I know fans have taken shots at him, but Justin Britt is playing very, very well. From PowerMizzou:
Missouri left tackle Justin Britt was first known as the guy who filled in for Elvis Fisher in 2011. Last year, he was one of -- maybe the only -- known commodity on Missouri's offensive line before tearing his ACL against Florida.
This year, Britt is quietly going about his final season in Columbia. On Monday, however, the redshirt senior received the first accolades for what's been a consistent curtain-call. Britt was named SEC offensive lineman of the week.
According to the release by the SEC office, Britt graded out at 94-percent with five knockdown blocks, three pancake blocks and two cut blocks, while at the same time surrendering no quarterback sacks or pressures. This comes two weeks after his double pancake block of Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison generated plenty of buzz.
The surprise has been Britt's quick return from that knee injury. Around four months after injuring his knee, Britt was back on the practice field. What isn't surprising, however, is Britt's performance. In 2011, his first year as a starter, Missouri surrendered 18 sacks, the fourth lowest total under Gary Pinkel and the lowest total since the offensive line surrendered 16 in 2008.
(The lowest total came in 2001, when the offensive line gave up six sacks on 370 attempts.)
This year, Missouri has surrendered 17 sacks. While it ranks ninth in the SEC, it's a big improvement from the 2012 season in which Missouri gave up 29 sacks, 2.42 a game.
"We talked about him today in the coach's meeting," Pinkel said. "He is really standing out. Often offensive linemen can stand out, but he has been blowing people up to the sidelines. He is just a very, very talented player. You take his injury a year ago, and I think if he wouldn't have had that injury, all the problems of that offensive line that probably stalled his development a little bit because of him practicing at several different areas ... I think that was tough on him, as far as his development at one spot, becoming a great player.
"He's playing at a whole different level since he's been here. He's very, very talented athlete. I call him a flat-belly offensive linemen. We won't go to the other area, side of that spectrum, but certainly he's doing well and I'm very proud of him." - See more at:
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