Quarterback play leads to down year in SEC

After a couple of years of enjoying some pretty solid offensive numbers, the SEC took a step back in 2015.

Yes, bullish running backs headed the league with their punishing styles, but the guys throwing the ball actually regressed in a year when the SEC was supposed to consistently have just about half the league's teams in the Top 25 week in and week out.

The SEC's limp to the finish of 2015 can mostly be attributed to the lack of elite quarterback play. A year after eight SEC teams averaged at least 224 passing yards per game and 10 teams had at least 21 touchdown passes, the SEC produced just four teams -- Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Arkansas and Texas A&M -- that hit the 224-yard mark…