Poll: Should JG be benched?

Poll: Should JG be benched?

  • Yes

    Votes: 895 95.1%

  • No

    Votes: 49 5.2%
  • Total voters
    941
#51
#51
Put him at WR. Tell his *** too get open the dang ball is coming too him at the #s. HB will take it from here
 
#57
#57
sjt18 said:
Maurer's first start was UGA which had a better D than this year's Bama D. Two weeks later coming off a head injury... he started vs a Bama D that was also better than this Bama D.

Someone else needs to start... this week.
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Yeah, but probably Shrout.

Maurer is still injured apparently, so that rules him out.

I don't think they want to start Bailey till after the break. Not that I'd have any objection to him starting.

For whatever reason, they don't seem to want to start Shrout, but at this point, what do you have to lose? If he throws 4 INTs, that's only 1 more than JG was going to throw.
 
#58
#58
sjt18 said:
Yes. I think if they're given control of who is prepared and plays this week... the starter will not be JG... and he may not be the back up.

I could be wrong... but I don't think I am. And the way this has played out makes me even more confident.

Pruitt just fired a guy after 4 games. He's obviously not afraid to hold people accountable when he sees it. So if he were neutral on the QB situation and Chaney/Weinke were running JG out there while playing like he's played... Pruitt would have come off the top rope. Instead, he defended JG and criticized the play call rather than JG's decision.

I believe that Pruitt has dictated that JG start. I think he made that decision in January '19 and is still clinging to the idea that he was right the whole time... at least until the last game. I think Chaney wanted more of a real competition last year. I think Chaney possibly with some help from Fulmer got the change made last year for the UGA game. I believe that Chaney knows JG's limitations and very likely wants to move on.

Yes. I think if Chaney is allowed to choose any of the other three but particularly Maurer or HB that he and Weinke will have them prepared to play.
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Already 4 games into the season and JG didn’t just become a bad QB. If anyone else was ready, JG would have been benched, particularly on Saturday against KY. Pruitt would have benched him had he someone to put in there. He didn’t. Face it, Chaney/Wienke aren’t getting it done. Pruitt isn’t going to fire his OC. Sends a much more damaging message than firing a DL coach.
 
#61
#61
OriginalCoach said:
Already 4 games into the season and JG didn’t just become a bad QB.
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He was a "bad QB" before last season.

If anyone else was ready, JG would have been benched, particularly on Saturday against KY. Pruitt would have benched him had he someone to put in there. He didn’t. Face it, Chaney/Wienke aren’t getting it done. Pruitt isn’t going to fire his OC. Sends a much more damaging message than firing a DL coach.
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Sorry but I don't think so. Pruitt has made it clear that JG was "his guy". He spent the entire '19 off season trying to build JG's confidence and didn't allow a real QB competition... then could not avoid the obvious by the UGA game. It was more than a rumor that he was pressured to make the change even then.

Chaney has gotten it done with QB's. Weinke knows QB's. This is Pruitt's prerogative and he's used it.

Not sure where your hate for Chaney comes from. The guy can coach offense. He needs to be unshackled.
 
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#62
#62
sjt18 said:
What happened to the cult? Did k-town and Pulaski already change their screen names?
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I would like to hear the thoughts from @PulaskiVolFan and @k-town_king on what they think the issues are with the offense. Obviously #2 deserves a lot of blame but let's face it, Weinke still being on staff borders on neglience, the OL is poorly coached and has regressed across the board, Chaney's play-calling has left a lot to be desired and there's no high-end difference makers (yet) at the skill positions. The past 6 quarters is not all on #2.

With that being said, there needs to be a QB change in the next 2 weeks. This team has appeared to quit on the coaching staff and I suspect a lot of that has to do with the QB issues.
 
#64
#64
There is some SERIOUS B.S. misinformation being spread here.

CJP absolutely DID want Bailey...and so did just about every other program that matters. He could have gone anywhere, he was an Elite 11 standout, and a 5 star in 1 service, nearly a 5 star composite. Kid is the real deal, at least in HS...we will see how college goes. Saying Pruitt didn't want him, or that he wasn't a "bluechip" QB is false. Period.

Next year we have Salter coming in...a top 100 player nationally, and a dual threat QB that is All Vol. He made a point to go on Twitter yesterday and let everyone know that he is locked in to Tennessee, unwavering in his commitment. He will compete for the starting job immediately IMO....because he brings a new dynamic being truly able to both run and pass...rather than Holaday who can run like a deer, but doesn't have a college QBs arm. Salter is quite talented, I suggest any Vol here should go watch his tape.... Go Vols
 
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#65
#65
sjt18 said:
He was a "bad QB" before last season.


Sorry but I don't think so. Pruitt has made it clear that JG was "his guy". He spent the entire '19 off season trying to build JG's confidence and didn't allow a real QB competition... then could not avoid the obvious by the UGA game. It was more than a rumor that he was pressured to make the change even then.

Chaney has gotten it done with QB's. Weinke knows QB's. This is Pruitt's prerogative and he's used it.

Not sure where your hate for Chaney comes from. The guy can coach offense. He needs to be unshackled.
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Unshackle Chaney? Many fans feel he already is. And underperforming.
 
#66
#66
Eastknox865 said:
BM throws an interception every 15 attempts
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It is a problem that aggressive passers often have. It is something that has to be coached up. But it isn't exactly legitimate to throw an unqualified stat out like that. Versus UF in "junk time" after the game was out of reach. He threw a pick in that game. He made an incorrect read vs UGA and threw too deep for a pick. He made two bad reads vs MSU... again, aggressive plays that you have to coach up. Then he had the Jennings handoff in the Bama game. The circumstances around picks are important. Why they happened.

Shrout made a bad read and didn't even run the play properly according to Pruitt. He was supposed to send a guy in motion which would have changed the coverage.... which contributed to the pick.

FWIW, Shrout is throwing a pick for every attempt this year... is that "fair"?
 
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#71
#71
About waiting until after Bama...

Don't play to not get hurt, dangit!! Play to win! - and IF you lose, learn from it!

Good grief, how far we've fallen. If we have to play certain folks because we cannot protect a D1 college athlete from (certainly) getting hurt, we should just pack it in. Let the AD build Neyland Riverfront high-rise condos/Apartments and let the revenue from that fund the other sports.
 
#72
#72
BigOrangeMojo said:
I would like to hear the thoughts from @PulaskiVolFan and @k-town_king on what they think the issues are with the offense. Obviously #2 deserves a lot of blame but let's face it, Weinke still being on staff borders on neglience, the OL is poorly coached and has regressed across the board, Chaney's play-calling has left a lot to be desired and there's no high-end difference makers (yet) at the skill positions. The past 6 quarters is not all on #2.

With that being said, there needs to be a QB change in the next 2 weeks. This team has appeared to quit on the coaching staff and I suspect a lot of that has to do with the QB issues.
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I'm going to withhold judgment on other coaches and units until there's a change at QB. I have said for months that what looked like innate inabilities had and would hold the O back. I said that his limitations made them too easy to defend. He's just doesn't scare a DC. What he does both well and poorly allows opposing D's to play "downhill" vs UT's run game. They know he processes slow so as long as they recover... he's not going to hurt them for blitzing and "cheating" on run reads or longer developing throws. He's still one of the worst in the conference at completing balls beyond 10 yards and has been for two years. You play opposing DC... what would that tell YOU to do to UT's O?
 
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#73
#73
JG should be benched after the Bama game.
Here’s why:
None of us want to waste three hours again Saturday watching a beat down. We would all rather find something else to do.
We all want to see 1 or all 3 of the other QB’s play a whole game. Wouldn’t you rather it be a game we have a chance to make interesting?
 
#74
#74
sjt18 said:
His "boss" threw him under the bus to deflect blame from JG's AWFUL read and throw.

You can deny it from now on... but Pruitt is behind JG being the starter. Not Chaney.
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After Chaney heaped praise on JG during preseason, ya really believe Chaney isn’t behind him remaining the starter?? Puhleeeese.....
 
#75
#75
OriginalCoach said:
After Chaney heaped praise on JG during preseason, ya really believe Chaney isn’t behind him remaining the starter?? Puhleeeese.....
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You mean he tried to build the confidence of the guy his "boss" told him to invest time in and start?

Not sure what you've "coached" but HC's in college football make the final decision on who plays QB. You can look at Chaney's history. His QB's do NOT play like JG played last year or this year.

Pruitt didn't criticize JG or even his ridiculously bad read or his equally late and off target throw. He blamed Chaney for the play call as if JG just HAD to throw that particular pattern... late... and off target.

Chaney was very likely the target because he already disagreed with Pruitt about sticking with JG. It makes absolutely NO sense for Pruitt to blame the play call if his real issue was who Chaney chose to be #1.
 
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