Brian Kelly's hybrid pro-style / spread offense is all centered around a quarterback's ability to throw a highly accurate short ball, as well as a decently accurate medium range ball. Without this, the defense doesn't have to respect the spread part, and can simply stack the box and / or play short zone.
We saw this during the first third of the season with Brandon Wimbush at the helm, and all of 2017 as well. While we were able to get away with pounding the ball up the middle against the weaker teams, we certainly got badly exposed against Miami (they were sitting in single coverage, daring us to try a short pass), and would have gotten squashed against LSU if Book didn't come in.
Jalen Hurts is a fine runner, but isn't that much more accurate than Brandon Wimbush was. We'd basically be looking at a repeat of 2017 at best.
Poor accuracy quarterbacking will stall the offense
Replies to: "Poor accuracy quarterbacking will stall the offense"
- go after Jalen Hurts. - SanJoseCAFan - 3:32pm 1/9/19
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- Even when finally talented, Bama QB’s are poorly prepared for pressure. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:03am 1/10/19
- Other than Hurts in the SEC Champ. game. - LanceHarbor - 11:39am 1/10/19
- Tiua had a bad game, but no denying his talent.., - ripperduck - 11:01am 1/10/19
- Twist my arm... [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:18pm 1/10/19
- Gunning for robertkolt's down vote record? [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 8:35am 1/10/19
- Yeah...you figured it out. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 4:56pm 1/11/19
- Ah hell no. Not sure I'd want his attitude but he makes up for it with his inaccurate passing. [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 8:15am 1/10/19
- What’s wrong with his attitude? [NT]
- LanceHarbor - 9:21am 1/10/19
- Actually, not a damn thing. I misspoke while thinking of - faircatchcorby - 1:50pm 1/10/19
- What’s wrong with his attitude? [NT]
- LanceHarbor - 9:21am 1/10/19
- For a position downgrade? - MAS - 10:23pm 1/9/19
- He already said that a while back. I think Book is better than Hurts but I only say that because - THEISMANCARR - 2:48pm 1/10/19
- So you’re asking Woody to say that Kelly can’t recruit great QB’s and if he does can’t develop them? [NT] - PBHangingChad - 10:28pm 1/9/19
- Might go to FAU... [NT] - ripperduck - 9:47pm 1/9/19
- . [NT] - StreetFightingIrish - 9:38pm 1/9/19
- Why do that when the savior of ND football is on the bench [NT] - PBHangingChad - 8:16pm 1/9/19
- . [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:06pm 1/9/19
- No reason to for one season - D2 - 5:18pm 1/9/19
- Not a very good passer. He had a lot of help that makes him look better than he is. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 5:17pm 1/9/19
- Poor accuracy quarterbacking will stall the offense - ndunabomber - 4:11pm 1/9/19
- Don’t we know. [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:18am 1/10/19
- Agree 100%. [NT] - DadUdaMan4 - 6:28am 1/10/19
- He's innacurate [NT]
- holybull101 - 3:49pm 1/9/19
- Wimbush 2.0 (beta) [NT] - Frankbuz - 6:39pm 1/9/19
- Even when finally talented, Bama QB’s are poorly prepared for pressure. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:03am 1/10/19