Huard's arm has gotten better in the last year. He is certainly a step above Browning at this point. His ball placement and anticipation is almost Tua level.
As far as the Messiah stuff goes, he will still need generational talent at WR and RB in order to win a CFP game. Unless he grows to 6'5" he still wont have the physicality to truly challenge a high elite defense.
I see him as a much better version of Jake Browning, like a supercharged Browning.
Need a couple generational players for sure. We also haven’t had the OL.
What would Huard being 6’5” do? Tua wasn’t big but was a championship caliber QB. Fromm was very close to winning a title too. Burrow wasn’t a physical freak.
Physicality are QB has nothing to do with title chances. It’s easy to see how we hypothetically could be very good if we landed the in state studs this year, but we still would have to beat Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, LSU, etc to win a title.
In any case, get the pieces and give yourself a chance. I’m not a natty or bust guy. It’s very likely I will never see a UW natty in my lifetime.
Tua is fantastic moving in the pocket and making plays with his legs, combined with his accuracy and instincts he is a marvel, definitely a super rare combination of traits and capabilities.
Joe Burrow is a good athlete. He's ripped off big runs against elite defenses and kept plays alive with his legs. Not a scrambler but a nice athlete. He can make things happen under strong durress.
At 6'5" you're just that much harder to bring down with an arm tackle, can see over the OL better, and just impose your will against other athletes that much better.
I think Huard has a great chance to be the best UW QB ever, he's just not the physical freak that Trevor Lawrence or DJ Ugalelei type players are. Guys who can challenge elite defenses with their legs, size, and overall playmaking ability.
Huard should be a nice athlete but not a scrambler like Burrow. He’s not a stiff at all. No, he’s not a physical freak, but if he plays up to his ranking, we will be really good.
