Watching Nuss run the ball vs Nichols…

He had several opportunities in the SC game on 3rd and short where he could have easily picked up the FD but threw the ball away instead.

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I thought he looked to have enough speed to run more than he has. If he would do that at timely situations like burrow, this could be a huge way to open up the rest of the offense and keep drives alive.

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Nuss isn't a statue like some would think. But thats not SEC speed on the Nicholls side but Burrow had a 6th sense about pressure. He anticipated. If nuss could do that, he'd be a first rounder for sure.

We'll see.

This. He could have won us the game running for a first down against USC on that drive near the goal line. Get that first down and run out the clock before scoring

I wish he’d run more personally, but to play devils advocate here - maybe he’s being told to avoid scrambles bc of injury risk. Don’t exactly have the quality back up QB we’ve had in previous years.

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his. He could have won us the game running for a first down against USC on that drive near the goal line. Get that first down and run out the clock before scoring

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Which play are you referring to?

On one play it was 2nd & 8. He rolled out and had Anderson wide open...he just, unfortunately, threw his worst pass of the game. Go watch that play again. If he had tried to tuck and run he gets sacked for a loss because the USC DE is bearing down on him as he throws the ball. Even if he somehow gets by the USC end, there are two other USC defenders short of the line to gain that would be waiting for him. The chances of him being able to run for a first down on that play are almost 0%

That brought up 3rd & 8. Again, go watch that play. While he probably unnecessarily rushed the (incomplete) pass to Lacy near the endzone, there was ZERO chance he could have run for a first down. He would have need to get to the 6 after taking off from the 22 with three USC defenders sitting at the 5 yard line watching him the entire play.

Could he stand to pull the ball a few more times on those read-options in the future? Sure. But there weren't "several" 3rd downs where he could have run for a first instead of "throwing the ball away", nor could he have run for a first down on LSU's final drive.

People are just hearing groupthink and believing they saw what they want to see vs seeing what ACTUALLY happened.

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He’s no slower than Joe Burrow, just enough speed to hurt a defense and get a first down

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I dunno, man.....Burrow was sneaky fast. I haven't seen Nuss pull away from linebackers like Burrow.

Personally I would like to see him have 5-10 rushes a game between read option, QB Powers, or Draws. He definitely doesnt need the big plays like Daniels. Just give us 3-5 yards and get down. Enough to at least make the D have to pay attention to the QB on the read.

I dont mind him keeping a defense honest maybe once or twice a game with him pulling it and running AND SLIDING...but we cannot afford him to be running the ball any significant amount each game. IF he gets hurt and we have to go to Swann or Collins this is a suddenly a "Rebuild" year at that point

I’ve been thinking about this and it’s kind of funny… I’d like to see Nuss roll out and force some DBs to make a decision every now and then. But our pass blocking has been so good that there’s rarely been a reason for him to leave the pocket in the first place.

I do think he’s quick enough to make some plays with his feet. Nothing like Daniels obviously, and I don’t think he is as quick as Burrow.. Burrow was pretty fast actually. But he’s certainly not Myles Brennan either.

I think the tough part is that the drop off from QB1 to QB2 is much larger than we had last year. We need him healthy. That said, at some point he’s going to need to pull the ball on a zone read and he’s not going to be able to slide as soon as he gets close to a defender. Otherwise I don’t know why we even run it, unless the keeper option is just a bootleg pass.