Monday Practice Thread: UTEP week

[Fingers]

...there’s not a ton to report.

Notably, today was the first day freshman linebacker JJ Peterson could be in full pads, but like the rest of his teammates, the Colquitt County product was in shorts and shoulder pads. Peterson was getting plenty of individual attention from Kevin Sherrer, who was giving continued instructions on “how to strike.”

Junior ILB Quart’e Sapp was at practice after playing just two snaps Saturday. Tailback Ty Chandler was also back with the RB group.

John Mincey and Kingston Harris were the lone two freshmen working with the main DL unit. Greg Emerson and Kurott Garland were with the scout team.

-Jesse Simonton

Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt spent the lone period open to media over with the offensive line, but he wasn't really watching the offensive line during drills. Instead he was giving plenty of one-on-one attention to freshman defensive lineman Greg Emerson, who went against Trey Smith on a few blocking-drill reps. Pruitt coached up Emerson after each of his reps and lauded the big rookie when he was doing what he was coached to do.

Linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. and wide receiver Josh Palmer appeared to get maintenance days on Monday, but safety Todd Kelly Jr., who has yet to play this season, was going through drills normally with the rest of the safeties.

On the offensive line, the Vols didn't really do any full-line or half-line drills and instead worked in tandems during positional work. One interesting pair was Chance Hall and Drew Richmond. The others were Smith and Jahmir Johnson, Nathan Niehaus and K'Rojhn Calbert, Riley Locklear and Marcus Tatum and Ryan Johnson and Jerome Carvin.

-Patrick Brown

 

[ButchAintOne]

First

 

[vols27]

First time caller, long time listener. I'll hang up and listen..
GBO!!

 

[volmandu]

First Third

 

[venbrooks]

Watching Jeremy Pruitt's weekly Monday press conference, cannot figure out why is Pruitt so low, lack of energy, mundane.....i almost slept listening to him.

Do you feel the same or am I in coma ?

 

[venbrooks]

Here is the recap - Rocky Top Insider @rockytopinsider

 

[Shades]

Coach's words at 1:38 are glorious.

 

[DeekT]

Need more reporting.

 

[Other_Guy]

Makes me wish we could still listen to Butch.

MAJOR BLUE FONT

 

[volroadwarrior]

CJP equates talking to the media to taking 100 lashes with a wet noodle!!!!!!!!!

 

[FLVOL_79]

Makes me wish we could still listen to Butch.

MAJOR BLUE FONT

Love him or hate him at least CBJ's practices had energy to them. The CJP's practices, from what little we see of them, seem pretty lethargic. Possible this has been spillingover to the games where the team seems pretty low energy..

 

[Nuckingfuts]

Love him or hate him at least CBJ's practices had energy to them. The CJP's practices, from what little we see of them, seem pretty lethargic. Possible this has been spillingover to the games where the team seems pretty low energy..

Give me the opposite of Butch Jones, when it comes to football play, anytime and every time

 

[Sara Clark]

Watching Jeremy Pruitt's weekly Monday press conference, cannot figure out why is Pruitt so low, lack of energy, mundane.....i almost slept listening to him.

Do you feel the same or am I in coma ?

I think his least favorite part of the job is dealing with the press. That's the opinion I get...could be wrong.

 

[nesbuddha66]

Love him or hate him at least CBJ's practices had energy to them. The CJP's practices, from what little we see of them, seem pretty lethargic. Possible this has been spillingover to the games where the team seems pretty low energy..

This is why people dont hang out in the football forum. Mouth-breathers

 

[KingtUT]

Watching Jeremy Pruitt's weekly Monday press conference, cannot figure out why is Pruitt so low, lack of energy, mundane.....i almost slept listening to him.

Do you feel the same or am I in coma ?

Zero Emotion

 

[BeecherVol]

Watching Jeremy Pruitt's weekly Monday press conference, cannot figure out why is Pruitt so low, lack of energy, mundane.....i almost slept listening to him.

Do you feel the same or am I in coma ?

What are you needing from him?

 

[Wezcoast]

What are you needing from him?

I would appreciate a little romance once in a while. It's not too much to ask.

 

[BeecherVol]

I would appreciate a little romance once in a while. It's not too much to ask.

You have to pay for that kind of action.

 

[Boston_Vol]

Watching Jeremy Pruitt's weekly Monday press conference, cannot figure out why is Pruitt so low, lack of energy, mundane.....i almost slept listening to him.

Do you feel the same or am I in coma ?

'

At least he's being himself and not pulling a CBJ

 

[Orange defense]

Love him or hate him at least CBJ's practices had energy to them. The CJP's practices, from what little we see of them, seem pretty lethargic. Possible this has been spillingover to the games where the team seems pretty low energy..

I choose my uncle Lou’s very wisely on here. Are you worried about Florida or Georgia?

 

[BeecherVol]

'

At least he's being himself and not pulling a CBJ

Exactly.
Hes not gonna win any games with a mic in his hand or a camera in his face. The last guy tried to frame a perception when given the chance. No need in rehashing how that turned out.

 

[damcclure60]

Zero Emotion

Emotions are overrated.

 

[BeecherVol]

Love him or hate him at least CBJ's practices had energy to them. The CJP's practices, from what little we see of them, seem pretty lethargic. Possible this has been spillingover to the games where the team seems pretty low energy..

A lot of wasted racket that found his teams not developing either. It all sounded good if that's what you want to hear or see.

I hope Pruitt is all business. We need a football coach instead of a car salesman.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Love him or hate him at least CBJ's practices had energy to them. The CJP's practices, from what little we see of them, seem pretty lethargic. Possible this has been spillingover to the games where the team seems pretty low energy..

You get all that from a two minute video?

 

[RowdyTop]

Look at those beautiful smoky gray shorts