re: Who's the last player to fail this spectacularly?

I don't believe most Auburn fans want anything other than what is best for the team. We don't know that SW is best, but we could see JJ was struggling. I was not in the JJ is going to be a star category, but I can tell you I hate it for him. He has by all understanding done everything you would expect a player to do for 2 1/2 seasons and in that time the reports have always been positive about his ability and talent.

It will not shock me if SW isn't much better and we see JJ again ala Coker for bama. JJ did some positive things in the last 3 games, but he did not play with an urgency you would want in a team leader. Maybe that will change with a benching, maybe SW is going to be special. However, I feel like the offense this season is going to struggle no matter who takes the snaps. For a team with a mediocre defense trying to rebuild and retool it has the making of mediocrity, 7-6 stuff.

With 6-7, 5-8 season not far off if they don't give max effort.