re: LSU hit the lottery with JD. I'm not sure Sloan developed him at all

Not true Cowboy....

Making reads wasn't a major issue.

He had expert coaching from former D-1 and NFL coaches.

He has always been a quick learner and processing was never an issue.

Between the issues around the program and Covid, he needed a stable program.

I posted elsewhere that everyone points to his final season in Tempe where he threw for 10tds and 10 ints...

Nobody acknowledges he passed for over 2300 yards and completed over 65% of his attempts.

Plus he led all Pac 12 qbs with that 65% rating...

In his freshman year he was the Sun Bowl MVP and only had 2 ints the entire season with over 2800 yards...

His second season he had 1 int.

He was recruited by over 25 D-1 schools including: USC ,UCLA, Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Florida State...

He was already very talented, very skilled with a low propensity to turn the ball over...

Imo,Sloan & BK encouraged him to have more trust in the receivers,his natural instincts and the actual physical play development (not over thinking)..

To JD'S credit he took the coaching from all the staff at ASU and LSU.

He studied film and defensive
tendencies especially what the
former NFL dudes at Az.State
taught him.

Finally he and his offensive dudes got a chance to work out together, spend preseason with each other and bond..

That created a bond and trust that carried them to greater heights and exceeded everyone's expectations..

Imo because BK believed in JD it was going to be a successful transition.

Because the QB Coach, the Playcaller,Receiver Coach, OL Coach all believed in the special player at QB ; the entire offensive unit became confident that they couldn't be shut down or beaten for any length of time no matter the opposition.

Whatever works to bring the best out of a player..

I think it was the support, encouragement and trust by BK & Sloan more than anything physical..

JD'S just a gifted football player with great IQ on and off the field..

On another note: the success of last seasons offense led to all the preseason accolades, praise,high rankings of the 2024 offensive line...

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Jayden has said outright that Sloan played a major role in his development. Sloan can help develop talent. But play-calling is another story.

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Sloan was co oc at La Tech for the 2019 season, did not call plays and they won 9 or 10. He took over play calling in 20 and 21 where they were in 2020
(5-5)(Covid) and in 2021 (3-9) . Not that great of a resume for a top tier SEC program and I think it shows more now with Nuss because he's not the freak Jayden was.

By the way Jayden gave Sloan credit. It's what all good players do to help coaches get good jobs. Do you want me to link the clip where Joe B cried on stage at the Heisman as he mentioned Coach O and said give him a lifetime contract.