The OP just asked if anyone heard how he was doing because he was his favorite, he didn't anoint him. Why is it such a bad thing to say they have a favorite for whatever their reason is, that someone needs to be slap them down for it? I want the team to win, I want the best players playing, doesn't mean I can't cheer for one that I like to be one of the players making a difference on Saturdays. If he's not then he has to work harder, and I'll be pulling for the guy who won the job, in the interim he has to put in the extra work to improve to win the job. No one here is putting pressure on any of them by saying they like the kid and that they are rooting for him to do well, certainly no more pressure than they put on themselves.