Our backup QB
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As long as Puckett doesn't start with a fumble and throw a pick 6........ oh wait.
It doesn't matter who plays QB. LSU DL and LBs will be too much.
It doesn't matter who plays QB. LSU DL and LBs will be too much.
Henig was a runt when he got to campus. God love him because he took a beating for the Bulldogs and kept giving it his all. Puckett looks bigger, tougher, and more capable by a long shot to me. I trust Lebby on Qb’s, but I’m not expecting Puckett to be on the level of any starter. Let’s hope he’s serviceable and can rally the team.
I wasn't comparing the two, physically, so much. However, since you brought that up, they are pretty similar there (both around 6' and 180lbs).
I was more so saying that neither was/is/should be a QB in the SEC. I don't distrust Lebby on QB decisions, but you have to admit, where we're at right now is concerning.
The important thing to keep in mind is we have 7 games left. If we were 100% healthy every game is winnable. We need to get 5 of those games. Without Fluff and K1 we are not very likely to get that.
Agreed. I’m not totally convinced LSU is as good as the Mizzou team we beat.
Won't be the hyped normal atmosphere that is spun about that stadium nor anywhere near full capacity if that makes a difference. Don't know if that will affect the final score.
Sitting KT is a no-brainer. Sucks you have to make the decision, but it's the right one.
Wow. I had blocked out the 2023 season and the Mike Wright football we played. Thanks for the memories :/
I'll take Josh Riddell over Mike Henig every day of the week
The I would remind you that Henig beat Alabama in tuscaloosa.
I think Henig was a fake 6'. Is Puckett a real 6'?
Who could discredit his 9 completion performance on 23 attempts. I apologize. He earned that fur coat his dad gave him that day.
You couldn't have convinced me that we won 5 games that year. But we sure did. Wowzers.
Long enough to forget his historic 6int game to open our only winning season under Sylvester Croom?
Bama and this LSU team are not the same. A lot depends on our healthRemind me how many Bama starters were out...
WOW......you know, Lebby has really kind of done a good job showing us this year he can do it. He has put a roster together, and they have performed and here we are with some injuries......and our #2 is a white academy boy and all of a sudden the damn sky is falling and we are talking about hexing fur boy comparisons
Heaven forbid we have had players at academies being recruited and going to top tier D1 schools! the environment is different these days.
Frankly, would not surprise me at all to see Puckett step on the field saturday and prove serviceable as the #2. Throws a great ball, has accuracy, worked his way up, ran a similar offense in high school.
The key to me, if he is serviceable as the #2, and he is called on due to KT1 injury, is we have to establish our run game.
I see it best to have confidence Puckett can do the job and keep us in the game, until he proves otherwise......but I think (IMO) he can do the job
** we have made it to 4-1....let's give Lebby and crew some credit and some confidence
Heaven forbid we have had players at academies being recruited and going to top tier D1 schools! the environment is different these days.
Frankly, would not surprise me at all to see Puckett step on the field saturday and prove serviceable as the #2. Throws a great ball, has accuracy, worked his way up, ran a similar offense in high school.
The key to me, if he is serviceable as the #2, and he is called on due to KT1 injury, is we have to establish our run game.
I see it best to have confidence Puckett can do the job and keep us in the game, until he proves otherwise......but I think (IMO) he can do the job
** we have made it to 4-1....let's give Lebby and crew some credit and some confidence
No money Mike gets thrown around enough to keep the name alive…. I’m talking about the California rocket Josh Riddell
Is it written in stone that Puckett is our #2? The game was completely out of reach by the time he came in, wasn’t it? If so, it wouldn’t be crazy to bring in a lower string QB to retain the health (and possible anonymity) of your #2. Plus, the kids family is rich…. Does not hurt.
To be clear, he wore #7.
6 is the number of ints he threw against LSU in one single game to open the 2007 season. He finished the season 1TD 9INTs.
True Freshman Wesley Carroll took the starting job. From what I've heard, he would often audible into a zone read and led us to our first bowl game since 2000: a 10-7 boatrace win against UCF.
Carroll's success meant he would be relegated to backup duty in our season opener the next season: a devestating loss at Louisiana Tech. Tyson Lee was just too good to keep on the bench. The talent development and coaching acumen of Woody McCorvey and Sylvester Croom cannot be understated, it was a special thing to witness.
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Wesley Caroll was a hero for telling the coaches, hold my beer while I call my own plays. It was amazing to watch and it worked. We should have fired Croom and McCorvey and hired Wesley.
If Swann is truly an immobile pocket passer, I fear we are missing the first p for the second p to matter...
It really is a shame what has happened to us this year, and really looking back the last ten years. With Kamario and Fluff, you have a chance to win every game going forward. Without them you’re staring 7-4 in the face. LSU and Texas are very winnable games with KT and Fluff. Without them we likely drop four of our remaining games. Drink up boys. We are Mississippi State.
When you start writing losses off to keep your best player healthy, it’s over.
I have not seen this per AI: Last line is key to me but I do believe they will protect him if warranted. They damn well better but if they decide to play him, then it was a decision made more informed than my perspective as I have no idea how bad KT injury is. as a fan, I am just an interested observer.
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Key Treatment Steps
Recovery Time by Grade
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