re: Hats off to Chad Kelly

Kelly played his arse off and gave us a chance to win. While I think he held the ball too long on the fumble, I couldn't find much else he did wrong. That interception was because he got hit and Allen made a heads up play. The most impressive thing about Kelly for me was after the game when he took the blame for the loss. He could have easily blamed his offensive line getting owned, the terrible running game, or our pathetic linebacker and special teams play, but he said it was his fault. He has shown a lot of maturity and leadership in his 2 years with Ole Miss and has been a model teammate from what the coaches and players say. I was not happy about Freeze taking him last year but Kelly definitely proved me wrong.

That being said, I am not too excited about facing Hurts the next 3 years. That kid was down 21 points on the road in his first SEC game and he never looked nervous. Stayed within the system, didn't try to force anything and led his team to a comeback win. His attitude reminds me a lot of Eli. He doesn't seem to get too high or too down on himself and you would never know if he threw a TD or an interception based on his reactions. This kid is going to be something special.