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Joshua Dobbs. The Rocket Man. The skinny as a rail true freshman who did little more than look like a skinny as a rail true freshman last year. Hes who Im looking at to tell me if UTs turned the corner or not.
My definition of turning the corner at this point in time is:
Winning games that matter by making the key plays instead of losing games that matter by botching key plays
I think we can all agree, if we play according to the above statement, the sun is finally rising on the dark night this programs lived in lately.
Theres 3 reasons I single out Dobbs as THE player who determines the turning point.
1 Development. Many said If Dobbs was this good, he should have played all year. The brightest point, at least to me, in UT football this year is Dobbs development. He was NOT the player we saw last week at the beginning of the season. He PROGRESSED! Imagine that! Player progression in key roles is a sign of turning the corner.
2 Player completeness. Is Dobbs becoming a complete player? Is he excelling in the weight room (physical ability), playbook (mental ability), and between the hashes (PLAYMAKING ability)? Hes definitely bigger, stronger, and faster. He was able to run some critical plays at crucial times, as well as make the right reads. He also showed some darn near nasty flashes of being a baller. Players beginning to excel in these areas are a sign of turning the corner.
3 Taking the next step. Weve moral victoried the crap out of this year, and last week was another one. So far, we havent taken the moral victories and turned them into Ws. Can Dobbs do that this week in Columbia. Can he take this team, make it HIS team, and take it to the next level.
If Dobbs leads this team and pulls out this win this weekend, I believe weve turned the corner. If not, we can get ready for more process work in progress we are who we are coach speak (which I believe is true anyway).
I want to see what the 2014 Dobbs can do.
My definition of turning the corner at this point in time is:
Winning games that matter by making the key plays instead of losing games that matter by botching key plays
I think we can all agree, if we play according to the above statement, the sun is finally rising on the dark night this programs lived in lately.
Theres 3 reasons I single out Dobbs as THE player who determines the turning point.
1 Development. Many said If Dobbs was this good, he should have played all year. The brightest point, at least to me, in UT football this year is Dobbs development. He was NOT the player we saw last week at the beginning of the season. He PROGRESSED! Imagine that! Player progression in key roles is a sign of turning the corner.
2 Player completeness. Is Dobbs becoming a complete player? Is he excelling in the weight room (physical ability), playbook (mental ability), and between the hashes (PLAYMAKING ability)? Hes definitely bigger, stronger, and faster. He was able to run some critical plays at crucial times, as well as make the right reads. He also showed some darn near nasty flashes of being a baller. Players beginning to excel in these areas are a sign of turning the corner.
3 Taking the next step. Weve moral victoried the crap out of this year, and last week was another one. So far, we havent taken the moral victories and turned them into Ws. Can Dobbs do that this week in Columbia. Can he take this team, make it HIS team, and take it to the next level.
If Dobbs leads this team and pulls out this win this weekend, I believe weve turned the corner. If not, we can get ready for more process work in progress we are who we are coach speak (which I believe is true anyway).
I want to see what the 2014 Dobbs can do.
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