re: Why did Kelly not try QB 1B at some point in the Game?

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Because JD looked great and wasn’t the problem.

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This needs to stop. He ended up with an ok stat line because of a 99 yard drive where FSU was playing prevent. Daniels can’t push the ball down field and he immediately looks to run once his first read is covered. Not saying Nuss should be in either but QB play was not good.

Kelly actually said in his pregame interview that there was a good chance we’d see both QB’s. The fact that we didn’t should tell you that Kelly didn’t think Daniels was the issue.

People keep asking why we didn’t try Nuss in the second half, when we scored touchdowns on 3 of our 4 possessions in the second half. How much better would you have expected it to be?

Go look at the drive summaries.

- First drive: Boutte drops a 25 yard touchdown pass, then Dellinger snaps the ball over Daniels’ head on 2nd and goal from the 5 yard line. Field goal.

- Second drive: 3 & out (sack on third down).

- Third drive: False start at the FSU 8 yard line, then Boutte drops a touchdown pass that hit him in the chest on third down. Field goal blocked.

- Fourth drive: Get the ball at our own 8 yard line, end of half.

Fifth drive: 3 & out (run for no gain, incomplete pass, completion but BTJ tackled after 3 yard gain). Bramblett shanks the punt and FSU scores on a short field.

Sixth drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, touchdown.

Seventh drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, touchdown.

Eight drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, touchdown. Extra point blocked.

The coach has to make decisions and stick with them. The same reason you don't pull the pitcher if he struggles. Players have to play through adversity, it makes them better.

I'd like to know what people have seen in Nuss that makes them think he would've done better.

Daniels was the least of our issues last night. He was far from perfect in the first half, but quite frankly, he's the only reason we were in the game at all. If his AA WR wearing 7 makes an AA play on the first drive, it's a TD instead of a FG. If he has his head somewhere besides up his arse later in the first half, it's TWO TDs.

I'd seriously like an answer to my initial question from anyone thinking Nuss would've performed better.

No turnovers, 70+% completions, 209 passing yards, and his legs (although I agree I too wish he didn't HAVE to run as much) kept us in the game, period.

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By the end of the game he was not the problem, and looked competent. The entire first half he was not looking for WRs and running at the first sign of pressure. Unless you want to play a triple option offense that just isn't feasible.

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So you're saying as the first game of the season went on, he improved. Noted.

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Then he took LSU to 3 straight td’s in second half. Yes he is quick to tuck and run, but considering everything going on in this game, he was actually great.

Also, he’s an incredible runner. When he takes off he’s getting chunks of yardage. His running wasn’t hurting team.

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That's what's funny. People are actually mad he ran. Not like he ran backwards and loss yardage, not like he just got a couple yards when he ran. His legs kept us in the game! It was literally the only reason the offense was successful at anything all night.

Quite frankly, when we scored the last TD, I was hoping we'd go for 2 and him run it in. I guess people would still be pissed about that because he runs too much lol.

Because Nuss would have gotten killed. The offensive line is not good.

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Great runner, but not the best at reading the field and held the ball far too long.

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So did he hold the ball too long and take too long to make reads or did he tuck and run instantly if the first read wasn’t there.

Y’all need to get on the same page

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lostinbr

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Beat me to it. Even breaking it down and giving detailed play by play, some people already made up their minds that Daniels is just a sucky running qb and Nuss should play.

I came out of this disappointed in everything around Daniels. Yes he can clean some stuff up. He missed badly on some throws to rb’s.

As some have said, keep head up when scrambling be ready to throw. But I didn’t see anything egregious, and his running is a plus. When he takes off, good things happened.

Losing this game was not on the qb.