Open Practice Highlights

[butchna]

I tried the new meow mix yesterday. Wasn't quite as good as fancy feline wet food.

They give you some recalled Fancy Feast and a garage sale bling collar and you got all uppity.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Yes! I'm glad you understand now

I always have understood you...tragic Shakespearean feline.

When cats and dogs get along. Tonight on Maury Povich.

 

[butchna]

When cats and dogs get along. Tonight on Maury Povich.

Maury's a cat sympathizer...Geraldo's my ninja! :aggressive:

 

[TAF]

GLOOM

DESPAIR

and AGONY on MEEEEEE!! :whistling:

Yes! I'm glad you understand now

I always have understood you...tragic Shakespearean feline.

I tried the new meow mix yesterday. Wasn't quite as good as fancy feline wet food.

They give you some recalled Fancy Feast and a garage sale bling collar and you got all uppity.

 

[Catbone]

Here's the collar butchna got me

 

[gunner]

He looked alright against Bama to me

UT lost that game. I'm not knocking Dobbs, I just see him for what he is, and not what y'all want him to be, he's completly unproven against a soild SEC defense. Yes, he is capable of scoring points on anyone, but as of yet he hasn't beaten a soild SEC defense. He will have many chances to prove this season that he can, and I hope he does!

 

[Roustabout]

Kyle Phillips is Clowney part II. Had no idea he was that big.

 

[terrypedigo]

Thomas is struggling at Tackle

He is the major weakness on the OL, someone has to step up and do a better job than him, i think you put a Freshmen and learn on the fly, Thomas just cant get it done at a high level, let Jones or Richmond learn on the fly they got the talent by mid season, with there talent they will be able to hold there own against elite talent, THOMAS just cant do the job.

 

[sjt18]

UT lost that game. I'm not knocking Dobbs, I just see him for what he is, and not what y'all want him to be, he's completly unproven against a soild SEC defense. Yes, he is capable of scoring points on anyone, but as of yet he hasn't beaten a soild SEC defense. He will have many chances to prove this season that he can, and I hope he does!

If I remember correctly, UT scored more points than Bama after Dobbs came in. Dobbs needs to improve but he is not "completely unproven".

 

[P.O.T.S. VOL]

Might be time for Blair to turn in his uniform after the season When just arrived high school players are ahead on the depth chart...The future plans do not include him

i was wondering the same thing....how long does it have to take for him to just be reliable? When do you let him go?
What is the hold-up?

 

[TAF]

Kyle Phillips is Clowney part II. Had no idea he was that big.

He BIG...

 

[gunner]

If I remember correctly, UT scored more points than Bama after Dobbs came in. Dobbs needs to improve but he is not "completely unproven".

I did NOT say he was completly unproven! I said he was unproven against top SEC defenses.

If I remember correctly Bama coasted to a win, and a lot of teams scored a lot of points on that Bama defense last year, not just UT.

Dobbs needs to beat a ranked team this fall, Oklahoma would be a great start. Then going down to UF and getting a win in the Swamp would be huge step in wining the East. That would set up a huge match-up's in Neyland against Arkansas and Georgia. If Dobbs beats Arkansas, he will have earned a lot of respect, beating UGA the following week and go to Bama 6-0 would have the Vols ranked in the top 10.

Can Dobbs do this? I'm not sure, but having a solid offensive line would help, and it looks like that may be a bigger issue than anyone has expected.

3-3 to start with the offensive line that UT has seems to be a reasonable expectation, 4-2 with a win in the Swamp. 5-1 if they can get past Arkansas, and 6-0 if Dobbs is truely the savior of UT football that many on her claim him to be.

We will see what he can do this fall, and by Oct 11, just about all of these questions will be answered.

Go Dobbs and GBO!!

 

[vettefool]

I did NOT say he was completly unproven! I said he was unproven against top SEC defenses.

If I remember correctly Bama coasted to a win, and a lot of teams scored a lot of points on that Bama defense last year, not just UT.

Dobbs needs to beat a ranked team this fall, Oklahoma would be a great start. Then going down to UF and getting a win in the Swamp would be huge step in wining the East. That would set up a huge match-up's in Neyland against Arkansas and Georgia. If Dobbs beats Arkansas, he will have earned a lot of respect, beating UGA the following week and go to Bama 6-0 would have the Vols ranked in the top 10.

Can Dobbs do this? I'm not sure, but having a solid offensive line would help, and it looks like that may be a bigger issue than anyone has expected.

3-3 to start with the offensive line that UT has seems to be a reasonable expectation, 4-2 with a win in the Swamp. 5-1 if they can get past Arkansas, and 6-0 if Dobbs is truely the savior of UT football that many on her claim him to be.

We will see what he can do this fall, and by Oct 11, just about all of these questions will be answered.

Go Dobbs and GBO!!

you will never convince these sunshine pumpers they might be a little carried away with 10 win predictions. hope they are right but common sense tell me otherwise

 

[TAF]

you will never convince these sunshine pumpers they might be a little carried away with 10 win predictions. hope they are right but common sense tell me otherwise

Some of them are NOW up to 11-1...

East Stands - "ROCKY!"

West Stands - "TOP!!!!"

*clap* *clap* *clap*

 

[omghulkhands]

UT lost that game. I'm not knocking Dobbs, I just see him for what he is, and not what y'all want him to be, he's completly unproven against a soild SEC defense. Yes, he is capable of scoring points on anyone, but as of yet he hasn't beaten a soild SEC defense. He will have many chances to prove this season that he can, and I hope he does!

There are maybe 2 or 3 QBs that you could say had a good game against Bama in total since Saban has been there. It takes a complete team effort to beat them.

 

[VinnieVOL]

Thanks Freak!!

Love those blacks cleats by the way!
Man I hope that's what we wear in the games!

+1

 

[SamRebel35]

I did NOT say he was completly unproven! I said he was unproven against top SEC defenses.

If I remember correctly Bama coasted to a win, and a lot of teams scored a lot of points on that Bama defense last year, not just UT.

Dobbs needs to beat a ranked team this fall, Oklahoma would be a great start. Then going down to UF and getting a win in the Swamp would be huge step in wining the East. That would set up a huge match-up's in Neyland against Arkansas and Georgia. If Dobbs beats Arkansas, he will have earned a lot of respect, beating UGA the following week and go to Bama 6-0 would have the Vols ranked in the top 10.

Can Dobbs do this? I'm not sure, but having a solid offensive line would help, and it looks like that may be a bigger issue than anyone has expected.

3-3 to start with the offensive line that UT has seems to be a reasonable expectation, 4-2 with a win in the Swamp. 5-1 if they can get past Arkansas, and 6-0 if Dobbs is truely the savior of UT football that many on her claim him to be.

We will see what he can do this fall, and by Oct 11, just about all of these questions will be answered.

Go Dobbs and GBO!!

4 teams scored more points against Bama than we did. One of them being the National Champion Buckeyes. And as stated before, once Dobbs came in, we outscored Alabama. If Alabama wasn't a "top SEC defense", then there is no such thing as a top SEC defense.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

If I remember correctly Bama coasted to a win, and a lot of teams scored a lot of points on that Bama defense last year, not just UT.

Josh came into the game on the third offensive series, with 8:55 left in the 1st Qtr. Saban & Co were far from putting it on coast that early in the game. The score at that point was 13-0.

From that point on, it was a 21-20 game. Pretty balanced.

Bama had the #4 scoring defense in the nation in 2014, allowing only 16.6 points per game. A lot of teams didn't score a lot of points on the Bama defense last year. In fact, only Auburn and Ohio State scored significantly more points on Bama than Tennessee (a few other teams were also in the 20-23 point range; most teams were significantly below 20).

It was a pretty good showing for the Tennessee offense, and even not too bad for the defense if you can discount two lightning-strike touchdowns in the first few minutes of the game.

Just keeping it real. Yes, it was a loss for Josh Dobbs, but he and the team nevertheless did a nice job of it the 53 minutes he played.

 

[Vol4Lyfe]

Coleman Thomas is the one guy that worries me

Just to strengthen your point...

VIDEO: Another Dominant Rep From Kahlil McKenzie

 

[LittleVol]

UT lost that game. I'm not knocking Dobbs, I just see him for what he is, and not what y'all want him to be, he's completly unproven against a soild SEC defense. Yes, he is capable of scoring points on anyone, but as of yet he hasn't beaten a soild SEC defense. He will have many chances to prove this season that he can, and I hope he does!

He played for a good amount of time vs Bama. He played the whole game against Mizzou.

What is your definition of "proven"?

 

[mscelinaVol]

Calming down is not what we do here at VolNation, sir.

God knows. This board keeps Xanax on the shelves.

I love how the defensive lineman sprint back as soon as the play is over.

Just seeing a lineman sprint is amazing.

Dobbs is unproven against a solid SEC defense. He struggles with his accuracy at times, UT can't count on him converting every third down this year with his legs, he must do it with his arm. And, I'm not sure that he can do that against the best defenses in the SEC. As for the offensive line, just be average, and I'm not sure they can do that either.

Well, that's why teams have running backs, tailbacks, tight ends, and wide receivers--so that someone ELSE can convert the third downs.

And not sure what criteria you require for a QB to be "proven", but perhaps you should determine in advance what it takes before you slap a generalization like this down.

This guy loves drinking haterade. Speaking of Dobbs, I'm pretty sure that last year he practiced with the 2nd string and still surprised a powerhouse after burning the redshirt. Please tell me a Qb in CFB that is will be better against SEC defenses this year. I will tell you, zero.

Well, I can think of a couple who MIGHT, but only one is in the SEC.

UT lost that game. I'm not knocking Dobbs, I just see him for what he is, and not what y'all want him to be, he's completly unproven against a soild SEC defense. Yes, he is capable of scoring points on anyone, but as of yet he hasn't beaten a soild SEC defense. He will have many chances to prove this season that he can, and I hope he does!

Here again--"completely unproven" yet "capable of scoring points on anyone"? Doesn't that make him...well...PROVEN?

And I'm not sure you should call another team's defense soild. I'm sure they wash like everyone else.

:ermm:

 

[salutethehill]

The offense looked and functioned completely different with Dobbs under center, that's the point I was making and if you can't see and acknowledge that then I can't help you.

I recognize that we went 4-1 against the weakest part of our schedule. Why would I need help for that?

 

[Grey_pilgrim]

God knows. This board keeps Xanax on the shelves.



Just seeing a lineman sprint is amazing.



Well, that's why teams have running backs, tailbacks, tight ends, and wide receivers--so that someone ELSE can convert the third downs.

And not sure what criteria you require for a QB to be "proven", but perhaps you should determine in advance what it takes before you slap a generalization like this down.



Well, I can think of a couple who MIGHT, but only one is in the SEC.



Here again--"completely unproven" yet "capable of scoring points on anyone"? Doesn't that make him...well...PROVEN?

And I'm not sure you should call another team's defense soild. I'm sure they wash like everyone else.

:ermm:

Whoa, you just went full sjt18 with that post.

 

[mscelinaVol]

Is that a good thing?

 

[salutethehill]

This is a good example of manipulating statistics. By averaging the records, you are cheapening our two wins over 7-win bowl teams. Thats like beating 12-0 Ohio St and 0-12 New Mexico St and saying, "well, our opponents were really more like 6-6, when you average." You're also discounting a close 29-21 loss to the SEC East champs, Mizzou, in the one loss in that stretch. So while you can use your stats to make your point, looking at things on a game to game basis gives a much brighter picture than your "disclaimer,"

Don't forget the SC win, which required a miracle. Luckily they obliged.