For those comparing Nuss’ first year to Burrow and Daniels’ first year

Daniels was a 3-year starter before arriving at LSU, but I see what you’re getting at

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but I don’t recall them regressing like Nuss

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Daniels definitely struggled against Arkansas and A&M after playing well in the Florida/Ole Miss/Bama stretch. But I do see your point.

Our offense has been arse since Dellinger went down

There were plenty of ugly games in both year 1s for both guys.

JB home vs bama
JD at atm

That’s not a complete list for either guy.

That’s actually a valid comparison.

Nuss has poor mechanics

Nuss is scared of contact. He’ll never be a top tier QB with that mentality. He won’t run and get 4 yards to help the offense. He won’t step up and deliver the ball bc he’s scared of getting hit. He constantly throws off his back foot. All this makes the O line’s job even harder. Plus our play calling is downright strange.

Nuss has the shanks. He is in his own head. A typical symptom is overthrows and forcing the ball.

I’d say Nuss had higher highs than Burrow’s first year starting but much lower lows. It’s crazy how much he’s regressed over the last several weeks. It’s like he’s lost his confidence

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He won’t step up and deliver the ball bc he’s scared of getting hit. He constantly throws off his back foot.

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You can’t step up and into a throw in the pocket when your center and substitute guard are constantly getting blown up and pushed into your lap. DJ Chester has been terrible all year and it’s making Nuss sometimes see ghosts that aren’t there, rush throws/reads, and bail out to throw on the run.

I don’t care how good Will Campbell is (and Emery hasn’t been the stalwart we’d hoped he’d be) you don’t have a pocket without at least decent interior line play. Echols probably isn’t close to ready since he’s a true freshman, which is why we haven’t seen a change made, but this is the heart of our offensive problems and it’s not getting solved this year. The best we can hope to do is mitigate it by changing the offense to fit the situation.