Breaking Down Tennessee's Offensive Scheme Changes

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Good video highlighting the new wrinkles in Josh Heupel's offensive scheme. In short, we are no longer exclusively wide splits. We are running more tight and bunch formations, more motion, more pro style shotgun, a few pistol sets and more shifts from wide sets to tight sets and vice versa. We have incorporated more sophisticated route combinations and the power running game is as good as ever. This film study does a really good job of highlighting just how vicious we are in the run blocking game. We have a mean and fierce bunch of guys on the offensive line.

 
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CJH is now in his fifth season at the helm of the Vols. The team finally has the personnel required to execute his game plans. Until now, we have had success game planning to the strengths of the players. This is indeed a sign of a good coaching staff; however, we now are beyond that. It will be very interesting to see the trajectory of this particular team. I think it is amazing the offense is clicking with a QB that arrived in Knoxville on May 12.
 
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3 different times in that video he points out Lance Heard is just mauling somebody at Left Tackle. Heard is healthy this year and 30lbs lighter. He was dominant yesterday as were Pendleton and Moe.

Points out Kitselman crushing LBs too plus he had 2 HUGE catches inside the 10yd line and a TD. He has been a dominant blocker since he got here, and has the best hands on the team.

Star Thomas looked really good Saturday and so did Bishop. Bishop is a beast at blocking and tough runs up the middle. He always gets his plus2 yards after contact. Always falls forwards. I was pleasantly surprised how fast Thomas is and he has great hands out of the backfield.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
3 different times in that video he points out Lance Heard is just mauling somebody at Left Tackle. Heard is healthy this year and 30lbs lighter. He was dominant yesterday as were Pendleton and Moe.

Points out Kitselman crushing LBs too plus he had 2 HUGE catches inside the 10yd line and a TD. He has been a dominant blocker since he got here, and has the best hands on the team.

Star Thomas looked really good Saturday and so did Bishop. Bishop is a beast at blocking and tough runs up the middle. He always gets his plus2 yards after contact. Always falls forwards. I was pleasantly surprised how fast Thomas is and he has great hands out of the backfield.
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the tight end blocking and the receiver blocking was really really impressive.
 
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Tman44 said:
CJH is now in his fifth season at the helm of the Vols. The team finally has the personnel required to execute his game plans. Until now, we have had success game planning to the strengths of the players. This is indeed a sign of a good coaching staff; however, we now are beyond that. It will be very interesting to see the trajectory of this particular team. I think it is amazing the offense is clicking with a QB that arrived in Knoxville on May 12.
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I agree, and I think Brandon could have a Peyton-like impact on the program and continue moving it upward.

In the meantime, this team should be pretty good in its own right and fun to watch. No question we upgraded at QB. Running game looks like it hasn’t lost anything. Really just need to get the zone pass defense tightened up…and a better pass rush would be very helpful in that.
 
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barney said:
Good video highlighting the new wrinkles in Josh Heupel's offensive scheme. In short, we are no longer exclusively wide splits. We are running more tight and bunch formations, more motion, more pro style shotgun, a few pistol sets and more shifts from wide sets to tight sets and vice versa. We have incorporated more sophisticated route combinations and the power running game is as good as ever. This film study does a really good job of highlighting just how vicious we are in the run blocking game. We have a mean and fierce bunch of guys on the offensive line.

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One of the biggest positives I've seen in Heup time here is our run blocking. It has been a strength every year Heups been in Knoxville.
 
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Tman44 said:
CJH is now in his fifth season at the helm of the Vols. The team finally has the personnel required to execute his game plans. Until now, we have had success game planning to the strengths of the players. This is indeed a sign of a good coaching staff; however, we now are beyond that. It will be very interesting to see the trajectory of this particular team. I think it is amazing the offense is clicking with a QB that arrived in Knoxville on May 12.
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The sign of a great HC is planning to his players strengths. He is the literal opposite of Butch Jones in that regard.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
3 different times in that video he points out Lance Heard is just mauling somebody at Left Tackle. Heard is healthy this year and 30lbs lighter. He was dominant yesterday as were Pendleton and Moe.

Points out Kitselman crushing LBs too plus he had 2 HUGE catches inside the 10yd line and a TD. He has been a dominant blocker since he got here, and has the best hands on the team.

Star Thomas looked really good Saturday and so did Bishop. Bishop is a beast at blocking and tough runs up the middle. He always gets his plus2 yards after contact. Always falls forwards. I was pleasantly surprised how fast Thomas is and he has great hands out of the backfield.
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Heard has Top 10 NFL Draft potential and he's starting to live up to it. He had the blindside locked down Sat. You know Joey is loving it.
 
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Tman44 said:
CJH is now in his fifth season at the helm of the Vols. The team finally has the personnel required to execute his game plans. Until now, we have had success game planning to the strengths of the players. This is indeed a sign of a good coaching staff; however, we now are beyond that. It will be very interesting to see the trajectory of this particular team. I think it is amazing the offense is clicking with a QB that arrived in Knoxville on May 12.
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Excellent post.

Great coaches game plan to the strengths of their players. Mediocre coaches force their standard game plan on the players no matter what…essentially forcing square pegs into round holes.

The staff now has a QB capable of reading a defense and having confidence to throw the ball downfield. Joey doesn’t have the biggest arm, but it’s big enough if he continues to throw the ball to the appropriate receiver.
 
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EZE said:
Excellent post.

Great coaches game plan to the strengths of their players. Mediocre coaches force their standard game plan on the players no matter what…essentially forcing square pegs into round holes.

The staff now has a QB capable of reading a defense and having confidence to throw the ball downfield. Joey doesn’t have the biggest arm, but it’s big enough if he continues to throw the ball to the appropriate receiver.
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No it’s NOT an excellent post.

What is wrong with you all
??

You all are acting like our offense suddenly changed in June in 2025. 😑

Does anybody remember what Nico said??
“Y’all are going to like our new offense “
- pre spring practice

1) This staff was fully going to run this NEW OFFENSE with Nico.

2) That means the coaches knew this and agreed with papa Nico (and anybody else with eyes) that changes needed be made

3) Be damn thankful we have a HC that is good enough to change!! Jumbo Fisher finally hired Petrino as OC at Texas AM because Jimbos offense was trash. It didn’t save him, because Petrinos offense was kind of bland too.

Aguilar does process things better, but PEOPLE this is what the WHOLE OFFENSE has been practicing all off-season 😐- since before he even got here.

What did Aguilar say in his interview?
He had to do his own walkthrough and then do reinstall over the summer.
 
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LittleVol said:
No it’s NOT an excellent post.

What is wrong with you all
??

You all are acting like our offense suddenly changed in June in 2025. 😑

Does anybody remember what Nico said??
“Y’all are going to like our new offense “
- pre spring practice

1) This staff was fully going to run this NEW OFFENSE with Nico.

2) That means the coaches knew this and agreed with papa Nico (and anybody else with eyes) that changes needed be made

3) Be damn thankful we have a HC that is good enough to change!! Jumbo Fisher finally hired Petrino as OC at Texas AM because Jimbos offense was trash. It didn’t save him, because Petrinos offense was kind of bland too.

Aguilar does process things better, but PEOPLE this is what the WHOLE OFFENSE has been practicing all off-season 😐- since before he even got here.

What did Aguilar say in his interview?
He had to do his own walkthrough and then do reinstall over the summer.
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He changed as he felt like his QB would be able to handle the change.

Not because the idiot dad told him to change.

Big difference.
 
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Tman44 said:
CJH is now in his fifth season at the helm of the Vols. The team finally has the personnel required to execute his game plans. Until now, we have had success game planning to the strengths of the players. This is indeed a sign of a good coaching staff; however, we now are beyond that. It will be very interesting to see the trajectory of this particular team. I think it is amazing the offense is clicking with a QB that arrived in Knoxville on May 12.
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Heupel is the man. Not many out there are 1) smart/novel enough to create something exceptional and unique AND 2) have the humility to continue to change and adapt.

The roster is clearly getting deeper and more talented, recruiting ticks up every year… he’s building something sustainable and really, really good. We’re going to be at the top tier of college football soon and for a long time imo.
 
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LittleVol said:
No it’s NOT an excellent post.

What is wrong with you all
??

You all are acting like our offense suddenly changed in June in 2025. 😑

Does anybody remember what Nico said??
“Y’all are going to like our new offense “
- pre spring practice

1) This staff was fully going to run this NEW OFFENSE with Nico.

2) That means the coaches knew this and agreed with papa Nico (and anybody else with eyes) that changes needed be made

3) Be damn thankful we have a HC that is good enough to change!! Jumbo Fisher finally hired Petrino as OC at Texas AM because Jimbos offense was trash. It didn’t save him, because Petrinos offense was kind of bland too.

Aguilar does process things better, but PEOPLE this is what the WHOLE OFFENSE has been practicing all off-season 😐- since before he even got here.

What did Aguilar say in his interview?
He had to do his own walkthrough and then do reinstall over the summer.
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Breathe, man. Slow down, breathe.

Two things can be true at the same time: Josh Heupel can have developed and implemented a new playbook back in the winter/spring, AND can adjust that playbook to the strengths and capabilities of his players, including his new quarterback. In fact, I think he does the latter as naturally as breathing. It's just part of how he coaches.

So that fella can be right, and you can be right, too. In fact, I think you both are. I think both these things have happened. This offense IS significantly different. It IS a brainchild of the off-season. It probably has a lot to do with the criticisms from the media that Tennessee's offense is not NFL-friendly, doesn't prepare the players well. That was probably one of the primary motivations for Josh to retool some things. But it is also clearly taking advantage of what Joey and the rest of the team are capable of doing. That is, after all, the primary reason our pass-to-interception ratio is so low, year after year, QB after QB.

Go Vols!
 
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LittleVol said:
No it’s NOT an excellent post.

What is wrong with you all
??

You all are acting like our offense suddenly changed in June in 2025. 😑

Does anybody remember what Nico said??
“Y’all are going to like our new offense “
- pre spring practice

1) This staff was fully going to run this NEW OFFENSE with Nico.

2) That means the coaches knew this and agreed with papa Nico (and anybody else with eyes) that changes needed be made

3) Be damn thankful we have a HC that is good enough to change!! Jumbo Fisher finally hired Petrino as OC at Texas AM because Jimbos offense was trash. It didn’t save him, because Petrinos offense was kind of bland too.

Aguilar does process things better, but PEOPLE this is what the WHOLE OFFENSE has been practicing all off-season 😐- since before he even got here.

What did Aguilar say in his interview?
He had to do his own walkthrough and then do reinstall over the summer.
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You miss the point entirely. CJH is able to execute his vision better now because he has a team of "his" players. CJH scrambled to build a roster after the mass exodus of those that took CJP's $ in Mickey D's bags. Fast forward to now and see a roster of CJH's guys. Of course the offense (and defense) will be able to do more.
 
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