Saturday Blitz
Fansided

Texas A&M Football: 3 overreactions to loss vs. Auburn in Week 4

By Shelbie Warr

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 21: Anthony Schwartz #5 of the Auburn Tigers rushes past Demani Richardson #26 of the Texas A&M Aggies and Myles Jones #10 for a 57 yard touchdown during the first quarter at Kyle Field on September 21, 2019 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 21: Anthony Schwartz #5 of the Auburn Tigers rushes past Demani Richardson #26 of the Texas A&M Aggies and Myles Jones #10 for a 57 yard touchdown during the first quarter at Kyle Field on September 21, 2019 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 3
Next
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 14: Kellen Mond #11 of the Texas A&M Aggies dumps a pass off before Andre Mulinax #22 of the Lamar Cardinals can make the tackle during the first half at Kyle Field on September 14, 2019 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 14: Kellen Mond #11 of the Texas A&M Aggies dumps a pass off before Andre Mulinax #22 of the Lamar Cardinals can make the tackle during the first half at Kyle Field on September 14, 2019 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

2. Stop blaming Kellen Mond for everything going wrong

We have now outlined the biggest liability for this team right now, the offensive line. If that isn’t enough to quell an overreaction that simply needs to stop, I am not sure what is. There are a whole grouping of people that want to blame Kellen Mond for this loss.

Could certain parts of his game have been better? Sure, he was far from perfect. However, he was outplayed by the new No. 7 team in the country, they are there for a reason, y’all.

In the end, he finished 31-for-49 for 335 passing yards and two touchdowns. He didn’t throw an interception. He didn’t fumble the ball. He lead the team in rushing with 26 yards. He put everything on the line in the fourth quarter to try to force his team to come back against Auburn. The Aggie quarterback did everything he could to win that game, but without support the team lost.

That all being said though, it is time for Mond to stop saying he’s the best quarterback in the SEC. He is not the best quarterback in the league by any means. He needs a lot of work and growth before that happens, but at this point, he’ll likely stay for his senior year, so there is no reason he can’t grow into one of the top quarterbacks in the SEC.