The Official Johnny Majors Classic: Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN

[alavolfan]

Maybe Milton will figure it out. We better before we hit SEC time. If he can start connecting… wow.

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

His new nickname is OVERTHROW JOE

 

[imavolfan]

Ok. We’ve tried the home run shots for the last 2 games. It isn’t working. Let’s work on those in practice and just hit the short passes for now. Otherwise coach is going to lose this fan base fast.

 

[saxvol]

Bruh, this is a family board.

You serious Clark?

 

[The Original Fade]

Milton looks lost when having to make a thrown down the middle. He’s eventually going to get us beat.

No he doesn’t. He’s just air mailing anything he has to put arc on

 

[hUTch2002]

Ummm, 2 point conversions, lol

Ha! I won’t bust your chops too much. Have a good one MV!

 

[fossilfiction]

There's a lot he's doing well.

Throwing it deep isn't one of them.

I hate agreeing with you.

 

[84Volfan]

"I can do it all." -Joe Milton









Except throw the deep ball

 

[Volbrando]

Didn’t think it was possible, but Milton might be worse than Guarrantano.

I’m not going that far. JG would have fumbled twice and threw 2 interceptions by now

 

[VolFaninFla]

On the positive side, the penalties and overthrows have kept the Pitt defense on the field

 

[vavolfan6]

It has to be infuriating for the coaches to call plays that get their receivers open for wide open TDs and the QB misses multiple times in a row

 

[508mikey]

Milton is going to be a project.

He can leave now

 

[tnvols72]

I'm with coach. Milton is absolutely a game changer if he can dial in the accuracy. I like giving him the reps to settle

Where is the proof that he is a game changer? He is a slow QB with a strong arm. What else does he offer?

 

[G0V0LS33]

Apparently Bailey has the weaker arm of all the QBs.

Maybe he’s not able to throw the deep balls consistently.

I’d like to see what Hooker can do next because it’s obvious Milton is struggling.

Hooker is a lot faster than both of them but does not have the deep ball

 

[VolFreakJosh]

JG had some touch on the ball from time to time, I’d still take Milton any day.

JG had zero awareness and couldn’t read a defense to save his life.

Milton isn’t good but JG was horrendous.

 

[chef3531]

If this were a drinking game doing shots on overthrown receivers I'd already be drunk lol

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Well we may have had one buttttt he couldn’t keep his nose clean. This offense was set up for Salter to thrive in but again he did himself in

Know way too know if Salter would have been be a legit D1 Qb for UT or even if he will be if he keeps his nose clean.

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Milton has to put touch on those throws. Should be 21-0

 

[VOLnMiami]

If Milton doesn't do anything this next series I think you'll see Hooker in there...Game is too important to let it get away...Milton is completing the short throws but has zero touch on those long throws and its been open the whole game.

 

[fossilfiction]

Just too much, how about 10 yards too much. Guys are open by a few yards and he has all day, just don't understand.

Not different from what I said at all.

 

[chrismc1000]

This is what 5 passes that could have been TD that he over thrown? He is starting to kill the momentum with all these over thrown balls. That's more yards with 0 rewards and players getting tired quicker. I'd say put in Bailey

 

[GetEmVols]

Vols win the East if we had a QB

 

[C-south]

Milton is so close on those deep balls. He'll get one soon. Boy this is do exciting just seeing the potential of this offense.

Yea completing 1-10 wide open throws is great

 

[Gandalf]

I gotta say with what I am seeing - I am getting a lot of confidence in Heupel's offense and defense. We might just have a good coach. What we clearly do NOT have, however, is a good QB. At least not one who is in the game. Heupel may be the QB whisperer but he needs to SHOUT in Milton's ear to STOP OVERTHROWING THE DANG BALL!

 

[BVols20]

I understand why he’s the starter, he brings so much to the QB position with his size and athleticism. If he can figure out the deep ball then he’ll actually be the total package. I’m not sure if it’s his own tentativeness or if the coaches don’t like him lowering the shoulder, but I wish he’d run the ball more and pick up those 5-10 yard gains that are crucial in sustaining drives