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I didn't get to hear the entire interview but here were a couple of items.

He thinks there might be one more coaching change on the staff this year...he mentioned the talk so I assume it is DC

Said that the remaining needs for recruiting are WR, DB, and DL..will be a small class 20-22. If Kamara leaves look for Vols to try to get another RB late. Thinks we could finish around 15 if we get some guys like Brown, Hardwell, Warrior, and Dickerson to sign.
 
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VolnJC said:
I didn't get to hear the entire interview but here were a couple of items.

He thinks there might be one more coaching change on the staff this year...he mentioned the talk so I assume it is DC

Said that the remaining needs for recruiting are WR, DB, and DL..will be a small class 20-22. If Kamara leaves look for Vols to try to get another RB late. Thinks we could finish around 15 if we get some guys like Brown, Hardwell, Warrior, and Dickerson to sign.
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I don't know why Kamara would leave. He has speed for sure but where else are you going to get the experience needed that college football provides. If the possibility of injury is the worry they can always get insurance to cover that risk. Each individual has to look out for what's best for them but I just don't see him leaving early; a good performance in 2016 would only increase his net worth IMHO. Love to see him take off downfield.
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I honestly would prefer there be no more changes unless it's Azzani switching to something else or leaving. Maybe he could coach special teams because he wouldn't actually have to do any coaching with Evan Berry returning kicks and he could just focus on recruiting. Also I thought the d vastly improved after the Arkansas game and I think the players love Jancek so that would be a big loss IMO. If there was one position that really has disappointed it's been WR and something has to change there because we have the talent and the depth but haven't developed as much as other teams WR and it's starting to get embarrassing. It's hard to claim WRU when your WR don't produce as such. And if we finish with Brown, Hardman, Warrior, and Dickerson we may finish in the top 10. That would be huge to get all those guys. All studs and all positions of need.
 
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VolPack22 said:
I honestly would prefer there be no more changes unless it's Azzani switching to something else or leaving. Maybe he could coach special teams because he wouldn't actually have to do any coaching with Evan Berry returning kicks and he could just focus on recruiting. Also I thought the d vastly improved after the Arkansas game and I think the players love Jancek so that would be a big loss IMO. If there was one position that really has disappointed it's been WR and something has to change there because we have the talent and the depth but haven't developed as much as other teams WR and it's starting to get embarrassing. It's hard to claim WRU when your WR don't produce as such. And if we finish with Brown, Hardman, Warrior, and Dickerson we may finish in the top 10. That would be huge to get all those guys. All studs and all positions of need.
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If I am not mistaken Azzani already runs the Kick return team(But it may have been punt return, either way both scored 3-4 TDs each). Each coach runs a special team M. Elder just coordinated the coaches. Each coach picked there guys and coached their area of special teams. Butch said it creates competition among the coaches and the individual special teams as well....Always Competing!!!
 
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VolPack22 said:
I honestly would prefer there be no more changes unless it's Azzani switching to something else or leaving. Maybe he could coach special teams because he wouldn't actually have to do any coaching with Evan Berry returning kicks and he could just focus on recruiting. Also I thought the d vastly improved after the Arkansas game and I think the players love Jancek so that would be a big loss IMO. If there was one position that really has disappointed it's been WR and something has to change there because we have the talent and the depth but haven't developed as much as other teams WR and it's starting to get embarrassing. It's hard to claim WRU when your WR don't produce as such. And if we finish with Brown, Hardman, Warrior, and Dickerson we may finish in the top 10. That would be huge to get all those guys. All studs and all positions of need.
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I personally like Jancek now...I had always heard he followed the "bend but don't break" defensive philosophy..I haven't seen that while he was here though...for the better part of his tenure at UT we haven't had good enough depth..last year we had 2.5 DTs and this year we had at best 5 with 2 of those being FR
 
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VolnJC said:
I personally like Jancek now...I had always heard he followed the "bend but don't break" defensive philosophy..I haven't seen that while he was here though...for the better part of his tenure at UT we haven't had good enough depth..last year we had 2.5 DTs and this year we had at best 5 with 2 of those being FR
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But it broke several times
 
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chuck0303 said:
I don't know why Kamara would leave. He has speed for sure but where else are you going to get the experience needed that college football provides. If the possibility of injury is the worry they can always get insurance to cover that risk. Each individual has to look out for what's best for them but I just don't see him leaving early; a good performance in 2016 would only increase his net worth IMHO. Love to see him take off downfield.
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I don't know why he would want to jump to the NFL after this last year. Yes he looked great, but realistically he didn't play much if any at Alabama so he only has one year of top level football for them to look at, and he wasn't even the starter. That doesn't scream "early rounds" to me. There are certainly factors that I don't know about though, as an outside observer.
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
But it broke several times
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Hmm, I'm not so sure of that, 917. I mean, yes, we lost some games. And the Arkansas game was indeed ugly on all fronts.

But still, no one scored more than 31 points on us in regulation. The average score was below 20. We held the potential 2015 national champ to 19 points, and another playoff contender, OK, to 17 (again, in regulation).

Generally speaking, that's not too shabby at all in these high-scoring days of college football.

Our worst defensive showing was actually our first game, against BGSU, when our secondary got torched several times running. After that, the D buckled down and got to business...well, except for the 4th Qtrs of the FL and OK games, when we got out-depthed.

Could they have been better? Oh, absolutely. They were sleep walking in the South Carolina and Vandy games, it seemed, and gave up more than they should against Georgia, too. But taking the season as a whole, I didn't really see any "breaking."

I think they acquitted themselves pretty well in 2015. :good!:
 
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Hmm, I'm not so sure of that, 917. I mean, yes, we lost some games. And the Arkansas game was indeed ugly on all fronts.

But still, no one scored more than 31 points on us in regulation. The average score was below 20. We held the potential 2015 national champ to 19 points, and another playoff contender, OK, to 17 (again, in regulation).

Generally speaking, that's not too shabby at all in these high-scoring days of college football.

Our worst defensive showing was actually our first game, against BGSU, when our secondary got torched several times running. After that, the D buckled down and got to business...well, except for the 4th Qtrs of the FL and OK games, when we got out-depthed.

Could they have been better? Oh, absolutely. They were sleep walking in the South Carolina and Vandy games, it seemed, and gave up more than they should against Georgia, too. But taking the season as a whole, I didn't really see any "breaking."

I think they acquitted themselves pretty well in 2015. :good!:
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Overall was good but the 4th quarter meltdowns are very concerning. If Tennessee is going to move forward it has to close those 4th quarter games. And it wasn't just this year and granted depth may have contributed some in the first 2 seasons but it has been a trend for Jancek for a while now even before his time at Tennessee. The defense has been mediocre at best if we are being totally honest.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2014/total-defense/

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2015/total-defense/

And for those who are afraid of change, I understand but you really need to trust Butch here. See below on the improvement the offense made this year. Jones is loyal but also knows what he has isn't cutting it either.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2014/total-offense/ 2014

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2015/total-offense/ 2015
 
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Its getting to the point if a player is a 7th round draft pick he goes, i guess the thinking is 1 play and you are hurt get what you can get when you can get it i guess, 5 year ago you would stay if you were not a first round pick you cant blame them your body can only take so many hits and if you are a RB you are a old man at 28.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Hmm, I'm not so sure of that, 917. I mean, yes, we lost some games. And the Arkansas game was indeed ugly on all fronts.

But still, no one scored more than 31 points on us in regulation. The average score was below 20. We held the potential 2015 national champ to 19 points, and another playoff contender, OK, to 17 (again, in regulation).

Generally speaking, that's not too shabby at all in these high-scoring days of college football.

Our worst defensive showing was actually our first game, against BGSU, when our secondary got torched several times running. After that, the D buckled down and got to business...well, except for the 4th Qtrs of the FL and OK games, when we got out-depthed.

Could they have been better? Oh, absolutely. They were sleep walking in the South Carolina and Vandy games, it seemed, and gave up more than they should against Georgia, too. But taking the season as a whole, I didn't really see any "breaking."

I think they acquitted themselves pretty well in 2015. :good!:
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I think he was referring to key points in key games where they broke....all the 4th and long conversions given up early in the season (9 for 9 at one point) including 4 or 5 vs Florida and 1 or 2 vs Oklahoma. Then add the big 3rd down conversions we gave up in the Arky and Alabama game. And to be clear, I'm good with Jancek, would be good as a fan if he he stays although if he leaves I think Bob Shoop would be a good upgrade. I'm just trying to help clarify what I think he meant by his "they broke" comment.
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
Overall was good but the 4th quarter meltdowns are very concerning. If Tennessee is going to move forward it has to close those 4th quarter games.
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Yeah, I do absolutely agree there. I'm thinking better depth will go a long way toward helping solve that particular problem in the coming years. But agree, it's gotta be fixed for us to reach our main goal: championships.

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I think he was referring to key points in key games where they broke....all the 4th and long conversions given up early in the season (9 for 9 at one point) including 4 or 5 vs Florida and 1 or 2 vs Oklahoma. Then add the big 3rd down conversions we gave up in the Arky and Alabama game. And to be clear, I'm good with Jancek, would be good as a fan if he he stays although if he leaves I think Bob Shoop would be a good upgrade. I'm just trying to help clarify what I think he meant by his "they broke" comment.
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Yeah, that makes sense, in a "breaking = wearing out" sense. Because that's what our defense (and O?) really did in the OK and FL games, was wore out by the 4th Qtr. I think, anyway.
 
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VolnJC said:
I didn't get to hear the entire interview but here were a couple of items.

He thinks there might be one more coaching change on the staff this year...he mentioned the talk so I assume it is DC

Said that the remaining needs for recruiting are WR, DB, and DL..will be a small class 20-22. If Kamara leaves look for Vols to try to get another RB late. Thinks we could finish around 15 if we get some guys like Brown, Hardwell, Warrior, and Dickerson to sign.
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Who is this Hardwell guy that you speak of?
 
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Sorry Hardman very big thread on him in RF I just haven't seen anything to give me a hope that he would choose us though he also didn't look great in CB drills at all star practices
 
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The more I think about it, the more the question of Kamara comes up........1 year at Alabama, 1 year at Junior college, 1 year at UT and he enters his name in the NFL advisory......does anyone else get the suspicion that Kamara is indeed gone?
 
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chuck0303 said:
I don't know why Kamara would leave. He has speed for sure but where else are you going to get the experience needed that college football provides. If the possibility of injury is the worry they can always get insurance to cover that risk. Each individual has to look out for what's best for them but I just don't see him leaving early; a good performance in 2016 would only increase his net worth IMHO. Love to see him take off downfield.
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I can see Kamara leaving for the simple fact that another year probably won't affect his draft status that much. He won't be the featured back and will probably end the season with around the same yardage. He's a late round pick in 2016 and 2017. His shot at the NFL has more to do with his pro day/combine than college film
 
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Volsfaninva917 said:
Overall was good but the 4th quarter meltdowns are very concerning. If Tennessee is going to move forward it has to close those 4th quarter games. And it wasn't just this year and granted depth may have contributed some in the first 2 seasons but it has been a trend for Jancek for a while now even before his time at Tennessee. The defense has been mediocre at best if we are being totally honest.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2014/total-defense/

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2015/total-defense/

And for those who are afraid of change, I understand but you really need to trust Butch here. See below on the improvement the offense made this year. Jones is loyal but also knows what he has isn't cutting it either.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2014/total-offense/ 2014

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/stats/sec/2015/total-offense/ 2015
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Do you think the 2nd half offensive melt downs had anything to do with the defensive shortcomings? They're humans and get tired. 3 & outs really screwed us
 
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terrypedigo said:
Its getting to the point if a player is a 7th round draft pick he goes, i guess the thinking is 1 play and you are hurt get what you can get when you can get it i guess, 5 year ago you would stay if you were not a first round pick you cant blame them your body can only take so many hits and if you are a RB you are a old man at 28.
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It's all about the money and lack of patience. They aren't thinking long term, they are thinking- I want it and want it now
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
Do you think the 2nd half offensive melt downs had anything to do with the defensive shortcomings? They're humans and get tired. 3 & outs really screwed us
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If it only happened once or twice then I could see that being the case but for Jancek this has been a trend throughout his whole career. I would encourage you to go back and watch the games not just this year but all 3 years he's been here pay close attention to the 4th quarters.
 
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If we can get Shoop, I would get rid of Jancek. I would try to replace coach Z too.
 
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Kamara doesn't have the number of carries that a featured college back will have so the NFL may see that as a plus. He has the skills. I won't be surprised if he decides to go.
 
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