Prediction article on Joey for this season

[Volador]

Right now, before the season begins, would u trade JA for Diego Pavia?

No - because I don't think Diego could learn our playbook in 60 days. Gritty guy though.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I’m a big believer that a program’s culture is more important than the specific pieces. I just think Danny White and Josh Heupel are going to do Tennessee things with any replacement-level players for our program. The details will be a little different, of course. Nevertheless, I don’t have any problem speculating that Aguilar might have a better season at Tennessee than Nico will have at UCLA because, historically (and recently), Tennessee has a better football culture than UCLA. I wonder if Tennessee would have had a better season with Nico, but he apparently wasn’t bought into the culture, so it’s irrelevant.

 

[EZE]

I think the article makes a great point that I've thought about for awhile. This isn't about it Aguilar can be better than what Nico would have been this year. It's really about if he can be better than what Nico did last year. If that's the question, I think the answer is easily yes.

I agree 100%.

I think the bigger questions will be how much drop off we have in the running game on offense and the defense as a whole. If those hold up reasonably well, we could be a better team this upcoming season. Nico didn’t really add much last season.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Right now, before the season begins, would u trade JA for Diego Pavia?

In a heartbeat. Pavia has proven he has what it takes to win in the SEC.

 

[Vol8188]

I think the article makes a great point that I've thought about for awhile. This isn't about it Aguilar can be better than what Nico would have been this year. It's really about if he can be better than what Nico did last year. If that's the question, I think the answer is easily yes.

Agreed. If the running game can be the same, defense the same or better, and QB play equal or better (shouldn’t be hard) we could be a very hard team to beat.

That’s why all these law predictions shock me. Our defense looks good, our running game is always good. I’m optimistic

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

In a heartbeat. Pavia has proven he has what it takes to win in the SEC.

He could NOT operate our offense. Dude can't throw over 20 yards down the field.

C'mon

 

[FBtime]

Agreed. If the running game can be the same, defense the same or better, and QB play equal or better (shouldn’t be hard) we could be a very hard team to beat.

That’s why all these law predictions shock me. Our defense looks good, our running game is always good. I’m optimistic

AND...I know we lost a lot of experience upfront on the OL but I think we will be better than last year. Heard will full offseason and starts healthy from day 1. David Sanders is young but supremely talented and from all reports took ownership of the job in the spring. We got two OGs in the portal in Wendell Moe Jr. from Arizona, and Sam Pendleton both of whom are experienced and have higher PFF scores than any outgoing OL except for Cooper Mays. Aside from Mays the guys we lost were just "ok".

 

[mitzustu]

In a heartbeat. Pavia has proven he has what it takes to win in the SEC.

Lol. He threw for 2200 yards last year. His stats aren’t eye popping in any context.

 

[KTrain]

In a heartbeat. Pavia has proven he has what it takes to win in the SEC.

He won 3 and lost 5 in the SEC that will not play at UT. He has no deep ball I don't think Josh would want him. Joey throws a great deep ball,

 

[Rocky Top T]

People who talk about his interceptions forget that Peyton Manning threw 23 interceptions his last 2 years. But that is not talked about.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

People who talk about his interceptions forget that Peyton Manning threw 23 interceptions his last 2 years. But that is not talked about.

Come on now, throwing facts into a hypothetical thread is not fair.

 

[HooahVol]

They were just discussing Joey on Full Ride on SiriusXM. Rick Neuheisel I feel made a very good point. He stated even though the ceiling may have been higher for Nico the floor is higher for Joey. He went on to explain Joey has more game experience, makes faster decisions which is very important in our offense, and can read the defense faster. He compared him to Hooker in that regard and does feel he will be a better fit for our system.

 

[Volanta]

I wonder how much time Nico actually spent studying the playbook. If JA is dedicated to learning the system he may play well enough that TN makes the playoffs again.

He’s a better runner and has proof that he can spin the long ball. If he leaned this offense and can run it fast, I don’t see how we miss the playoffs.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Yikes

 

[LittleVol]

Yikes

Jackson Arnold at 9???

Okay haha!

 

[LittleVol]

Is this kid HISPANIC?

If so, is he the first Vol QB to be so?

 

[Freak]

You know this is going to be a discussion all season long. And I'm here for it. My bet is Joey (assuming he wins the job here) will have better numbers at the end of the season than Nico.

https://mikefarrellsports.com/college/will-joey-aguilar-be-better-than-nico-iamaleava-tennessee

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

Yikes

I don't give a **** what that child molester Chris Phillips thinks

 

[jasonvol18]

Of his INT’s, how many of them were related to the receiver not being at the correct placement? If that was an/the issue, surely with competent DI SEC receivers, that would no longer be an/the issue.

Another reason could be they played from behind a lot and it was predictable that they would be throwing. Plus, he probably was forced to take more chances and force more throws than he will have to do here. He will have open WR,'s and will have a really good run game and defense to lean on. Also, Heupel puts his QB's in really good spots that limits their Int's. I'll be shocked if he hits double digit interceptions.