Well. Yes. That is how he would normally do things. Helpful ally points him in direction, paladin charges in and gets it done.

But without the Horde behind them to manage logistics, they couldn't intercede in Suramar that way, and even Mar knew and admitted it.

"You're right. So why not use this as an evaluation? A leader worth the title ought to be able to assess the idea, decide on its merits, and figure out how to execute it if they think it's worth doing. For that matter, we don't even have to pick one grand high leader for all time -- we could put a different person in charge of each plan we conduct, depending on who has the best ideas."