I Cant Stand John Adams

#26
#26
I hate to say it but Mike Bobo has used it particularly well with Stafford. He's not the most mobile QB in the country but he has been effective running the spread in the same way that Crompton probably would.

I dont think we need GJ at QB or and kind of Wild Hog formation. If he was that good at passing, he would've come to Knoxville as a QB and not a receiver. As the article states and as I have already stated in another post... we need offensive playmakers. GJ is a gifted athlete and would be that guy if he were incorporated in the offense more at WR

I agree with Adams in that we need to have a taste of it in the offense but not the full blown overhaul. It has always been our style to play smash mouth football and it (for the most part) has had a direct influence on our defense playing well. Just to make big plays with it and keep the opposing defense on their heels would be enough
 
#27
#27
CovVol said:
I hate to say it but Mike Bobo has used it particularly well with Stafford. He's not the most mobile QB in the country but he has been effective running the spread in the same way that Crompton probably would.

I dont think we need GJ at QB or and kind of Wild Hog formation. If he was that good at passing, he would've come to Knoxville as a QB and not a receiver. As the article states and as I have already stated in another post... we need offensive playmakers. GJ is a gifted athlete and would be that guy if he were incorporated in the offense more at WR

I agree with Adams in that we need to have a taste of it in the offense but not the full blown overhaul. It has always been our style to play smash mouth football and it (for the most part) has had a direct influence on our defense playing well. Just to make big plays with it and keep the opposing defense on their heels would be enough
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Jones could be a QB if he wanted, but he just doesn't want to...other schools offered him to play QB, but chose us so he could be a WR....Millwood can prob. explain it better than me though
 
#28
#28
GJ doesnt have to be the second coming of Dan Marino for the G-Gun to be very successful. Have you seen McFadden throw the ball? no one's ever going to confuse him with Sammy Baugh.
 
#29
#29
Which further proves the point. It doesnt matter if it's his choice or coaches. He isnt in Knoxville to be a QB. We desparately need that big play guy on offense. He reminds me a lot of James Banks but without the issues.
 
#30
#30
Bro, nobody's saying GJ's going to be a fulltime qb, but it certainly will make us a harder offense to defend if we have a package for him and we use it often.
 
#31
#31
justingroves said:
5-10 snaps a game depending on how the game is going. They are going to have to let Jones throw out of it for it to be truly effective.
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Absolutely agree, right now its a nice change up, but the threat of the pass has to be there eventually. Would love to see that in the bowl game, first time they go into it. And I would prefer the QB on the sidelines, standing next to the coach, and not lined up at WR. Make it a part of your offense and run or pass out of it.
 
#32
#32
rexvol said:
Bro, nobody's saying GJ's going to be a fulltime qb, but it certainly will make us a harder offense to defend if we have a package for him and we use it often.
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IFyou use it often, but it takes away from the continuity and flow that Cutcliff likes. Look at Ainge or any one of UT's QBs in the past when their rhythm was interrupted. I just dont see it happening on a full time or half time basis. It's just not his style. Having a package for it is a plus because it just gives them something else to look for when preparing but I dont see it going any further than that.
 
#33
#33
jbakes said:
"I would love to see elements of it incorpprated for the suprise factor.":rock:

What most of us hate I think is this type of attitude:

1996 at Memphis State - Was quoted as telling someone before the game that we were going to run the ball for 200 yards against MSU or lose trying. We rushed the ball 47 times for 83 yards that day...and lost.:furious3::mega_shok:
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that's interesting...which coach said that?
 
#35
#35
I wouldn't look for too much innovation from this staff. They keep talking about how hard the system is to learn( for the quarterback), but all I see is the same few tired plays all season long. How many passes behind the line of scrimmage, or a few yards short of the 1st down marker, or how many scoring first drives followed by entire quarters of three and out. I blamed Ainge for the 4th quarter until I heard the player that scored on the interception when interviewed post game. He said that play wasn't real hard cause they studied that formation on film, and when he saw them line up, he knew exactly where the ball was going. Thanks Cut and Fulmer. Why not put something in the SEC game they hadn't seen already...especially so close to our goal line!? Cut said this year when we were expected to lose 5 or 6 games , that Tennessee had the largest playbook in the SEC?!?!
Our local Sportstalk host in Chattanooga called it an asinine comment; I would have to agree!
 
#36
#36
It's common sense to ensure you have as wide of range of options out there as possible. The hope is that you recruited guys with the mental capacity to handle this load as well. Wider options means the other team has to do more homework and there is a greater risk they themselves cannot process all of the possible outcomes.

If anything, this amounts to the mental game. It's why Spurrier was so successful. Yes, he had talent. But he was unpredictable with options never before or rarely seen in the conference up to that point. Of course on the flipside since everyone else is opening up the options on the table, you have to think of even more new and creative options to compete.

Look at it this way. We are 9-4 with the vanilla schemes that have been around in the SEC for years. Throw in some new schemes and make it a little more open for possibilities and what does it do to help that record?
 
#38
#38
Flathead said:
I wouldn't look for too much innovation from this staff. They keep talking about how hard the system is to learn( for the quarterback), but all I see is the same few tired plays all season long. How many passes behind the line of scrimmage, or a few yards short of the 1st down marker, or how many scoring first drives followed by entire quarters of three and out. I blamed Ainge for the 4th quarter until I heard the player that scored on the interception when interviewed post game. He said that play wasn't real hard cause they studied that formation on film, and when he saw them line up, he knew exactly where the ball was going. Thanks Cut and Fulmer. Why not put something in the SEC game they hadn't seen already...especially so close to our goal line!? Cut said this year when we were expected to lose 5 or 6 games , that Tennessee had the largest playbook in the SEC?!?!
Our local Sportstalk host in Chattanooga called it an asinine comment; I would have to agree!
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the only reason we have the largest playbook is Kinko's
 
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