Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[Catbone]

Defense
Strength: ILB
Weakness: CB

Offense
Strength: RB
Weakness: QB (wanted to say OL but think we’ll be greatly improved). I just don’t believe in the QBs as much as I want to.

I think the DL may be a bigger problem than CB. Also think TE will be a strength

 

[engineerVOL]

I think the DL may be a bigger problem than CB. Also think TE will be a strength

The fact we’re reducing our DL risk by removing a spot (4 to 3) gives me hope

 

[VAVolsFan2009]

Reggie James is a 2018 *** 6-4, 240 lb. athlete. He's from Gainesville, GA. Looks like he is a late add to the 2018 class. I've no idea from what I saw where he projects position wise.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Still, it’s quite clear that Guarantano has the most arm talent out of the entire group — and it’s not close, frankly. He can hit the deep outs and outside hash throws, while Chryst’s timing has to be impeccable because he simply doesn’t have the same arm strength.

To say that Tracy Rocker was displeased with his group’s effort would be an understatement. He was HOT today, with much of his ire directed at Kivon Bennett, Matthew Butler and freshman John Mincey.

Interestingly, Shy Tuttle, Kyle Phillips and Alexis Johnson — the three presumed starters up front — watched much of one session while Rocker made the rest of the unit go through a drill. With a long camp ahead, this could be Tennessee’s way of managing reps for a group thin on experience.

Positionally, Emmitt Gooden worked at nose, while Butler, Bennett and Mincey were at SDE. Freshman Kingston Harris was at DT.

Junior linebacker Daniel Bituli looks great this camp (as noted yesterday) and he appears to be taking on an added leadership role, too. On Friday, he was displeased with the way sophomore linebacker Shanon Reid took a rep. Bituli then yanked a walk-on out of the line and made Reid redo the drill. It was a small moment, but that’s the type of player leadership Pruitt is looking for with this team. Accountability.

-- Simonton

 

[Catbone]

The fact we’re reducing our DL risk by removing a spot (4 to 3) gives me hope

True that!

 

[engineerVOL]

Bituli is a man on a mission.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Really hope Maleik Gray can find a home at receiver and contribute.

 

[engineerVOL]

Is Princeton Fant to RB the most random thing this year?

 

[Blake25p]

Is Princeton Fant to RB the most random thing this year?

Ehh, the staff likes big RBs so he fits the bill.

 

[omghulkhands]

I really want one of our top reporters to put out a big piece on what our offense will look like after watching practice and then it be totally fabricated and a ruse designed to throw off WVU

 

[Rishvol]

Anyone else notice the nicklebacks seem to be working with the safeties

 

[omghulkhands]

Anyone else notice the nicklebacks seem to be working with the safeties

I thought they weren’t doing music at practice this year?

 

[LA Vol]

Reggie James is a 2018 *** 6-4, 240 lb. athlete. He's from Gainesville, GA. Looks like he is a late add to the 2018 class. I've no idea from what I saw where he projects position wise.

Is this the big TE/FB that was injured? Is he already practicing? I thought he was going to miss most of camp.

 

[dwaugh]

Anyone else notice the nicklebacks seem to be working with the safeties

Were they looking at photographs?

 

[AngryButchJones]

Reggie James is a walk-on who looks like he's getting a look at fullback H-back.

 

[engineerVOL]

Were they looking at photographs?

Everytime I do it makes me laugh.

 

[KB5252]

Everytime I do it makes me laugh.

You sing along when the song comes on?

 

[omghulkhands]

Were they looking at photographs?

 

[engineerVOL]

Shamburger was working with safeties today, not sure who was at Nickel.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

 

[engineerVOL]

Aight, that’s enough quoting Nickelback.

 

[omghulkhands]

The defensive backs need to be woke in this game. Sills is legit. Need to contain him.

 

[Geronimo]

I don’t care what he is getting paid. With an ego that size, he HAS to be miserable!

 

[Rishvol]

I don’t care what he is getting paid. With an ego that size, he HAS to be miserable!

He could've had a HC job if he wanted. Not P5 but still a HC job

 

[InVOLuntary]

Defense
Strength: ILB
Weakness: CB

Offense
Strength: RB
Weakness: QB (wanted to say OL but think we’ll be greatly improved). I just don’t believe in the QBs as much as I want to.

I'm not so worried about the quarterbacks. I don't think they're going to be asked to do a whole lot this year, at least as much as they've been asked to do the last several years.