Bullard not even in the two deep

[King Webbsticles]

Originally Posted by Vols4us

They have a real center - Mack Crowder. Time to throw the guy into the mix and get him ready. This left handed thing will only work if Tyler changes how he takes the ball under center. Expect more fumbled snaps.

How? Under center, the center places the ball directly in the QB's hand. It really shouldn't change anything at all.

[vol-un-tear]

Guess this means we have more depth. Bullard will see the field but not as a starter. Stone did not like sitting on the bench. Good for him. GBO!!!

[Voldemonium]

Originally Posted by tvols75

I often get criticized for being too optimistic about everything, but in this case there is no excuse for what Dooley and Chaney did with Stone. It was dumb, it was uncalled for, and it hurt the team. Stone is our best center, he is one of our best linemen, and he is a leader. To not only make him switch something that impacted literally nothing, but to ruin his confidence in the process is inexcusable. I'm glad they are rectifying their dumb mistake. We should have a guy with 1.5 seasons under his belt at C, and instead we have a guy that is again having to switch from his guard assignment to the center assignments.

This x 1,000,000

I get that Dooley and Co. were trying to help Stone become an NFL center and tha t they're typically right handed however it was painfully obvious that it wasn't working. Instead of switching him back to right handed immediately they allowed the wheels to fall off. Even so far as to let Stone slide down the depth chart as though the ineptitude along our O-line was strictly on him. This was one of those areas where they simply got caught up in the process and were too bullheaded to admit they were wrong. It might have been a bigger contributer to us losing the Florida game than Hunter's injury.

[Negateer]

Stone will come through for us big time this year.

Bullard is depth.

Depth, my friends.

[Spartacavolus]

Originally Posted by tvols75

Stone will be our starting C, snapping lefty. Interesting. Seem to recall getting bashed for pointing out Bullard should not be anywhere close to a starting spot

Great job. You appear to have nailed the depth chart in June, and started a thread to pat yourself on the back.

[onefesternation]

Originally Posted by Voldemonium

This x 1,000,000

I get that Dooley and Co. were trying to help Stone become an NFL center and tha t they're typically right handed however it was painfully obvious that it wasn't working. Instead of switching him back to right handed immediately they allowed the wheels to fall off. Even so far as to let Stone slide down the depth chart as though the ineptitude along our O-line was strictly on him. This was one of those areas where they simply got caught up in the process and were too bullheaded to admit they were wrong. It might have been a bigger contributer to us losing the Florida game than Hunter's injury.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons we have a new offensive line coach this season. Maybe that's just one of the things he *****ed up on.

[volnpowell]

Originally Posted by tvols75

Stone will be our starting C, snapping lefty. Interesting. Seem to recall getting bashed for pointing out Bullard should not be anywhere close to a starting spot

How does he go from being praised as being maybe the best before last season to not on two deep?

[Vol2424]

Originally Posted by volnpowell

How does he go from being praised as being maybe the best before last season to not on two deep?

Apparently he isn't even in town. He is on vacation or something. Somebody said he was in Seattle. Not working hard with the team in the off-season has turned the staff against him a bit. Bad work ethic ect.

*edit*

Went back and saw that I said he wasn't working with the team in the off-season. Worded that wrong. It should have said not working hard.

[Vol2424]

Read on another board he is playing golf out there while the rest of the team is working out 3 times a day.

[RichRollin]

Stone got the shaft from the coaches with the whole right handed thing. As some have said, there were no issues when he was a freshman. Rather than allowing him to switch back to lefty, they just buried him on the depth chart.

[RichRollin]

Originally Posted by Vol2424

Read on another board he is playing golf out there while the rest of the team is working out 3 times a day.

Sounds like grounds for dismal, WTF?!?!

[Vol2424]

Originally Posted by RichRollin

Sounds like grounds for dismal, WTF?!?!

No idea what he's thinking. But it's true. They had a link to his twitter account and he is posting pics of himself playing golf. Here is the link...

Alex Bullard (Raging_Bull72) on Twitter

[RichRollin]

Originally Posted by Vol2424

No idea what he's thinking. But it's true. They had a link to his twitter account and he is posting pics of himself playing golf. Here is the link...

Alex Bullard (Raging_Bull72) on Twitter

Wow.

[utkjoe29]

Originally Posted by Vol2424

No idea what he's thinking. But it's true. They had a link to his twitter account and he is posting pics of himself playing golf. Here is the link...

Alex Bullard (Raging_Bull72) on Twitter

Well your link shows he's been out of Knoxville for a whole 24 hours...doesn't really strike me as team abandonment..

[Vol2424]

Originally Posted by utkjoe29

Well your link shows he's been out of Knoxville for a whole 24 hours...doesn't really strike me as team abandonment..

I'm not saying he quit the team. Just from what I read there is a reason he isn't in the two deep. It's not just the last 24 hours. I have seen on several sites that he isn't working very hard when he is here and the coaches aren't happy about it.