Anyone else wonder why we don't...

#27
#27
g8terh8ter_eric said:
I don't think that would be an accurate statement. :blink:
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It happens at every school. At many schools it happens just as much as it does at UT. The competition level in high school is such that you always put your best athelte on offense so he can get the ball on his hands. Offense might not be his best fit, but in high school they can get away with it just because the the overall talent level of the opposing teams defense is not that good. And schemes run by the defenses in high school are very vanilla. I know it is fun to continue to find every fault possible with the current coaching staff. But that is not one of them.
 
#28
#28
Vols4evr said:
Talent isnt the problem, the problem is development-coaching. Wasnt Crompton rated second in the country coming out of High School? I think Fulmer loves his players to the point that he pats them on the back and when he needs to put his foot up their a**.
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What does that have to do with anything? He was RATED as the second best QB coming out of high school. I can guarantee you that he was IN FACT nowhere near the second best QB coming out of high school that year.
 
#30
#30
We are NOT good at developing talent--at least not without Cutcliffe. I want to like Clawson, but he's been a disappoint. Our talent is certainly not what it was in the 90s--we've had lesser QBs (Manning, Shuler and Martin!), lesser RBs (Stewart, Webb, Stephens, etc.), lesser DTs and lesser WRs. Look at our WRs the last two years--I'll be generous and say they are a 5 on a 10 point scale. Cut certainly got lots more productivity out of them than Clawson, but we've had QB problems. UT has fallen off in every way. We can't run the ball well anymore--have struggled for years, even with Cut. I realize that a head coach has got a million things to do, but we SHOULD have a strong OL this year and don't. We haven't for years--and that used to be the only thing that Fulmer was good at, developing OLinemen.
 
#31
#31
One thing is clear: We don't just need a new coach who can recruit, we need a couple of Rodney Garner/Trooper Taylor types on the staff--dynamic individuals who can sell recruits on the program. We are at a recruiting /disadvantage/ in some ways, and so having a couple of dynamic youngish recruiters on staff--all the time--is paramount.
 
#32
#32
armchairvol said:
One thing is clear: We don't just need a new coach who can recruit, we need a couple of Rodney Garner/Trooper Taylor types on the staff--dynamic individuals who can sell recruits on the program. We are at a recruiting /disadvantage/ in some ways, and so having a couple of dynamic youngish recruiters on staff--all the time--is paramount.
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you really shouldn't insult Garner like that
 
#33
#33
I thought based on the thread title that we were supposed to finish the sentence. My answers were going to be:

...score offensive TD's
...have more than 4 plays in our playbook
...play closer to the receivers on D
...go for it every once in a while on 4th & 1
...have a starting QB
 
#34
#34
therickbol said:
What does that have to do with anything? He was RATED as the second best QB coming out of high school. I can guarantee you that he was IN FACT nowhere near the second best QB coming out of high school that year.
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You totally missed my point. He may not have been the second best QB but he should have been molded into something better than what we saw on the field and if he wasnt an SEC caliber quarter back it shouldnt take 3 years to figure that out.
 
#36
#36
Tennessee has always let their local boys get away. I hear all this talk about how weak Tennessee high school is, but there are some awesome kids who go to other schools. Bama had two kids on their defense from Tennessee, a DE and LB. That has been the case for years. I feel home state boys would play with more pride. I know that TN has to go out of state for many athletes, but I would make damn sure I got the great athletes out of high school from Tennessee, and even take a chance on some 2 and 3 star athletes from home.
 
#37
#37
g8terh8ter_eric said:
I understand that, but it still begs the question on why do we move good-great offensive players to defense?? I don't see us moving defense to offense.
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The trend here used to be just the opposite. They would recruit primarily deffensive linemen for their toughness. The ones that did not pan out on the D Line would be moved over to offense. Seemed like those guys had a tougher attitude.
 
#39
#39
What happened to UT recruiting WR's who were also track stars? When's the last time that happened, or is it still going on and I don't know about it?
 
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