re: Will Nuss be improved in 2025? Impressions from bowl game?

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Lacy’s comp% when targeted over 2 seasons with Daniels was 68%.

It dropped to 56% when Nuss was throwing to him in 2024.

Maybe you don’t know how constants & variables work

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Look at this another way

Lacy was a primary receiving target for Nuss 2024 drawing the better defenders
Daniel's targeted two first round draft picks which drew the best defenders. Lacy was not drawing the premier defensive backs during Daniels two seasons

Respectfully disagree with the % theory
2022 Lacy 24 receptions
2023 Lacy 30 receptions
2024 Lacy 58 receptions

By no means am I saying Nuss is better than Daniels but Daniels definitely had way better receivers to throw to

Both LSU and Nuss finished the season strong!

2025 LSU Tigers-- let's GEAUX!

That's completely up to Nuss.

I Like Nuss but he is going to have to keep it & run it at least 2 or 3 times a game to keep the defense honest. He doesn't need to run as much as Burrow or Daniels. As he is now the defenses don't need to worry about that threat.

LOL

I'd rather see the supporting cast improve honestly

he just needs to stop with the careless turnovers that cost LSU the game against aggies and florida

Totally agree about the defense. If we can get to a top 30 defense and get some turnovers, the offense will be great.

People keep trashing the run game, but Durham averaged 5.5 ypc this year, top 5 in the SEC. Let’s see if the new RBs can match. The main issue is red zone offense, particularly running the ball from the five yard line in. We need better red zone running.

I know you are in your wheelhouse by taking the contrarian view on Nuss, but you are discounting the WR room too much. Just look at the way our receivers are dominating the NFL right now. Our group was solid last year, but not spectacular as it had been for both our Heisman qbs.

Nuss will benefit from what appears to be a better WR group. I think Nuss will work hard in the off-season to improve himself the way the 2 Heisman winners did. He needs to improve pre-snap reads and can do that if he puts in the time. In-play adjustments, as well. Daniels made huge strides between seasons at this, and hopefully has mentored Nuss to do the same. The "bad" Nuss got flustered too many times. Having better command during duress can improve with understanding and being prepared. I am hopeful.

A caveat to his improvement will be Oline play. It is hard to get a feel for that at this time.

His confidence is one of his biggest strengths. It allows him to make some tremendous throws into really tight windows. It also can be his biggest weakness because sometimes instead of just accepting the big play may not be there he passes up the easy/open throw in search of the longer/lower % throw. That issue was exacerbated when he would get pressure up the middle.

Outside of Nic Anderson, LSU is not going to have a lot of "big" physical WRs next season. What they will have is guys who are pretty good in space. Getting them the ball pretty quickly on a pass that only travels 5 yards in the air but allows them space to RAC may be a better option more often than not than trying to wait for them to come open on a long out breaking route.

Nuss has a good arm. He's often accurate. He WANTS to make the big play all the time. But sometimes the big play starts out by just simply getting into the hands of your playmakers quickly.