Chris Lowe on spring practice and Crompton

#76
#76
When a coach promises to design an offense to the player's strengths and play them where they are best suited, that's going in the right direction. CLK may actually believe that and do it.

Except for Cutcliffe, our offense has been incapable of doing that for several years. Great talent, like Peyton and some others, were able to rise above coaching shortcomings and succeed.
 
#77
#77
I believe that any quarterback would have failed in last years system. Last years anemic offense, no running game and an offensive line that would have lost to a group of 3rd graders playing Red Rover all were huge. Confidence is a big factor and maybe the new staff can revive that in the next few years.
 
#78
#78
roswellvol said:
Crompton will be the starter unless Coleman has improved substanially. Crompton may be the surprise of the conference next year. Flame me in the fall if you wish. Until then...
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Coleman has yet to have a chance to prove himself. Crompton has had more than enough time to show what his got...Jack and ****. I don't see crompton pulling a 180 just because of the coaching change. Our offensive line was almost non-existent last year. Even so....With crompton's "athletic ability" he should have been able to pull a few plays out of his ***.
 
#79
#79
When Kiffin says that there will be a clean start, what makes anyone think that Crompton will be able to beat out the other two guys? He's got no accuracy, he can't make reads, he can't go through progressions, he doesn't have moxy, not only does he not have it, he folds pretty quickly. Stephens and Coleman both have "it". Coleman more so than anyone. He and Stephens will battle it out. Crompton's nothing more than a big body with a big arm. He'll be a great long snapper, maybe he'll pop some heads covering punts.
 
#80
#80
I hope there right about Crompton. If I were coach he would be holding the clipboard. Maybe he could do that right. Maybe Crompton can become the QB we all thought he could be with the new coaching staff. Especially with Oku in the backfield and possibly Double B. He really wouldn't have to throw theball that much. (thank God)
 
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ptclaus98 said:
When Kiffin says that there will be a clean start, what makes anyone think that Crompton will be able to beat out the other two guys? He's got no accuracy, he can't make reads, he can't go through progressions, he doesn't have moxy, not only does he not have it, he folds pretty quickly. Stephens and Coleman both have "it". Coleman more so than anyone. He and Stephens will battle it out. Crompton's nothing more than a big body with a big arm. He'll be a great long snapper, maybe he'll pop some heads covering punts.
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An argument with the basis of a QB having "it" is pretty comical. Its time for everyone to start facing the facts that Crompton did in fact start last year bc he was ahead of everyone else physically and prob mentally, sadly enough. The Fulmer favorite theory is something im not buying. With a level field this year anything could happen, but I have no reason to believe (yet) that Coleman and Stephens have surpassed Crompton. Calling Coleman the best out of the lot is either wishful thinking with no basis or it means you are from Chattanooga.
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#82
#82
What if crompton played like he did last season on purpose? Yeah... Think about that
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pantone151 said:
What if crompton played like he did last season on purpose? Yeah... Think about that
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Ok...I'll think about it. Now that I have thought about it, it sounds like the dumbest thing I have read in a long time.
 
#84
#84
Crompton's biggest problems were overthrowing receivers and not going through his progressions, I don't see how that would be the systems fault.
 
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#85
oklavol said:
Crompton's biggest problems were overthrowing receivers and not going through his progressions, I don't see how that would be the systems fault.
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i've always believed it wasn't entirely the system's fault, but partially. if the quarterback doesn't know exactly what's going on with the offense, and is unsure about each play, then it's extremely hard for that quarterback (crompton or otherwise) to play comfortable.

for those who played football, or any other sport, think about how you played when an offense or scheme was just being implemented. i know in my case, i often was thinking too much, as opposed to just playing and letting the game come to me. IMHO, this is what happened to the offense last year. had there not been a new OC/offense then i doubt the offense would have struggled like it did.
 
#86
#86
I honestly don't see how it will be anyone BUT Crompton. Yeah, he sucked last year, but I really do think he was very uncomfortable in the system much like the rest of the team. A player can't be that highly touted out of high school and play as poorly as he did last year, unless it was one of the biggest busts in recruiting history.

The way I see it, Crompton has all the tools (size, arm strength, etc) to be an NFL quarterback. Kiffin can develop that.

On the other hand, Stephens and Coleman do NOT have the tools. I believe what we saw out of Stephens last year was as good as he can play. He did just enough to get by without making huge mistakes. Coleman may have been good in high school, but I just don't see him cutting it. If he was the best man for the job as many people claim, then he would have already got a shot in the past.

I think there is a steep dropoff in talent behind Crompton (as sad as that may be), and there is no conspiracy theory that Fulmer was playing Crompton because he liked him the best. It just comes down to he is the best that we have at the moment.

Let's just hope Kiffin and Chaney can develop him.
 
#88
#88
I saw Crompton version 2006 -- there was no 2007 -- and the 2008 version was yet different. Seems to me that faults like locking on to 1st receiver and not going thru progressions (and not getting adequate blocking) and not making the exchanges ... are all coachable elements. We'll see in 09.
 
#89
#89
He probably knows that Crompton wasn't comfortable (reasons witheld) with the system and therefore didn't make poised passes and reads. That's still... 100% on Crompton. But, as the UTHFC, what's Kiffin going to say to his players, recruits and the press?


"That system was pretty good... probably ahead of it's time. QBs were just unremarkable and couldn't hit wide open receivers and they ended up dumping off to the safe route which made the Offense predictable."

No, he won't say that. He'll stand up for his guys, regardless of what he actually thinks because they're the ones that will bail his @ss out this fall.
 
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#90
Peter Gibbons said:
I honestly don't see how it will be anyone BUT Crompton. Yeah, he sucked last year, but I really do think he was very uncomfortable in the system much like the rest of the team. A player can't be that highly touted out of high school and play as poorly as he did last year, unless it was one of the biggest busts in recruiting history.

The way I see it, Crompton has all the tools (size, arm strength, etc) to be an NFL quarterback. Kiffin can develop that.

On the other hand, Stephens and Coleman do NOT have the tools. I believe what we saw out of Stephens last year was as good as he can play. He did just enough to get by without making huge mistakes. Coleman may have been good in high school, but I just don't see him cutting it. If he was the best man for the job as many people claim, then he would have already got a shot in the past.

Let's just hope Kiffin and Chaney can develop him.
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If you're saying this, I'm going to have to assume the only game you watched was the Wyoming game. Remember when he threw the dart in the back corner of the endzone against UGA? Stephens was the only QB to show any sort of a flash throwing the ball. And you know the kid has it in the heart. He's a Texas kid.

And as for Coleman, if Cut was here we'd have seen him early and often. Cut wanted him, and I trust Cut way more than any internet wonderboy, as he's taught a few All-SEC types.
 
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#91
weezy potter said:
i've always believed it wasn't entirely the system's fault, but partially. if the quarterback doesn't know exactly what's going on with the offense, and is unsure about each play, then it's extremely hard for that quarterback (crompton or otherwise) to play comfortable.

for those who played football, or any other sport, think about how you played when an offense or scheme was just being implemented. i know in my case, i often was thinking too much, as opposed to just playing and letting the game come to me. IMHO, this is what happened to the offense last year. had there not been a new OC/offense then i doubt the offense would have struggled like it did.
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But the funny thing is, the spread isn't a complex thing to run. You only need a couple of plays, and then from there you build on those plays and run different variations. I think Clawson was trying to revolutionize a little too much, but it didn't help that he was a terrible playcaller. When we got into the late stages against UCLA, Crompton should have just been handing off every play. We were tiring them out, but then when they came back, we panicked and started passing every down. And then when we started running, we scored.
 
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T-TownVol said:
CLK is having the crown lowered on the field so that JC does not throw it in the turf so often
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Now if they could figure a way to keep the band on the field during the game or to remove the numbers from the front of the opposing defensive linemen's jerseys he'll be in good shape!
 
#94
#94
It might be just recruiting talk, but new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and his staff were telling receiver prospects over the last few months that Crompton was plenty capable as a quarterback and that it was the system that held him back last season. We're going to find out.
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Well, he's not exactly going to say, "All our quarterbacks suck and you'll never catch a pass here until I come up with a decent one."
 
#95
#95
I thought Erik Ainge was toast after the 05' season, but he rebounded well. Maybe Crompton can pull it off if he gets enough time to throw, and keeps it simple stupid
 
#96
#96
I think the coaches should have crompton drive around with a live gator in the front seat of his car to help get his mojo back. i hear this controversial therapy worked in a similar case on a professional stock car driver named Ricky Bobby after a terrible crash in which he was totally engulfed with invisible fire from the accident.
 
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