True story - I was asked to coach a local HS team during 7v7 season. After 2 practices I felt the JV QB was better than the varsity qb. But since I was helping the HS coach, initially I didn’t rock the boat.
A few games in, I made the switch and the varsity qb and his dad quit on the spot. But we ended up doing much better.
That fall, the idiot HS coach went back to the old varsity starter. And they won only a handful of games.
Next year the JV kid finally got his chance and he parlayed that into a p2 scholarship offer where he’s currently starting.
Point of the story. Some coaches either have “it” to make the hard decisions or don’t.
Dawson is well on his way to proving he doesn’t have it if he doesn’t make the change that is so obvious to make.