re: Watched the game twice my observations

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As fans we said we would be happy with improvements from Bo to be around the mid 60’s completion percentage, not throw bad INTs when plays break down just throw it away and punt, also to not go rogue in the pocket. He has done all those.

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His last 3 games:

GSU: 13 for 27 (48.1%) for 156 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
Penn State: 21 for 37 (56.8%) for 185 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
AL State: 9 for 17 (52.9%) for 108 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT

Two of those games came against cupcakes. He has thrown 2 touchdowns in his last 3 games.

He has reverted back to being a ~mid 50's completion passer.

The issue is that this is modern-era college football he's playing in. Go and study his stat-lines over 3-years...he's a guy that would have "worked" back in the early 2000's in Tuberville's days of 3-yards and a cloud of dust offenses. Today, we play teams that have QB's that can drop 400 yards and 3+ TD's through the air on a whim. This whole idea of a low efficiency, low output QB who "doesn't throw interceptions" doesn't work anymore. You literally just saw a mid-major team stack the box against us and dare him to beat them with his arm, and he couldn't. As a result they controlled our running game. This is a rebuilding team with a not-so-good OL - we can't run the ball if the other team is going to just sell out to stop the run.

I just don't understand the refusal from some to commit away from a QB who over 3-years has proven to be the definition of a "game manager". What is the upside with continuing to commit to Bo Nix? He simply doesn't make enough plays with his arm on a consistent basis. That limits your offense so much in 2021.

And the low interception rate from him is literally the result of HOW he "misses" - it's not some magic skill of genius he's showing. I've explained this somany times: he runs towards the sideline and essentially throws the ball away. Yeah, its in the general direction of a receiver, but they're hot throws over everyone's heads. When he misses deep its uncatchable for not only our guy, but the defender as well. That's why you see these routine 15 for 30, 150 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT performances from him. Like okay, he didn't turn the ball over...but he did that by also failing to make any significant plays.

TJ Finley may ultimately suck as much as him, but at least he attempts passes that might lead to something. His biggest issue is that like most guys who have HUGE arms, he tends to push things too much. But what you saw out of him against Ga State is something you rarely see from Nix: he climbs the pocket and throws over the heart of the field which is generally where defenses "lose" receivers when pressure breaks the play down.