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Under sunny skies and cool temps, Tennessee returned to the practice field Tuesday to continues its preparation for South Carolina.

All eyes were on quarterback Brian Maurer, who has suffered two concussions in the last two weeks. After not practicing Monday, the freshman was mostly an observer during the early period of practice, just watching JT Shrout and Jarrett Guarantano go through read-option and mesh-handoffs. Maurer did participate in routes on air, though, and was solid, aside from his final few attempts. Shrout was hot and cold, with his crispest passes looking better than anyone in the group. Meanwhile, Guarantano had a rough throwing session, throwing a bunch of worm-burners.

Here are some other quick observations from Tuesday’s practice…

Tennessee worked the same offensive line that played all 69 snaps together — Wanya Morris, Trey Smith, Brandon Kennedy, Jerome Carvin and Darnell Wright. Ryan Johnson did take a few reps with the group at right guard, while Jahmir Johnson worked some at left tackle flanked by Smith inside. Freshman guard Jackson Lampley is limited with an undisclosed injury.

On the defensive line, Darel Middleton and Greg Emerson, both dinged up at Alabama, looked fine today. They worked with the 1s alongside Aubrey Solomon. Latrell Bumphus remains limited with a sore hamstring, working with the S&C staff. For the second straight week, Elijah Simmons, who traveled to Alabama, was working with the main defensive lineman and not the scout team.

Jeremy Pruitt began practice observing the outside linebackers. Of note, Jordan Allen looked to be more active and taking more physical reps.

At inside linebacker, Daniel Bituli and Henry To’oto’o went first in line each time, with Quavaris Crouch going behind them.

Theo Jackson was taking the reps, as usual, after Nigel Warrior but it’s clear that Derrick Ansley continues to prep Jaylen McCollough for an increased role.
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-Simonton
 
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butchna said:
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looks like hte Bama light show.
 
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jakez4ut said:
you missed the point.

i don't think JG can get it done either. i'm hoping 18 is ok to go. if not, i'm hoping 12 gets a crash course on how to get a play in on time w/out a delay penalty. if neither of those things happen.......we're in a tough spot.

but if #2 goes out on that field.............and he very well might........with the recruits we're gonna have in this weekend.....we really don't need the boos. we just don't. anybody that's anybody in this business of recruiting has said as much and i don't know why folks aren't paying attention.

JG isn't the answer. he shouldn't see the field.... if he does.........i wont' like it. but i wouldn't boo or whatever. it'll be an awful look for the program, that is actually improving EVERYWHERE else on the field.

the rest of the team, the recruits, other prospects, visitors etc.....need to see this fan base continue to support the rest of the players/coaches.

i'm not sure why some haven't grasped that point yet either.
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I can't believe anyone could even think #2 ever plays another snap after the "that was your last bleeping chance" comment by CJP. CJP would run wildcat with Jennings all day (if something happened to Maurer/Shrout) before JG would play.
 
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hotcypress said:
Pane, here's the link:
Could Brian Maurer play Saturday after another concussion?

The doctors that he is speaking to are talking in hypotheticals because they are not treating BM. They do not know whether BM had 1,2, or 0 concussions. In my opinion, Ubben wrote this article because a lot of people are wondering what the likelihood that BM plays under the possibilities we consider with the knowledge that we have (he's been taken out of 2 straight games for fear of concussion). He's not trying to smear Pruitt if he plays him on Saturday. The article makes it clear with that Pruitt does not make those decisions. He listens to the medical team.
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The headline says or implies that he had a concussion Saturday.

My point is, if there were a real sports journalist in Knoxville, it would be a pretty straightforward procedure to call Ubbertrashie's same sources and ask them if they were aware that their comments were taken out of proper context. And ask them if they stipulated that they didn't know and that the talk was hypothetical. And were they aware that in order to generate clicks and harm the team, Ubberdooper left all of that out, which is to say, left it to the reader's imagination. If he wanted to play that way, he could have left the whole story to imagination.

Second, isn't the big story -- but it doesn't damage the Vols or limit CJP's options or implicate CJP's ethics -- that Saban played Jeudy after a concussion. That was Ubberderber's turf because it happened in a Vols game. Why isn't he interviewing neurologists about that? Let me write the head for you:

Could Did Brian Maurer Jerry Jeudy play Saturday after another a concussion?

It's not hard. And he could get his specialists to look at the body go limp and ask them if that was typical of a concussion, etc. Ask the bammer people if it is true that they had to get Jeudy's helmet on because he was not physically or mentally able to do it for himself. Then when they say, no comment. Say that you asked this question so important to the young man's health and say they refused to deny it. That's how the buzzards roll.

You realize that if the Vols medical staff thought this story was a good idea they would have taken his muckracking call, don't you?

You can like him all you want. I'm just saying he's gone cancer. That said, I don't deny that there are many worse cases. The town's press is full of anti-Vols hitmen.

Thank you for the link. I don't mean this in any personal way.
 
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BruinVol said:
As usual he wasn’t able to take his team and win the game for them. He’s never going to do that. Not last year never

But last years performance at least shows he was able to manage the offense properly against a Muschamp D. That can win this game this week
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Correct. But since the 4th quarter of South Carolina game on into this year.. what has our offense Looked like with JG at QB?

No one knows, including our own coaches how shrout will look when he’s given the prep time as the starter. Maurer didn’t look very good when he was just coming in for spot situations. Shrout could come in and pull a Nathan peterman and be a disaster. Or he could come in and play well as Maurer did against Georgia.

I would rather go with the unknown then a know liability.
 
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jkleno said:
I can't believe anyone could even think #2 ever plays another snap after the "that was your last bleeping chance" comment by CJP. CJP would run wildcat with Jennings all day (if something happened to Maurer/Shrout) before JG would play.
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i mean it's not out of the question. there's an element of "you may not have a choice" in play here.

i get everyone being all in their feelz about just putting JJ in the wildcat........but that's not a real plan if you really want to win games.

the biggest on field problem with JG is that we KNOW what we're going to get, and so does everyone else we play. but we've at least seen us win with JG as the QB....we know there's a path to a W.

the biggest upside Shrout gives us is there's the unknown. maybe he's a gamer too? or maybe he gets 7 delay penalties and throws 3 picks. who knows? but there's a reason he's not moved up the depth chart. but at least we haven't SEEN him suck out loud for an extended period of time.......

Maurer has shown ability to make big plays. it's obvious the rest of the offense feeds off his energy, he's athletic, throws a great ball and he's a competitor. but he turns it over too, and hasn't been able to finish a game healthy.

if your on this staff, the decision is easy if BM is healthy.

if he's not............it's just not as easy as some are trying to make it out to be if you're trying to win a game...and they're probably pretty aware how putting 2 out there would be received.....everyone knows what happened, and what JG has been as the QB here. there are no secrets in regards to JG at this point.

but if he does wind up on the field...just don't boo. there's just no point, and nothing good comes of it. i realize that's unrealistic and a utopian way of thinking.
 
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