Interesting Article: Two Things Holding Tennessee Back...

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Evergrenevol said:
The two things holding Tennessee football back
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JG is managing the game, but as other articles have cited he has hit a ceiling. And when it goes bad for him it snowballs. We need a QB to make the next step. Pruitt needs to realize he will never beat GA, Bama, or FL with JG. A&M and Auburn are toss ups, but given all that, with JG, you risk losing to a KY. Or need a miracle comback against Indiana. This is an mulligan year, you just got an extension, season maybe be called off at any moment, you might as well roll the dice and start mixing in HB, Shrout, Maurer. Nothing to lose.
 
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Everything I have heard about JG is that he is an outstanding person. He never gets in trouble and he clearly loves the university. At this point,I don't really think it's even worthwhile to criticize his play. He has hit his ceiling and he can't do any better than he's doing. I really think it's probably time to move on to whomever the quarterback of the future is and use a season that is,in many ways,a throwaway year to get him ready.
 
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Glocker_Alum_2005 said:
JG is managing the game, but as other articles have cited he has hit a ceiling. And when it goes bad for him it snowballs. We need a QB to make the next step. Pruitt needs to realize he will never beat GA, Bama, or FL with JG. A&M and Auburn are toss ups, but given all that, with JG, you risk losing to a KY. Or need a miracle comback against Indiana. This is an mulligan year, you just got an extension, season maybe be called off at any moment, you might as well roll the dice and start mixing in HB, Shrout, Maurer. Nothing to lose.
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Indeed. UT needs a playmaker at QB with the existing talent, not a game manager. When you are UGA or Bama, you can be successful with a game manager.
 
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Offset Eye said:
Indeed. UT needs a playmaker at QB with the existing talent, not a game manager. When you are UGA or Bama, you can be successful with a game manager.
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We know JG ain't the guy to get us over the proverbial hump. There is valuable game experience to be had for one if our future QBs. Might as well use it. Now that said, you have to be patient, particularly with a true frosh. Playing him against KY might cost you a game, but it will pay dividends later in the year or next season. Heck, I don't even think you need 5 wins to get a bowl this year.
 
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I agree with the article.

People want instant results, but Pruitt just landed his best class and the 2021 class is shaping up to be excellent as well. Our overall talent and skill level has improved dramatically, but we're still not at Bama and Georgia's level after 2 good recruiting classes (with a large chunk of those players being true Freshman in a year with virtually no offseason for them to get ready).

But yeah ... we need to find a QB soon. JG will get us to a bowl game, but nothing more.
 
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I think that's why we are seeing these Sunday scrimmages, folks are going to start doing there job or step a side for a freshman or a redshirt freshman.
 
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I think the two things holding Tennessee back is McDad, and not enough Popeye's chicken.

@McDad, raise your game, man! C'MON! Out of bed every morning by 9:30 at the latest. Go get that paper out the driveway. Eat your corn flakes with some PASSION. And when you get to weeding the flower garden at the front of the house a little later, make sure you follow through. Execution, we got to execute. Execute the game plan, as Al Wilson says. Execute. And when you're settling down to watch another episode from Season 5 of Justified after a nice family dinner, I want to you have lived the day so that you're proud to be a Tennessee Volunteer. Okay, we're counting on you, McDad, Raise. Gyour. Game.

And then, Popeye's. I went down there yesterday, and they were out of the spicy sandwiches. That's totally unacceptable. Completely unacceptable. How are we gonna be champions, if we can't even get spicy chicken when we need it? Raise your game, Popeye! Eat your spinach. Get it figured out. Game UP. Let's go.

Okay, I tihnk those two things, and we're going to be able to really get to the next level as a program.


p.s. Just one more word, for both McDad and Popeye's: you gotta know the differnece between being engaged in Tennessee football, and being committed. You gotta be committed. What's the diferences? Well, just this: the chicken and the pig are both involved in breakfast. But while the chicken is engaged, the pig is committed. We need you guys to be committed. Okay, break! Go get 'em. Go Vols!
 
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Article is pretty spot on. I’ve defended JG at times but I’ve also been honest about him that he’s average at best. The best take from that article was that the defense that JP is building will be wasted if the offense continues to sputter. That is so true.
 
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Glocker_Alum_2005 said:
We know JG ain't the guy to get us over the proverbial hump. There is valuable game experience to be had for one if our future QBs. Might as well use it. Now that said, you have to be patient, particularly with a true frosh. Playing him against KY might cost you a game, but it will pay dividends later in the year or next season. Heck, I don't even think you need 5 wins to get a bowl this year.
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In the context of this article or any like it the "bowl" thoughts mean nothing.

I am just starting to wonder if another reason the staff doesn't trot out a different QB might have a lot to do with the recruiting side of things. I know a HS QB will think "not gonna break into a starting slot or good playing time under Pruitt", but by the same token, other position players could think "man,, they NEVER win, that's not for me". (ref. Cade Mays' statement about winning championships as a reason for going to GA.)
Looking at the problem this way leaves you with "damned if you do and damned if you don't".
 
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Evergrenevol said:
The two things holding Tennessee football back
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One point Eiland made is invalid, IMO. Under Chaney, Fromm was outstanding. After Chaney left, Fromm's performance plummeted. During Chaney's tenure at UGA, It would have been foolish to replace Fromm with Fields. Furthermore, it was Kirby's decision who to start at QB, not Chaney's. I think it's the same at UT. It's Pruitt's choice.
 
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