re: The last time things looked this bad

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How did Sumlin handle his injury? What specifically is Kyle unhappy about?

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Kyle had a separated shoulder and shouldn't have been playing. Coaches made the decision to play him, and he threw 22 straight incompletions against Ole Miss. Sumlin refused to pull him because he didn't want to address questions about why Murray wasn't playing. So Sumlin kept Kyle in there and embarrassed him on national TV. Then, Sumlin continued to deny that Kyle had an injury and announced a QB competition. Kyler "won" the competition and Sumlin relegated Kyle to third-string. Except, Kyle was actually injured and couldn't play. Sumlin portrayed Kyle as an interception-prone quarterback who "lost" his job instead of an injured quarterback who should not have been playing.