Cantwell will certainly be a drop off from Brohm and they lose many studs for him to throw to. That is the main reason why I don't think he will be "all that" this year.

 

Douglas and Barnidge are the only two big losses. They have plenty of recievers and running backs. Offense won't be the problem.

I watched all the QB's throw last year for a long time and if I didn't know who they were, I would have thought Hunter was the top QB. However, that is just throwing and we all know that is just a small part of being a good QB.

Douglas and Barnidge are the only two big losses. They have plenty of recievers and running backs. Offense won't be the problem.

 

Douglas is a huge loss, probably as big if not bigger than Brohm. Cantwell is a decent replacement for Brohm but replacing Douglas is not going to be easy. 6-6, maybe 7-5 this season.

It might be helpful to have several players moderately step up their game, rather than looking for the next guy who Louisville will throw to 12 times a game. If you follow my line of thinking.

It might be helpful to have several players moderately step up their game, rather than looking for the next guy who Louisville will throw to 12 times a game. If you follow my line of thinking.

 

That, coupled with a solid running, would be the best fit.

That, coupled with a solid running, would be the best fit.

Which is good, since that appears to be what is brewing.

Running back ain't a problem. Powell will have a HUGE year. Bolen is money on short yardage. Vic Anderson has been having a big spring. Throw in George Stripling and Dale Martin.

I can't speak for others but I don't see that in my case. It's not like I expect him to be better than Brohm, but he has proven himself to be a winner multiple times as a starter, he had a year to adjust to Krag last year and from everything I've heard has has a better cannon than Brohm. I don't expect him to have a better game IQ than Brohm but he has everything going for him as a first year starter.

 

Thats pretty much spot on. Cantwell has 20 or more yards arm strength on Brian, but Brian has what's going on in his head and accuracy. As a Cat fan, Cantwell makes me nervous, but our defense will be tougher than what he practices against. Kiper puts him in his top 5 QB's, even saying Saturday that he may get drafted higher than brian next year, FWIW. That's pretty strong for a guy with only 4 starts under his belt.

^ It's not twenty yards. He has some more velocity, some extra revolutions on the ball, and about 5-7 yards on the deep ball. Hunter's only question marks are his zone reads, and touch. I think those will be answered.

I think Hunter can lead the Cards to 7 or 8 wins with an improved defense.