The most obvious deficiency in UT

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JohnWardForever

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RB. Notice how CP loooked when lined up in the backfield for the pitch play? Hit the hole FAST----like Tennessee backs used to do. The OL has been superb this year---but we have had no back to capitalize on the blocking. Travis Stephens would have had 1500 yards running behind that line---especially with the passing game UT had. Recruiting priority is a top RB.
 
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I respectfully disagree. I am tired of our defensive players being left in the dust. TE's out run our DB's. The defense is slow. I would get an RB but spend a lot of time on LB's and DB's.
 
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TNGlen said:
I respectfully disagree. I am tired of our defensive players being left in the dust. TE's out run our DB's. The defense is slow. I would get an RB but spend a lot of time on LB's and DB's.
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This... I don't know if it was the players or the scheme, but they look slow.
 
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TNGlen said:
I respectfully disagree. I am tired of our defensive players being left in the dust. TE's out run our DB's. The defense is slow. I would get an RB but spend a lot of time on LB's and DB's.
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This. When our players are consistently out of position and whiffing on tackles it's bad enough.... When they are getting dusted (DUSTED!!!) by TE's that's unacceptable.
 
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herman, bless his heart, was so slow it was uncanny, you could always tell everyone knew to throw his way.
 
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Go watch our RB's from..I don't know..1990's up to 2009..grab some tissues though
 
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BoseefusTheVol said:
This... I don't know if it was the players or the scheme, but they look slow.
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Funny...I recall CDD, in a presser, answer a question about the poor effort in the secondary, he answered like this.....Well in zone, we ask them to run around back there for a while, and then focus on a body and go cover that guy.

I found that amuzing and likely just his way to deal with frustration at that time...but sadly that actually does seem like the strategy.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
RB. Notice how CP loooked when lined up in the backfield for the pitch play? Hit the hole FAST----like Tennessee backs used to do. The OL has been superb this year---but we have had no back to capitalize on the blocking. Travis Stephens would have had 1500 yards running behind that line---especially with the passing game UT had. Recruiting priority is a top RB.
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I think defense is biggest problem but I made the exact same statement about CP to my father in law at the game Saturday.
 
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The RBs were so improved this year. The most obvious deficiency this year was certainly our lead footed defense.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
Granted. But with a top RB, the offense would have been able to score 50 on most anyone---save bama. AND imagine how much better Bray would have been not having to do it all----all the time. 50 ppg.
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Imagine what our record would be if you took 14 points off the opposing team.
 
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Some of the Dooley Decisions. Don't have a RB coach? Don't need one until you need a RB. Change defenses? No problem. Don't recruit speed? Don't worry, they are all good kids.
 
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I could not agree more, the Vols desperately need a true SEC stud running back. Back when we were indeed relevent we had great running backs and with Bray, the pass first mentality has made us so predicatable.
 
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wmcovol said:
Some of the Dooley Decisions. Don't have a RB coach? Don't need one until you need a RB. Change defenses? No problem. Don't recruit speed? Don't worry, they are all good kids.
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is the running back Jay Graham the one that came for south carolina and he was the one that worked with their star runner lattimore before he got hurt last year?
 
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I agree with the comments about the secondary looking slow but, consider this. Last year under Wilcox, our defense ranked somewhere in the 30's I believe. This year above 100. We had most of the same"slow" players then. What's the difference? I believe the problem lies with Sunseri more than the players. With the additional years experience, our defense should have been better but was much worse. I believe we will all be surprised next year with the coaching changes and how it will improve the team overall.
 
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I agree the defense is bad too but one good RB could make a huge difference where as one DB or LB wont make that much difference in overall defense. Give me a RB first, then focus on D.
 
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