Praise J. Jennings

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KBVol said:
Correct. Cause he and his career 55% completion rate ain’t erratic like JG was down there in Louisiana in shorts and a T-shirt
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Tried to hit quote and gave you a like instead.....very undeserved.

Did you hear a buzzing noise go over your head and a little rush of wind when you responded to my post? Read it very carefully from start to finish and the read the thread about JG being shaky. Hopefully it will dawn on you that your condescension is misplaced.
 
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A Hail Mary is pretty much “I’ll throw the ball up and everybody try to catch it!”
I watched it again the other night. 😂✔️👍👌🍊🏈🤗😄🌟💥🥇
 
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Jennings showed so much determination that you know he knew he was going to come down with that ball.

It was as clutch time as it could possibly be. A lot was riding on that play with the game on the line. The great ones have that "it" factor because you love to compete and win. You love to do better than you've ever done before with each new opportunity that you have.

Jennings had made several elite, explosive, and game-changing plays that will be remembered (the big touchdowns against Florida come to mind).

With the "Dobb(s)nail Boot" he earned his place in UT lore as a legendary playmaker who does whatever it takes to win with the game on the line.

He's quickly built a pretty impressive highlight reel as a receiver. (Not bad for a young man who was recruited as a dual threat quarterback out of high school, is it?) Even just that by itself shows not just his athleticism, but also his intelligence with the ability to adapt, and maybe even more impressive than the skills he's worked hard to develop along with the physical talent that he was blessed to possess is that you know Jauan Jennings has heart. I think he is a player who will continue to lead by example with his dedication and performance. Y'all remember when he burned Tabor so bad it wasn't even close?

VolNation salutes you, Jauan Jennings!

We've got some studs on this team who are ready to ball out this season and win. This may sound cliche, but I'm genuinely excited -- and not just for this season only, but also for the future. It feels like 3:30 pm (EDT) September 1st against West Virginia can't get here soon enough!
 
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OneVolNation said:
Jennings showed so much determination that you know he knew he was going to come down with that ball.

It was as clutch time as it could possibly be. A lot was riding on that play with the game on the line. The great ones have that "it" factor because you love to compete and win. You love to do better than you've ever done before with each new opportunity that you have.

Jennings had made several elite, explosive, and game-changing plays that will be remembered (the big touchdowns against Florida come to mind).

With the "Dobb(s)nail Boot" he earned his place in UT lore as a legendary playmaker who does whatever it takes to win with the game on the line.

He's quickly built a pretty impressive highlight reel as a receiver. (Not bad for a young man who was recruited as a dual threat quarterback out of high school, is it?) Even just that by itself shows not just his athleticism, but also his intelligence with the ability to adapt, and maybe even more impressive than the skills he's worked hard to develop along with the physical talent that he was blessed to possess is that you know Jauan Jennings has heart. I think he is a player who will continue to lead by example with his dedication and performance. Y'all remember when he burned Tabor so bad it wasn't even close?

VolNation salutes you, Jauan Jennings!

We've got some studs on this team who are ready to ball out this season and win. This may sound cliche, but I'm genuinely excited -- and not just for this season only, but also for the future. It feels like 3:30 pm (EDT) September 1st against West Virginia can't get here soon enough!
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I agree with your post. One of the things that the Jones era at UT seemed to do from the outside looking in was lose or under utilize it's play makers. Evan Berry flashes like a neon sign as an example, but there are plenty of others like Kamara, Byrd, and even JJ. Had I been the OC anytime we lined up and JJ had man coverage with a smaller CB on him, I'd let him drive that CB off the ball for at least 5 or 10 yards a play and flip it to him until they stopped it. He needs to be better utilized and I suspect Pruitt and staff will do that.
 
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ducej11 said:
I hate to play devil's advocate here, but maybe part of the reason the team didn't win more was because of plays where guys weren't doing their jobs. While I am VERY happy that this play happened, as a coach, it's hard for me not to see that he didn't do his job and decided to put himself above the team.
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Croom was about as unreliable as they come. I highly doubt he would have come down with that pass. Jennings used the Michael Jordan attitude on that play. And it worked. Jennings absolutely did his job. He stepped up. Last time I checked Croom was biggef than JJ. If he wanted the ball, then he should have went and got it.
 
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Tell that knucklehead JJ...TO R-U-N-N the play we call... that's all I ask... dammit.
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WOOOHOOO!!!... that's what I'm saying.
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To the OP, I love Croom because he's a Vol and wore the colors. But I can't think of a Vols receiver that would be less likely to catch a ball.
 
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ducej11 said:
I hate to play devil's advocate here, but maybe part of the reason the team didn't win more was because of plays where guys weren't doing their jobs. While I am VERY happy that this play happened, as a coach, it's hard for me not to see that he didn't do his job and decided to put himself above the team.
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Seriously? You are offended. bahahahah:thud:
 
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ducej11 said:
I hate to play devil's advocate here, but maybe part of the reason the team didn't win more was because of plays where guys weren't doing their jobs. While I am VERY happy that this play happened, as a coach, it's hard for me not to see that he didn't do his job and decided to put himself above the team.
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The Marines draw up pretty detailed plans before they attack but guess what... sometimes those plans break down and one has to be savvy enough to IMPROVISE. If you take your approach and remain wooden, even though the perfect plan has fallen apart, that toss falls meaninglessly to the ground in the end zone.
 
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CroKev said:
The Marines draw up pretty detailed plans before they attack but guess what... sometimes those plans break down and one has to be savvy enough to IMPROVISE. If you take your approach and remain wooden, even though the perfect plan has fallen apart, that toss falls meaninglessly to the ground in the end zone.
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Great. When did the plan break down on that play?
 
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ducej11 said:
I am also willing to bet this sort of thing won't fly under the new regime.
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I’m willing to bet you have never played a team sport at any level above rec league. I’m also willing to bet this regime would be just as estatic about a guy catching a 50 yard Hail Mary that wasn’t intended for him as the old regime was.
 
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I hate to beat a dead horse, but why would Butch try to throw the ball to Croom with the game on the line. Croom was the least aggressive pass catcher on the team. He was 6-5 and played like he was 5-6.
 
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ducej11 said:
It's hard to talk football with people that don't understand x's and o's :thud: Apparently you completely missed the part about how even though it was a hail mary, there was a play designed for it. Every single play is designed in a specific way with a lot of moving parts that have roles. Sometimes you have to change things on the fly, absolutely, but everything is designed a specific way. Hence the reason why the Patriots have written on their wall "Do your job". It's a huge part of winning programs.
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You’re right about players finishing plays and doing there job being essential to a teams success.

You picked the worst possible play to make your case. In the same game a WR didn’t finish the play and his defender was able to break off and blind side Hurd causing a fumble, no TD and possibly the begining of the end of Hurd at UT.

Same goes for the DB that thought the play was finished and quit covering a WR resulting in Ga scoring the go ahead(So glad it wasn’t game winning.) TD in the same game.

What happened at Fl last year on the last play would be a great place to start talking about assignments and doing the job expected.
 
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I'd be willing to bet that J.J. never intended to not do what he was supposed to do. I believe he saw the flight of the ball and went up and made a play. (If you look after he catches the ball Croom was behind him.) All J.J. did here was be an athlete and make a play for us.
 
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