wmcovol
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We all recall the news in 2015 when it was announced two freshmen would be starting in the OL vs Ga. But Jack Jones and Chance Hall played pretty well that day and held their own vs Bama the following game. In fact I think they started the rest of the season on that right side while the Vols won out after bama, a 19-14 loss.
I can’t help but wonder how their careers may have been different if they’d been able to be redshirted and been in a legitimate strength program instead of the scout troop program of CBJ. Injuries often occur when players play too early. Either were are big as some of the recent signees. I think both would still be playing and Tennessee football would have benefited significantly the last two yrs and this coming season if they’d had the chance to develop.
It’s not all on CBJ either. He had to play these guys early cause dumbass Dooley went a full season with NO OL signees and did a poor job on the ones he did sign the yrs before. If you want an example of how bad hires impact you down the road, here’s one.
I can’t help but wonder how their careers may have been different if they’d been able to be redshirted and been in a legitimate strength program instead of the scout troop program of CBJ. Injuries often occur when players play too early. Either were are big as some of the recent signees. I think both would still be playing and Tennessee football would have benefited significantly the last two yrs and this coming season if they’d had the chance to develop.
It’s not all on CBJ either. He had to play these guys early cause dumbass Dooley went a full season with NO OL signees and did a poor job on the ones he did sign the yrs before. If you want an example of how bad hires impact you down the road, here’s one.