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Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead discusses injuries, QBs after loss to Kansas State
In Year 1 of the Joe Moorhead era, an early game against Kansas State gave Mississippi State some big momentum heading into SEC play. In Year 2, Kansas State’s trip to Starkville results in a disappointing 31-24 loss for Moorhead’s Bulldogs.
After the game, the second-year MSU head coach held a brief postgame press conference, discussing the switch from Tommy Stevens to Garrett Shrader at quarterback as well as giving other injury updates:
- On starting QB Tommy Stevens: He stiffened up at halftime, was not able to complete the game.
- Cam Dantzler and Nick Gibson both have “lower-body” injuries. Dantzler tried to play on Saturday.
- On QB Garrett Shrader: He’s the backup quarterback for now. Keytaon Thompson, who competed with Stevens for the starting job, is dealing with a nagging “upper-body” injury. The injury plus the flirtation with the transfer portal have set him back.
Somethings amiss on this team. It’s just not clicking. Talent is there, but there seems to be a lack of leadership on the field. The team has played like they don’t think they will lose instead of thinking they will win.
Irenaus said: “The team has played like they don’t think they will lose instead of thinking they will win.”
You described it perfectly. I saw that (among other things) 5 minutes into the 2nd Quarter and told my wife Miss. State was going to lose this game.
It’s my play calling.
Where the talent? Shrader said he can fly. Lol
The freshman QB is really good but everything else is like a Chinese firedrill. Lack of discipline in general. It would not even have been competitive if KSU hadn’t shot themselves in the foot so many times. I don’t see but one more team they can beat. 5-7 is being optimistic. I just wonder how much longer people will act as if Moorhead was handed a bad team and refuse to see the obvious.
I suck.
Moorhead was handed a Team that should have lost 1 game last year!Alabama should have been the only lost, but I will still think, if we ran the same Offense Scheme, that was used on Auburn, Nobody could have beat Mississippi State, 3 Running Backs & a Running Quarterback in the Backfield at the Same Time, Nobody knew who would be Running the Ball! Moorhead probably destroyed Aries Williams Pro Career too! Now on Defense, where is the Defense Line hanging out, the Other Team Running Backs are making to the Safeties, before Anyone gets a chance to try to tackle, have seen this in all 3 games! I see Talent all around Moorhead, but he’s showing he doesn’t know how to Use it! Do believe more Croom Years to Come!
Sadly, I think you’re right. I only hope the right people admit the obvious.
This team played like they have in the 2 previous games, but today they played a team with equivalent talent. Here is a list of the problems I see.
1. The defense doesn’t tackle well. Very rarely does the first guy there make the tackle and often neither does the second and third.
2. Defense has problems staying in lanes against the run.
3. Defense busts too many coverages allowing receivers to run free way too often.
4. Kick coverage has been (and was tonight) absolutely abysmal.
5. Offensive line does not open holes for the run game.
6. Stephen Guidry can’t catch a cold.
7. No coaching adjustments made or at least no effective adjustments.
Probably many more that I haven’t thought of yet. Feel free to add to the list.
You forgot that my coaching sucks.
I suck as a coach. Was last year and is this year. I’m the was play caller in the game.
*worst
It’s not all on the coach. The AD John Cohen should take the blame for a quick hire that may have seemed ok on paper at the time, but so far has proven a terrible fit. This staff will indeed set us back for several years. No, it’s not because they are bad coaches. It’s because they don’t fit with the talent on State’s roster the last two years and are too stubborn to adapt to it. They may be good at scheming, but the evidence so far says they’re lousy at developing players let alone fostering any discipline or preparation.
You suck even more as a blog poster – piss off.
Over His Head as I predicted will start a string of losses and put ths team in purgatory for years to come. Stevens is not the answer even when he is healthy. Shrader is like a deer in headlights. Over His Head said he wanted an accurate passer at the starting QB. The QB’s today were 11-27 and one hundred fifty one yards and 40% CMP? Where are the explosive plays? Where is the accurate passing. No Over His Head(Shrader) cant make all the throws. The Softball questions from the Steve Roberstons of the world were nauseating. This team will be lucky to win four games. IF Kylin Hill turns pro, this team will lose 7 games next year and hopefully that will do it for Over His Head!
I am going to give Coach Joe Moorhead one more shot next year since this year we had some suspensions.
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And the Suspensions are the Coaches & Athletic Department’s Fault, all of these Players, should have been thrown off the Team & out of School! One is in School, to take their own Tests, Yes this Leadership is very Bad for Mississippi State!
This site always reminds me how toxic our fan base is. Yikes.
Facts are facts.
Hes a troll don’t feed his fat a$$
Nah, there’s several obvious trolls on here. Or maybe just one. I know there’s one dude running a few of em, he doesn’t hide it well at all. It’d be nice if this website had any comment moderation.
Coozie still thinks I’m multiple people hahahahaha. Not everyone creams in their pants over 18 year olds like you do buddy
This comment is the only thing toxic I see, piss off.
This is why everyone makes fun our fan base