Do you think Sullivan gets a shot this lost season?

[SadCatFan22]

Hilinski seems like a great kid, but I would like to see what a more mobile QB could do in the offense.

Even if Sullivan is a worse passer if he can run it could open things up more for Hull & Porter.

Thoughts?

 

[No Chores]

Hilinski seems like a great kid, but I would like to see what a more mobile QB could do in the offense.

Even if Sullivan is a worse passer if he can run it could open things up more for Hull & Porter.

Thoughts?

All of the "good" teams I've seen this year have dual threat quarterbacks. For that matter, so does SIU, who's short QB can both run and throw.

 

[Harris_Island]

I think Hilinski picked up a first down running the ball against SIU. Maybe the coaches will tell him to start running more in B1G games.

I expect we'll see Sullivan at some point when Hilinski gets dinged up, but not otherwise.

 

[KramerCat91]

No because the season is not lost in Fitz's mind. How well NU does in the non-con doesn't seem to correlate much to how we do in B10.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Short of some Hunter Johnson/Duke performance, I doubt it.

I learned a sad lesson. Watching last year's team, thinking "we HAVE to have better linebackers/kickers/QBs/etc than the ones who are playing".

I was wrong.

Edit, to be clear, I am not down on Hilinski. I think he is a decent QB, just answering that I believe Sullivan isn't playing because Hilinski is better.

 

[Titanium999]

Hilinski seems like a great kid, but I would like to see what a more mobile QB could do in the offense.

Even if Sullivan is a worse passer if he can run it could open things up more for Hull & Porter.

Thoughts?

Me too!

 

[gocats8992]

Hilinski is not our problem. Our problem is our defense (bottom 3 defense in Big Ten). We are the #3 passing offense in the Big Ten behind Purdue and Ohio St.

I think they should start playing some of the freshmen on D like Saka and Soares and see what they can do. We are giving up almost 450 yds a game so it can’t get any worse…

 

[stpaulcat]

I do not believe the season is not lost, because:

 

[Jaguar 88]

Hilinski is not our problem. Our problem is our defense (bottom 3 defense in Big Ten). We are the #3 passing offense in the Big Ten behind Purdue and Ohio St.

I think they should start playing some of the freshmen on D like Saka and Soares and see what they can do. We are giving up almost 450 yds a game so it can’t get any worse…

Totally agree. Hilinski is a solid qb in a decent system. The defense is putrid, so giving frosh some playing time if the game is out of reach or the starters aren't getting the job done would be a good idea!