Not sure if that's true the offense Kiffin had was more suited to his skill set at the time. How many bubble screens, Jet sweeps or short passes did you see in the game plan? Speed wise this kid is on another planet from Jalen and just about any other QB in college or the pros. The biggest issue I saw was fumbles. How would moving to another position help with that? Who was the number one receiver a young qb could throw to with some confidence? I believe if not here he is going to be excellent somewhere. Lamar Jackson was so much worse than this kid in his first start in college. You know what they were telling him? He should switch to wide receiver this qb thing isn't for him.
This is a bit of an apples to oranges comparison since the level of competition Louisville plays isn't anywhere close to what Milroe faced in his PT and start, but Jackson played in every game and started 8 as a true freshman- Milroe redhirted. As a sophomore - where Milroe is now, jackson started every game, his QB rating was 20 points higher than Milroe's action this year. He was more polished as a QB way earlier. Jackson also got a little award that year.
Could Milroe do better in a different system - maybe - tools might be there. Speed certainly is. arm likely not quite as good as jackson. Read speed, even in a simplified system - don't know.
The real question is would changing our system to be optimal for Milroe be the best thing for the team? On that one, I have real doubts. I'm a huge fan of Jalen Hurts, and how he conducted himself while at 'Bama and since. His development as a QB has been outstanding. that said, his sophmore year we almost had a revolt in the WR room, consisting of Ridley, Smitty, Juedy and Ruggs because at that point in his development, Hurts was one read, maybe two, and run, and that meant the WRs were not being used effectively. They were all about to bolt had Tua not been able to step forward and take the helm so they'd be able to show their skills. SEC defenses had also started to figure out how to at least limit/contain Hurts since with him we were more one-dimensional. Essentially they knew what looks to give him to get him running, so they'd give that look but then be prepped to limit the run.
Consider this - how many top level WR recruits do you think we sign if we limit their ability to show their receiving skills in a simplified one side of the field read offense.|?