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"You cant win in this league without a quarterback", UT coach Jeremy Pruitt has said. "I've been as brutally honest as I can. I don't know what we have at any position".
The part of Guarantano's game that continues to need addressing is his decisiveness in getting the ball out of the pocket. Coaches stress that is a skill quarterbacks must master
Guarantano was sacked 26 times in six starts, with seven each against South Carolina and Kentucky, and 4 more against Vanderbilt.
That said, coach Pruitt says he has arm talent. He has good athletic ability. And I have seen him work hard in this off season and try to do things the right way.
He wants to be the best player he can possibly be, Pruitt added. Whatever he needs to do, he wants to be coachable. I see him in there watching tape a lot.
Here are examples of JG moving the offense with accurate reads and crisp passes in the pocket and rolling out:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lOqbpmqYgU[/youtube]
Guarantano's biggest issue as a freshman appeared to be the rate at which he made decisions in the pocket. He was sacked 26 times in roughly half a season of work.
He struggled to make good throws while under pressure, and while he didn't have a lot of interceptions, the negative yardage plays severely hampered UT's offense.
Against Vandy Guarantano started out 7-8 104 yard passing. But then Vandy dialed up pressure and from then JG was 4-11 for 32 yards with 4 sacks and 1 interception, as we fell in an insurmountable 42 -17 hole.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi8wDcZWcv8[/youtube]
Guarantano sulked through Tennessee's season-opening win over Georgia Tech and then struggled in spot duty against UMass and Georgia, before taking over for good.
But he has a chance this spring to lock down the starting job before Chryst has opportunity to even set foot on campus.
We have to hope Jarrett has grown up since last year and be the type of leader the players can rally behind. And if Chryst wins the job in the fall he has to suck it up and be a good backup QB, be supportive and ready to step in if needed.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7v2x8X7l08[/youtube]
The part of Guarantano's game that continues to need addressing is his decisiveness in getting the ball out of the pocket. Coaches stress that is a skill quarterbacks must master
Guarantano was sacked 26 times in six starts, with seven each against South Carolina and Kentucky, and 4 more against Vanderbilt.
That said, coach Pruitt says he has arm talent. He has good athletic ability. And I have seen him work hard in this off season and try to do things the right way.
He wants to be the best player he can possibly be, Pruitt added. Whatever he needs to do, he wants to be coachable. I see him in there watching tape a lot.
Here are examples of JG moving the offense with accurate reads and crisp passes in the pocket and rolling out:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lOqbpmqYgU[/youtube]
Guarantano's biggest issue as a freshman appeared to be the rate at which he made decisions in the pocket. He was sacked 26 times in roughly half a season of work.
He struggled to make good throws while under pressure, and while he didn't have a lot of interceptions, the negative yardage plays severely hampered UT's offense.
Against Vandy Guarantano started out 7-8 104 yard passing. But then Vandy dialed up pressure and from then JG was 4-11 for 32 yards with 4 sacks and 1 interception, as we fell in an insurmountable 42 -17 hole.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi8wDcZWcv8[/youtube]
Guarantano sulked through Tennessee's season-opening win over Georgia Tech and then struggled in spot duty against UMass and Georgia, before taking over for good.
But he has a chance this spring to lock down the starting job before Chryst has opportunity to even set foot on campus.
We have to hope Jarrett has grown up since last year and be the type of leader the players can rally behind. And if Chryst wins the job in the fall he has to suck it up and be a good backup QB, be supportive and ready to step in if needed.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7v2x8X7l08[/youtube]
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