Mutiny now underway

#52
#52
Panthro said:
I wouldn't call it a mutiny, but I'll try to make a little sense out of this thread.
I do think that the receivers are really tired of having passes thrown behind them 90% of the time. Because of that, whenever a pass play could be coming their way, they are probably not even expecting it to come anywhere near them. That really might have them playing on their heels, and not working hard enough on every down.
Sooooo, when it seems like a blown pass-play is the receiver's fault, it might simply be because they are not working as hard for JC as they would for a more consistent QB. I don't think that's blantant, and an attempt at sticking it to JC. It's probably just subconscious.
Still, EVERYONE on this team needs to pick it up about ten notches.
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Pretty close to the way I see it. The fact that we are not having success, finger pointing is going to start. :nono:Like it or not...the guy receiving the ball the most, gets most of the fingers pointed in his direction.
 
#53
#53
g8terh8ter_eric said:
Larry, it seems that the fans who are not informed seem to be having most of the issues with what it going on. If the people with internet connections and no knowledge of the game would just go away, things would be much better around here. It really doesn't take a rocket scientist though to figure out that if Stephens was a better option then he would be playing. He's not and he will probably never will play another down here at UT, barring an injury of course.
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I do understand your point, but I honestly am to the point that I agree with a lot of other fans (with and without an internet connection)... I think some people are starting to wonder if it is CLK's ego that is keeping Cromp daddy in the game..Flame away if you want, but that is something I heard more than once yesterday.. I know Stephens was bad last year, but he wasn't a whole lot worse that Crompton... Plus he has all of the excuses that we have all given for Crompton...
 
#54
#54
SpaceCoastVol said:
Are you serious? Please define catchable, because a ball that is catchable to a Randy Moss is probably not catchable to YOU. This is just another LAME excuse to lay all the blame at the feet of Crompton. If it hits them in the hands.. they should catch it.. period. Even if they have to adjust.. now THERE's a concept... they should be making plays. WR is the easiest position on the field, and I see little if any help for a not so great QB running from a defense that is getting thru a porous O-line. Team game.. remember?
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Nonsense, this team is not losing games because of O Line play. While they have not been dominant they have been more than adequate, except for the UCLA game where Price had his way with them, they have either won or held their own in the battles up front, they have actually been a pleasant surprise....amazing what a competent OL coach can do.
 
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#56
triadvolfan said:
Silly thread. Receivers are very stat focused. If the ball is coming their way they'll do their absolute best to catch it.

This was probably Crompton's best game (a pretty low bar, I know) but he actually played well enough for UT to win. He had another fumbled snap but he only threw 1 pass that I thought should have been picked off. The receivers dropped a ton of balls. Crompton missed plenty of open receivers as well but aside from the fumbled snap he avoided the crushing mistakes.

Crompton's performance would make me feel better if I didn't know that Auburn's defense sucked. When he plays UGA and South Carolina the going will be tougher.
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Did you miss the fact how many balls were thrown behind the recievers, or crompton not finding the open man? Yes he had a better game, but he still isn't a good qb.
 
#60
#60
cutnitclose said:
I do understand your point, but I honestly am to the point that I agree with a lot of other fans (with and without an internet connection)... I think some people are starting to wonder if it is CLK's ego that is keeping Cromp daddy in the game..Flame away if you want, but that is something I heard more than once yesterday.. I know Stephens was bad last year, but he wasn't a whole lot worse that Crompton... Plus he has all of the excuses that we have all given for Crompton...
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I think he doesn't want to go back on his word. He said whoever won the job was the QB. That goes beyond the fans and this one year. He's doing this for recruiting purposes and for the long term. I think that's what he is doing anyway. He's a straight shooter. Which is rare in today's win now college football world. A world where head coaches will lie to your face to get you to sign on the dotted line. It's bigger than Crompton and this one year. It will pay off big time down the road. :good!:
 
#61
#61
bournehall said:
It is beyond comprehension why Crompton is allowed to continue making a fool of himself and this team. The players are only going to take so much and they will shut down against the coaches. It has started and will continue until this qb is replaced.

Do you all remember the SEC Championship game against Auburn with Manning? The receivers had had enough of the endless rant about the golden boy Manning. I can still see the look on Manning's face after the receivers dropped pass after pass after pass after pass. Manning willed that win against the WR's. Then here comes T. Martin the next season and you have all of this cohesion.

These players don't give a rats @@@ about the University of Tennessee, but they do expect the coaches to put them in a position to win.
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Your post is stupid! Why is a receiver purposely going to drop balls? I would say that would all like to be playing games on Sundays and I'm telling you that dropping passes is not the way to get there.

Crompton didn't play bad on Saturday. It was the receivers that made him look awful that game, and it wasn't because they were dropping balls on purpose.
 
#64
#64
volnation2217 said:
for the record, i have season tickets and a 6+ hour drive to watch the vols every saturday. i don't boo crompton because it doesn't help in any way. with that being said, i am only stating what i see. my seats are 30 rows up behind the vols bench and it's not hard to tell the offense as a whole has had about all they want of crompton.
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can you give some examples...

thanks
 
#65
#65
Since this thread didn't make much sense I decided to post this...

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#66
#66
BigPapaVol said:
through the third quarter, he was simply awful.
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he threw a lot of bad balls, but he wasn't exactly getting any help from his recievers either.

if you're on scholarship to play D1 football in the SEC, there's no excuse for dropping balls that hit you in the hands.
 
#68
#68
Rebuilding year . Resign yourselves to that fact and any wins we get will make this season much more enjoyable.
 
#69
#69
doozer said:
he threw a lot of bad balls, but he wasn't exactly getting any help from his recievers either.

if you're on scholarship to play D1 football in the SEC, there's no excuse for dropping balls that hit you in the hands.
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I didn't have the best seats, but it looked like he threw one ball that hit the receiver in the hip as he was running a crossing pattern across the middle about 8 yards deep. The receiver didn't even seem to put his hands up. I took that as a sign that some of the receivers might have checked out mentally.

Lots of blame to go around, to be sure.
 
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