No that's the thing, he doesn't NEED to become a decent passer in the traditional D1 football sense. What he needs is to be is a great decision maker with the ball.
The problem with the triple option is staying ahead of the chains. A holding penalty (shoot a false start penalty) is a drive killer since it negates your possible 3-7 yard gain,
The reason our service academies often come close but just can’t quite top these power five schools is because during crunch time (or a crunch down like 3rd and 11) you still need a serviceable passer.
IW might be a great decision maker but if he can’t hit his target on 3rd and 9 and a drive stalls, you go nowhere.
Take for example the Army drive coming out of the half or just before, it’s 2nd and goal from the 1 and Army is up 14-7. A false start kills them and makes it 2nd and 6. The 2nd down play gets only one yard. Then the QB throws a back breaking pick on third down because his pocket collapsed and he didn’t have the strength/accuracy to hit his receiver on the run or didn’t think to throw it out of the end zone. UM marches down the field to tie it and that’s where it stay until OT.
A serviceable QB either hits his receiver or gets rid of the ball and preserves the FG chance. THAT’S what I mean by IW needing to be a decent passer.
I watched this type of football for 15+ years and cringe when we (AF) get into obvious passing situations.