Nuss’ Reads

Its why he throws so many ints

If you’re noticing him staring down receivers, defenses are as well

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the Nuss offense

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we saw a half game of him play while down 4 scores. I doubt we run air raid in a typical offense.

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Am I correct in this observation?

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No -- in the SECCG against Georgia, no.

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Hot Carl: Yes

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No, not in the SECCG against Georgia

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If you’re noticing him staring down receivers, defenses are as well

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Not really in the SECCG.

It's more complicated than you guys make it sound. There's a guy on youtube who does very detailed film study of LSU QB throws. The one he did for SECCG is very good.

I've been watching them for LSU games this year. I've learned a lot about how JD and Nuss read coverage, the throws they make, their decisions. You should, too.

Watching the guy's film study, you'll understand why so many on tRant are so angry about simplistic criticisms of JD -- he's way more sophisticated than everyone here makes him sound, and he DOES make some good throws ..... sometimes.

Search on youtube for "Nussmeier film LSU Georgia", something similar, and you'll find the video. It's 55:29 long.

Thank me later.

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I do feel like turnovers would exponentially increase,

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Miss and Daniel’s each had 3 ints this year but Daniel’s had 371 attempts to nuss’s 69. Now I’m no mathematician but that looks like way less than 1% for the starter and about 4% for the other guy. That means nuss completes to the wrong team somewhere around 725 times more frequently than daniels. I’m a bit vague on exponential functions but I think that means increasing at an increasing rate and way more than an average rate. If so ole nuss will throw a solid 21 int’s over same attempts as daniels AND that is not accounting for exponential growth. Maybe it’s me but them seems a little high if we aspire to a better record next year.

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Daniels almost never pushed the ball downfield to stretch the defense

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I think that's fair -- obviously. JD has GOT to get better at making long throws outside. also ... JD veeeeery rarely throws over the middle--that needs to improve. JD often completely misses/doesn't see wide open receivers. I've seen all this in the film study video I talked about -- it's all there.

BUT ... Nuss also missed open receivers in SECCG. He made the wrong read of defense coverage and threw to the "never to that guy in this situation" receiver.

What make everybody excited about Nuss is not his actual numbers, actual "reads" he makes -- Nah.

What makes everybody like Nuss is when he throws it 20-40 yards downfield and it's 10 feet off the ground the whole way. Or the super accurate deep throws where only his receiver can catch it.

JD can't do that -- prolly never will. A LOT of QB's will never make those throws. Like a lot of QB's will never run like JD.

so....they ARE both "good QB's" .......

but, JD needs to go. He doesn't throw well enough, pure and simple.

Excellent analysis !!

JD has had 4 years starting . Father was a high school coach I believe . It’s not like he had no coaching . Time to get off the bus . He has hit his ceiling . Not good enough for a college Natty and not good enough for the pros . Another Jameis Winston .

He has been trained by his dad, who is an ex- NFL QB and NFL QB’s coach, I don’t think he’s a one read guy. He may do a lot of pre snap diagnosis based on alignment and leverage that tells him where his best option is and he may get locked in to that option sometimes because of that pre diagnosis but I don’t think he’s a one read guy at all.