedler or Damon Huard will succeed Dan Marino, and Mike Riley in San Diego shuttle between Ryan Leaf, Jim Harbaugh and Moses Moreno looking for just one passer with a strong pulse. The only thing that puts these things to rest is for one quarterback to thoroughly outplay the other. Your use of this area constitutes your acceptance of this User Agreement.