re: Amazing QB controversy Really?

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Some idiots think JD5 can become the next Joey B because he will have a miraculous development this year giving him vertical passing ability. Those same idiots think Nuss can't develop and will continue throwing picks.

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You can go back in his career and see him make down the field passes. He just needs to do it. His blocks are 100% mental.

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Bennett had 289 total yards per game compared to 271 for Daniels and that was with Daniels playing only one quarter against Southern and missing the second half against Georgia. Bennett did account for 37 TDs to 29 for Daniels, but he played an extra game (plus the parts of games Daniels missed noted above). The overall production between the two isn’t as disparate as you are making it out to be.

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Are you under the impression that Bennett was playing every minute of every game? Bennett only took snaps in the 4th quarter of 8 games this year.

Stetson Bennett is exactly what LSU fans HOPE Daniels can become. Acting like they are equals, at this point, is more ignorant than acting like the offense was great this year. Bennett averaged 1.5 more yards per attempt and 75 more passings yards per game, and I don’t think you will find anyone who believes their receivers were better than LSU’s. Daniels was good as a weapon last season, but he was average as a passer. In fact, his numbers were more similar to 2009 Jordan Jefferson and 2015 Brandon Harris than they were to Bennett, as a passer.

Daniels is going into his 5th year so the moment definitely isn’t too big for him, but if he’s going to help LSU take the next step he has to be better as a passer and not just a dynamic playmaker with his legs. If he doesn’t improve, LSU will still likely have a good season and win 10 or 11 games, so it’s not like it’s the end of the world.

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No matter how you slice it, Bennett wasn’t “helluva lot more productive” than Daniels.

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As a passer, he was head and shoulders better. He had over 50% more passing yards and TDs. That’s significant no matter how many times you say “nuh uh”.

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He had 18 more yards per game and played 6-8 more quarters than Daniels to account for about half of the 8 TD difference.

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This has already been addressed, and stop talking about total yards. This entire discussion is happening because I struck a nerve for some reason by saying Daniels needed to improve as a PASSER for LSU to have a higher ceiling than 10 wins and a West title.

Everyone already knows he’s a weapon with his legs, but Daniels isn’t going to run LSU to a SEC title or the playoffs. He has to get it done with his arm as well.

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Everyone already knows he’s a weapon with his legs, but Daniels isn’t going to run LSU to a SEC title or the playoffs. He has to get it done with his arm as well.

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And, yet, you want to ignore his superior rushing contributions in the comparison to Bennett. That’s the part with which I disagree. You didn’t “strike a nerve”.

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I guess UGA and Purdue forgot the secret

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He rushed for -6 yards in the UGA game and only ran 6 times against Purdue. They didn’t forget anything, they played contain like most teams will going forward.

He threw for 350 and 2 TDs in those two games, by the way. Not exactly setting the world on fire.

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I guess Auburn knew the secret but Ole Miss and Alabama just ignored it?

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He had a great stretch of games against Florida, Ole Miss and Alabama. Then he regressed a bit and looked bad against Arkansas and aTm. He averaged 184 passing yards and 53 yards rushing per game after Bama. He had 4 total TDs in those 5 games.

You know, like he’s inconsistent. Those numbers from the back 1/3 of the season were discouraging. That can’t happen again if LSU wants to take a step forward.

All I’m saying is spying and containing a WB with elite running ability is some secret or blueprint.

It’s what’s every team we’ve played has tried to do.

Jayden is plays well gets in a rhythm opens which opens up the run, or he hangs onto the ball way too like. And either throws a pass too late or get sacked.

Some of those games our OL stunk. Arkansas was smoking our OL.

Daniels is not a good QB. All of those who doubt this will owe me apologies come the fall.

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Overall, Daniels probably had the best 1st year as a starting qb in LSU history.

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It wasn't his first year as a starting QB. It was his fourth.
Burrow had two years as a starting QB.

Since, like Burrow, this is Daniels second year of starting at LSU, are you expecting him to match Joe's second season?

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He rushed for -6 yards in the UGA game and only ran 6 times against Purdue. They didn’t forget anything, they played contain like most teams will going forward. He threw for 350 and 2 TDs in those two games, by the way. Not exactly setting the world on fire.

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You do realize Daniels had a bum ankle, right? Also, in the two games he played one half against Georgia and took less than half the snaps in the bowl, so it was really less than the equivalent of one full game in which he racked up 350 yards and 2 TDs.