We are the bona-fide first or second youngest team in the SEC. We lost three NFL caliber DL to NFL, and our primary Edge rusher. That's four starters, who played majority of snaps.
Covid year isnt a thing now...
Here's where I have an issue:
1) Banks is a safeties guy. Banks SEEMS to place a higher degree of importance on mature players versus younger. At what point does a coach see that his safety of choice isn't making good reads, and routinely gets beat?
Case in point, Tyre West runs 20 yards down field to tackle running back. Where's the safety? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
First quarter - Ark - Arkansas TE in end zone, looks around for someone to block. Where's the safety? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) Recruiting - Jimmies and Joe's. We have a couple kids coming in next year that are legit athletic enough to play safety. But that doesnt help this year.
Tennessee has one, if not top recruiting budget year after year. We have no depth.
So, logically. The guys who you do have playing, are playing too many snaps.
I do like this staff a lot. But not taking a DL, LB, and Safety in last porthole was a mistake.
3) Getting off blocks - I never played a down of football. But, I can see it every ... single ... game. Chalk it up to being young. Fine.
But the misalignments, busts, not getting off blocks comBINED with lack of discipline.
That's on Banks, he's the DC, he demands thar kind of money.
It has to be better. No one wants to hear it.
