Back Off Crompton

#52
#52
Crompton has to be one of the worst QBs I've ever watched. Don't tell me to back off nobody, this is football. When people do stupid things off the field, we get pissed off and run our mouth about them. Same thing on the field, if you can't do what you need to do to help the team win, get off
 
#53
#53
NEVolFan said:
Compare Crompton's post game speech to that of Tim Tebow...in my opinion it speaks to some of the issues with JC and his credibility.

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Tim Tebow stood at the podium with his arms folded, took several deep breaths and then did something he's never done before, something he's never had to do. He apologized after a football game. For his poor passes. For his costly fumble. For his failed fourth-down run. He took all the blame for this one —
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ainge did something similar after the SECG last season
 
#55
#55
something needs to be done. the players say the right thing during press conferences, but i bet behind closed doors it's different. like in 05, the team wanted clausen to start and cpf wanted ainge. we are a locker room divided, even if no one in it wants to admit it.

i'm sure the defense is put out. they can only play so hard. i'm sure crompton works hard, and i'm sure he loves tennessee. i love tennessee too, but i'm not a good quarterback either. if i was i would volunteer my services.

i cant preach this enough, clawson isn't to blame. mostly all formations (except for 2 wide and bunch) have been deleted from the playbook, there are no motions, and crompton and foster can't complete a simple handoff. a change is needed.
 
#56
#56
Rocky Topper said:
Yes, he's made some mis-reads, over throws, and threw some picks. Every QB in history has done so.

Don't ya'll remember when Crompton was getting recruited that he was highly touted as a dual threat QB? He also convinced several others from that class (D-MO, for example) to come to Tennessee. Crompton is like most of us on here - Here's a true Tennessee Volunteer fan. Once he signed, he was part of what many considered to be the best signing class in the nation.

Now, a bunch of armchair knuckleheads are claiming he's an awful quarterback and should be benched. You see the problem is not Crompton, he's just not being developed by his coaches. His game play often looks pitiful, but that's not ALL his fault. Dave Clawson should take the majority of the blame for our offensive woes this season. :banghead2:
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Yea coaching has a lot to do with it but the guy cant even scan the field he stares at a reciever and when it aint open he runs, Denarius Moore was WIDE OPEN in the end zone threw it to G Jones doubled coveraged and hes not getting better with time, he had multiple chances to redeem his self and win the game he cant do that so its Stephens time, but im just a armchair knucklehead what do i know???:huh:
 
#57
#57
when cbs showed a shot of Clawson in the booth, it listed him as the offensive coordinator/QB coach. If that's the case, then maybe he needs to be down on the field.
 
#58
#58
Rocky Topper said:
Yes, he's made some mis-reads, over throws, and threw some picks. Every QB in history has done so.

Don't ya'll remember when Crompton was getting recruited that he was highly touted as a dual threat QB? He also convinced several others from that class (D-MO, for example) to come to Tennessee. Crompton is like most of us on here - Here's a true Tennessee Volunteer fan. Once he signed, he was part of what many considered to be the best signing class in the nation.

Now, a bunch of armchair knuckleheads are claiming he's an awful quarterback and should be benched. You see the problem is not Crompton, he's just not being developed by his coaches. His game play often looks pitiful, but that's not ALL his fault. Dave Clawson should take the majority of the blame for our offensive woes this season. :banghead2:
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Crompton is beyond hideous. The fact that he can play as poorly as he has and yet somehow remain on the field is nothing short of astonishing. Of course, when you consider our our coaching staff, no level of incompetence should be astonishing.
 
#59
#59
one more thing. for those of you blaming clawson for crompton's shortcomings, you can't make chicken salad out of chicken sh**. even if you try, nobody will eat it.
 
#61
#61
NEVolFan said:
Could be ADD or similar....I watched Phil coaching him up and JC had his mouth running in the direction of another player, and was not focused on Phil....looked strange to me, but pretty much on par for this kid.
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It's not ADD. It's just an arrogant ass with no respect for his head coach. A real coach would have pulled him from the game when Crompton decided that he didn't need to listen to what the head coach was telling him. Unfortunately, we have Phil Fulmer.
 
#62
#62
forgive me, but i did not read every response to this obviously well thought out post.

Crompton is quite possibly the worst QB in UT history. If not, it is likely a close race.

Short hopping passes.
Over throwing wide open receivers.
Fumbles. Fumbles. Fumbles.
Every 3rd down he looks to run.
The tv guys were even making fun of him saying he must have been distracted by the cheerleaders.

Now he may be a great guy, but he simply is not cut out for SEC football.

The coaching staff is obviously to blame as well. We all know that. It is simply a case of the need to completely clean house. All coaches must go. New players are needed as well. The lack of offensive talent is killing them also.

The sad part is watching a game, the team I have been raised to love, struggle so bad and almost being indifferent. It's Johhny Majors football all over again....
 
#63
#63
Some of the best quarterbacks ever have been benched.It serves a purpose as well as being a tool for coaches.The end result is focus and humility.
 
#64
#64
Crompton is not SEC caliber by any stretch of the word. Combine Crompton's lack of talent with his lack of leadership, mix it with the tendency of the coaches to abandon the run at the first sign of duress. Stir all that into a brew of blown plays and you have what is commonly called chaos which will cause a lot of "Ls" to be in the won/lost column. And embarrassing losses at that.

There is no chemistry on the field because the team doesn't believe in their QB and the coaches won't stop believing in him.
 
#65
#65
Daddyof4 said:
Crompton is not SEC caliber by any stretch of the word. Combine Crompton's lack of talent with his lack of leadership, mix it with the tendency of the coaches to abandon the run at the first sign of duress. Stir all that into a brew of blown plays and you have what is commonly called chaos which will cause a lot of "Ls" to be in the won/lost column. And embarrassing losses at that.

There is no chemistry on the field because the team doesn't believe in their QB and the coaches won't stop believing in him.
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Very good points. Especially when you abandon the run in favor of JCs arm.:ermm:
 
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#66
#66
Let me say this.
Crompton is a terrible quarterback. Quite possibly the worst in UT history.
BUT:
The play calling sucks a**. TN is a running team. Clawson was calling plays like Crompton was Manning. JC just does not have the ability to throw downfield. Sorry. Why cant he see that? He continues to make rediculous calls.
BUT:
I know what everyone is going to say..."he cant hand off either" yea yea yea. He made a mistake that quite frankly cost us the game. But we have a much better chance running the ball than trusting him to throw it.
Also:
All who are saying "Bench him" you just might get your wish. On the Post game show Fulmer said something to the effect of "if there is a better man for the job then we will put him in"

Guess we'll see Sat.
 
#67
#67
Daddyof4 said:
Crompton is not SEC caliber by any stretch of the word. Combine Crompton's lack of talent with his lack of leadership, mix it with the tendency of the coaches to abandon the run at the first sign of duress. Stir all that into a brew of blown plays and you have what is commonly called chaos which will cause a lot of "Ls" to be in the won/lost column. And embarrassing losses at that.

There is no chemistry on the field because the team doesn't believe in their QB and the coaches won't stop believing in him.
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Couldn't have put it any better. The player's dont believe in him and the coaches wont stop. thats the prob. completly agree.
 
#68
#68
Crompton needs to be benched right now period. Maybe a little time riding the pine will get his head back in the game.
 
#70
#70
Crompton is the worst QB in Tennessee history! He's been in our program and hasn't developed at all. I see why he didn't get along with Coach Cut he has no skills. He had a chance to prove himself and dropped the ball it's time to pass the torch to Nick or BJ. I'm willing to bet that Gerald Jones can complete more than 8 of 23 passes! This guy is horrible!
 
#71
#71
wombat7477 said:
Even the announcers brought up the fact that he's having trouble concentrating for the full game. I've never heard that in all of my years of following sports.
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Amen, it is really sad when that is the only NICE thing the announcers can say about Crompton.
 
#72
#72
Being from Western N.C. and having family in the Waynesville area, all I heard was what a stud this kid is. Then when he filled in for Ainge against LSU, I thought this guy was going to be somthing special. However, after 4 games it is obvious he does not have what it takes to play at this level. We had a 3 and 4 situation and throws the ball 10 yards out of bounds. The CBS announcers showed a lot of class by trying to stay positive about him, but the simple fact of the matter is we need someone else pulling the trigger at QB.
 
#73
#73
seant45 said:
Being from Western N.C. and having family in the Waynesville area, all I heard was what a stud this kid is. Then when he filled in for Ainge against LSU, I thought this guy was going to be somthing special. However, after 4 games it is obvious he does not have what it takes to play at this level. We had a 3 and 4 situation and throws the ball 10 yards out of bounds. The CBS announcers showed a lot of class by trying to stay positive about him, but the simple fact of the matter is we need someone else pulling the trigger at QB.
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That LSU game was all Robert Meachem.
 
#74
#74
Rocky Topper said:
Yes, he's made some mis-reads, over throws, and threw some picks. Every QB in history has done so.

Don't ya'll remember when Crompton was getting recruited that he was highly touted as a dual threat QB? He also convinced several others from that class (D-MO, for example) to come to Tennessee. Crompton is like most of us on here - Here's a true Tennessee Volunteer fan. Once he signed, he was part of what many considered to be the best signing class in the nation.

Now, a bunch of armchair knuckleheads are claiming he's an awful quarterback and should be benched. You see the problem is not Crompton, he's just not being developed by his coaches. His game play often looks pitiful, but that's not ALL his fault. Dave Clawson should take the majority of the blame for our offensive woes this season. :banghead2:
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Dude. QBs have may some mis-reads, over throws, bounce passes, and throw some picks every once a in a while. And usually they do one or the other during bad game. But when ALL of this stuff happens in four consecutive games....the QB SUCKS!

Now do us all and yourself a favor and put down your glass of Kool aid and revert back to reality.
 
#75
#75
Rocky Topper said:
Yes, he's made some mis-reads, over throws, and threw some picks. Every QB in history has done so.

Don't ya'll remember when Crompton was getting recruited that he was highly touted as a dual threat QB? He also convinced several others from that class (D-MO, for example) to come to Tennessee. Crompton is like most of us on here - Here's a true Tennessee Volunteer fan. Once he signed, he was part of what many considered to be the best signing class in the nation.

Now, a bunch of armchair knuckleheads are claiming he's an awful quarterback and should be benched. You see the problem is not Crompton, he's just not being developed by his coaches. His game play often looks pitiful, but that's not ALL his fault. Dave Clawson should take the majority of the blame for our offensive woes this season. :banghead2:
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This has to be one of the dumbest posts I've read.

1. Don't play the highly touted recruit card. There are always plenty of busts from EVERY year's top recruits. Just look at previous years of rivals top recuits, and you will see plenty of under acheivers and guys you never heard of because they didn't pan out.

2. It is hard to consider Crompton such a true Volunteer fan after I read how he cried himself to sleep last season because he thought he deserved to be starting over Ainge because he felt like he was better; and that his family had to talk him into not transferring over it. Plus, being a devout UT fan may be a good story if you are a walk-on or a special teamer, it means squat if you are playing the most important position on the field at such a horrendous level.

3. Coaches can't fix stupid. Do you think they want him staring down one receiver than panicking? You think they don't go over the film repeatedly showing him all of the wide open receivers he missed? The problem is Crompton doesn't listen and isn't smart enough or doesn't push himself hard enough to learn. Ultimately, it is up to the player to have the constant desire to always learn and to always try to improve.

4. I'm so tired of people trying to put most of the blame on Clawson. There have been some questionable play calls, but every single team in every single game has plays that people could question. Players are getting wide open multiple times a game, but Crompton is missing them. That is all Crompton. It is bad when announcers make comments like "There is no way Crompton did the right thing there, unless his coaches tell him not to throw touchdown passes to wide open receivers across the middle of the field."

Just face it, Crompton has thought he was great ever since he stepped foot on campus, and refuses to think otherwise. Because of that I question his work ethic and attitude. And it is obvious he doesn't listen to his coaches. A perfect example of that was shown on the sidelines after one of the 72 failed 3rd down conversions. Auburn sends and all out blitz, and Crompton decides to take off. The cameras showed Phil yelling 'damn" and afterwards it shows Crompton trying to give the "but coach, but coach" speech while Fulmer just keeps saying "I told you to throw it, I told you to throw it". Fulmer should have sacked up right then and not let him go back into the game.
 
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