Freak just put up

[CAVPUT]

Really starting to wonder about Pruitt, I don't like his abusive behavior to players coming off the field. That verbal abuse is not a way that a head coach develops players. His decision to pull Shrout after one mistake is BS and looks like a knee jerk response and does nothing to instill any confidence in the QB. I just can't stand watching JG, he has more than enough chances and he still is just terrible, just makes throws that look like he and the receiver are not on the same page, and he has been doing this for 3 years.

Strout should have been given more play time period, but to pull him and do his public humiliation scolding on a Freshman qb is really bad and speaks poorly of the head coach and quite frankly, Harrison Bailey our top QB commit may just say, you know what I don't think I want to be pulled and yelled at everytime I make a mistake.

AD Coach Fulmer needs to have a talk with Pruitt about his decision making and abusive behavior.

Abusive? Are you serious? Snowflake, you need to find another sport to follow. Maybe badminton? Synchronized swimming?

 

[EODVOL]

What bothers me most is how Pruitt talks about getting young guys experience and yet does not follow through at the most important position. Defense was playing lights out there was no sense of urgency needed as to where J T could not have played the whole game even with mistakes. Strikes me as hypocritical. If you are building for the future you must get the young guys up to speed and playing time. IMO JG's time at TN is done he is easy to scheme for SEC D coordinators. I find it hard to believe that the fan base are the only ones to see this.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

As a qb, you can’t make that throwing across your body into the defense mistake. You can miss a pass, you can bobble a snap, but not that. JT in the doghouse for a few series won’t kill him.

 

[JohnWardForever]

That's what gets me. Tonight to me he tried to make JG the hero. I saw Pruitt on the sideline and if I read his lips properly he said "take him out" on that second series.
He can barely said anything good at all about JT or Maurer. I can hardly see any encouragement from Pruitt about JT or Maurer at all. Pruitt needs to come out of the darkness and into the light.
If he keeps treating his coaches on the sidelines and players when they come off the field as badly as he does sometimes it will grow old pretty soon. We'll know more when the season ends. Pruitt actions looks like he would be a hard man to work for. Season end will be telling.

Great Observations Johnny!

 

[BreatheUT]

No need to say anything good about Maurer right now. He is out until further notice. As to Shrout, I am just as taken aback as you. However, I am not on the sidelines, and deaf people I know can tell you I suck at lip reading. But if there is something Shrout did that bothered him, I can see him going with the more experienced guy. Unfortunately, Guarantano was hurting. He took a good jarring when Morris goofed up on that sack play. And I could tell he was hurting more through to halftime. As to the rest of your conclusions, I've seen worse. Under the circumstances, I would have kept Shrout in, and let Jennings run a series of wildcat if he needed to come out to talk to Weinke. But that's me. Another thing that is me is I don't try to psychoanalyze every last moment on the sidelines. If I did, I might end up blocking streets, carrying a picket sign and protesting every last time another idiot called for it. Life is too damn short for that crap.

The poster looks like a troll that is probably trying to conjure up hate at Pruitt.

 

[Rocky Top Raby]

I believe Shrout should of got more playing time. However, bashing Pruitt for making a decision that led to a Win is a little ridiculous.

It was UAB. As long as he didn't let the train wreck go all game like Georgia State we would have been fine, don't act like Pruitt made some profound coaching decision. What's the point of starting the kid if his leash is so short?

 

[Volinnooga]

the UAB game and I got to watch the first series that ESPNU did not show.
Pulling JT after that series was ATROCIOUS.
That was so unfair to that kid it speaks volumes.
The kid played well enough last week and deserves way more respect than that imo.
Again this is HOGWASH and his excuse for pulling him was a bunch of HOGWASH

30-7

 

[Shirleyudontmeanthat]

Really starting to wonder about Pruitt, I don't like his abusive behavior to players coming off the field. That verbal abuse is not a way that a head coach develops players. His decision to pull Shrout after one mistake is BS and looks like a knee jerk response and does nothing to instill any confidence in the QB. I just can't stand watching JG, he has more than enough chances and he still is just terrible, just makes throws that look like he and the receiver are not on the same page, and he has been doing this for 3 years.

Strout should have been given more play time period, but to pull him and do his public humiliation scolding on a Freshman qb is really bad and speaks poorly of the head coach and quite frankly, Harrison Bailey our top QB commit may just say, you know what I don't think I want to be pulled and yelled at everytime I make a mistake.

AD Coach Fulmer needs to have a talk with Pruitt about his decision making and abusive behavior.

Good grief why is there not a “ dislike “ tab?

 

[robow]

Good grief why is there not a “ dislike “ tab?

That would be a "Quid Pro Dough"

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

The only thing that I can think of for JG to play is...and I say this with all due respect (it will still sound awful...) he's more disposable? He's not going to the NFL. He's slow and low football IQ. Maurer's brain is swiss cheese due to concussions, Shrout is learning and probably the safety net for the future. JG...well...we can kinda spare him to injury and what not. He can manage a game just fine. It's a safe game, and he can do what you mentioned- hang it on the Defense.

My hope is that JG with consecutive seasons of the same OC will help him in the decision making/seeing the field capacity. There is no way it can hurt and hopefully we will see a more polished Senior QB that can be more effective in critical situations.

With that said; i dont know how he becomes more accurate downfield..At this point and at this level it seems to me that would be almost a natural talent than a learned skill.

Maybe Chaney can work some magic.

 

[GAVol]

Supposedly Shrout is still struggling with management of the O.

JG's play vs UAB won't beat a good team. Late. Short. He's still too risk averse and SLOOOOOWWW delivering the ball.

Yeah, unfortunately I'm afraid one handed JG is more trustworthy. It's just where we are right now.

 

[DaddyChad]

Like the interception in the end zone?

Not saying JG isn’t terrible, we all know that. Pruitt tried to get Shrout into the game a few times. It’s not like he got pulled and sit all game. He pulled Shrout again bc he threw into double coverage. I also think Pruitt was quick on the trigger bc our Oline struggled last night.

 

[supersmo18]

Supposedly Shrout is still struggling with management of the O.

JG's play vs UAB won't beat a good team. Late. Short. He's still too risk averse and SLOOOOOWWW delivering the ball.

My biggest complaint about him. My second complaint is that because of my first one, he has zero pocket awareness, and my third complaint is that he is terrible at leading receivers in stride and throwing toward the sidelines. Much better across the middle on shorter to mid range routes. We are just stuck with what we’ve got and we have to hope it will be enough to take 2 of next 3.

 

[DaddyChad]

You havent figure out that Pruitt planned to play JG the entire time again but didn't want boos when we found out who was starting?

I think he also told JG he wouldn’t start bc he pissed him off. I don’t think Pruitt likes anything about his qb situation at all.

JG is awful but he’s probably trying to find the qb that makes the least awful decisions. Shrout has had bright spots but nothing extraordinary. I think asking him to do much with the way our line was protecting was a little much. Say what you want about JG but he’s tough and used to taking some hits with a struggling line. I think despite his struggles he was the safe choice and with the way the defense was playing the right choice.

 

[Longhorn Vol]

Really starting to wonder about Pruitt, I don't like his abusive behavior to players coming off the field. That verbal abuse is not a way that a head coach develops players. His decision to pull Shrout after one mistake is BS and looks like a knee jerk response and does nothing to instill any confidence in the QB. I just can't stand watching JG, he has more than enough chances and he still is just terrible, just makes throws that look like he and the receiver are not on the same page, and he has been doing this for 3 years.

Strout should have been given more play time period, but to pull him and do his public humiliation scolding on a Freshman qb is really bad and speaks poorly of the head coach and quite frankly, Harrison Bailey our top QB commit may just say, you know what I don't think I want to be pulled and yelled at everytime I make a mistake.

AD Coach Fulmer needs to have a talk with Pruitt about his decision making and abusive behavior.

Coach Pruitt is not abusive to his players. Thats ridiculous...

 

[Mccage]

the UAB game and I got to watch the first series that ESPNU did not show.
Pulling JT after that series was ATROCIOUS.
That was so unfair to that kid it speaks volumes.
The kid played well enough last week and deserves way more respect than that imo.
Again this is HOGWASH and his excuse for pulling him was a bunch of HOGWASH

He threw across his body and should of been picked in the red zone....JG got yanked for his bone head play in red zone....learn the game

 

[DaddyChad]

I wonder how modern fans would handle spurrier? He pulled guys all the time. Hell would rotate three qbs at times. The kids aren’t as mentally fragile as some of you are.

 

[livefaith]

Sounds like CJ Leak all over again.

 

[m1al]

If this is true- he's toast. They're cumulative and easier to get the more you have. That explains why a gust of wind knocks him out of games. Sucks though. He's my favorite atm, but for his health's sake he should probably retire (if that's the case.)

I hear Maurer’s legs are abnormally short with respect to his body length. This in turn alters his center of gravity and makes him top heavy. Being top heavy causes him to fall down easier, land on his head and cause multiple concussions. He should probably retire...

Here’s another baseless rumor you can run with. Better yet, be creative and make a few up yourself.

 

[GlockVol]

Pruitt and Chaney are in the unenviable position of having an upperclassman QB who makes bad decisions and may not have the support of the team and the backups are a redshirt freshman and a true freshman both with very little experience. This season is relegated to coaching up the young players and letting them gain experience. Next year Hill and whomever else is here will have to battle it out. Face it, the rebuild will take longer than any of us wanted.

 

[TGVol]

Then why stick with JG?

My guess is some combination of the following:

1. Coaches know something amateur coach wannabes on this forum don't which may be that a whole lot more of playbook is available if JG is in there because he know it best (we have staff that may be the best in the country so I'll take their opinion over anyone on this forum).
2. We won 3 out of last 4 with JG playing QB during critical parts of those games and he must have made enough positive contributions for coaches to want to continue to go with him (where positive outweighs the negative)
3. Shrout certainly does not feel anyone is unfair to him given he does not yet have full command of the offense - he is probably happy just to get in there at all and get any playing time (he would probably even admit that he does not know enough of the playbook if someone asked him).

Maurer would be a different story but even that is not in question given that Pruitt promoted him to starter before he got injured (so clearly coaching staff sees a lot of difference in where Maurer is vs Shrout at this point)

 

[RollerVol]

well, with JG's injury, I wouldn't have started him at all...JT was my choice, but hey, I'm just a fan and we still won...JG did hang in there and took some hits and you could tell he was hurting so KUDOS to him...not sure it helps his injury any though and we're gonna need all three the rest of the season...

GO BIG ORANGE...BEAT THE WILDCATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NCVol1025]

My hope is that JG with consecutive seasons of the same OC will help him in the decision making/seeing the field capacity. There is no way it can hurt and hopefully we will see a more polished Senior QB that can be more effective in critical situations.

With that said; i dont know how he becomes more accurate downfield..At this point and at this level it seems to me that would be almost a natural talent than a learned skill.

Maybe Chaney can work some magic.

You are exactly right. No matter how much we want to see Bailey or BM take over right away JG getting his head in the right place is most likely our most successful situation.

 

[tennesseeduke]

Jg didnt throw across body and on back foot late to middle of field with a short pass to uab...

No but he did right before halftime and cost us points! The repeated dumbass thing he keeps doing. JG = redzone killer!

 

[Volhoops]

As a qb, you can’t make that throwing across your body into the defense mistake. You can miss a pass, you can bobble a snap, but not that. JT in the doghouse for a few series won’t kill him.

How does JG get into the doghouse ? How much more bad do they have to see before they bench him. Now they are playing him with a freshly broke bone. I suspect he will get hurt again on that wrist if they keep playing him when a 300lbs lineman falls on him.