Rucker: Reality-check yourself after Vols' rough opener

#77
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VFL-82-JP said:
Then you overlooked a lot, too. But you're a reptile. Vision isn't your strong suit.
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Hate to break it to you, but you overlooked a lot too. You originally said you “hadn’t seen” the over positive posts being referenced; they were most certainly in abundance and it’s not even debatable.

Edit: Maybe I misread. If you're saying you didn't see that the overall mood of the board was overly positive, then ok. I think my response is to the person that said they hadn't seen any Vol fan period say they say that.
 
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#78
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McDad said:
Did CJP and staff not know who they were playing against? CJP apparently sold Fulmer by talking about line play in the interview; was that our strength? Fact is we have a coordinator turned HC without the elite talent he's accustom to fielding.
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What does it matter if he knew who he was up against. He knows Bama better than anyone in the country, especially their defense. Do you expect us to hang 40 on Bama because he knows who they are?

The OL was bad at first but settled in. Jordan had a really nice day.
 
#79
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
It will take a Herculean effort by this coaching staff to get us 6 wins this year. We badly need to reach a bowl game. The extra practices (even if it’s in Birmingham) will pay dividends down the road.

The only solution to our woes are recruiting and practice. I think we can make 6-6.
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The Liberty Bowl would invite a 6-6 Tennessee team because of the big crowd they would bring to Memphis.
 
#81
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99gator said:
The general consensus was that Tennessee had issues, however.....

Florida, mizzou, SC, KY, Vandy, WVU ain’t that great either and have their own issues.

Therefore a good staff can and will beat those teams if he can fix Tennessee’s issues before they do.

And one of the issues was not thought to be talent
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Alabama has always had more talent than us. Pruitt knows you have to have elite players to compete in the SEC.

I will say that we have a few good players with NFL potential but aside from that, I don’t think half our roster would start at a big time program.
 
#82
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McDad said:
Could you also let him know his center should block the d lineman? Tia.
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His center tranferred from Alabama because He wasnt good enough to play against top schools.
I'll make sure he also apologizes for him not being All SEC.
 
#84
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99gator said:
The way you are phrasing things is a lot different than most before the season.

“Mizzou, Vandy, and Kentucky are well within our capability, but we might lose one of the three”

That’s a lot different than just chalking the up as automatic wins.

This game was seen by many as a toss up. Several believed Tennessee was flat out better than West Virginia and took offense to many in the media and the spread.

So, yeah, I think there has been an attitude adjustment to a more realistic view that every d1 game is going to be tough
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The most rational poster on our board is a Gator fan.

Truth is only apparent to the unbiased.... and me.
 
#86
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McDad said:
Did CJP and staff not know who they were playing against? CJP apparently sold Fulmer by talking about line play in the interview; was that our strength? Fact is we have a coordinator turned HC without the elite talent he's accustom to fielding.
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yea , I think he knows all that
 
#91
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K-town Vol Fan said:
What does it matter if he knew who he was up against. He knows Bama better than anyone in the country, especially their defense. Do you expect us to hang 40 on Bama because he knows who they are?

The OL was bad at first but settled in. Jordan had a really nice day.
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The point is if he knew who we were playing (their strengths and weaknesses) we weren't well prepared. Concerns me since he is our coach for 3-4 years, minimum.
 
#93
#93
VinylVols said:
The difference between a 4-3 defense and a 3-4 is really big. It goes from having every player needing to do a bunch of different things pretty well, to a defense where almost every player has to do a few things amazingly. In 4-3, corners probably have more help in coverage, but they'll also be expected to help in the run. In 3-4, corners are there to lock down their opponents with little help and you need at least some pressure from your front 3 alone. 3-4 is more of a role playing defense. I'd say we have a solid front 3 as far as filling the lanes and stopping runs, but besides a play or two, we have no one on the line who can put pressure on the qb.

Dooley switched from a 4-3 to a 3-4 one season and it went on to be one of our worst defenses. Doesn't mean 3-4 can't work. It just takes a while and you definitely need the right players. Having one or 2 weak spots in a 3-4 is worse than a few weak spots in the 4-3. But once we get players who can play the 3-4, it's the better defense in football currently, at least in my opinion.
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Great post. Scheme changes can be hard. Besides a few pass plays, it didn’t seem they were getting as many chunk plays. Offense moved the ball way better than last year. Do think WV D is better than UMass. I know we only scored 14 but we still looked better. I think most of us were forgetting the significance of how teams struggle going to a 3-4. That should get better as we move along. Run D looked better. Still have not looked at the stats.
 
#94
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Other_Guy said:
His center tranferred from Alabama because He wasnt good enough to play against top schools.
I'll make sure he also apologizes for him not being All SEC.
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Can you also tell him we dont want warm bodies who aren't good enough to against top schools. Thanks, again.
 
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McDad said:
The point is if he knew who we were playing (their strengths and weaknesses) we weren't well prepared. Concerns me since he is our coach for 3-4 years, minimum.
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He'll have at least 4, probably regardless of what happens in 2019 and 2020 since he has a 6 year contract.
 
#98
#98
Predicted a 5-7 record just like last year. 6-6 would be the ultimate ceiling. We have our village idiots like D4H, Nationdom, Orange Defense, and Pruitt Will Do It; all of whom said we'd finish 8-4 or better this year. Realism bites huh boys?
 
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