re: Props to Trey’Dez Green

agree, anything to get those LB's looking away from Durham...if he ever gets a crease and a LB is one step going the wrong way, Durham can house it, and we need more big runs in our running game going forward. That eye diversion could be a key component for that.

You make attempts to diminish Nussmeier at every angle.
You tried to devalue the touchdowns that weren't high in vertical air yards. (To reiterate, red zone TDs are very positive plays, especially when an offense struggles at times to get 6 in the red zone.) I told you those 6-point passes inside the 5 obviously bring down the YPA, which you're now trying to use as another angle, but it doesn't matter. The goal is to get the 6. If a RB gets some TDs from the 1, that's obviously not good for the YPA, but in those game scenarios, the YPA stat is irrelevant. Statistics don't give you a full story, or a full indication of value sometimes.
And how about the deep ball in the end zone that was right on CJ Daniels in the first quarter?
Pass interference on Jaheim Singletary. 15 yards and a first down. Unaccounted for in the stats. Same for the deep pass that was right on Kyren Lacy against South Carolina. Pass interference on Emmanwori.
With your fixation on deep passes, you should realize you need to account for those positive (hidden) yards that aren't accounted for in box score statistics. And give credit for those on-target passes that force defenders into penalties.

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You tried to devalue the touchdowns that weren't high in vertical air yards.

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Nope, just posted facts. You can interpret them how you will.

There isn’t a stat or metric that proves Nussmeier has been good down the field.

That's what you were attempting to do. It's obvious.

He has been a bit long on some of the deep passes. If Thomas Jr., or a deep speed guy is on the other end of those, they probably result in 6.
When it's Lacy, the placement has to be in a different spot to connect. That's not a knock on Lacy, but he's just not that type of deep vertical guy.
Did you add the PI penalties to your "metrics" yet?

Remember, you're talking about a guy with 8 career starts. Sometimes it takes years for QBs to refine their overall game.

Last season against aTm, we ran 14 personnel, one RB and 4 TE's. Kelly likes this option. You've seen Bo Bordelon with the #89 jersey, playing the TE position. Kelly and Sloan wants this within their offense. Green will learn to block, look at Taylor now. Everywhere Kelly's been, he's put an emphasis on the position.

In Kelly's short time at ND, he had 8 TE's drafted into the NFL. To find 8 TE's drafted from LSU, you'd have to start in 1990, till present day.


If you look at Durham's two short yardage TD's, we ran 14 personnel. Durham and 4 TE's. Pimp, Bordelon, Taylor and (WalkOn) #45 GiVanni Peterson.

Kelly has two commitments in the 2025 Class. I don't think Kelly is finished with recruiting this position. Taylor looks to be heading to the Pros and Bordelon back to the OL. With the increase in Scholarship Rosters, another good TE comes along?

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He has been a bit long on some of the deep passes. If Thomas Jr., or a deep speed guy is on the other end of those, they probably result in 6.
When it's Lacy, the placement has to be in a different spot to connect. That's not a knock on Lacy, but he's just not that type of deep vertical guy.
Did you add the PI penalties to your "metrics" yet?

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That’s a new one. So it’s ok to over throw the open guy because he should be faster?

Who had a better first 8 starts for LSU and did you trash the guys who haven’t the way you do Nuss?

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did you trash the guys who haven’t the way you do Nuss?

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No, but you surely did.

Yet Nuss could sex your wife & get away with it

Open WRs should not have to worry about being “fast enough” or having to win jump balls. They are open. Its the QBs job to get the ball to open WRs and calibrate the passes to their abilities. Not sure what you want addressed.

It’s disingenuous to say that not having a real speed threat is not affecting deep ball accuracy. There are clearly some guys who can out run any ball you throw up. We happened to have 2 of those last year. Does Nuss need to be better on the deep ball? Absolutely. Is he as bad as you’re trying to make him on the deep ball? No

But Lester, cmon we clearly don’t have the deep ball guy in the lineup right now unless T Green can become that guy over the next couple weeks.

2 things can be true at once. Nuss needs to improve the deep ball, and we don’t have a down field speed threat at the moment.

Your not being honest if you are ignoring one side or the other in this argument.