Don't you know we had our choice of 8 QBs who are much better than Leidner? You just have to find that JUCO/Transfer tree and pick who ever you want.
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It's Coach Kill.
Any blind man can see that Leidner just isn't very accurate. Blame the O-Line all you want. Blame the run game all you want. But when you are consistently throwing ten feet above a receiver's head, you shouldn't be the Starting QB. Leidner is Leidner... Coach Kill doesn't seem to see what most of us and the media see... that it starts with the QB. Even in Kill's post game interview, he's already putting the blame on the O-Line... Guess he hasn't seen Leidner sail his passes over his receiver's heads yet.
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Right.... Cause it would have been impossible to find a single Juco better than what we have on our roster. Our QB situation is so good, that an upgrade in talent would be hard to find.
And even if there was someone better, why would they want to come here where they would clearly sit behind all the QB talent we had coming back.
You guys are brilliant!
Spot on...QB has been a problem for years.It's Coach Kill.
Any blind man can see that Leidner just isn't very accurate. Blame the O-Line all you want. Blame the run game all you want. But when you are consistently throwing ten feet above a receiver's head, you shouldn't be the Starting QB. Leidner is Leidner... Coach Kill doesn't seem to see what most of us and the media see... that it starts with the QB. Even in Kill's post game interview, he's already putting the blame on the O-Line... Guess he hasn't seen Leidner sail his passes over his receiver's heads yet.
Because why would a QB want to play here? The play calling is awful, no QB is going to want to transfer to such a situation. Unless they LOVE the 1 yard passes, there is literally nothing to sell to a transfer qb besides playing time, which if any other school is interested in a juco/transfer it would mean they have playing time themselves.
Add WR's to the list. Zero ability to create separation in the predictable, pedestrian routes that they're continually asked to run run.
Don't you know we had our choice of 8 QBs who are much better than Leidner? You just have to find that JUCO/Transfer tree and pick who ever you want.
The QB talent that Kill has brought in is awful, and I have a sense it is because Jerry felt he could rely on Mitch being the starter for 4 years. Its not just about not getting a transfer QB on the roster, its about not having a backup plan to Mitch. Chris Streveler had been the backup QB last season, and going into this season. Now, Mitch's competition a true freshman who wasnt even some prized recruit, just some middling prospect who's best offer was Minnesota. Every game this season, you get the sense that all the Gopher's opponents QBs could run this team just as well as Mitch (okay, maybe not Reardon from Kent...but its probably close), so when you watch CSU and and Ohio games, you are left wondering why the Gophers couldnt at least find a Derrius Vick or Coleman Key type QB.
Mitch was not recruited to win games with his arm. He was recruited to hand the ball off, keep it himself on a run, and occasionally throw to an open WR or TE on PA. It's not his fault the current roster cannot execute the scheme the coaches have put in place. Not saying he should still be playing, just saying he has been forced to be a kind of QB that he was never intended to be
Mitch was not recruited to win games with his arm. He was recruited to hand the ball off, keep it himself on a run, and occasionally throw to an open WR or TE on PA. It's not his fault the current roster cannot execute the scheme the coaches have put in place. Not saying he should still be playing, just saying he has been forced to be a kind of QB that he was never intended to be
No it's not. FLA is correct. Croft performed well and it's obvious he throws the ball with sig more touch than Leidner.