Poll: Vols Football Team Soft?

[madbamahater]

Is the main reason Tennessee got mostly manhandled in the trenches and lack of fundamental tackling technique in the secondary due to just being soft?

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Yes. I lost count how many Vols limped off the field Saturday (and the last few seasons). I don’t recall one Vandy player getting injured

 

[Good Ol' Charlie Brown]

Our d is but our o ain't

 

[JGB]

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Our d is but our o ain't

I disagree. I dont think our Oline is nearly as nasty and physical as they should be. I actually think they regressed as the season went on this year.

 

[MOOOOONEY]

Team was as soft as butter that was left out of the fridge all night.

Need an Alpha to step up. I really thought Arion Carter would fill that role but it never happened.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Our d is but our o ain't

Our OL got pushed around by Vandy. We are soft on both lines of scrimmage. We need to upgrade the strength and conditioning coach BADLY!!! There should never and I mean NEVER be a time where Vanderbilt pushes us around on the lines of scrimmage.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

We need some big nasties on the interior. I’m talking big guys like Crawford puking on the field as they taunt the other team.

 

[SNAFU]

Your best ability is availability. George Kittle

 

[SaintLouisVol]

It's hard to say. Indecision looks a lot like "soft" on TV.

 

[rickyyrs]

I disagree. I dont think our Oline is nearly as nasty and physical as they should be. I actually think they regressed as the season went on this year.

I think your right. CJH has gone after guys who don't cross that line. Where as Georgia, Bama, Ole Miss do go after those guys. Saban said one time you got to have those Alpha males to step up with attitude and be leaders. I don't think the Vols go after those guys.

 

[NEO]

Our d is but our o ain't

You never want your D to be soft.

 

[VolSince69]

The irony. Keyboard warriors judging soft. Sheesh.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

I think your right. CJH has gone after guys who don't cross that line. Where as Georgia, Bama, Ole Miss do go after those guys. Saban said one time you got to have those Alpha males to step up with attitude and be leaders. I don't think the Vols go after those guys.

We need a few Harry Galbreath's on this team! (R.I.P.)

 

[Brave Volunteer]

The irony. Keyboard warriors judging soft. Sheesh.

We're not out there getting paid to perform on the field. Pointing out the issues with this team just makes us observant, not hypocrites.

 

[fullerishot]

I watched the pregame locker room speech from the 2001 Florida game recently. Seeing those guy's attitudes in the locker room made me wonder if that mindset exists anymore. You could tell those players were going to give their all and nothing was going to stand in their way.

 

[KTrain]

Team was as soft as butter that was left out of the fridge all night.

Need an Alpha to step up. I really thought Arion Carter would fill that role but it never happened.

Yep, was at the game & hard to watch the D close and I havent had the gumption to replay and rewatch it closely. Before the game I thought Carter or Perlotte would spy the QB and stop them in their tracks. I haven't seen the PFF yet rating players. I cannot remember when I've been so wrong on a game. I kept saying Florida road would be twice as hard as Vandy but @ home but we were almost just going through the motions, 2nd half especially.

 

[Smokey#6]

Yes, toughen them up Coaches. Get some strong physical and mental men ready to go play who aren't gonna want to sit out over a hangnail. Enough with lazy and soft players with an excuse. Get some beef in those trenches!!

 

[Manchester Vol]

If only Charmin knew our recipe every ass in the world would be clapping for joy!

 

[Bigorangejumpsuit]

Speed or lack there of appeared to be this year's Achilles on D.

 

[Brandon88]

Embrassing soft

 

[give_him 6]

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

The irony. Keyboard warriors judging soft. Sheesh.

We got pushed around by Vandy on both sides of the ball. What do you call that?

 

[allstar34]

You’d start to think our DLineman were trying out for Special Teams fall down man.

 

[PowerWookie]

Too young should be option 3.

Predictable that when the going got tough candys team full of old men out lasted our team dominated by under classmen.

Inexperience and youth has probably cost us 2-3 games this year.