Our LBs Are Cheez Whiz

#76
#76
TheDeeble said:
It probably won’t. But if his offense is working it’s a quick scoring offense. Pruitts was more drive oriented. When his was working we kept possession.

When Heupels offense isn’t working it isn’t going to eat up clock. Probably some 3 and outs or punt after one first down. Same as Pruitt or any other offense having a bad game.

The point is if the offense is working or not the defense may be on the field more IMO.
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Pruitts offense was beyond horrible. How many defensive TDs in critical situations did they allow? I can name several games that turned on turnovers for TDs. Pruitt teams averaged 24 even with some easy games. Big games, they were good for 14 pts.

The A&M game last year Tennessee had the ball less than 18 minutes I believe. Similar for the Florida game. Hardly “drive-oriented”.
 
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#78
#78
Brave Volunteer said:
In a world where we once started Colton Jumper and Nick Reveiz , I just refuse to believe our LB's are worse than those years.
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Nick Reviez was a good linebacker, don’t mention him in the same breath as Jumper..
 
#81
#81
Yo
MontyPython said:
Heh. Sure...

Byron Young. 3* JC transfer.
Jeremy Banks. Back up last season.
Juan Mitchell. 3* Transfer

We lost our talent. Gonna be tough sledding on D.
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u do realize 3* guys are littered throughout the NFL right? Stars don’t matter much when you get to the collegiate level. You gotta look at the glass half full aswell my guy.
 
#83
#83
MontyPython said:
Heh. Sure...

Byron Young. 3* JC transfer.
Jeremy Banks. Back up last season.
Juan Mitchell. 3* Transfer

We lost our talent. Gonna be tough sledding on D.
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Joseph and Harrison are physically gifted enough to be every down sec linebackers. They just need to learn how to play without thinking.
 
#84
#84
My whole takeaway is that Stephen A Smith says inflammatory, negative stuff to to get people ticked off because outrage sells. Wait, I mean John Adams. Same thing really, except Knoxville has had theirs waaaaay longer than ESPN has had Smith.
 
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#88
#88
MontyPython said:
Heh. Sure...

Byron Young. 3* JC transfer.
Jeremy Banks. Back up last season.
Juan Mitchell. 3* Transfer

We lost our talent. Gonna be tough sledding on D.
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Lord knows we can’t possibly play with this group. Maybe we can play a 4-7 defense and just take them out of the equation. Would you feel better then? SMH.
 
#89
#89
MontyPython said:
We'll put up 40 to 50 points a game this fall, but our LB corps is going to be really, really bad.

A 6-6 season would be a godsend.
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First of all, we didn't really have a LB coach last year.

Secondly, you are being ridiculous. Mitchell can be a very good MLB. Crouch never did anything. Willis is a beast. Roman Harrison is as well. Mohan is a tweener, but could definitely find a spot in certain situations. Banks is fine and could be very good with a good coach. We don't need to be 3 deep with 3 LBs. 4-5 LBs playing well and staying healthy should be sufficient. It may take until mid-season as we have a new system and a new LB coach, but the transfers should get up to speed pretty quickly.

I would reiterate that we didn't have a LB coach last year and really never transitioned into the 3-4 from the 4-3 well.

By switching back to the 4-3, even though we will be multiple, means that we bring rushers such as Baron and Young into the picture. Baron was a tweener in a 3-4 base. He is the ideal 4-3 End.
 
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