Peterman vs Oregon and UF

#51
#51
What? So they called plays so that Peterman would fail but then as soon as Worley comes in they deviate from the gameplan and call a completely different game?

Could it just be that Peterman was so rattled, so devoid of any poise that he couldn't check them into the right plays, out of the wrong plays, into the correct protections. In short, Peterman couldn't command and manage the offense where Worley could?

Maybe a combination of both. Who doesn't tweak the game plan at half time? If something isn't working that's prime time to change it!
 
#52
#52
Florida d line is the best in the nation, and oregon is up there also. Wouldn't judge our Oline on those performances.

I judge them based on their entire body of work, throughout all of last season...and they sucked.
 
#53
#53
I think they tried to call basic plays to ease Peterman into playing, usually that occurs until a rhythm forms, then the more advanced plays are called. However, the Swamp happened and the rhythm couldn't form. If iit had been a home game, Peterman would've had a better chance, IMO.
 
#56
#56
Could it be that your expectations from a freshman QB making his first start are unreasonable?

Could it be that freshman QB's getting their feet wet don't normally have great command and perfect reads?

My expectations that the offense with him under center have more yards for a half than turnovers are unreasonable? That with him as QB that we do better than 1 positive yard every 6 plays? Uhh, I guess so.
 
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#57
#57
Thanks for posting this, OP. Great video.

Of course, the main issue is that it's almost impossible to evaluate Peterman on any of his performances. He was injured vs Florida. And re-watching the game in your video, you can also see that a lot of Peterman's "mistakes" were the result of the O-line completely collapsing.

Against Oregon, he was playing against the 2nd string, and the rest of our offense was playing so poorly (the o-line, the WRs, etc),that it would've been difficult for Peterman to have compensated for that.

In fact, that's really the biggest takeaway for me watching these videos is that our WR corps was AWFUL at the beginning of last season. And our O-line was really bad at protecting the QB in some games.

If there's any good news, it's that we saw a lot of improvement as the year went on, particularly at the WR position.

I'm probably one of the few here at VN that has been optimistic about Peterman. Think too many dismissed him based on one poor half he played with an injured hand against the best defense in the nation, with very little support from his O-line. But if you actually watch Peterman's passes, he has the most arm strength and zip out of all of our 2013 QBs. I do think that Worley showed better decision-making skills, which ended up being very important given the other areas of weakness on that 2013 team.
 
#58
#58
Did we really move the ball in the first half with Peterman vs Florida? Was it really not as bad as we all think we remembered? Decide for yourself.....

Tennessee Drive Summaries-

1st drive- 2 plays, 45 seconds, -6 yds, fumble

2nd drive- 3 plays, 39 seconds, -5 yds, fumble

3rd drive- 8 plays, 2:28, 26 yds, interception

4th drive- 3 plays, 1:12, -3 yds, punt

5th drive- 5 plays, 2:27, -9 yds, punt

6th drive- 3 plays, 1:23, 1 yd, interception.

24 plays, 4 yds, 4 turnovers, 0 points.

According to some yes.. Me no! No way u can say he is the guy.. That game made me think twice about coaching staff n to completely get off the NP play club.

If NP starts we r in trouble..imo
 
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#60
#60
We knew it was going to be bad. We didnt compare to the Speed and Athleticism Oregon had.

Pretty much explain the last 4 years WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE BAD JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD If I knew then what I know now I would have slammed my head in the door for just thinking about firing Fulmer. Sorry to be so off topic but when I watched the Oregon game it kinda just shows the image of Tennessee football over the last 4 years just plain helpless. :ermm:
 
#61
#61
With all of the hype about Peterman lately, I decided to go back and watch him in action vs Oregon and Florida. It wasnt as bad as I remembered. Minus the turnovers, we moved the ball decently. Quite a few of his incompletions hit the receivers in the hands. I put together this video for anybody else who wants to rewatch his performances. I separated it by game and before/after injury. You could say that the first fumble was Neal's/Oline's fault and you could also say the 2nd was the Oline's fault. Or you could say they are both Peterman's fault.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2dj8TeE_oA[/youtube]


Sorry for the music. I didnt feel like looking for something, so I just threw on this beat 3 times.

All I take from those is that we looked like a bad football team.
 
#62
#62
After watching this not sure which one scares me more, that Peterson might start, or that Josh Smith might start. Peterman's reads were horrible. The first fumble was on the RB tho, that play was designed to go left away from the pressure where there was an open lane.
 
#63
#63
After watching this not sure which one scares me more, that Peterson might start, or that Josh Smith might start. Peterman's reads were horrible. The first fumble was on the RB tho, that play was designed to go left away from the pressure where there was an open lane.

Both have improved.
 
#64
#64
He may not have grasped the playbook as well as Worley, that could be the reason for the limited playbook. Hell, he couldn't do the simple things well in that game, but some wanted him to do more? Let's be serious.

I am being serious. If he didn't know more than 2 plays they shouldn't have started him. If u feel confident enough to start him, be confident enough to let him run the offense. Not the same run twice for 2 yds, making it 3rd and long every drive.
 
#65
#65
I understand, and I can see why it's exciting to think he could be some heroic starter. It's like this: the road would be painted perfectly for Peterman. Utah State is an "easy" enough team that he could come out and redeem himself. He comes out and slaughters Arky State the next week and his confidence will probably be through the roof. All of a sudden he is a serious threat to Oklahoma.

The thing is, Worley is already a serious threat. He was a serious threat to Georgia last year, he was a serious threat to SC, and honestly he was a serious threat to Florida the second half of that game. It looked like we may possible come back and win when he went in the game. As it stands right now if he has a Georgia-esque game (where he threw for more yards than Aaron Murray) then we have a serious shot at beating Oklahoma. Worley will start. He gives us the best chance to win.

Worley played decent against UGA and USCe. He wasn't a world beater. He threw balls in the dirt all yr. I have faith he will be better this yr but if Peterman is doing the best, u play him. If not, dont. Idk how much better any of them got but I wasn't the one who brought out my pitchfork after Peterman when we lost to Florida.
 
#66
#66
What? So they called plays so that Peterman would fail but then as soon as Worley comes in they deviate from the gameplan and call a completely different game?

Could it just be that Peterman was so rattled, so devoid of any poise that he couldn't check them into the right plays, out of the wrong plays, into the correct protections. In short, Peterman couldn't command and manage the offense where Worley could?

I'm not even going to give a legitimate response because u always take my posts and twist them to one extreme or the other
 
#72
#72
My expectations that the offense with him under center have more yards for a half than turnovers are unreasonable? That with him as QB that we do better than 1 positive yard every 6 plays? Uhh, I guess so.


Your Worley bias has completely ruined any creditability you may have had on this topic. How many damn yards would we have had with a little blocking and some WR's that caught balls that bounced off their shoulder pads?? Would you be happy if Peterman's scholarship was pulled ? Maybe taken out back and skinned alive? Jeesh!



Just give it a rest!


VFE
 
#73
#73
Your Worley bias has completely ruined any creditability you may have had on this topic. How many damn yards would we have had with a little blocking and some WR's that caught balls that bounced off their shoulder pads?? Would you be happy if Peterman's scholarship was pulled ? Maybe taken out back and skinned alive? Jeesh!



Just give it a rest!


VFE

You give it a damn rest. I don't have a Worley bias, I have a bias towards Tennessee getting the best QB on the field that we can so we can win. All I've done is remind people of just how bad Peterman played in his only collegiate start to try and balance the irrational hysteria going on over his last 4-5 practices. That's it.
 
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#74
#74
Your Worley bias has completely ruined any creditability you may have had on this topic. How many damn yards would we have had with a little blocking and some WR's that caught balls that bounced off their shoulder pads?? Would you be happy if Peterman's scholarship was pulled ? Maybe taken out back and skinned alive? Jeesh!



Just give it a rest!


VFE

All I hear outta you is wah wah wah. Peterman looked liked absolute garbage and Worley beat a ranked team. Just because you get a chubbie from Peterman doesn't make him the better quarterback.
 
#75
#75
I understand, and I can see why it's exciting to think he could be some heroic starter. It's like this: the road would be painted perfectly for Peterman. Utah State is an "easy" enough team that he could come out and redeem himself. He comes out and slaughters Arky State the next week and his confidence will probably be through the roof. All of a sudden he is a serious threat to Oklahoma.

The thing is, Worley is already a serious threat. He was a serious threat to Georgia last year, he was a serious threat to SC, and honestly he was a serious threat to Florida the second half of that game. It looked like we may possible come back and win when he went in the game. As it stands right now if he has a Georgia-esque game (where he threw for more yards than Aaron Murray) then we have a serious shot at beating Oklahoma. Worley will start. He gives us the best chance to win.

If anyone starts other than Worley we are in trouble.
 

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