HUGE Positives that came from negatives this season(players leaving)

Secondary
Let's say Mathieu never got in trouble which would have covered up(again) deficiencies in the backfield. Let's say Loston was fully healthy the whole season. We lose our entire starting secondary

FACT

Offensive Line
Let's say Faulk never got hurt(still might leave this year), or Williford, or Hurst deciding to quit. We would be without our entire starting OL except for Collins

FACT

Quarterback
Let's say Mett was everything we wanted and connected on half of those 50, 60+yd bombs, he's easily sitting at 3100yds, and anywhere from 22-26 TDs. We would be starting a project at QB next year(with no form of any college experience) that didn't even give Mett anything close to a challenge. The reason why I say this is because the QB class this year is pretty weak and maybe he considers leaving.

HIGHLY POSSIBLE

DEFENSIVE LINE(we knew this was going to happen anyway)
We lose our entire starting DL including our top 3 ends. With us giving Freak and Ego so much PT I think it won't regress too much(at least in the inside), and Rasco aint too shabby either.


Sadly with all the dropped passes, overthrows, bad angle tackling, turnover issues, suspensions(before and during the season, injuries(before and ridiculously so much during the season), bad play calling(at the worse possible times), we were one play away from 11-1 and in the SECCG, but also 2 plays away from being 8-4.

All in all with a bevy of problems, we were a team teetering on the cusp of great success and at the time on the edge of complete USC and WVU failure.