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After watching the coaches’ film, Henson saw many more opportunities for downfield passes that MU couldn’t pull off. Protection was good enough and receivers were open, Henson said. It doesn’t take an offensive guru to understand his point. Quarterback play was a big reason for the struggles. Henson saw what everyone else saw Saturday. Maty Mauk was scrambling too early and too often.

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Now here's the question I have, how can an allegedly, top HC like Pinkel NOT have a contingency for his QB going out and simply blowing from the opening kick off? It's not like the signs haven't been there that it could happen.

If "he's our guy" as Pinkel claims, maybe he would want to have an escape plan for him and not leave him hung out to dry like he was last Saturday. It almost seems like Pinkel doesn't want to give Printz a chance to create a QB controversy by putting him in, much like Mauk did last year when he took over for an injured Franklin.

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* Asked directly if Saturday was a bad game for the offense or signaled bigger problems, Henson said, “I’m going to choose to say it’s a bad game. I’m not going to sit here and say we have serious issues. We’ve got to play better.”

Mirroring the Pinkel meme that it's always about the players playing better and not the coaches coaching better. At what point does being responsible not always lead to pointing the finger at the players?