Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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RiotVol said:
Point of fact here, demographically streaking, generations are 25 years. In small-scale hunter-gather societies it’s closer to 27-29 years. The millennial generation was born starting around 1980, which would put it ending somewhere around kids born in 2005. If Banks is a college freshman, he’s a millennial.
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Demographers and researchers typically use the mid-1990s to mid-2000s as starting birth years for Gen Z. You are only partially correct.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Whew Price said on podcast "Why do you continue to go to the well with Richmond" said they should've tried others against UTEP at RT
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I agree with AP. We have to have a better option there. I think Jamir is better suited with his athleticism and lack of weight/strength to play RT instead of LG, but that’s just my amateur opinion.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
His body looks much better
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Not sure why JS is so confident we can run it on an SEC caliber D line with ease.

I think we might have some success but their D line is going to whip our O line.
 
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Orange Studs said:
I love the sound of this Ron. Exactly what we need to do to win this game. Eat up clock, keep their O on the sideline and make them play from behind.
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Oddly winning rushing battle has been moot last half a decade. But I’d obviously prefer to run through them like a fist through a wet paper sack.
 
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SpringBokVol said:
Not sure why JS is so confident we can run it on an SEC caliber D line with ease.

I think we might have some success but their D line is going to whip our O line.
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ok, so, if there's one match up that does concern me it's this one. i think personnel wise, they're definitely the best group we've played thus far. and getting Ce Ce back is big for them. and we already know the issues we have on the O line. so i don't think this is earth shattering info....

i'm not wiling to go where you've gone, but safe to say, it is a huge match up that will play a huge part in determining whether or not we win.
 
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Pepe_Silvia said:
Do they have an SEC-caliber D line though?
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yes. Ce Ce JEfferson is a good SEC DL and would probably play for any other SEC team. they've got some youth elswehre, and i'm not sure how deep they are, but Ce Ce is the anchor and someone you have account for.
 
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Let’s dive into the Week 3 advanced stats, courtesy of Pro Football Focus.

*** Guarantano continued his strong start to his redshirt sophomore season. He’s gotten better each game, and the fact he aggressively took some of those RPO opportunities pleased the staff. As noted in Sunday’s review piece, Guarantano was good against pressure (7-of-8 for 113 yards and a touchdown) because he got the ball out quickly.

Once again, Tennessee’s quarterback was also very productive between the hashes, completing 8-of-11 throws for 129 yards. He also continued his good work off play action and is now completing nearly 83 percent of his passes off a play fake. On normal drop backs, Guarantano’s completion percentage dips to 64 percent.

*** At tailback, Chandler obviously had a career-day, but quietly, senior Madre London had his best performance in a couple years. Aside from Chandler, London was Tennessee’s only other tailback to register more than one 10+ yard gain, and 41 of his 76 yards came after contact — easily the most on the team Saturday.

*** The RPO game finally allowed Tennessee to generate some YAC from its receivers, as both Johnson and Jennings accounted for nearly 60 yards after the catch. Jennings caught all three targets his way vs. UTEP, accounting for two first downs and a score.

*** As for the offensive line, the results weren’t pretty. Smith barely eked out Richmond for the lowest grade of any of the lineman. Simply put, Tennessee’s tackle aren’t getting it done right now. Smith allowed a pair of pressures and a sack, while Richmond also allowed a hurry and was penalized four times (not all were accepted).

Smith finished with a pass blocking grade of 31.2 — a good 30 points lower than the next lineman (Ryan Johnson at 61.9). On the season, Tennessee’s sophomore All-American has a grade of 50.1 as a pass protecter. Smith was really good against West Virginia (84.7) but has struggled mightily the last two weeks (37.6, 31.2).

Tennessee’s freshman right guard Jerome Carvin continues his really strong work in pass pro, grading out as the top lineman for the second consecutive week. On the season, the Memphis native hasn’t allowed a single quarterback hit or hurry. However, Carvin is still laboring run blocking. At times when Tennessee uses a zone-blocking scheme, Carvin appears confused and doesn’t hit anybody. The numbers back this up, too. Against UTEP, he graded out as slightly serviceable, only ahead of Smith and Richmond among the starters.

*** On Tyler Byrd’s snaps, PFF’s data backs up what I wrote Sunday: Tennessee is tipping off its plays when Byrd is in the game. On the season, Byrd has played 39 snaps — and the Vols have run the ball 36 times, per PFF.

*** Austin Pope played his most snaps of the season against UTEP, and while the H-back still hasn’t been involved in the passing game, he was very productive as a blocker — both as a fullback and tight end. His run blocking grade (84.0) was the best on the team in 26 overall snaps.

*** On his TV show, Pruitt thought Tennessee had a couple drops Saturday (namely two potential catchable balls by Brandon Johnson), but PFF did not credit any receiver a drop, extending the unit’s streak to three games.

*** Final snap notes: Jordan Murphy has potential, but the staff clearly has shortened the receiver rotation to five guys right now (including Byrd). Murphy played 12 snaps — all in garbage time. With Pope’s uptick of snaps, Eli Wolf continues to see his playing time decrease. The tight end played just 10 total snaps Saturday. Latrell Bumphus has leapfrogged Wolf as the No. 3 TE, seeing 20 snaps for the second straight week. Among the OL, Richmond played the most snaps (71), while Riley Locklear was the swing lineman Saturday, seeing time at both guard and center. Notably, Chance Hall didn’t play at all against UTEP.
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Our interior DL, although not elite, is very serviceable.

I would go further to say it is probably the best it has been in about 10 years.
 
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