Regarding Denbrock’s Play Calling

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Watched all of Nuss highlights from last year and that doesn’t look like an offense that doesn’t work

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you watched every play he ran or just the successful ones? the pick 6 vs southern?

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By halftime, we had 300 yds offense.

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Now do the 2nd half

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you watched every play he ran or just the successful ones? the pick 6 vs southern?

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That’s something that can be worked on with coaching. JD5 is a finished product. He is a fifth year player and has shown no improvement in his area of deficiencies.

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By halftime, we had 300 yds offense.
That's a lot.
The red zone play calling continues to be awful, which is why we get deep in their territory with no points.

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I do not think it was play calls, I think it was execution and wrong person driving the car. When Nuss gets in there, the play calling changes completely. I just do not think Nuss is that off script.

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I don't like the tight formations

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This is huge for me. For as athletic as the team is, why they would motion a receiver in to block rather than spread the opposing defense out is crazy. The worst part is never play-actioning off of that same pre-snap movement, so the defense is just teeing off on the offensive line. Spread them out, push them off with some deep shots early.

Most of the routes are outside the hashes and one on one matchups. The formations are very predictable and rarely confuse defenses (outside of the 1st play on Sunday). The routes are often long developing timing routes. Daniels has shown hesitancy in throwing those balls. That offensive approach just doesn't fit him. To me, LSU has to have more one-read, quick hitters and use multiple formations more to create the matchups you want so Daniels can get the ball out quicker.

The passing game looks FAR more explosive with Nussmeier at QB because he is not hesitant to throw the ball on contested routes downfield. The downside of that is he's going to throw more INTs because of it. BUT, if this is the passing game the OC refuses to modify then it may be better to play Nussmeier. I don't say that as a knock on Daniels. I think he does some great things Nussmeier can't. But he's just not a match with what Denbrock wants to do. So if the OC isn't going to change his approach (and he's shown he isn't) then the only other choice is to change the QB. Otherwise, expect to continue to get the same results.

Good coaches put their talent in the best position to succeed. Bad coaches complain they don't have the guys to run their "system"

Does anyone have the time or the inclination to chart each one of Daniels' throws, noting completions, incompletions, interception?

I think this is the problem. JD needs a system based on timing and spacing. Our system seems to be based on WR beating their man. They can't do that consistently and JD just isn't the guy that's going to force the ball to a covered receiver. Give him some option routes and play the receivers who can get their heads around and locate the ball across the middle. As of now seems like we can only complete a pass when it's too the wide side of the field where the receiver can track the ball coming from 30+ yards away.

Red zone play calling was the absolute worst. Probably the biggest game changer on Sunday.