"I saw a lot of love for the kid in preseason. Even some rumbling that if he could push Cook for the #1 job.
Now that the quarter mark of the season, I'm wondering what is going on."
You're saying the love for him in the pre-season and that he could push Cook for the #1 spot was wrong and used stats from just a quarter of the season.
You were right then and used it. Now you're wrong. You metamorphed.