Interesting take about UT WR Development

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

One of the biggest differences between college and NFL is the hash marks. In the NFL, the hash marks are 18 feet away from each other. In college, it’s 40 feet. So that extra space gives offenses the advantage to spread the formations and create mismatches in the run and pass game.

It’s a great system in college to run an air raid, veer and shoot or spread type of offense but that doesn’t really exist at the NFL level because of the hash marks. With less space to operate, receivers have to be more polished and precise in their route running.

As it relates to Heupel, very few receivers from the veer and shoot have panned out in the NFL, not just Tennessee guys. But until Heupel produces an Elite WR like a Ja’Marr Chase or Jaxon Smith-Njigba, there will always be questions as to how our scheme translates to the next level.

I like Brazzell and he’ll be a day 2 pick most likely. And we’ve done a good job recruiting WRs the last 2-3 years. But we need a first round pick WR that changes the landscape and changes the narrative about the “gimmick offense” that “doesn’t translate” to the pros.

Thus why we ran a lot of tight packages all year last year. Did you not notice the like 40% of our pass plays were from pistol or 12 personnel last season?

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

None of Heupel’s receivers that he has coached at UT have made it big in the NFL, not even Hyatt or Tillman the two best ones he had that does make you wonder.

Jalin Hyatt? The guy who averaged 200 yards a season before Heupel? Tillman? The former walk-on? Those guys had the tools to be elite before Heupel intervened? Is that what you're trying to say?

 

[GBO2011]

Some of yall need to drink less during football games. The offense looked SO DIFFERENT this year. This is a completely lazy take, and anyone who says it loses all credibility as they clearly don't actually watch Tennessee play

Did the offense look different? Yes. But did it look ”SO” different? No. Still the same base offense, we just added more wrinkles and pro style formations and plays. And yes that take is chicken ****. People are reading way too much into college route trees.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

There is hope for all of us to have journalism careers.

"Loaf", or appear to loaf to change to a secondary route?

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

Did the offense look different? Yes. But did it look ”SO” different? No. Still the same base offense, we just added more wrinkles and pro style formations and plays. And yes that take is chicken ****. People are reading way too much into college route trees.

In a run-first offense.

 

[MDsweetT]

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We actually did operate inside the hashmarks way more frequently this year than in years past.

Oh 100%. But there’s still that stigma attached to our offense with the wide splits and limited route tree.

But definitely did operate more inside the hashes.

 

[jonnon111]

Why don't we rotate more players? We don't use the super fast pace all the time and sounds like we could benefit from a substitute or 2.

 

[Volanta]

Narrower hash marks just means there’s more space outside the hashes. It will eventually get adopted by the NFL and it will work, IMO, just like the traditional Air Raid has.

As for Heupel getting questioned about his ability to produce NFL WRs, I agree the questions will persist until he proves otherwise. I just don’t think that’s fair. Jim Harbaugh never produced anything close to an elite NFL WR and the best Kirby has done is Carl Pickens but nobody was/is questioning their offense as it pertains to WRs.

This is just what happens with innovative things. Haters poke holes until eventually they’re forced to accept that the innovative thing actually works better than the traditional thing.

You mean George Pickens

 

[bpalmer28]

You mean George Pickens

DEFINITELY

 

[1SmokinVol]

Craig James Killed 5 Hookers- wide receiver loafs are straight out of the Pirates playbook. He was pretty successful with it-
I MISS MIKE LEACH RIP

 

[Hairy Vols]

So I am vindicated? Frankly, I don't care if the author of the article used AI or not but I do care that you accused me of using an AI generator.....not once but twice.

Not sure quite sure why you even chose to run the post through your AI detector but to each their own. I do find it interesting that your AI detector didn't or maybe couldn't lead you to the article since a simple web search of just the first sentence "Hyatt’s defining trait has always been speed. Not good speed — game-altering speed." takes you to several links where the article is posted and or told you who the author was. I am told you have to ask an AI the right questions.

"Trust but verify".

Your post was not. I missed where you were quoting. I was wrong and I apologized. And it’s annoying that people want credit for generic, pedantic, lethargic nothing burgers. AI articles are slop and annoying. However that is not the point. The point is I was wrong, I shouldn’t of accused you, and I apologize.