DULL_BOY
...ALL WORK & NO PLAY MAKES ME A DULL_BOY...
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A great majority of us are still waiting to see if Pruitt is truly getting another year.
I don't think so; I think the majority of us have accepted he is in fact coming back and there is a very vocal minority trying to keep the faith that he won't be.
If I'm wrong, great, but I've seen no evidence that a head coaching change is happening.
Who is in charge of Strength and Conditioning? Seems like a good place to start in upgrading staff since the S & C guys lay the foundation for Spring ball. Yes, I have heard most of the rumors about who can hire due to NCAA investigation, Pruitt’s status, state hiring freezes and the like.
1-2 of the right guys could be all it takes. Imagine if we added JT Daniels to this team, or an elite corner
without total vaccinations, spring ball will likely be canceled again.
We have talent on the edge. It's just young.Speed kills or lack there of! We see how AL and OSU use it on Offense. Well, the same can be said about defense we need more speed in our secondary and our edge rushers. We’ve been way too slow for a few years in these areas and it’s killing us. Hopefully we find a solution in the off season. GBO!
We have talent on the edge. It's just young.
Really looking forward to progession of Joseph and Barron. And Eason.
Just give those kids as many reps as they can handle.
Brooks could start as a true freshman. It was huge getting him to sign.
I see that we're continuing the annual Volnation offseason tradition of looking at a roster of players that just got their butts absolutely whipped by every team that we played with a pulse (and some that didn't even have a pulse - I'm looking at you, Kentucky), and then projecting that team to be good next year.A great majority of us are still waiting to see if Pruitt is truly getting another year. Regardless of that, there is still a football team that is going to have a critical off-season. A couple of huge positives too personnel wise to look at.
QB: We're going to have Bailey and Maurer for 2021. That's huge. Throw in a talented Kaden Salter and the QB room feels fresh again. Now the big question is will there be a true QB competition. Edit: I forgot about the Maurer credit card thing.
RB: More power is on the way. Cody Brown at 230. Evans at 220. Beckwith at 235 all 3 with speed and hands. Gray will certainly be the guy if he's on the team still but look for more power in the backfield.
WR/TE: Jalin Hyatt in year 2 should be able to back the safties out of the box. Velus will be the number 2 guy. Wideman and Tillman have go get it ability. Princeton Fant is getting better and better. Legit recieving TE threat.
OL: Friend is GONE. Wanya, and Darnell in year 3. Mays boys on the inside. Carvin, and Kalberht are big guys that have played a lot. I think we improve here with the QB consistency and the added power Rbs.
Defense:
Bruh...i don't know.
So comment if you are excited still about spring ball.
What will you be looking for?
Do you think a bigtime transfer is coming to Knoxville?
If Jeremy lets Chaney have complete control, do you see this team having a good spring.
If no Maurer, who will be the 3rd QB?
Any position changes??
Who are you most excited to see this spring?
There was poll very recently asking plainly if Pruitt needs to be fired.
77 percent said emphatically, "Yes".
I did this thread with the open end possibility that he does stay.
It was about the team regardless of situation. I don't appreciate you trying to sidetrack it.
We were a better team the last 3 games of the season.I see that we're continuing the annual Volnation offseason tradition of looking at a roster of players that just got their butts absolutely whipped by every team that we played with a pulse (and some that didn't even have a pulse - I'm looking at you, Kentucky), and then projecting that team to be good next year.
Key played all over the place, not just safety. He played a lot at corner, especially when we were in dime packages. He also played in all 10 games.Burrell played in minimal snaps. Kenneth George was a corner not a safety. I think you’re thinking of Jackson who also is older and played majority of the year. Again you’re disregarding kivon bennet and Deandre Johnson both OLB. Flowers has played in almost two seasons worth and been in the program for three years. Your trying to fit a narrative out of sub packages. Our starters were OLD. Our depth was young but when your Juniors and Seniors played as bad as the freshmen that is a problem. Outside of 2 1/2 games our starters weren’t getting worn down and getting beat because experience... they were getting beat by not executing basic defensive principles in the middle of the field.
I didn't side track anything; I responded to what you posted. It's a discussion board and I'm discussing what you posted.
Also a poll asking should he be fired doesn't equal "A great majority of us are still waiting to see if Pruitt is truly getting another year". A majority can think he should be fired but also accept that he's not going to be.
Nice responseQBs is obvisouly going to be a big point of discussion
RBs I think Gray will be #1 but I think Evans with be the #2
WRs will be better I think. Hopefully seeing how Ohio St and Bama use their WR's speed, I think they utilize Hyatt, Jones, Calloway better than last year
TEs are going to be rough again, maybe Campbell can come in and bring more of a pass catching option
OL I still think can be great in the SEC with right coaching, and we are hopefully in that process now
DL will be stronger and getting most if not all guys back will help, especially with depth
LBs hopefully will work in the weight room along with pass coverage
DBs need a refresher, hopefully someone like Rucker or Lawrence can push these guys in competition more