Chavis interviewing with Falcons for LB coaching job....

#102
#102
No....you are correct! But....the defence has been good enough to win more games than they have. The offence has been the problem since the Manning years. The offence is too predictable, but the defence at least gave UT a chance to win most Sat's. Defence is the least of UT's concerns as a whole. Don't give me 2007 stats....I don't care....I'm talking about longevity. How many games would UT have won the year they went 5-6 without a GREAT defense? 3? Maybe.

Chavis is very good and would be missed!
 
#104
#104
peaygolf89 said:
No....you are correct! But....the defence has been good enough to win more games than they have. The offence has been the problem since the Manning years. The offence is too predictable, but the defence at least gave UT a chance to win most Sat's. Defence is the least of UT's concerns as a whole. Don't give me 2007 stats....I don't care....I'm talking about longevity. How many games would UT have won the year they went 5-6 without a GREAT defense? 3? Maybe.

Chavis is very good and would be missed!
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Defense
Offense
 
#105
#105
If Chavis gets offered the job, see you later. I'm all for it. Slade too. The only problem though is finding a solid replacement. Spring practice isn't far away, and finding someone to take over, and implement a new defense in a short time would be troublesome.

The offense is going to be fine. Defense wins championships. I'll grant they were playing better at the end of the year, but in college football, where every game matters, you can't give up 45, 59, and 41 points in huge games.
 
#109
#109
peaygolf89 said:
No....you are correct! But....the defence has been good enough to win more games than they have. The offence has been the problem since the Manning years. The offence is too predictable, but the defence at least gave UT a chance to win most Sat's. Defence is the least of UT's concerns as a whole. Don't give me 2007 stats....I don't care....I'm talking about longevity. How many games would UT have won the year they went 5-6 without a GREAT defense? 3? Maybe.

Chavis is very good and would be missed!
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If you look at the actual statistics, I think you will see that the drop off has been going on for more than just one year. The 2005 defense was good but could not overcome the putrid offense. Other than 2005, the trend has been going in the wrong direction for a good 5 years now. You can argue it anyway you want to but the numbers do not lie.

Tennessee team defense ranking:

2007: NCAA-70th SEC-11th
2006: NCAA-50th SEC-8th
2005: NCAA-7th SEC-3rd
2004: NCAA-45th SEC-7th
2003: NCAA-22nd SEC-4th
2002: NCAA-5th SEC-2nd
2001: NCAA-13th SEC-2nd
2000: NCAA- 13th SEC-2nd
1999: NCAA-11th SEC-3rd
 
#111
#111
Or you can look at it from this perspective:

Year Points Allowed
1995 19.0
1996 15.4
1997 22.0
1998 14.5
1999 16.1
2000 20.6
2001 19.3
2002 17.4
2003 18.4
2004 22.6
2005 18.6
2006 19.5
2007 27.2

Defensive Players Drafted: Justin Harrell, Turk McBride, Jonathan Wade, Marvin Mitchell, Jason Allen, Parys Haralson, Omar Gaither Jesse Mahelona, Kevin Simon, Kevin Burnett, Gibril Wilson, Eddie Moore, Julian Battle Aubrayo Franklin, Keyon Whiteside, Rashad Moore, Demetrin Veal, John Henderson, Albert Haynesworth, Will Overstreet, Andre Lott, Teddy Gaines, Dominique Stevenson, Eric Westmoreland, Shaun Ellis, Raynoch Thompson,Dwayne Goodrich, Deon Grant, Darwin Walker, Al Wilson, Steve Johnson, Corey Terry, Terry Fair, Leonard Little, Jonathan Brown, Corey Gaines, Ray Austin, DeRon Jenkins, Shane Burton, Scott Galyon, Steve White
 
#113
#113
Volunteer_Kirby said:
:crazy:

Didn't Chavis win a coach of the year award just 3 years ago? If Chavis leaves, it's a big blow for TN. Steele would be on the short list if he leaves, but I really doubt Chavis takes the job. Does anyone know how much NFL LB coaches make compared to his current pay?
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That award isn't really for on field accomplishments.

Participation in AFCA events and off field contributions are weighted heavily. Bascially, it's like a rotary club award. Meaningless when you talk about coaching ability.
 
#116
#116
VolunteerHillbilly said:
If you look at the actual statistics, I think you will see that the drop off has been going on for more than just one year. The 2005 defense was good but could not overcome the putrid offense. Other than 2005, the trend has been going in the wrong direction for a good 5 years now. You can argue it anyway you want to but the numbers do not lie.

Tennessee team defense ranking:

2007: NCAA-70th SEC-11th
2006: NCAA-50th SEC-8th
2005: NCAA-7th SEC-3rd
2004: NCAA-45th SEC-7th
2003: NCAA-22nd SEC-4th
2002: NCAA-5th SEC-2nd
2001: NCAA-13th SEC-2nd
2000: NCAA- 13th SEC-2nd
1999: NCAA-11th SEC-3rd
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But you have to admit, playing the SEC its going to be extremely difficult to field a "top 10" defense very often... the offenses are usually just too good. It would be much easier to field a statistically dominant defense in a weaker conference.

The figures above do indicate a downward trend however... kind of inverse with the rise of the spread option, and fall off in d-line talent on the hill. And no surprise our best defenses had the benefit of an outstanding d-line...
 
#120
#120
VolunteerHillbilly said:
If you look at the actual statistics, I think you will see that the drop off has been going on for more than just one year. The 2005 defense was good but could not overcome the putrid offense. Other than 2005, the trend has been going in the wrong direction for a good 5 years now. You can argue it anyway you want to but the numbers do not lie.

Tennessee team defense ranking:

2007: NCAA-70th SEC-11th
2006: NCAA-50th SEC-8th
2005: NCAA-7th SEC-3rd
2004: NCAA-45th SEC-7th
2003: NCAA-22nd SEC-4th
2002: NCAA-5th SEC-2nd
2001: NCAA-13th SEC-2nd
2000: NCAA- 13th SEC-2nd
1999: NCAA-11th SEC-3rd
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Over the past years it seems to have this pattern:

Bad year, Bad year, good year.

We've just had two average to bad years... Hopefully we have a good year coming up.
 
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