ESPN predicts Dobbs to be 3,000 yard passer in 2016

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Orange_Crush said:
He listed Dobbs as one of four candidates with the potential to do it. That's different than predicting it will happen. If it does happen, we win the National Championship.
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"He threw for 2,291 yards last year (176.2 ypg), but OC Mike DeBord would like to open things up more in the passing game. Expect Dobbs to be even more of a dual threat this fall with his first 3,000-yard season."


Looks like a prediction to me. :huh:
 
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k-town_king said:
"He threw for 2,291 yards last year (176.2 ypg), but OC Mike DeBord would like to open things up more in the passing game. Expect Dobbs to be even more of a dual threat this fall with his first 3,000-yard season."


Looks like a prediction to me. :huh:
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I stand corrected.
 
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Dobbs will throw for over 3000.

Hurd will run for over 2000.

Jack Jones will be the first OL to win the Heisman.

We will crush Clemson to win the National Championship and all of Clemson's 4* and 5* recruits will flip to UT on National Signing day.

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Well maybe Jack won't win the Heisman, but 3 out of 4 ain't bad.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Concerns over the passing game is this years o-line concerns.

Just as the o-line was a lot better in 2015 than it was in 2014. So will the passing game.

Dobbs will throw for 3200 yards and 30 TDs next year.[/QUOTE

You do an excellent job of helping us all focus on Josh Dobbs' weaknesses. Please assist us in understanding how the improvement of the offensive line in 2015 improved our passing game? The passing game was an obvious weakness in 2015. The fact that we have a very inaccurate passer remains a weakness for our passing game. Good thing is that he has excellent wheels.

But if I were a defensive coordinator I would concentrate on making Dobbs throw the ball downfield.
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onevol74 said:
Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Concerns over the passing game is this years o-line concerns.

Just as the o-line was a lot better in 2015 than it was in 2014. So will the passing game.

Dobbs will throw for 3200 yards and 30 TDs next year.[/QUOTE

You do an excellent job of helping us all focus on Josh Dobbs' weaknesses. Please assist us in understanding how the improvement of the offensive line in 2015 improved our passing game? The passing game was an obvious weakness in 2015. The fact that we have a very inaccurate passer remains a weakness for our passing game. Good thing is that he has excellent wheels.

But if I were a defensive coordinator I would concentrate on making Dobbs throw the ball downfield.
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You are just as wrong as he is.

Dobbs may not be a first rounder but he is far from wildly inaccurate too.

The oline did not improve pass blocking in 2015. Dobbs was running for his life in several games which resulted in a bunch of throw away passes.
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USCGVOL said:
Lets just say he is right. Which receivers are the lucky ducks to rack up these yards?
Just for fun I would say:
Croom 550
Wolf 750
P Williams 900
J Malone 750
J smith 400
Jennings the rest
I know that is more than 3000 but I am optimistic.
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No way Croom gets more yards than Smith. Or Wolf.
 
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USCGVOL said:
Lets just say he is right. Which receivers are the lucky ducks to rack up these yards?
Just for fun I would say:
Croom 550
Wolf 750
P Williams 900
J Malone 750
J smith 400
Jennings the rest
I know that is more than 3000 but I am optimistic.
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You're insane if you think Croom gets 500 yards as a back up tight end
 
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I don't think he will throw for 3k only because we will run it so well. I'm thinking 3k plus on the ground and 2500 to 2700 in the air. Folks we are going to kill people on the ground.
 
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VOLywood said:
I'm cautiously optimistic about our passing game this year. Teams will have to respect our rush attack...period. I'd love to see Dobbs come out and confidently throw deep and to the edge without having to break the pocket.
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Agreed. I don't know that AirDobbs has a North/South arm but the coaches need to test this unknown dimension early because if he's going to only be comfortable with under coverage tosses, than we will be two dimensional vs 3D team. This aspect alone could mean the difference of 2-3 Ws, so hope AirDobbs is up for the challenge! Go Vols
 
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VolZen said:
I don't think he will throw for 3k only because we will run it so well. I'm thinking 3k plus on the ground and 2500 to 2700 in the air. Folks we are going to kill people on the ground.
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and that's about where our VOLS were last year....we need the passing game to be better, ohhh....in the 3000 yds / 65% completion range, in order for the Offense and team to meet various expectations.
 
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Dobbs should get close. Needs to make sure he has a few 300 yard games. And no more games like Florida/Missour (where he was accurate, but failed to connect on the mid-to-deep throws).
 
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Dobbs and the WRs don't have to get THAT much better to hit 3,000 yards really. They only need to average about another 50 yards per game.
 
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USCGVOL said:
Lets just say he is right. Which receivers are the lucky ducks to rack up these yards?
Just for fun I would say:
Croom 550
Wolf 750
P Williams 900
J Malone 750
J smith 400
Jennings the rest
I know that is more than 3000 but I am optimistic.
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VOLywood said:
You have to expect 500+ receiving yards for Kamara, and Hurd can catch out of the backfield as well.

Vincent Perry could be pretty dynamic over the middle and rack up some yards also.
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this is all part of the problem. we don't know who's going to do what. there's going to have to be a lot of distribution of the football, and make no mistake, we're still going to run the ball. a lot. but there's only so many touches to go around. so that list, it's going to have to get condensed at some point. we need one or two WR's to really stand out, develop rhythm and timing with Dobbs, and be very productive. best case scenario is that we have a 1000 yard WR's on this roster.

what the passing game needs is the legitimate threat down the field. we don't have to throw it 40 times a game for 300+ yards and 4 TD's.

but when we have one on ones, or match up advantages in the middle with the TE's....we have to be able to hit those, and generate those 20+ yard plays. that may only present a handful of times/game.

until we prove we can do that with any kind of consistency, it's a ?.
 
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I'd rather see Dobbs closer to 2200-2500 passing. I'd rather see Josh on the sidelines in the 4th quarter of games and the #2 guy getting serious work with UT up 3-4 scores. Not just turning and handing it off, but let that #2 run the offense and throw it around the yard. It will be a huge benefit for 2017 and going forward. JMO
 
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BigDave said:
How can you predict a 3,000 yard passer at Alabubba when they haven't even named the QB?!?!?!?! Really . . . :bash:
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Each of their last 3 qbs, each of which has been referred to "game managers", have thrown for more than 3,000 yds (would've been 4, but McElroy missed it by 13 yards in 2010). I'm guessing that's why....despite being considered a running team, they typically throw for 3,000+ yds no matter who their QB is.
 
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BigDave said:
How can you predict a 3,000 yard passer at Alabubba when they haven't even named the QB?!?!?!?! Really . . . :bash:
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maybe it's because they have for the last 4 years...2 of which they didn't name a starter prior either...AJ McHandoff managed damn near 3000 yds his 2 seasons as well
 
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KBVol said:
Each of their last 3 qbs, each of which have been referred to "game managers", have thrown for more than 3,000 yds (would've been 4, but McElroy missed it by 13 yards in 2010). I'm guessing that's why....despite being considered a running team, they typically throw for 3,000+ yds no matter who their QB is.
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beat me to it...just goes to show the QB doesn't really have to be stellar, just accurate enough to give the running game a chance to excel.

Like another guy posted...we're talking 50 yds a game....but I think Dobbs or whomever is playing QB needs to be in the 65% completion range as well.

Oh...and the D, which everyone seems to think will be phenomenal, must be as good as expected. All that happens and I do think we're in the SECCG, as well as the NC hunt.
 
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