The SEC defensive lineman of the week: Whoever just played Vanderbilt

Here are the SEC defensive linemen of the week on weeks we've played an SEC game:

Week 2: Rahim Alem, LSU, because he dominated Vanderbilt's offensive line.

Week 3: Pernell McPhee, Miss State, because he dominated Vanderbilt's offensive line.

Week 7: Geno Atkins, Georgia, because he dominated Vanderbilt's offensive line.

What about week 5, when we played Ole Miss? Well, the Rebels' defensive line dominated Vandy too, but the Rebels' John Jerry was the offensive lineman of the week against us, and you can't have both the offensive and defensive linemen of the week when you're playing a lesser opponent.

OK, so we already knew that our offensive line is not a real SEC offensive line. You can do sneaky stuff with marginal skill guys, but if you're not solid up front you're in big trouble.

This season we're not solid up front and we're in big trouble. Losing right tackle James Williams in the LSU game killed us, and the injury to left tackle Thomas Welch certainly doesn't help.