Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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HankHill said:
I don’t think JG is good. That’s not agenda driven. That’s my opinon.

Big deal i missed on Coleman. I thought the guy played well in the spring and apparently he felt he should’ve been playing too, hence the way he left. He could move on and play well somewhere else or he could end up working at Wendy’s. Idc. When you give your own opinions on people, you’re gonna have some whiffs. I didn’t think josh Malone was good either early on... see how that turned out.

I stand by every take and opinon that i have and try to pass on information that i see and hear. If you don’t like what i say then just hit ignore it’s not a big deal.
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The biggest knock on JG is that he cannot recognize defenses, blitzes and make adjustments at the line. He's pretty athletic, throws a nice ball but that definitely not enough. I wonder if the coaches are playing him this year knowing this year is a learning for him, because he's been under-developed by the previous staff. Can he learn this, I have no idea. But he needs to pretty quickly, the next 4-5 games are going to be brutal. Would Chryst have done a better job, I think he might have since he has much more experience but that doesn't develop JG for the next 2 years.
 
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appyvol said:
I have mixed emotions about tomorrow. Honestly dreading the drubbing we are more than likely going to take, but completely intrigued on what we look like. Is it turnover city like UF, do we just lay down and quit like last year, or do we fight and make it a ballgame. If we can protect the football, we're not that bad of a football team and I think our defense can keep us in the ballgame, at least for awhile.
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RBs absolutely have to help more in blocking.

Tim Jordan can't bounce it outside every down. (I don't know if we'll see his role diminish as the season wears on)

Feed Jennings.

Saw nice DL play, now we need Bituli and DKJr to get their sh!t together.

More physicality from Warrior.

Six turnovers is really terrible, which is why the Florida game seemed so flukey to me. One should have been a TD for us, another led directly to a TD for them, and then Shamburger fumbling to start the 2nd half absolutely shattered our psyche of getting back into the game. That's a 14-to-21 point swing right there, just not taking care of the ball. If we limit TO's and get 2 of the 5 objectives above sorted out, we should at the very least make it a ball game.
 
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1. K’Rojhn Calbert has played just 21 snaps this season, but the redshirt freshman appears in line for a real increase in
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playing time against UGA. Calbert is still super raw (especially in pass pro and on checks at the LOS), but he’s physical, prideful and potential is as high as an OL on the team not named Trey Smith.​
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2. Speaking of Tennessee’s starting left tackle, earlier this week Smith admitted he’s still rusty after missing all of spring practice and the beginning of fall camp with his medical issue. In my purview, he doesn’t appear comfortable at left tackle, but right now, he’s Tennessee’s best and only option (unless the Vols REALLY want to shake things up and move Drew Richmond back to LT and create that domino affect). On Monday, Smith said, “I'm still working through some kinks. A couple technique errors. Just reviewing film. A couple habits I need to break. I'm still just working through it."
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Against UF, Smith graded out as Tennessee’s worst o-lineman, and his 54.3 average was worse than any of the 12 games he started as a freshman, per PFF. His worst game in 2017? Against Georgia, with a 58.1 grade. I said last week I thought Smith would bounce-back against UF. It obviously didn’t happen. Perhaps he will Saturday, but…
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3. While Georgia doesn’t haven’t the sack numbers this season, last week against Mizzou, the Bulldogs influenced quarterback Drew Lock 30 times on 48 drop backs, per PFF.
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The senior was sacked twice, hit eight times, pressured 17 times and had three passes batted at the line of scrimmage. Considering that Jarrett Guarantano took a beating against UF, and if Smith, Calbert and others don’t up their play, Tennessee may be forced to use more than one quarterback for the second consecutive week.
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4. Tim Jordan leads Tennessee with 57 carries — 22 more than any other tailback on the team — but as I said in the podcast Friday, I think it’s time to start cutting back on the sophomore’s snaps. Jordan had major issues in pass protection against UF and since his performance against WVU, he’s averaged just 3.2 yards per carry on 37 rushes. Blocking is an issue, but Jordan has struggled to consistently see the hole or stop himself from trying to bounce ever run outside. Madre London has been better than many expected, while Jeremy Banks has more upside.
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5. Tennessee has 15 scholarship players from Georgia. Of the group, five — Marquez Callaway, Nigel Warrior, Micah Abernathy, Baylen Buchanan and Alexis Johnson — will likely start Saturday. Who will have the biggest game of the bunch? I lean Alexis Johnson, who could be going against true freshman Cade Mays making his first-career start at LG. The Vols may be facing a buzzsaw, but if they have any hopes of making this a game, they must stop UGA’s power running game.
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6. Bryce Thompson played just 10 snaps against UF, but expect the dynamic freshman to see the field significantly more against UGA.
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The freshman corner is much healthier this week and could even retain his starting spot opposite Buchanan. With Tennessee set to play a lot of man-coverage against UGA’s wideouts, Thompson, Buchanan and Alontae Taylor will all face stiff tests.​
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7. How run-heavy has Tennessee been this season? UGA quarterback Jake Fromm played in the fourth quarter for the first time all year against Missouri, yet the Vols still have 26 more rushing attempts on the season (169 to 143) than UGA.
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8. I expected UF to challenge Tennessee’s linebackers with arrow routes, screens and wheel routes. That didn’t happen, but it might Saturday. UGA’s tailbacks are heavily involved in the passing game, catching 15 balls for 139 yards on 18 targets. Elijah Holyfield doesn’t have great hands, but D’Andre Swift (who is limited and may not play a ton), James Cook and Brian Herrien are all threats out of the backfield. Darrin Kirkland, who graded out as Tennessee’s worst defensive player vs. UF, will need to be ready to cover sideline-to-sideline.
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9. Like Tennessee, Georgia has a freshman punter. Jake Camarda has been solid, averaging 46.1 yards on 11 punts this season. But with Ben Cleveland out (one of UGA’s up-backs in punt protection), I expect Tennessee to aggressive try and block punts Saturday. The Vols are getting next to nothing from the return game and it’s a good gamble in a game with little to lose.
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10. Finally, just a simple housekeeping observation, but I will be interested to see how the 70-person travel roster shakes out tomorrow. With it being the first true road game, Tennessee has some decisions to make. With a guy like Kenneth George sidelined with a foot injury, do the Vols only take four scholarship corners (Buchanan, Taylor, Thompson and Osborne) to Athens or bump up a buried scout teamer like Terrell Bailey? What about the offensive and defensive lines? I’ll update this information once we know the travel squad on Saturday afternoon.
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--Simonton
 
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Catbone said:
Mehremy Pruitt (I hope not)
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