How about a different look at this.
Let's say the move to cut Drew and start JP was all MM idea. TD said, maybe we ought not do that, let's go to camp and see what happens. MM says noway, his team, he is gonna do with it what he want. TD says fine, but you better be right, cuts Drew and signs Holcomb, just in case.
Well through camp, and preseason you have heard MM saying how great JP is, light years ahead, we are going to the playoffs etc.... TD is supporting his coach.
Now 4 weeks into the season JP looks like a lost 3 year old on the NYC subway in the middle of rush hour. MM still tries to assert himself and says JP starting this week. But TD finally says, grow up, STFU and your experiment failed. Let's win some games, and he benches JP, after threatening to can the joking running the fisasco on the sidelines.