Demry doesn't give us the best chance to win and shouldn't be the outright starter but start getting him maybe 25-45% of the snaps and not just in garbage time.
Mitch can't run anymore, apparently. This is key.
Demry doesn't give us the best chance to win and shouldn't be the outright starter but start getting him maybe 25-45% of the snaps and not just in garbage time.
Leidner will remain the starter but now that Croft burned his shirt, the leash will become shorter and shorter. Croft didn't do enough to take the job. Opposing defenses will just blitz him mercilessly. They need to fix the offensive line. It won't matter who the quarterback is until they find five guys who can block.
That sort of arrangement rarely works. At this point, it really doesn't matter so much who gives us the best chance to win this year (I don't know that 6 wins and an Armed Forces Bowl invite is worth delaying the QB change). If Leidner and Croft rotate this year, the team goes into next year without resolving next year's QB and we already know that Leidner simply isn't consistent enough to give this team much upside. I say start Croft and bring in Leidner as a backup if Croft really struggles in a game.
Can't put all the blame on the o line. Mitch has plenty of time to make throws the majority of the time and today we had bad Mitch rushing his delivery and making poor decisions. As others have said he simply doesn't have good mechanics when the bullets are live. Does he throw like this in practice? ( serious question).
The mental part of it just isn't clicking. A different QB could absolutely do better, even if it is marginally, with the same offensive line.
Leidner played very badly but I disagree with that. Thorson had plenty of time to throw today, not Leidner. The OL did not play well in the running or passing game in my opinion.
I'd be surprised if Croft starts next week. Leidner inspiires the same loyalty from coaches for his "toughness" that Webber did with Brewster. Same results, too.Knowing this Coaching staff, Leidner will be back as the starter. A smart non-stubborn Coaching staff will have Croft take all the first team reps and have him as the starter for the rest of the year. You don't burn a redshirt just to take out Leidner for a quarter.
He has enough time to step into his throws, most of the time. Not all the time. Obviously he is being pressured at times, but most QBs don't have 6-7 seconds to throw the ball and don't forget how to throw. I'm not arguing the line is playing lights out in pass protection, but they're not the main issue. I would look at the scheme and the QB jitters (which are related IMO).
Of course I didn't mean he should be getting 6-7 seconds. I just wouldn't say he had "plenty of time". That insinuates the OL played well and that couldn't be further from the truth in my opinion.
Huh? Gophers could still realistically win 8 games this year. It absolutely does matter.