[Cardinal96]

In the afterglow of that USC victory, it is easy to forget that Nunes had what I consider to be a poor game.  The news reports would simply refer to the fact that he is not Luck and then go on to praise how our defense shut down Barkley and his receivers and how Stepfan Taylor had a dominating performance.  There were multiple throws where he was well off the intended target.  A couple throws where the ball skipped a couple times on the ground before reaching the target.  With a more accurate passer, that game would have been nowhere near as close.  I was following the USC message board during the game and they were thankful that our QB was keeping them in this game.  Now, I will give praise where praise is due.  Nunes had some clutch throws in the 4th quarter, particularly the TD to Ertz.  He also had a few runs that were critical.  He is way, way, way better than Tavita Pritchard ever was.

I don't get the sense from watching Nunes that he will ever develop into an elite QB.  I hope I am wrong.  How much of that is impacted by the fact that our wide receivers aren't great at getting separation?  After the 1st half, I didn't see much downside to giving Nottingham a go.  Now, it would be tougher to start Nottingham against UW.  We are coming off a big USC win and I am not sure the message that would send to the team. 

[Cardinal96]

In the afterglow of that USC victory, it is easy to forget that Nunes had what I consider to be a poor game.  The news reports would simply refer to the fact that he is not Luck and then go on to praise how our defense shut down Barkley and his receivers and how Stepfan Taylor had a dominating performance.  There were multiple throws where he was well off the intended target.  A couple throws where the ball skipped a couple times on the ground before reaching the target.  With a more accurate passer, that game would have been nowhere near as close.  I was following the USC message board during the game and they were thankful that our QB was keeping them in this game.  Now, I will give praise where praise is due.  Nunes had some clutch throws in the 4th quarter, particularly the TD to Ertz.  He also had a few runs that were critical.  He is way, way, way better than Tavita Pritchard ever was.

I don't get the sense from watching Nunes that he will ever develop into an elite QB.  I hope I am wrong.  How much of that is impacted by the fact that our wide receivers aren't great at getting separation?  After the 1st half, I didn't see much downside to giving Nottingham a go.  Now, it would be tougher to start Nottingham against UW.  We are coming off a big USC win and I am not sure the message that would send to the team.