BUCKnation wrote:Kerb Hohl wrote:sdn40 wrote:Leonhard is the correct and safe choice for a number of reasons (some reasons better than others).
The big question I have, is will he embrace an offense that is forward thinking ? Many head coaches with a background on defense will be very conservative on the offensive side of the ball.
I always used to understand taking a pocket QB 10-20 years ago because back then, if you weren't an absolute powerhouse or lucky, when you would go for a mobile one, you'd end up with Tanner McEvoy, Curt Phillips, or DJ Gillins most of the time that can't throw. There are so many of them now, it needs to be embraced, because you should be able to find a guy that can do both. He's at least saying the right things:
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You have some NFL teams running pretty good offenses with QBs who cant really throw (chicago). Obviously Lamar is next level, but a power offense like they ran during his mvp year could work really well here.
I agree, here's my one hesitation:
In the QB transfer era, it's going to be unlikely that the Badgers have much at backup QB. Maybe they can always keep like a stay-home walk on that is just a battering ram QB that can maybe beat Northwestern if we need to and also another guy that is "the next guy" as a true freshman.
A QB running game can lead to injury and torpedo a season when you have to turn to Chase Wolf (who I also understand can kind of run) but sucks enough that you're not going to win many games. Mertz has been hit a lot due to game flow, but still after some concern of losing Wolf and having no depth, stayed healthy because the OL is solid at pass blocking and he doesn't take a ton of hits.
That said, it's a risk probably worth taking. Just noting we're seeing it with Fields already.