2012 Projected Tennessee Vols Depth Chart (Long)

#27
#27
Eric Gordon? and dare I say Rod Wilks?....I sure hope that these two and Teague can earn starting spots next year. They have all shown that they can be productive and should be leaders on a young defense
 
#28
#28
LebanonVolunteer said:
If I recall I think alot of people kind of penciled in BMoore, and Couch as instant impact Jucos last year and both guys took quite a while before they made any kind of impact. If we are relying on Autry and Sentimore to start from day 1 I think CDD better just pack his bags now because he will have a losing record for the year before they are even making a big impact. Maybe we get lucky and they come in more ready to play, but that is a huge deal if they are not.
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Sentimore and Autry will be EE's. IDK about Patterson though.

OCI just said Autry AND Sentimore WILL be VOLS!!!!!:loco:

BOOM
 
#29
#29
I expect to see some shakeup on the OL. Maybe Richardson, Posey, Crowder, or someone I'm forgetting (or even a precocious frosh) asserts himself and earns a role. Intense competition for OL positions can only help. Our inadequacy in those trenches - be it the result of youth, inexperience, lack of competitive spirit, or bad coaching - more than any other factor explains this debacle of a season.

Interestingly, as many posters here and elsewhere noted with alarm in September, these shortcomings were painfully on display in the Montana game. Frankly, Derek Dooley's future depends on massive improvement next season in our run blocking. It's pretty much that simple. With a mediocre run game, we would have been 7-5 this season. Next year a mediocre run game should get us to 8-4, but awful to the point of embarrassing and disgusting to watch is a long way from mediocre. In other words, we have a long way to go and about 9 months to get there.

I would add that a punter who can consistently kick the ball more than 40 yards and occasionally exceed 50 would also help enormously. Repeated threes-and-out, thanks to our abysmal run game, followed by 35 yard punts (if we were luckly) is just a formula for getting routed by decent teams.
 
#32
#32
LotteryPick said:
Channing Fugate?
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I wouldn't be surprised if Fugate is not a Vol next year. He's too good to stand and watch. Chances are he'll be somewhere else...carrying the ball. Programs that recruited him as a running back are still interested in him for that purpose.
 
#33
#33
With Cordarelle Patterson and Daniel McCullers both JUCO's ready to play now. That should put McCullers as 1 of starting DT's and Patterson will probably be our number 2 WR and Da'Rick Rogers would move in as slot WR. Alden Hill/Marlin Lane/Davonte Bourque will fight for carries in the backfield, unless Rajion Neal proves he can run between the tackles.
 
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