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GAME 3 – Georgia
After losing the last 4 home games against Jawja by an average of 41-10, to lose like The Vols did last night should be regarded as a “moral victory” but the way we lost it felt much more of a “heartbreaking loss” to me, but it is important to remember it is only a game especially in the light of the tragic events regarding Charlie Kirk this week,
I try not to read others’ opinions on the game until after I write my report so as to keep my initial thoughts authentic. Well I hope there is not too much criticism of Shamurad Umarov and Max Gilbert. Umarov’s false start was just about the dumbest penalty I have seen since ‘I found’ the Vols in 2009, but please remember it will hurt him so much especially after he played so well. Gilbert’s miss will haunt him for some time as well and I thought at the time leading up to the kick the moment might be too big for him and sadly I was right. But I did think he showed he has a pair of Kahunas the way he nailed a replica 42 yarder in O/T, well done young man, keep that head up, there are more big moments coming down the pipeline..
QUARTERBACKS A
The concern that Joey Aguilar has never faced an SEC team was put to bed with 371 yards 4 TD’s and 2 INT’s. I have repeatably written this guy is a “baller” and so he is. Yes Negavols will highlight the INT’s but firstly Braylon Staley slipped on one and the only bad one was throwing into double coverage (that was my concern that doing it last week against an FCS team it might encourage him to think it’s OK) but this type of QB takes chances and the two jump ball TD’s would never have happened under a more cautious QB. I’ll take the rough with the smooth any day.
RUNNING BACKS C
It has been almost universally thought this season that Star Thomas was the best back we have with Georgia being the acid test and he passed it. Whilst I like the DeSean Bishop story and he is dependable, one of the biggest failures of the coaching staff last night was that Bishop had 15 carries and Thomas only 9, Furthermore Bishop was trusted to gain a few extra yards for the fateful kick and maybe Thomas would have got Gilbert closer? Peyton Lewis doesn’t quite look ready at this level yet, however I still think he will do well on Knoxville before he leaves.
WIDE RECEIVERS A+
Chris Brazzell will get the headlines as you would expect when you have 177 yards and 3 TDs against the Dawgs, and he was a revelation, so much so I wonder if Rick Barnes might want to sign him for Rebounding. But I was more impressed with Staley, he is someone who hasn’t garnered the publicity of others in the WR room but he made play after play last night and to think he is a R-FR there is no need for Boo Carter in the slot. Mike Matthews also had a good game although I believe he might have got banged up at one point.
TIGHT ENDS C-
Good old dependable Miles Kitselman came up with 3 catches and 33 yards, but Ethan Davis failed again to register a catch and from the one target he had he failed to corral it even if it might have got the faintest tip, he needs to win these battles.
OFFENSIVE LINE A+
What another great performance from the O’Line. The stats that Aguilar was Sacked only once and QBH only once is testament to what a wall they put up thus also providing the time for those long fruitful bomb routes to mature. This is all in the absence of the talisman David Sanders. This is another reason why I don’t was Volnation to castigate Umarov, he contributed well to this department on the night. A special mention to Glen Elerbee, we have all read how he can’t develop Offensive Lineman and no scholarship players signed by him have started before this season, well you can put all that in the bin.
DEFENSIVE LINE B
I was most concerned that with the lack of bodies we would not be able to stop the run and 198 yards are a lot, but it was from 55 carries at only 3.6 y.p.c. Bryson Eason (already banged up) and Dom Bailey might struggle to bend down and put there socks on this morning due to the amount of playing time they put in. Possibly the player of the game could be awarded to Caleb Herring. Now he was highly regarded in recruiting but he has been overshadowed by the likes of James Pearce, Joshua Josephs and even Jordan Ross during his time on Rocky Top. Well no more, after a stat line of 1½ sacks, 2½ TFLs and 1 QHB. To quote John McClane in Die Hard “welcome to the party pal”
LINEBACKERS D
I might even mark this lower. Arion Carter, whilst he has all the measurable s to be an All American he just seems to be running around but not really delivering, added to an INT that went through his hands it was not a good night. The promise people keep saying he has, but when is he going to deliver all that undoubted potential? But Jeremiah Teleander worries me more. His job is to fill a great big hole in the middle, plug gaps where there are in front of him and deliver crunching tackles, he seems to do none of these at this level. He is another who is lauded but this was our biggest weakness area last night for me
DEFENSIVE BACKS C
I know Ty Redmond had a tough night (I thought the Georgia WR pushed off for the game trying TD although Brazzell did the same to be fair) but he never hid and produced a couple of big plays late on. This was a big learning curve night for him, and he will be better for it going forward. I still think he has NFL Draft Day One potential. They never went near Colton Hood which shows the reputation he has garnered already. A mention to Edrees Farooq who continues to “lay the wood” in the secondary, he has become a nice surprise this season.
FINAL THOUGHT
If you want to sum up how good we were last night just replay Kirby Smarts interview immediately after the game, he was absolutely shell shocked and was struggling to explain what he had just witnessed, he knew he got out of jail. I fear we just may have missed the playoffs last night as Tennessee can only afford to lose 2 games and with Alabama, Florida and Mississippi St away and Oklahoma (maybe the SEC champions this season) at home, its gonna be tough to get to 10-2, but that aside, what an amazing game American Football is, there is no other sport to rival it on this planet.
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GO VOLS
After losing the last 4 home games against Jawja by an average of 41-10, to lose like The Vols did last night should be regarded as a “moral victory” but the way we lost it felt much more of a “heartbreaking loss” to me, but it is important to remember it is only a game especially in the light of the tragic events regarding Charlie Kirk this week,
I try not to read others’ opinions on the game until after I write my report so as to keep my initial thoughts authentic. Well I hope there is not too much criticism of Shamurad Umarov and Max Gilbert. Umarov’s false start was just about the dumbest penalty I have seen since ‘I found’ the Vols in 2009, but please remember it will hurt him so much especially after he played so well. Gilbert’s miss will haunt him for some time as well and I thought at the time leading up to the kick the moment might be too big for him and sadly I was right. But I did think he showed he has a pair of Kahunas the way he nailed a replica 42 yarder in O/T, well done young man, keep that head up, there are more big moments coming down the pipeline..
QUARTERBACKS A
The concern that Joey Aguilar has never faced an SEC team was put to bed with 371 yards 4 TD’s and 2 INT’s. I have repeatably written this guy is a “baller” and so he is. Yes Negavols will highlight the INT’s but firstly Braylon Staley slipped on one and the only bad one was throwing into double coverage (that was my concern that doing it last week against an FCS team it might encourage him to think it’s OK) but this type of QB takes chances and the two jump ball TD’s would never have happened under a more cautious QB. I’ll take the rough with the smooth any day.
RUNNING BACKS C
It has been almost universally thought this season that Star Thomas was the best back we have with Georgia being the acid test and he passed it. Whilst I like the DeSean Bishop story and he is dependable, one of the biggest failures of the coaching staff last night was that Bishop had 15 carries and Thomas only 9, Furthermore Bishop was trusted to gain a few extra yards for the fateful kick and maybe Thomas would have got Gilbert closer? Peyton Lewis doesn’t quite look ready at this level yet, however I still think he will do well on Knoxville before he leaves.
WIDE RECEIVERS A+
Chris Brazzell will get the headlines as you would expect when you have 177 yards and 3 TDs against the Dawgs, and he was a revelation, so much so I wonder if Rick Barnes might want to sign him for Rebounding. But I was more impressed with Staley, he is someone who hasn’t garnered the publicity of others in the WR room but he made play after play last night and to think he is a R-FR there is no need for Boo Carter in the slot. Mike Matthews also had a good game although I believe he might have got banged up at one point.
TIGHT ENDS C-
Good old dependable Miles Kitselman came up with 3 catches and 33 yards, but Ethan Davis failed again to register a catch and from the one target he had he failed to corral it even if it might have got the faintest tip, he needs to win these battles.
OFFENSIVE LINE A+
What another great performance from the O’Line. The stats that Aguilar was Sacked only once and QBH only once is testament to what a wall they put up thus also providing the time for those long fruitful bomb routes to mature. This is all in the absence of the talisman David Sanders. This is another reason why I don’t was Volnation to castigate Umarov, he contributed well to this department on the night. A special mention to Glen Elerbee, we have all read how he can’t develop Offensive Lineman and no scholarship players signed by him have started before this season, well you can put all that in the bin.
DEFENSIVE LINE B
I was most concerned that with the lack of bodies we would not be able to stop the run and 198 yards are a lot, but it was from 55 carries at only 3.6 y.p.c. Bryson Eason (already banged up) and Dom Bailey might struggle to bend down and put there socks on this morning due to the amount of playing time they put in. Possibly the player of the game could be awarded to Caleb Herring. Now he was highly regarded in recruiting but he has been overshadowed by the likes of James Pearce, Joshua Josephs and even Jordan Ross during his time on Rocky Top. Well no more, after a stat line of 1½ sacks, 2½ TFLs and 1 QHB. To quote John McClane in Die Hard “welcome to the party pal”
LINEBACKERS D
I might even mark this lower. Arion Carter, whilst he has all the measurable s to be an All American he just seems to be running around but not really delivering, added to an INT that went through his hands it was not a good night. The promise people keep saying he has, but when is he going to deliver all that undoubted potential? But Jeremiah Teleander worries me more. His job is to fill a great big hole in the middle, plug gaps where there are in front of him and deliver crunching tackles, he seems to do none of these at this level. He is another who is lauded but this was our biggest weakness area last night for me
DEFENSIVE BACKS C
I know Ty Redmond had a tough night (I thought the Georgia WR pushed off for the game trying TD although Brazzell did the same to be fair) but he never hid and produced a couple of big plays late on. This was a big learning curve night for him, and he will be better for it going forward. I still think he has NFL Draft Day One potential. They never went near Colton Hood which shows the reputation he has garnered already. A mention to Edrees Farooq who continues to “lay the wood” in the secondary, he has become a nice surprise this season.
FINAL THOUGHT
If you want to sum up how good we were last night just replay Kirby Smarts interview immediately after the game, he was absolutely shell shocked and was struggling to explain what he had just witnessed, he knew he got out of jail. I fear we just may have missed the playoffs last night as Tennessee can only afford to lose 2 games and with Alabama, Florida and Mississippi St away and Oklahoma (maybe the SEC champions this season) at home, its gonna be tough to get to 10-2, but that aside, what an amazing game American Football is, there is no other sport to rival it on this planet.
Please post our comments good or bad as I enjoy the discussion and tick “Like” button if you like the article as it’s the only way I can fathom if its what people enjoy reading.
GO VOLS
