Tuesday Practice Updates 4/21

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Fresh off his KO win in #UFCNewJersey, #VFL @003_OSP (Ovince Saint Preux) was at practice on Tuesday chatting it up with Condredge. http://t.co/khJ8cQlQOb

Redshirt-freshman Charles Mosley, after spending the Vols' first dozen practices on the defensive interior, worked with the offensive line at the guard position. Owen Williams, Devaun Swafford and the normal cast of offensive players remained in green, non-contact jerseys.

Tennessee's offense found mixed success against its defensive counterparts inside the 10-yard line, with the first- and second-team offensive unit's first three snaps not producing touchdowns. Jauan Jennings appeared to score , as did the second-team offense when the ball was moved deep inside the 5-yard line. The Vols' top offensive unit also appeared to score from the 3 in that session. But Tennessee's final four offensive snaps did not yield points, prompting head coach Butch Jones to demand more energy and enthusiasm from his defensive unit, even mocking Malik Foreman that Foreman's lack of "passion" was why Jones needed Emmanuel Moseley on the field.

Elsewhere on defense, coordinator John Jancek worked with the Vols' M.A.S.H. unit of injured/recovering players, including the most recent addition to that group: sophomore defensive back Rashaan Gaulden.

As is commonplace, the Vols also worked quite a bit on special teams including first-team kickoff return. That unit continued to feature both Evan Berry and Alvin Kamara as its top-two deep threats, but Von Pearson also got some time back there after impressing on returns in recent practice settings.

Emmanuel Moseley, Colton Jumper, Josh Smith, Cortez McDowell, Stephen Griffin, Elliot Berry, Malik Foreman, Ethan Wolf, Johnathon Johnson, LaTroy Lewis, Joe Stocstill and Chris Weatherd also got early reps on the unit in addition to the return men.
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Rucker's fast five
1. Vols were in full pads today unlike last week.
2. After spending the first month of practice on the DL, Charles Moseley worked with the OL today.
3. Hurd, North, Howard and Swaffird in green and possible Owen Williams.
4. Butch was all over Josh Smith today.
5. ROY KRAMER, OVINCE SAINT PREUX IN THE HOUSE. Former Southeastern Conference commissioner Roy Kramer was on Haslam Field watching Tuesday’s practice. Kramer, who led the SEC from 1990-2002 and is considered a founding father of the BCS, has lived in East Tennessee since his retirement and occasionally drives down the mountain to watch the Vols practice. Kramer went to Knoxville-area Maryville College back in the day, so his East Tennessee roots have always been fairly strong. Former Vols linebacker and current MMA star Ovince Saint Preux was also at Tuesday’s practice after winning another big UFC fight via knockout over the weekend in New Jersey. Saint Preux lives and trains in Knoxville and is a regular at Vols football practice.
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John Brice: . @MrHurd_1 working punch-blocking in pass pro #Vols http://t.co/0NMX08Fxp1


Freshman @KingTut_90 (Shy Tuttle) says @J_Rob51 (J. Robertson) is the toughest OL he has faced. Says he's down to 309 pounds.

Cory Gunkel: OL Brett Kendrick said he expects the spring game to be a lot of one-on-one competition. "90,000 eyes all on you."

John Brice: . @A_kamara6 in that pass pro: #Vols http://t.co/L6rBVQwLav

Fortenberry video of Moseley on the offensive line: https://player.vimeo.com/video/125624669

Coach Jones live: https://www.periscope.tv/w/VxgL0jE3MDk5fDYyNTE2NzmnEsRk2-D7HvAvcfB3ox6KIOyxOI-6a--sGKjV8HFNVg==

Grant Ramey: Butch says Charles Mosley will play defensive line in the spring game. Just getting a look at OL today.

JONES: Practice #13. I thought @JoshSmith_25 had his best practice all year in his pass catching and route running.
JONES: We moved @BigCharless over to offensive line today to get an idea of how he competes at a different position.
JONES: We'll have a lot of 1-on-1 competitions on Saturday, some QB challenges, and we'll go 11-on-11 as well.
JONES: @JoshSmith_25 came out and attacked. He's in better football condition. Played with confidence, played aggressively.
JONES: Our WRs are a work in progress. Getting individuals back from injury will be big for us. Explosive but limited in numbers.
JONES: We want to get to a point where we play 10-13 WRs in the tempo that we play at.
JONES: Thank goodness @KingTut_90 (Shy Tuttle) is here. He's learning how to fight through mental and physical fatigue. 13 practices very big for him.
JONES: It will be special having Peyton and all our former players back this weekend. We have a WRU reunion happening as well.
JONES: @Joestocstill18 sets a mentality. He has the respect of his peers. He's very tough physically and mentally. A great teammate.
 
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After practice, Jones said that Mosley will play defensive tackle in the spring game, and that they’re just trying to get some film on him on offense before spring is over.
 
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So Kendrick predicting 45,000 fans to be at the game. That's underwhelming (insert blue font)
 
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3 names I've looked for this spring and have not seen much.. Andrew Butcher, A.J. Branisel, and Dylan Wieseman. Anyone have any insight?
 
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Anyone understand why "But Tennessee's final four offensive snaps did not yield points, prompting head coach Butch Jones to demand more energy and enthusiasm from his defensive unit, even mocking Malik Foreman that Foreman's lack of "passion" was why Jones needed Emmanuel Moseley on the field. "

Anyone understand why this occurred?

The defense stopped the offense 4 times , so CBJ mocks a defensive player for lack of passion? Makes no sense to me, perhaps a mistype?
 
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novol said:
Anyone understand why "But Tennessee's final four offensive snaps did not yield points, prompting head coach Butch Jones to demand more energy and enthusiasm from his defensive unit, even mocking Malik Foreman that Foreman's lack of "passion" was why Jones needed Emmanuel Moseley on the field. "

Anyone understand why this occurred?

The defense stopped the offense 4 times , so CBJ mocks a defensive player for lack of passion? Makes no sense to me, perhaps a mistype?
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just pushing them.
 
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novol said:
Anyone understand why "But Tennessee's final four offensive snaps did not yield points, prompting head coach Butch Jones to demand more energy and enthusiasm from his defensive unit, even mocking Malik Foreman that Foreman's lack of "passion" was why Jones needed Emmanuel Moseley on the field. "

Anyone understand why this occurred?

The defense stopped the offense 4 times , so CBJ mocks a defensive player for lack of passion? Makes no sense to me, perhaps a mistype?
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Who has ever heard of a football coach indicating you or another player aren't doing anything right?
 
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RiseToTheTop said:
just pushing them.
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Right. Butch pushing players at any point for any reason isn't a problem. The problem is the way the author of the article wrote about what happened. He basically said "the success of the defense prompted or caused butch to chastise a defensive player". That's silly, and is definitely a mistake. A good writer would have said something like: "The defense had some success, stopping the offense on four consecutive plays. But, Butch was still not satisfied with their performance, particularly that of Malik Foreman. He upbraided him for a lack of passion following the series".
 
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turambar85 said:
Right. Butch pushing players at any point for any reason isn't a problem. The problem is the way the author of the article wrote about what happened. He basically said "the success of the defense prompted or caused butch to chastise a defensive player". That's silly, and is definitely a mistake. A good writer would have said something like: "The defense had some success, stopping the offense on four consecutive plays. But, Butch was still not satisfied with their performance, particularly that of Malik Foreman. He upbraided him for a lack of passion following the series".
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Great... UT's offense still couldn't score on a half-hearted UT defense.
 
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novol said:
Anyone understand why "But Tennessee's final four offensive snaps did not yield points, prompting head coach Butch Jones to demand more energy and enthusiasm from his defensive unit, even mocking Malik Foreman that Foreman's lack of "passion" was why Jones needed Emmanuel Moseley on the field. "

Anyone understand why this occurred?

The defense stopped the offense 4 times , so CBJ mocks a defensive player for lack of passion? Makes no sense to me, perhaps a mistype?
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Maybe the defense was getting juiced up and Foreman was just going through the motions.

That was very common for teams i was on throughout my playing days.
 
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novol said:
Anyone understand why "But Tennessee's final four offensive snaps did not yield points, prompting head coach Butch Jones to demand more energy and enthusiasm from his defensive unit, even mocking Malik Foreman that Foreman's lack of "passion" was why Jones needed Emmanuel Moseley on the field. "

Anyone understand why this occurred?

The defense stopped the offense 4 times , so CBJ mocks a defensive player for lack of passion? Makes no sense to me, perhaps a mistype?
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To get the most out of the player. The defense stopped them as a whole, but individual players may not have been in it mentally. Could be missing a jam, or out of place in his zone, or didn't hustle to the ball.
 
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complete praises don't happen to much until after spring practice and more so leading up to the first game. It keeps the players focus and hungry.
 
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I found this more interesting actually.

"The receivers are a work in progress. The guys who are healthy have taken an inordinate amount of reps, (which is cause for concern)"

"This group is explosive but limited in numbers. We want to get to a point where we play 10-13 wide receivers. We need to continue to recruit and it’s a big point of emphasis in this class."

Butch Jones Tuesday media session video and notes
 
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