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LagoonGator68;n211830 said:'09 was when they all got drunk before the Bama game with Gonzales pre knowledge. Newton was going to get suspended for repeated cheating. Making Addazio the OC was a death knell. The '10 O line coached themselves and only tried when the "sun, moon and planets" aligned per Carl Johnson and Pouncey didn't care where the snaps went.
The arrests had died down quite a bit though by 2009. Aside from the DUI, it wasn't a terrible year in that regard. And I actually think Newton may have handled things differently if the circumstances were different. Just an opinion. I also think we would've had a better shot of landing a great QB with only one big name QB on the roster behind Tebow. Instead we get Reed, and then Burton. Now, an argument can be made that Meyer had become lazy, resulting in those 2. But I think guys like Murray saw what was in front of them and said no thanks. Then one bails, the other is terrible, and we're suddenly an offense that looks like the Bad News Bears.
I'll give you that Daz was awful, but I'mnot convinced anyone could've done anything with JB. I think that team just gave up all around.