I Drank The Kool-Aid

[rexvol]

1) I thought we were better than we are. The reality is that we are just super young and not a very good team.

2) Our margin for error is so slim that we just cannot afford to make any mistakes.

3) I love Dooley, but we looked like a poorly coached team Saturday.

4) I heard all week about how sloppy we looked in practice and the reality is that you play like you practice.

5) Bray had his worst game as a Vol and was customarily inaccurate. He couldnt hit that 10 to 20 yard out and that's normally is strength.

6) What can you say about our O Line? Have we overestimated the talent or is it coaching?

7) Im not going to lie, this one hurt me. I honestly thought this would be a statement win for CDD and for the program. The truth is that we were seriously outclassed by a team that middle of the pack in the SEC.

8) Why we didnt give Da'Rick more of an opportunity to make a play mystifies me. Find a way to get your #1 play maker a chance to make a play. Thats on CJC imo.

9) Despite the big plays I was actually impressed with out Defense. In the years to come they will be a strength, book it.

10) Hard to understand why we didnt take some chances with blitzes in the 2nd half. What did we have to lose?

11) Simms looks like he panics way too easily. Maybe we wont see that after he gets all the 1st team snaps this week.

12) Im so tired of losing. Will it ever end?

 

[Ericvol2096]

1) I thought we were better than we are. The reality is that we are just super young and not a very good team.

2) Our margin for error is so slim that we just cannot afford to make any mistakes.

3) I love Dooley, but we looked like a poorly coached team Saturday.

4) I heard all week about how sloppy we looked in practice and the reality is that you play like you practice.

5) Bray had his worst game as a Vol and was customarily inaccurate. He couldnt hit that 10 to 20 yard out and that's normally is strength.

6) What can you say about our O Line? Have we overestimated the talent or is it coaching?

7) Im not going to lie, this one hurt me. I honestly thought this would be a statement win for CDD and for the program. The truth is that we were seriously outclassed by a team that middle of the pack in the SEC.

8) Why we didnt give Da'Rick more of an opportunity to make a play mystifies me. Find a way to get your #1 play maker a chance to make a play. Thats on CJC imo.

9) Despite the big plays I was actually impressed with out Defense. In the years to come they will be a strength, book it.

10) Hard to understand why we didnt take some chances with blitzes in the 2nd half. What did we have to lose?

11) Simms looks like he panics way too easily. Maybe we wont see that after he gets all the 1st team snaps this week.

12) Im so tired of losing. Will it ever end?

Good Post, in regards to 12 it probably won't end anytime soon. I had a bad feeling this season could even be worse than last year with the lack of Senior leadership. Next year will be better, but I still don't think it will even be as good as some hope. Probably 9-3 ceiling. We were in a very deep hole and we are slowly digging out while eveyone once and a while some more dirt slides out from under us.

 

[TNinSC]

Remember. All off-season, Dooley began every presser with, "well, we're still not a very good football team..." I guess we should've listened...

 

[WesternNCVol]

I think Da'rick was pretty much double teamed all night taking him out of it. My bigger concern is why no one else was able to step up and get open more.

Our D looked pretty decent overall, but got smoked on some big plays. Too bad JJ messed up and had to leave. I miss having a good safety back there. We've been spoiled for the last 4 years at that spot with him and EB. I think our D will be the strong point in the long run though. We've recruited a good safety in this class so we are not "converting" another player like we are now.

Simms scares me too. Maybe he will get better. Any chance we see Nash on some plays just to see what he does in a game environment? He needs some snaps in my opinion just in cash Simms gets crushed. Simms is a tough guy though, just not a great decision maker.

Our O line is up in the air to me. They get no push, but can pass block like champs. Beats me.

 

[Neyland Law Vol]

Rex as for #7, Im sad today also. I really thought TN was ready to win a game like this. It hurt. And now with Bray, and Poole out, and the LSU (#1) Bama (#2) and USC as the next three games, I am really worried this team could fall apart.

 

[SDV]

Playing teams like Montana and Buffalo won't get you ready for SEC games

 

[Shaun1985]

I agree with everything but #5. I don't think Bray had a chance to show his normal stuff. He wasn't as accurate as he normally is but we just ddin't attack. You could see the frustration in Tyler's play. Especially when we started to get ultra conservative.

 

[ob79]

1) I thought we were better than we are. The reality is that we are just super young and not a very good team.

2) Our margin for error is so slim that we just cannot afford to make any mistakes.

3) I love Dooley, but we looked like a poorly coached team Saturday.

4) I heard all week about how sloppy we looked in practice and the reality is that you play like you practice.

5) Bray had his worst game as a Vol and was customarily inaccurate. He couldn't hit that 10 to 20 yard out and that's normally is strength.

6) What can you say about our O Line? Have we overestimated the talent or is it coaching?

7) Im not going to lie, this one hurt me. I honestly thought this would be a statement win for CDD and for the program. The truth is that we were seriously outclassed by a team that middle of the pack in the SEC.

8) Why we didnt give Da'Rick more of an opportunity to make a play mystifies me. Find a way to get your #1 play maker a chance to make a play. Thats on CJC imo.

9) Despite the big plays I was actually impressed with out Defense. In the years to come they will be a strength, book it.

10) Hard to understand why we didnt take some chances with blitzes in the 2nd half. What did we have to lose?

11) Simms looks like he panics way too easily. Maybe we wont see that after he gets all the 1st team snaps this week.

12) Im so tired of losing. Will it ever end?

6) We overestimated the talent. I have thought that since the start of the season. I thought they would take a huge step forward this season but it seems like more of the same--inconsistent and flat out over matched in some regards.

11) I hope you're right about this b/c I saw shades of Eric Ainge a la LSU 2005 when Simms was flagged for I.G. late in the game.

12) Amen. My wife kept trying to tell me "THEY'RE A YOUNG TEAM..." yada yada yada Saturday night. I wasn't hearing it. I'm sick of making excuses. I sick of being out classed by teams we used to beat like a drum on a consistent basis. Mostly...I'm just sick of losing. Period.

 

[arTfuldodger]

"Next year" is getting old.......2012 just became 2013 too.
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[vollygirl]

I still can't figure out how things fell apart like they did in the third quarter. What happened in that locker room at half time???

 

[Doolittle 1720]

"Next year" is getting old.......2012 just became 2013 too.
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The sign above the locker room door should be changed to "wait until next year."

 

[sjt18]

This program is not at the point where it can lose 3 players as talented as Jackson, Hunter, and now Bray without having a serious drop off.

The problem I see... and honestly predicted awhile back... is that fans are turning on Dooley before he has been given a reasonable chance to succeed. I have never thought UT could afford to give him more than 3 or 4 years... and the reactions to this loss are a BIG part of the reason why. Some of the same people formerly saying "he's the guy" or "he has to be given 5 years" or.... whatever... are now calling for his head and carping about being outcoached.

Answer one question. What position group does UT have 2-deep that is as talented as UGA's 2-deep? The answer: prior to this game... QB. Nothing else.

So until the current talent gets experience and gets added on to... the question is "Did Dooley fail to find the coaching answers or did the talent limitations leave too few options to find?"

 

[LA Vol]

It's gone from 2012... to 2013... to 2014. But you're right-- let's just make it "next year" and save ourselves the trouble of revisions.

 

[Ericvol2096]

I still can't figure out how things fell apart like they did in the third quarter. What happened in that locker room at half time???

I have a feeling they put way to much pressure on that first drive...then after the bad snap, team got down on themselves.

 

[Cartervol]

I still can't figure out how things fell apart like they did in the third quarter. What happened in that locker room at half time???

Lack of a running game Volly. Passing the ball 45 or 50 times a game just won't work in the SEC. At some point you have to sustain a drive or two, get those tough yards. That's where they're lacking and it keeps showing up against better competition.

 

[YankeeVol]

Hard to argue with any of them. And as a few have stated, 2012 is now 2013.

 

[sjt18]

I have a feeling they put way to much pressure on that first drive...then after the bad snap, team got down on themselves.

How long can they wait before Stone either snaps left handed or moves back to OG?

 

[ob79]

This program is not at the point where it can lose 3 players as talented as Jackson, Hunter, and now Bray without having a serious drop off.

Exactly.

The problem I see... and honestly predicted awhile back... is that fans are turning on Dooley before he has been given a reasonable chance to succeed. I have never thought UT could afford to give him more than 3 or 4 years... and the reactions to this loss are a BIG part of the reason why. Some of the same people formerly saying "he's the guy" or "he has to be given 5 years" or.... whatever... are now calling for his head and carping about being outcoached.

THIS, THIS, AND THIS. PERIOD.

Answer one question. What position group does UT have 2-deep that is as talented as UGA's 2-deep? The answer: prior to this game... QB. Nothing else.

So until the current talent gets experience and gets added on to... the question is "Did Dooley fail to find the coaching answers or did the talent limitations leave too few options to find?"

I'm don't think CDD did a bad job on Saturday, like most of the lunatic fringe on here does, but it certainly could have been better.

What I saw Saturday was more of a disparity between our talent and depth and Georgia's--they simply have more of it. Now, the way Dooley and co. are recruiting, we're on our way back but we're just not there yet. Plain and simple.

I REALLY like Dooley. I REALLY hope he gets and opportunity to turn things around here but I fear that he might just be the care taker for the next head coach.

But you can take this next statement and pin it on my forehead for all I care, IF that happens, Dooley will never be given full credit for the great job he has done here at UT. Most people will label him our "Mike Shula" but that's just not the case. If Dooley was fired tomorrow, he'll have done FAR more good than bad.

 

[99gator]

Why can't a center snap with the left hand? Why is that a no-no?
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[orange+white=heaven]

Thanks to Dooley, I now know we are just bamboo that needs more water.

 

[ob79]

Why can't a center snap with the left hand? Why is that a no-no?
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I think it has to do with Bray's dominate hand being his right and the way the ball is snapped from a left handed Center...odd.

But honestly, I don't see how that matters when Bray's in Shotgun.

I dunno...

 

[tng8r]

Good post Rex....as a bystander in the stands with no dog in the hunt I thought TN was doing well to have it tied at 6 at the half. My concern was with the safety help over the top on the posts with the dbs on an island. You have to keep them in front of you regardless. Once UGA got the 2 possession lead I knew it was going to be an uphill battle. The run game again is what was most disappointing even with the fans I was around.

 

[ob79]

There's no question...the secondary is only average without JJ, and I'm being kind.

 

[LA Vol]

This program is not at the point where it can lose 3 players as talented as Jackson, Hunter, and now Bray without having a serious drop off.

The problem I see... and honestly predicted awhile back... is that fans are turning on Dooley before he has been given a reasonable chance to succeed. I have never thought UT could afford to give him more than 3 or 4 years... and the reactions to this loss are a BIG part of the reason why. Some of the same people formerly saying "he's the guy" or "he has to be given 5 years" or.... whatever... are now calling for his head and carping about being outcoached.

Answer one question. What position group does UT have 2-deep that is as talented as UGA's 2-deep? The answer: prior to this game... QB. Nothing else.

So until the current talent gets experience and gets added on to... the question is "Did Dooley fail to find the coaching answers or did the talent limitations leave too few options to find?"

What you say is true, but some people never thought Dooley was the guy. While some-- probably most-- were willing to give him a shot, he keeps reinforcing the opinion that he is in over his head. If he had walked into a better situation, his planning would have set him up for success. But he walked into a terrible situation that has worsened, and his inexperience is making it more difficult to rise above the blows this program is being dealt. We're past planning; we're putting out fires.

The schedule, the injuries and the strength of the other SEC teams are not CDD's fault, but how the team performs and reacts to the setbacks do reflect on him. The team appears poorly prepared, apathetic, mistake-prone and slow to adjust, and the coaches need to fix this. CDD has a chance to keep this team from completely disintegrating and giving up, and if he can do that, I think he will earn-- and deserve-- a lot of respect. We need him to succeed, and I hope he does. I think most people hope he does. The fanbase is just beaten down and disgusted, and the light way down in the tunnel just went out.

 

[DC Vol]

This program is not at the point where it can lose 3 players as talented as Jackson, Hunter, and now Bray without having a serious drop off.

The problem I see... and honestly predicted awhile back... is that fans are turning on Dooley before he has been given a reasonable chance to succeed. I have never thought UT could afford to give him more than 3 or 4 years... and the reactions to this loss are a BIG part of the reason why. Some of the same people formerly saying "he's the guy" or "he has to be given 5 years" or.... whatever... are now calling for his head and carping about being outcoached.

Answer one question. What position group does UT have 2-deep that is as talented as UGA's 2-deep? The answer: prior to this game... QB. Nothing else.

So until the current talent gets experience and gets added on to... the question is "Did Dooley fail to find the coaching answers or did the talent limitations leave too few options to find?"

Well, to clarify some opining I've laid forth...


I thought Dooley had a chance to be able to make it past 4 years. Now I don't see that possibility. Firing him now would be insane as nobody would take this job. At least Dooley is doing a knockout job recruiting. Let him at least restock the talent level and roster with an even 20-20-20-25 (Sr/Jr/So/Fr) roster like most schools have and a replenished OL/DL.


He's doing that right. The UGA game proved a series of errors that are becoming patterns... and proving that he is more Shula and less Saban. He's not the answer.... he's the stopgap. In a way, he's a great Strategic general but a terrible Tactical one.


Perhaps that will change? Who knows. Maybe he fires Heistand and pulls in a guy that can actually squeeze out the talent we do have and Chaney adjusts his scheme away from zone-blocking. Dooley must make personnel changes if he wants to survive and the first one on the chopping block is Heistand. The Offensive Line has regressed from last year with the same people. That doesn't bode well for the OL Coach.