The disrespect of MSU's offensive success is offensive
Dan Mullen's offense doesn't get the respect it deserves.
The MSU offense, with Dak Prescott at the helm and Dan Mullen calling plays, is a true juggernaut. Think of ALL of the potent offenses over ALL of the years in the SEC. Mullen and Prescott's 2014 offense ranks 4th all-time in total offense-- over 513 yards per game. That is HUGE! Names such as Spurrier, Bo, Herschel, and Cam all fall behind Mullen and Prescott when it comes to total yards per game for a team.
Speaking of Cam, he falls behind Dak in the record books for total yards in a season. Of all of the big name quarterbacks in the entire history of the nation's best conference Dak Prescott trails only one player-- Johnny Manziel-- in total yards for a season. Think about that, three Mannings, Tebow, Wuerffel, Grossman and the like, can't surpass Prescott in his junior year playing the 17th toughest schedule in the country.
DeRunya Wilson is a true game changer at receiver, but all of the national press and attention is focused on Laquon Treadwell. Lets look at Wilson (11 games) vs Treadwell (9 games) side by side in 2014
Treadwell 48 receptions, 632 yards, 5 TDs, 13.2 yds per catch
Wilson 47 receptions, 680 yards, 9 TDs, 14.5 yds per catch
Wilson had less receptions for more yards and almost double in the only stat that truly matters- points scored.
"But MSU loses three starters on the offensive line this season." That's the same thing they said last year when we lost previous starters. Looks like the replacements did well enough to warrant concern losing them this year. According to all accounts coming out of Starkville the replacements are more skilled but lack playing time.
Before the 2014 season began, Jameon Lewis was touted as MSU's undisputed playmaker not named Prescott (a billing that was deserved). Yet no one mentions that we had a record-breaking season with one of our best playmakers sitting on the bench for half of the year.
In this era of tempo-oriented offenses, MSU has the fastest-paced offense in the SEC. Many tout tempo, MSU delivers.
Am I bitter? Not at all. With a coach that has proven he can develop players and send them to the NFL, a stable of receivers and running backs returning, and the only quarterback in the SEC who received Heisman votes calling plays, I look for another record-breaking year. If the press doesn't recognize it, that's OK, we'll let the won-loss record do the talking.
