Game 1 report card

#51
#51
I liked that we were finally able to make some halftime adjustments.

Pruitt's results in the 3rd quarter were absolutely appalling.
 
#52
#52
The Original Fade said:
Just read the game thread again to find out what fans expect. This fan base is mostly delusional in the off-season. I can’t think of many season openers that exceeded our expectations……maybe opener vs Cal several years ago? Dooley’s whooping of NC State?
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It was delusional of fans to think that UT wouldn't be going into the half 14-6 against one of the worst teams in the country, whose team is 70% true and RS freshman?

Really, that was "unrealistic"?
 
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give_him 6 said:
IMO - watching the post-game presser, Heupel seemed a little dejected with both Milton and the WR unit, which gives me a little hope.
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I would say disappointed rather than dejected. He still emphasized that they could perform better. Sounded as if game didn't match practice... hope he learned from the last coach to cut that cord quick if it doesn't change.
 
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2k15 said:
Clearly, no adjustments needed to be made. Milton was absolutely lost out there against Bowling Green and we said 'nah, we don't need to work on this or try something else. Not developing our QB now won't come back to hurt us later down the stretch'.
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If Heupel takes the podium today and says in a snarky tone,”we ain’t got no time to develop no starting QB, aiight”...I’m out.
GBO!!
 
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Falcons02 said:
I'm not grading position by position, but a few points:

1. I see the reason coaches look at Milton and salivate at his potential, but the kid is super indecisive on most decisions, both running and passing. In the run game it means he misses openings and gains less yardage than he should. In the pass game the indecisiveness manifests as late reads and missing wide open guys. At least 3 times there were WIDE open guys for big yards or TDs.

I don't think this JG 2.0 garbage is fair though. JG was doing that crap after 4 years in college, Milton still has room and time, but this has got to be addressed or we will be crushed by even mid tier opponents.

2. The defense could be serviceable but we desperately need some outside pressure on the QB.

3. Special Teams were fairly pedestrian overall.

4. The running backs were good, not great, despite the numbers. The inefficiency in the pass game will hurt the run production against stronger opponents.

5. We are going to have to improve considerably to beat Pitt
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Not sure how you can say special teams was pedestrian? Our new kicker made all his kicks including a 43 yard field goal. The punter averaged 54 yards. Several times we didn’t allow BG to even reach the 25 on kickoffs. There were no opportunities for us in the return game.
 
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zjcvols said:
We played Bowling Green. We didn’t need to make any adjustments. In a real game he’s not gonna have Milton stand for 7 seconds and launch Hail Marys
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Well, we made adjustments on both sides of the ball and they were effective.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
I liked that we were finally able to make some halftime adjustments.

Pruitt's results in the 3rd quarter were absolutely appalling.
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Didn't even take that long. Their two drives occurred at the end of the 1st qtr and beginning of the 2nd qtr. Heupel acknowledged that they did some unexpected things. I'm fairly impressed even with due consideration to the competition that they were able to take a fairly inexperienced unit that has limited playing time together and make adjustments that shut those things down for the rest of the game.
 
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Falcons02 said:
I'm not grading position by position, but a few points:

1. I see the reason coaches look at Milton and salivate at his potential, but the kid is super indecisive on most decisions, both running and passing. In the run game it means he misses openings and gains less yardage than he should. In the pass game the indecisiveness manifests as late reads and missing wide open guys. At least 3 times there were WIDE open guys for big yards or TDs.

I don't think this JG 2.0 garbage is fair though. JG was doing that crap after 4 years in college, Milton still has room and time, but this has got to be addressed or we will be crushed by even mid tier opponents.

2. The defense could be serviceable but we desperately need some outside pressure on the QB.

3. Special Teams were fairly pedestrian overall.

4. The running backs were good, not great, despite the numbers. The inefficiency in the pass game will hurt the run production against stronger opponents.

5. We are going to have to improve considerably to beat Pitt
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This is Milton’s 4th year of college, and he arguably had better coaching and continuity as well as talent surrounding him than JG. Argument could be made he’s worse. Just playing devil’s advocate though and pointing out the fact that he’s had plenty of time to not do the things he did last night. New offense or not.
 
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cmoneym21 said:
Well it was a win so as a Vol fan I am pleased. I am scared of what is to come though.

Offensive Line -- A Milton could hold it for 5 seconds on most plays. Really impressive but it was BG
Defensive Line --- B+ Blew up alot of plays in the backfield. Got our hands up when could not penetrate (I have missed that from our recent teams)

WR ---- B would of been an A+ if it weren't for two bad drops. Has potential to be a good core.

RBs --- B
For the game a B but for rest of season most likely a D. Holes were huge and RB had all kinds of room in open field. Unfortunately, this are either small or slow and I doubt we have much success running the ball against most teams this year even with a good OL.

Secondary ---- B- This was BG and they had guys wide open ALOT. Talking was good and they bended but didn't break. Better teams will expose us unfortunately

QB------ D
Milton is who I thought unfortunately. Stares at the primary receiver and either throws it there or tucks and run. I saw 3 plays all night when he scanned the field. I want him to be good I just do not think he has it in him. We will be a league leader in turnovers with him at the helm. Also, every team will just stack the box as its obvious he has poor accuracy down the field. Yes it is game 1 of new coach/system ect but this was him at Michigan as well. We win 4 games this year if Milton is the best we got.


Coaching--- A I am just happy to see something other than run up the middle, run to the outside, pass. run up the middle, run up the middle, pass on every single possession like we have seen since Kiffin left. This year will be rough for the coaches as I think we land on 4 wins. But I was excited to see fast pace up tempo offense with some shots down the field. Also, liked he switched it up to all run since it was working and easy. Will be interested in seeing if we make a switch at QB or coach can "coach him up". Also I remember Hooker being not terrible at VT. Wish we got to see more of him.



What are your grades/thoughts??
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Shocking that you gave the WRs and RBs the same grade. We didn't watch the same game, I guess.
 
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hUTch2002 said:
But leaning on the running game was the adjustment. He wants to make sure we secured the win first and foremost but he let Milton continue to air it out deep into the game to try and get him confidence and experience. So I don’t agree at all that we didn’t adjust. In fact, we came out of the locker room ready to play and we haven’t seen that in years.
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The thing i find concerning about leaning on the running game is both Evans and Smalls look a tad undersized. Not being familiar with the other RBs, it would be nice if another one or two can push for reps in case either or both get dinged up.

And I believe Heupel allowing Milton to air it out was wise. Ask Tillman, he caught one. Wasn't that the last one? Several of the others were slightly off target or too hot to handle at that precise moment. Kind of reminds me of when I started partnering up with my Dad when playing card games. Took us awhile to read and anticipate what we thinking, and wanting to do. It is just a matter of Milton and the receivers getting in sync during a game. Pittsburgh will be a bigger test, so hopefully, they can hash that out this week.
 
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#64
2GeeZ4VolZ said:
This is Milton’s 4th year of college, and he arguably had better coaching and continuity as well as talent surrounding him than JG. Argument could be made he’s worse. Just playing devil’s advocate though and pointing out the fact that he’s had plenty of time to not do the things he did last night. New offense or not.
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Yeah but now? Milton has pretty much the same talent that JG HAD. However, if you are "advocating" Milton's composure and JG composure are the same? I can't even think of a response to that. Except maybe day and night.
 
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Eastknox865 said:
We went 3-7 last year, lost 11 starters I believe, and replaced the entire staff with the AD. So what the hell do fans expect. If this coach is the guy it's going to take time.
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Don't go into this forum's "we have the worst fans in Amurica" tirade. Nobody is blaming Heupel for anything.
 
#73
#73
WR- D : dropped pass and didn't make any explosive plays after the catch
RB- B- : put up solid stats against a bad team. They did what was expected
O-Line- B : I thought they looked good and handled an injury at a key position
QB- D : clear to see why Milton is the guy and I believe he will continue to improve
TE- D- : do we have tight ends?

DL- B : looked great against the run. Got their hands up against the pass, but the pass rush needs to improve.
LB- C- : we have to develope depth at this position. Outside of Banks no one stood out
DBs- B- : they looked better but need to force turnovers to take the next step. Almost had a couple but need to make the play

Special Teams- C+ : kicking game was fine. BG punters didn't allow our returners to make any plays. I think our kick off return and coverage can both improve.

Coaching- B : fairly clean game for the first game with the new system in place. Team seems to have adjusted to up-tempo offense. Got a little sloppy with penalties towards the end.
 
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cmoneym21 said:
Well it was a win so as a Vol fan I am pleased. I am scared of what is to come though.

Offensive Line -- A Milton could hold it for 5 seconds on most plays. Really impressive but it was BG
Defensive Line --- B+ Blew up alot of plays in the backfield. Got our hands up when could not penetrate (I have missed that from our recent teams)

WR ---- B would of been an A+ if it weren't for two bad drops. Has potential to be a good core.

RBs --- B
For the game a B but for rest of season most likely a D. Holes were huge and RB had all kinds of room in open field. Unfortunately, this are either small or slow and I doubt we have much success running the ball against most teams this year even with a good OL.

Secondary ---- B- This was BG and they had guys wide open ALOT. Talking was good and they bended but didn't break. Better teams will expose us unfortunately

QB------ D
Milton is who I thought unfortunately. Stares at the primary receiver and either throws it there or tucks and run. I saw 3 plays all night when he scanned the field. I want him to be good I just do not think he has it in him. We will be a league leader in turnovers with him at the helm. Also, every team will just stack the box as its obvious he has poor accuracy down the field. Yes it is game 1 of new coach/system ect but this was him at Michigan as well. We win 4 games this year if Milton is the best we got.


Coaching--- A I am just happy to see something other than run up the middle, run to the outside, pass. run up the middle, run up the middle, pass on every single possession like we have seen since Kiffin left. This year will be rough for the coaches as I think we land on 4 wins. But I was excited to see fast pace up tempo offense with some shots down the field. Also, liked he switched it up to all run since it was working and easy. Will be interested in seeing if we make a switch at QB or coach can "coach him up". Also I remember Hooker being not terrible at VT. Wish we got to see more of him.



What are your grades/thoughts??
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I give Cs and Ds outside of both lines and run game… they get Bs only because it’s BG if they play like that against good competition, they get As
 
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