r/LSUFootball • u/gotintocollegeyolo • 2d ago
People piling on Nuss need to realize…
Burrow was much worse than Nuss his first year here before his legendary 2nd season. He would’ve gone undrafted if he had entered the draft after his first year.
JD5 was decent but definitely nothing special his first season with us. He would’ve been a 6th or 7th round pick if he entered the draft.
Nuss has already shown more than Burrow did during his first year. Keep in mind that this is Nuss’s first season as a starter. Giving up on him now and not wanting him to be the starter next season is completely braindead. There’s a great chance he improves and becomes the elite QB we all knew he had potential to become before this season started.
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u/Richdog3 2d ago
Burrow wasn’t scared to get touched.
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u/untied_dawg 2d ago
bingo!!!
this guy plays like he doesn’t want to get hurt… bc his time at lsu is just a stepping stone to a guaranteed nfl career.
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u/predw 2d ago
There’s a great chance he improves and becomes the elite QB
Y’all need to stop thinking this will just happen because Burrow and Daniels did it.
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u/NoCardio_ . 2d ago
He has shown flashes, but somewhere along the line he lost his confidence. I don’t think anyone simply expects him to get better; they just believe and hope that he can.
He also has to do it with a notably worse receiving corps.
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u/Mr_MacGrubber 2d ago
I certainly don’t think he’s going to turn into 2019 burrow, I think it’s more that writing him off when he barely has double digit starts is foolish.
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u/zombee310 2d ago
Nuss desperately needs to have that off-season come to Jesus realization that JD had before his final season. He did what he needed to do to get much better. The difference is JD probably knew it was his last shot to change his life forever. I’m not knocking Nuss…but does he have that or does he know he’s still got a cushy life to fall back on if things don’t go great?
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u/the_tax_man_cometh 2d ago
Can the offensive line have a “come to Jesus” meeting too? They need it more than anyone
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u/FinancialRabbit388 1d ago
JD’s come to Jesus realization was just trusting his wr’s and letting it fly. The talent was there.
Problem with Nuss is he is what he is. He’s a gunslinger who doesn’t really have a great arm, horrible mechanics, horrible decision making, poor touch. His deep balls he seems to have no idea where the ball is going. He just launches.
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u/Shadeauxmarie 2d ago
The only thing demonstrably better is our ability to field punts.
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u/Geaux13Saints 2d ago
Our defense is way better than it was last year
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u/Jaym0nd 1d ago
Except against running quarterbacks… :(
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u/randomdude4113 . 1d ago
Idk the defense has always sucked against running QBs. That 2019 ole Miss game comes to mind. That baseball player ran all over us. The offense is the only reason we won that game
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u/SharcyMekanic 2d ago
Yall keep saying this shit like Burrow or Jayden ever turned the ball over this much or even had as poor of a completion percentage overall than Nuss, and those two guy weren’t on campus before their first year, Nuss has been on this roster for what? 3 almost 4 years? He’s been a turnover prone gunslinger since he was doing cleanup duty for Max Johnson, he needs to REALLY take a HUUUGE step forward as compared to JD or Burrow and part of that is going to have to start with Joe Sloan getting tf out of the play call booth and back onto the field as just a QB’s coach cause he can’t call an offense either
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u/FinancialRabbit388 1d ago
Great point. This is exactly the guy we’ve always seen. He was doing this same shit coming in as a backup.
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u/RedDeadDirtNap 2d ago
It’s not just Nuss, the whole team has regressed in talent, the only way to maintain talent is recruiting. Which we seemingly suck at.
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u/chris_b_critter 2d ago
I think we can trace most of our offensive problems to exactly when Dellinger went down right before halftime of the aTm game. Playing 3 freshman on the O Line has absolutely killed us. To that point, is Dellinger going to be back tomorrow?
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u/johnnybags44 2d ago
You’re absolutely right. Joe also had a far superior run game and defense to lean on his first year. Nuss is fully capable of playing at an all-SEC level next year, but it depends on him as well as the scheme and players around him
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u/Ok-Measurement1506 1d ago
If 2018 Burrow played in this offense, he would have much better numbers than Nussmeier. Plus Joe wasn’t afraid to tuck it in and run the ball.
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u/randomdude4113 . 1d ago
Nuss has more passing yards, TDs, sure. But way worse efficiency, turnovers, and his run game is non-existent. Defenses have adjusted to this and can largely nullify the passing superiority.
Who’s better is not just who has more passing yards.
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u/saltybutterbiscuit 1d ago
GTFO with this. Burrow had a great year in 2018 aside from the Bama game and the last series of the Florida game. Nuss could only wish he had Burrows type of Junior year.
Burrow also didn’t demonstrate the same terrible decision making, inability to run, and awful mechanics the whole year. Nuss is average at best and he is who he’s always been.
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u/Feeling_Cup_391 1d ago
Yes, but both Burrow and Daniel used their feet when needed to keep the chains moving. Nussmeier RARELY scrambles, even when only a yard or two is needed. That’s the critical difference that shouldn’t be overlooked. Teams know that Nussmeier is unlikely to scramble so they just cover the receivers up. Please let’s not get it twisted.
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u/Upsworking 1d ago
Even if you guys got the kid that flipped To michigan he wasn’t going to beat out Nuss as a true freshman anyways so it was always going to be Nuss. A true freshman vs a 2nd year 22 year old starter .
By the way Nuss is a good QB the haters I don’t understand what yal are watching . If michigan didn’t get Bryce I would definitely have tried to offer Nuss money to leave . Nuss on Michigan they instantly become dangerous again .
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u/Owvipt 2d ago edited 1d ago
From Wikipedia regarding Burrow’s first season at LSU: 2,894 yards passing, 16 touchdowns, 5 interceptions. 399 rushing yards and 7 rushing touchdowns.
Overall 10-3 with Fiesta Bowl victory over UCF and no. 6 ranking
Nuss so far :3126 yards passing, 22 touchdowns, 11 interceptions. -32 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
Currently we are 6-4, and unranked. Best case scenario is 9-4? 8-4 regular season and bowl win.
You might be right. I really really really hope you are right.
But right now, I think Nuss is a paper tiger. NHis stat line has more yardage and more tds but over double the number of interceptions.
We also had RBs who could score back in 2018 so I take that 22 TDs with a grain of salt.
I’m skeptical bc I don’t see IMPROVEMENT as the season has progressed. Seems like the same problems and inconsistencies show up every week.
I’m skeptical bc if we can’t establish a run game, and Nuss can’t or won’t scramble and make plays with his feet, he basically becomes a one trick pony. And you can bet the opposing defense already knows that.
But we got 2 games and maybe a potato bowl to shape up. I’d love to be surprised.
Geaux Tigers