Jeremy Pruitt Defensive Coordinator

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I think Pruitt can and will get it done. It will take another few years for it to self-steer with the elites. Pruitt has made a few costly mistakes coaching-wise...all coaches do. The Ga St/BYU fiascos for one...he rebounded. The UK game, secondly...the response remains to be seen. The QB position is a glaring hole. The whole roster has been upgraded, but still not talented or deep enough to make the move we all so desperately want. Finding a QB, a gamer, a leader...is paramount.
 
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firedog28 said:
I think JP has lost the players confidence since the sunday scrimmage last week.I don't know this is fact but I have that feeling.The team just never had the fire in them that it takes to get it done.This effort gave me feelings of Ga. State all over again.Something has to change!
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Who was available?
 
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TCHFCATUTK definitely wasn't ready for the job but I guess Phil thought he could groom him.
 
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VolRage said:
No, he’s not over his head. He’s learning, a little too slow at making important changes on offense, and far too often coaches like he’s scared with a few exceptions. I wish he had the mindset of a young Steve Spurrier.
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Stubborn and not creative especially on offensive side
 
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The more I think about it, JP seems to be so committed to old school tough defense and run first offense that either JC is handcuffed or is too conservative himself. I talked about Holiday earlier but he is so committed to his philosophy (and to JG) that he can’t think outside the box and build a creative gameplan or use players in new ways (Holiday at qb, banks or crouch at rb, run options, etc) to surprise superior teams . That’s one thing I like about kiffin- he would game plan for the opponent instead of just running the same offense the D is prepared for.
 
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Orange Death said:
The rest of the season will tell. We lost a game we shouldn't have. We did it last season too.

A "W" in the right place will make everything fine again.
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Really needs to find a way to beat UF to make up for that Kentucky debacle
 
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How I learned to swim:

1968. I'm 6 years old. My Dad and my Uncle JC are frog gigging in a creek near the Knox / Anderson County line. It's well after dark. I'm the "bucket boy", and living large while my Dad and uncle gig frogs and drink Old GrandDad straight from the bottle.

JC is home in between tours in Vietnam. He's a Green Beret, 82nd Airborne, and married to a gorgeous Cherokee woman named "Bonnie", who might be even meaner than JC is. JC is the black sheep on the maternal side, and meaner than a snake. If JC weren't a Green Beret, he'd probably be in prison.

We're in the middle of the creek in a small john boat, and JC looks at me and says "Boy, you know how to swim in deep water yet?" "No Sir." JC reaches up; grabs me by my collar; and chucks me in the creek. Turns out that the dog paddle is an instinctive stroke. Good thing. Him and my Dad were laughing (and likely drunk) when they helped me back in the boat, and it scared the crap out of me, but JC said something to me that went in one ear and out the other that night, but it has stayed with me, and likely kept me alive, more than once since.

"You can be scared, or you can be mad. Mad wins the fight."

Jeremy Pruitt just got his butt tossed into "SEC Creek". Let's see if he can figure out how to swim. And get mad.

Go Vols.
 
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cwh1965 said:
The more I think about it, JP seems to be so committed to old school tough defense and run first offense that either JC is handcuffed or is too conservative himself. I talked about Holiday earlier but he is so committed to his philosophy (and to JG) that he can’t think outside the box and build a creative gameplan or use players in new ways (Holiday at qb, banks or crouch at rb, run options, etc) to surprise superior teams . That’s one thing I like about kiffin- he would game plan for the opponent instead of just running the same offense the D is prepared for.
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I think its combination of the two. Pruitt is stubborn and jc is way too predictable. Most of the time I know what the play is gonna be and I'm no expert. If I'm not mistaken ga had the same complaint about jc as well tho.
 
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No way. I have 1,000x more confidence in Jeremy Pruitt than I ever had in Butch or Dooley to be a complete and competent head football coach. I think Pruitt is still learning how to manage more than just defense. I think he is struggling with roster management and how to build an offense, but I think he has surrounded himself with a good (if not great) OC to help him do it. I think he is a little hesitant to let go of the reins a bit, and may need to do that in order to give Chaney more input, but again, that's all speculation.

I think Pruitt is a fantastic teacher and great at relating to his players. I get the feeling he genuinely cares about his guys. I think the reason that he has yet to make the permanent switch at QB is because he wants JG to do well so badly that he keeps giving him chance after chance. I think Pruitt believes in his heart that he can be a great quarterback, and just doesn't want to be the one to give up on him. And I hate that, and appreciate it at the same time. However, Pruitt will learn the business in time of having to do the hard things. It's easier to do so with grown men then it is to do with college kids. Benching Guarantano means that he is benching any chance he has (as slim as they were) of playing football again at the next level.

I think Pruitt has never had to be the one to say "I'm benching you," or, "It's probably best if you look for another program to transfer to." I think he has just always worked with what he has, and Saban or Fisher or Richt did the hard stuff. I feel like that's the thing that is holding him back right now. Maybe I'm way off. But it seems like Pruitt has a very soft spot for his players, protects them to no end, even to his (and maybe even the program's detriment). It's why Banks was allowed back. It's why recruits love him so much. He is going to be a father figure to these guys and care about them, and give them as many chances as he can, and not throw them out there until they're ready. And again, that is an inherently good thing. But it can also hinder you as a football coach who needs to play the best players.

Again, JMO. I absolutely think he is the right man for the job. He's just got to learn to make the hard decisions regarding players, and I think he will get there, but I think it is difficult for him as a guy who loves these kids.
 
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UTK said:
A win vs UF would have this fanbase going nuts, don't kid yourself lol
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Oh I'm not disputing that. Beating florida will always bring satisfaction. But the only way I can forgive getting beat at home to Kentucky for the first time since '84 and getting blown out by them for the first time since 1935 is ending the losing streak to bama.
 
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