Any chance...

[Grove Sh*tter]

We are competitive last night with Redmond and market on the field? Peters being a freshman, missing what an experienced senior should have picked for 6. We don't rely on coman and tolando who got embarrassed more than once each...

Just having their leadership on the field would have made it a different night I think.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

77 did not even dress

on the O line.

A lot of obstacles could have been overcome protecting DAK.

You had to know they were going to score.

 

[was21]

moot..it's over...time to move on

 

[kired]

When Senior limped off - Jenkins moved to RT (he's mostly played LT), Malone to LT, Desper to LG, and Calhoun to RG... it was over. We had what would be considered a backup at 4 of the 5 oline positions.

 

[57stratdawg]

I think so. Redmond for sure.

 

[Dogariffic]

I say yes concerning Redmond and market. Not bashing but our safeties missed a lot of tackles this year and not just in the egg bowl. They will be good but Market was a Senior and played smart well past his physical talent level. Redmond would have done his thing.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

The OL problems were just maddening. A stomach problem (according to Mullen's radio interview) kept Rufus Warren on the bench---seriously it was the Egg Bowl give him Pepto and push fluids---if inflamed appendix he should've been in a hospital. Damien Robinson came to MSU as top OL prospect and the best thing he accomplished in his time was the Music City Bowl Rib Eating Competition he won. Then we have Martinez Rankin who enrolled early as the #1 ranked LT in JUCO---but he sits on the bench because "he can't learn the playbook".

So basically I am saying YES, if any of these OL could have gotten their **** straight and if we had our full healthy Secondary (Redmond and Market) the chances of us winning would have increased dramatically. I just can't get past the OL situation, Warren had time to remedy the stomach condition, Rankin had Spring Summer and Fall to learn the playbook, and Damien Robinson had 5 years to make the 2nd string at least.

 

[57stratdawg]

I think it was a kidney stone for Warren.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

Well, whatever it was, somebody needs to be fired over the travesty that our offensive line was this season. We played like a bunch of pussies at that position for most of the season.