WildcatReport - Sullivan making strides in quest to become 'the guy' for the Cats
Northwestern quarterback Brendan Sullivan has shown some flashes of his ability to lead the Wildcats moving forward.
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Nice piece. It's been a while since we had a "guy" at QB.
No news about his status for this Saturday (and beyond)?
That’s a valid point. Colter was a little bit better passer than he was given credit for, but you’re right that he was run-first…and second and third. Persa is probably a better comparison.Nice piece Lou!
But one correction,...
It was the kind of athletic play from a true dual-threat QB that Northwestern hasn’t seen since the days of Kain Colter or Dan Persa.
- Colter was not a true dual-threat; if he were, there wouldn't have been the platoon w/ Siemian.
When Colter started running, he pretty much turned into a running back; he rarely extended passing plays w/ his legs like Persa (even Siemian was better at that than Colter).
That play by Sully totally reminded me of Persa (it was great to see!).
When Persa pretty much was limited to being a pocket passer after his injury, he still put up big passing numbers.
That's something Colter wouldn't have been able to do.
And to be a truly elite dual-threat, you need to be able to extend passing plays with your legs.