re: Rewatching the game. Can we give enough praise to Mike Denbrock??

I agree...our offensive staff need not be meddled with but defensive changes and better recruiting need to be made in the off season

Denbrock called some pretty questionable games last year.

He has been fantastic this season

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Once he gains experience he will be just as good as, if not better than, Daniels.

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Nussmeier should be very good. He won't be better than Daniels. Daniels puts so much pressure on defenses with his legs, forcing them to exhaust a defender on almost every play as a spy. This opens up the field for the passing game in a way that won't be available for Nussmeier. Daniels many times makes 3rd and longs look like child's play because as soon as the linebackers either commit to rushing a lane or turn their back he's covered 20 yards. Not a knock on Nuss at all, just a fact.

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Denbrock called some pretty questionable games last year.

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I think he was limited by Daniel’s inability to play the long ball and tendency to cut and run without making progressions. He looks like a different quarterback this year.

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You might be dog-cussing Denbrock next year when we lose the threat of the QB run. What we have at QB right now is a national once in a decade talent who has great pocket presence, a very good arm, great character, smarts, and is the best running QB LSU has ever had - probably the best in the nation.

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The play calling/playbook was very different between nussmeir and Daniels last year.

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We will see a huge drop off in quarterback play with Nussmeier next year. Enjoy Jaden Daniels while you have him.

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Yep. There is going to be a learning curve. We have been blessed by Daniels lack of turnovers, but only super elite QBs do that. Nuss will be year one, and he still has gunslinger in him. Also, he is not a threat at all to run. He can move around the pocket and make a throw on the run, but we lose the ridiculous rushing threat of Daniels.

-When his passing elevated to cover the whole field.
-When Logan Diggs became a legit threat for big runs on you.
-When you have the threat of the RPO scheme where he can run, the RB can run, or he can throw a pass in the flat or on a swing.
-When your OL is elite at blocking and you have 2 RBs who are great blockers and 2 of your top 3 WRs are great blockers.
-When your QB can run and slip in-between tackles and beat you to the sideline and takes on hits (did you see him drag 2 guys by himself for several yards), and out run you in a straight line and with an angle
-When your QB is a top tier leader that is always calm and never gets to low on a turnover or hit or high on a TD or big pass.
-When your QB is smart enough in his pre and post snap reads to slide protections, diagnose any defense, go through his progressions, hit his checkdowns, and find guys all over the field.

How in the HELL, can you actually stop that kind of offense? Denbrock KNOWS he has the players at RB, WR, QB, TE, and OL to do whatever he wants vs any defense. It's actually unfair. People can say what they want, but this is 2019 offense all over again. It may not be 100% the same, but it's damn near close.

Problem with all this is that you lose everything but the OL and TE next year. Uber experienced, elite leader and all around playmaker at QB, your 3 best receivers by a mile, your 2 best blocking WRs, 3 of your 4 best RBs, and your 2 best pass blocking RBs. This was an offense 2 years in the making.

There was a time whe the whiners were apoplectic about the OC and the QB.