Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[RiseToTheTop]

i would take a couple more picks ( as long as they arent pick 6's) if it means another 8-10 TDs thru the air



watching nico stare at a receiver for 5 minutes then compound it by being unsure about running was just awful to watch.

 

[Jackcrevol]

i would take a couple more picks ( as long as they arent pick 6's) if it means another 8-10 TDs thru the air



watching nico stare at a receiver for 5 minutes then compound it by being unsure about running was just awful to watch.

Nico took care of the ball. We won 10 games. Hard to argue with results.

Dont want to trade missed deep throws, with no int, for ints.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Nico took care of the ball. We won 10 games. Hard to argue with results.

Dont want to trade missed deep throws, with no int, for ints.

Nico threw 5 TDs in conference play up until the last one vs Vandy. That wont get you where you want if it happens again.


He barely participated in the games and we got where we did bc of the defense, coaching and RBs.


the defense was awesome and it will be again but the offense has to score more and be more aggressive. Cant live like we did in 2024 every yr bc the result wont be the same. Putting everything on your defense constantly is ridiculous. So yeh, give me more TD passes.

 

[Vol423]

Nico took care of the ball. We won 10 games. Hard to argue with results.

Dont want to trade missed deep throws, with no int, for ints.

Nico was a liability in games against opponents with a pulse.

 

[BigOrange15]

I really don't care about a deep ball. I would rather the QB be accurate on slant routes and 15 yard curl routes.

I get what you are saying but the deep ball shots are critical to the function of the offense though. They have to be hit on a semi-regular basis.

 

[Orange_Crush]

I choose to believe this offense could be super productive with JA. Granted, it's with little data so if I am correct, it will be largely by accident. lol

But it's been a couple of QBs ago that I've seen the ability to hit the intermediate routes like he does here:

 

[SKV84]

I really don't care about a deep ball. I would rather the QB be accurate on slant routes and 15 yard curl routes.

You better care about a deep ball because if NicoRina didn't overthrow a bunch of those last year....we are probably sitting at 11-1 and hosting a playoff game. The deep ball is what makes this offense scary and if we don't have that....then it will be just like last year...not 22'.

 

[LaagerVol]

Nico took care of the ball. We won 10 games. Hard to argue with results.

Dont want to trade missed deep throws, with no int, for ints.

You wouldn’t trade 33/10 for 19/5?

 

[LaagerVol]

Fun fact. My sister went to the Michael Jackson concert with her friend and friends mom. When they went back to the moms car it was gone. Lots of hot Monte Carlos back when.

Those things were so easy to steal it was ridiculous

 

[Vols4us]

I get what you are saying but the deep ball shots are critical to the function of the offense though. They have to be hit on a semi-regular basis.

Completely agree.

A lot people miss that Heup's O is built on spreading the field to create spacing. If they are bad at hitting deep passes, which they were, the D does not have to respect it. They can play inside shoulder and single cover the wide outs. That also means more defenders closer to the LOS, which hurts the run and short passing games. So the O-line may look worse than it actually is because part of the O is missing and the D knows it.

 

[Govolsman98]

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Bugs here has that resting Hubbard face

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I choose to believe this offense could be super productive with JA. Granted, it's with little data so if I am correct, it will be largely by accident. lol

But it's been a couple of QBs ago that I've seen the ability to hit the intermediate routes like he does here:

Aguilar will be better than Drew Locke in his 2nd year under Heupel

 

[Jackcrevol]

The deep ball is what has been missing

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Drew Lock threw 44 tds and 13 ints in 2017 at 57.8%. I won't mind 5-10 extra ints if it means 44tds.

I'd be fine with 40-10 @ 60%

The year before lock's breakout year vs 2024 Aguilar

2nd year Lock vs '23 Aguilar @ app St

 

[Orange_Crush]

Drew Lock threw 44 tds and 13 ints in 2017 at 57.8%. I won't mind 5-10 extra ints if it means 44tds.

I'd be fine with 40-10 @ 60%

Imagine the narrative if CJH were to get JA drafted? This is a great opportunity for the program.

 

[Aesius]

Bugs here has that resting Hubbard face

Hubbs blessed us with a banger of a face in the first three seconds of today's 2-Minute Drill

 

[Jack Burton]

I am paying dearly for last nights Chipotle burrito.

 

[Govolsman98]

Hubbs blessed us with a banger of a face in the first three seconds of today's 2-Minute Drill

Added to the collection!

 

[Batman1948]

I love me some good pup and good samaritan news for once:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/us/pittsburgh-dog-owners-rescue

Thanks bud, I love reading this type of article. Something that never gets into the mainstream media.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Drew Lock threw 44 tds and 13 ints in 2017 at 57.8%. I won't mind 5-10 extra ints if it means 44tds.

I'd be fine with 40-10 @ 60%

The year before lock's breakout year vs 2024 Aguilar
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2nd year Lock vs '23 Aguilar @ app St
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[Batman1948]

Does Florida bite if they fire Napier? Does Oklahoma bite?

 

[Batman1948]

Does Florida bite if they fire Napier? Does Oklahoma bite?

Hell, he had his chance to return to Tennessee, but I guess timing is everything. I would love to see him as an analyst at UT and see if it developed from there

 

[Batman1948]

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I'd take this right now

 

[rocktopper16]

Decoding the notes from scrimmage. Seems like the run game won’t see a drop off and the same could be said about our defense. Curious to see if any reporters will ask Sam Pendleton(Sp?) if he sees a difference from facing our defense compared to ND.

I don’t know how the QB competition will play out but I think we see Joey on the first drive against cuse’

It’ll be interesting to see how Joey does with a much simpler offense and not having to play down 3-4 scores.

 

[Batman1948]

what are you basing “I don’t think Heupel can coach it out of him” on? The 15 minutes of routes on air the media sees, or the first scrimmage he ever played in for the Vols?

We don’t have ANY context from the scrimmage, what situations they put him in, who he was playing with or against.

Also, his best season in a less QB friendly offense he threw 33 TDs and 10 picks. JGs best season he has 16 TDs and 8 picks.

Maybe give Heup more than a week of practice with him to determine if he can “coach it out of him”??

Edit*** I don’t mean that to sound harsh. Just think we should reserve judgement

You forgot what site you were posting on didn't you. Reserve judgment? Not on this site where our posters eat their young