re: It’s time to move on from Bo

He’s thrown 1 td pass since Penn State and that was the miracle broken play against LSU. He constantly panics and doesn’t see the field even with no pressure like the first series Saturday when 27 was standing uncovered at the goal in front of Shenker.

Sam Pittman just called Bo Nix a superstar…debate over.

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Sam Pittman just called Bo Nix a superstar…debate over.

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Star LSU defensive player said they couldn’t tackle Bo.

Georgia defensive player said he was wearing them down.

All the opposing defensive coaches are forced to game plan for our most dynamic player- Bo.

But somehow we think he is trash

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Bo is a top 3 SEC Q

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He is also not the only problem with the offense. If he had transferred with Gus, we are 3-3 at this point (at best)

And one thing that I think is important:

I don't think that Bo Nix's flaws really mesh well with the makeup of this offense. In a lot of ways, they exasperate the flaws.

You have a group of inexperienced and borderline incompetent receivers playing alongside an inconsistent and inaccurate QB. What this creates are scenarios wherein the chance is sky-high that SOMEONE is making a mistake on any given passing play. On one snap, Bo Nix will miss a read on what would be a wide-open receiver, or he'll miss his spot on a throw to a receiver which creates an incompletion. Then, on the next snap he'll throw a good (catchable) pass to an open receiver, who proceeds to drop it. When you have subpar receivers, you can't also have an erratic and inaccurate QB throwing the ball - it's like pouring gasoline on a fire.

The same applies with the blocking. You have a subpar offensive line trying to block for a QB who wants to escape all the time. If you know anything about playing OL, you'll know that it's very challenging for them to play with their backs facing a QB who isn't prone to staying where he's supposed to be staying. So you have these situations wherein they actually DO play a decent snap where the pocket is there...but Bo Nix prematurely starts scrambling and forces the play to break-down into "backyard football". Then on the next snap, the OL gets manhandled and he's dead to rights. Nix consistently played with too much adrenaline against Georgia and was far too eager to escape. Some of these were warranted, but there were a few plays where he legitimately was running on a faster clock than everyone else around him.

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And one thing that I think is important: I don't think that Bo Nix's flaws really mesh well with the makeup of this offense. In a lot of ways, they exasperate the flaws. You have a group of inexperienced and borderline incompetent receivers playing alongside an inconsistent and inaccurate QB. What this creates are scenarios wherein the chance is sky-high that SOMEONE is making a mistake on any given passing play. On one snap, Bo Nix will miss a read on what would be a wide-open receiver, or he'll miss his spot on a throw to a receiver which creates an incompletion. Then, on the next snap he'll throw a good (catchable) pass to an open receiver, who proceeds to drop it. When you have subpar receivers, you can't also have an erratic and inaccurate QB throwing the ball - it's like pouring gasoline on a fire. The same applies with the blocking. You have a subpar offensive line trying to block for a QB who wants to escape all the time. If you know anything about playing OL, you'll know that it's very challenging for them to play with their backs facing a QB who isn't prone to staying where he's supposed to be staying. So you have these situations wherein they actually DO play a decent snap where the pocket is there...but Bo Nix prematurely starts scrambling and forces the play to break-down into "backyard football". Then on the next snap, the OL gets manhandled and he's dead to rights. Nix consistently played with too much adrenaline against Georgia and was far too eager to escape. Some of these were warranted, but there were a few plays where he legitimately was running on a faster clock than everyone else around him

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This is the best summary on this topic I have read.

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We are watching two totally different games. The ball tipped off Shenker's hands. Was it perfectly thrown, no. But it hit BOTH hands

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This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

That was absolutely a gaff by Shenker.

However, the QB missed an easier route to a receiver that would have been an easier completion. Then, he threw a less than ideal pass to an open target who...isn't an amazing receiver. That target should have made the catch, but he didn't.

Nix's throw made that reception harder than it should have been.

At the end of the day Shenker dropped it, but a more accurate and well placed ball REDUCES the chance of that happening. On that freak play to Fromm against LSU the ball basically hit him in the stomach for the most relaxed catch you'll see in football. The throw to Shenker? You're asking a guy to jump and contort to make a play on the ball.

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But to some, Bo is a top 3 SEC QB

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Ole Miss and Alabama have a better QB. I'm not sure anyone else has one clearly better. He's in the next group of 3-4 that are pretty even. For a team with a dearth of talent at the other offensive positions he's pretty much what we have to have to succeed. A statue in the pocket would get murdered and we would have zero success moving the ball.

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And one thing that I think is important:

I don't think that Bo Nix's flaws really mesh well with the makeup of this offense. In a lot of ways, they exasperate the flaws.

You have a group of inexperienced and borderline incompetent receivers playing alongside an inconsistent and inaccurate QB. What this creates are scenarios wherein the chance is sky-high that SOMEONE is making a mistake on any given passing play. On one snap, Bo Nix will miss a read on what would be a wide-open receiver, or he'll miss his spot on a throw to a receiver which creates an incompletion. Then, on the next snap he'll throw a good (catchable) pass to an open receiver, who proceeds to drop it. When you have subpar receivers, you can't also have an erratic and inaccurate QB throwing the ball - it's like pouring gasoline on a fire.

The same applies with the blocking. You have a subpar offensive line trying to block for a QB who wants to escape all the time. If you know anything about playing OL, you'll know that it's very challenging for them to play with their backs facing a QB who isn't prone to staying where he's supposed to be staying. So you have these situations wherein they actually DO play a decent snap where the pocket is there...but Bo Nix prematurely starts scrambling and forces the play to break-down into "backyard football". Then on the next snap, the OL gets manhandled and he's dead to rights. Nix consistently played with too much adrenaline against Georgia and was far too eager to escape. Some of these were warranted, but there were a few plays where he legitimately was running on a faster clock than everyone else around him.

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I have to respectfully disagree here.

I don't know how many posts or threads this needs to be communicated, but Bo is not a bad quarterback:

- He puts the ball where it needs to be consistently...his receivers just let him down time and time again. Don't give me the "it's a hard pass to catch" BS. An SEC WR doesn't get to make that excuse when it hits him in the hands or helmet or chest or thighs.

- For three years, the Oline has given the kid no chance to develop his pocket presence and he certainly didn't develop any in HS the way he played. He is started to get it, but he still has well below the average amount of time QBs should be getting to stand in the pocket. So I don't blame him for being hesitant at times to stay and stand tall.

- Again, for three years, he has had virtually no competent QB coaching and development. He is just now starting to understand how to be patient and make reads but this is very difficult with his Oline (see above).

Does Bo Nix have flaws? Absolutely. What QB doesn't have flaws? Are his flaws worse than most of the QBs in this league? Certainly not, in my opinion.

I’d definitely rather have Emory than Bo, but Bo is better than Stetson and Levis. Jury is out on the Arky guy