Who all does your team have a missing these days? (i’m reading the application right at MSU was banged up?)
It's all on defense. At one point 7 of MSU's opening night starters, including the DL, LB, and DB captains were all out. It got so bad that a true freshman who wasn't even on the travel roster (Zion Young) at Washington, was STARTING two weeks later at Maryland.
That said, the defense has been ravaged. The offense has been largely healthy. Jayden Reed was out, and looked well below 100% when he returned a couple weeks ago, and granted he's the best player on offense, but he's the only injury of note on that side of the ball. So on one hand, the defense has been crushed beyond anything I can ever recall. But the offense has basically been as healthy as you could hope for, and has scored exactly 2 TDs, both in garbage time, both with the backup QB in, over the past 3 weeks.
So, have injuries taken the defense from bad to horrible? Seems so. I think more from a pre-snap adjustment standpoint, considering the 3 guys responsible for that haven't finished a game since the season opener. I think the rest of the injuries have maybe just limited depth/experience. But would it matter with the offense underperforming this badly? I doubt it. Maybe the Minnesota and Maryland games would have been a little closer. Because while Jayden Reed is the best player on the team, I would also argue that WR is the deepest position on the team, and WR is the most contingent on other positions spot on the roster. So I don't think this offense would have looked at all better with him
