re: Connor Shaw could've been Joe Burrow if not for some bad breaks. Or so they say....

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That defense had a ton of pros on it. Gilmore, Ingram, Clowney, Swearinger, etc. The defense got credit for good reason.

Shaw was tough and with Alshon we won a ton of ball games, but it wasnt the offense carrying those teams.

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I agree. It wasn't the offense carrying those teams. It was Connor Shaw. He made things happen with grit and determination. He outsmarted opposing defenses. He made something out of nothing many times. As for the defense during those years, it was good, true. They had some good games, but never really shut the opposition down consistently. In the close games, if you take one of those defensive players away, the Gamecocks still win. If you take Connor Shaw away, the Gamecocks lose all the close ones. Shaw has my vote for the best QB the Gamecocks have ever had.