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#26
#26
And...an opponent converts on 4th down...

Hope Shoop has better 4th Down Calls!
 
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VolnJC said:
Is it going to be Martin and Sutton as starting CBs? love Martin's length
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VolnJC said:
nice one...I screen shot it for you :)
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LOL! Sorry man, that was low-hanging fruit!
 
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#29
#29
I don't want to go D4H but if Josh Smith were AA he would get more accolades...guy is clutch
 
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#30
#30
I think Pearson was the only guy from the team last year that didn't get an NFL look
 
#33
#33
And an early 17 point lead...and their tied!

I HATE 17!!!!
 
#34
#34
sideline reporter just said John Jancek fired....up :) is this the Boom MFer game?
 
#35
#35
Good Lord the 2015 Tennessee Offense SUCKED in 4th Quarters! Does Debord doze off after the half??!!

SOMEBODY feed him

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#37
#37
2015 Season actually turned on THIS game...

An L there would have been DEVASTATING!

I hope a LOT has been learned since then...on-field, sideline AND coaching box upstairs!
 
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#39
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TAF said:
And...an opponent converts on 4th down...

Hope Shoop has better 4th Down Calls!
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Hopefully he will be 1st and Shoop... As in the offense doenst do anything on 1st down. Seemed Jancek was great on 3rd down... IF the opponent didn't get a 1st down on 1st or 2nd
 
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Tennessee Waltz said:
Randolph played more games for Tennessee than any player in the program's storied history. However, this may be an example of addition by subtraction with the guys we have in the rotation. Experience at the safety position will be diminished but the upgrade in speed and play-making may far surpass what's been seen in the last couple years.
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At UT's pro day, Randolph clocked a 4.4 along with 31 reps of 225 on the bench. How many of our current safeties can run under 4.4?

I don't have a clue why so many devalue Randolph. Was he on Eric Berry's level - no. Was he a solid SEC safety for 4 1/3 years - absolutely! Every Vol player isn't going to be a high round NFL draft pick - doesn't mean they weren't a valuable contributor while in college. I don't see any Eric Berry's among our current safeties either. We won the Natty in '98 without a top 5 NFL draft safety.
 
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#42
I watched the replay and saw at least 4, maybe 5 Dobbs passes that should have been intercepted. Had it not been for the strip in the last minute of the game we very easily could have lost that game. For the most part, SC shut down our running game in the 2nd half because they had no fear of the pass. If that doesn't improve our expectations are going to be crushed.
 
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The intent wasn't to slight the guy so much as to say that we have potentially upgraded at that position, though I'm not sure how to express that without sounding critical of the predecessor. The crux of college football is the continual improvement of the roster.
 
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walkenvol said:
At UT's pro day, Randolph clocked a 4.4 along with 31 reps of 225 on the bench. How many of our current safeties can run under 4.4?

I don't have a clue why so many devalue Randolph. Was he on Eric Berry's level - no. Was he a solid SEC safety for 4 1/3 years - absolutely! Every Vol player isn't going to be a high round NFL draft pick - doesn't mean they weren't a valuable contributor while in college. I don't see any Eric Berry's among our current safeties either. We won the Natty in '98 without a top 5 NFL draft safety.
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I think when the #37 is burned into the memory of Vol Nation during the Dolittle/Sunseri fiasco, that it is just very difficult to get past the burn-in. That staff could make Usain Bolt and Randy Moss look like players running is molasses.
 
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chuck0303 said:
I watched the replay and saw at least 4, maybe 5 Dobbs passes that should have been intercepted. Had it not been for the strip in the last minute of the game we very easily could have lost that game. For the most part, SC shut down our running game in the 2nd half because they had no fear of the pass. If that doesn't improve our expectations are going to be crushed.
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That actually happened a lot last year. It may be called "lucky". But, my excuse is that teams are so dialed into the run and misdirection, that INTs were an afterthought. That's the best I've got. Saved us vs USC, and kept Bama respectable. It was a thankfully nice phenomenon from 2015. Helped Dobbs #s look really good.

Watching this game go from a ho-hum DII style blowout to a divine providence win is one reason that I have to pump the brakes a little in 16'. They manhandled us in our house in the final 2.5 qtrs. What a difference our mindset would be today if they punched in that final TD. 8-5(probably) or 7-6 headed into this year. Ugggh.
 
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Nationdom said:
Randolph will not be missed one bit. solid player but whoever starts will be a better athlete and make more plays.
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Again I ask which safety in the current 2 deep runs a sub 4.4 and can do 30 reps on the bench? Those are 2 accepted measurements of athleticism. If the current group of safeties are so much more athletic than Randolph, then they should easily be able to top those numbers? Besides possibly Evan Berry (who isn't being listed on the 2 deep at the moment), who specifically runs a sub 4.4 forty? Besides TKJr, which of them can even get close to 30 bench reps?

You guys are formulating this "more athletic" opinion based on your D4H vision test or something. We can all hope the current group of guys exceed Randolph's productivity level. If you're hanging your hat on them being so much more athletic and therefore they'll by default perform better than you don't have any hard data to support that position. If you do, I'll gladly stand corrected.
 
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walkenvol said:
Again I ask which safety in the current 2 deep runs a sub 4.4 and can do 30 reps on the bench? Those are 2 accepted measurements of athleticism. If the current group of safeties are so much more athletic than Randolph, then they should easily be able to top those numbers? Besides possibly Evan Berry (who isn't being listed on the 2 deep at the moment), who specifically runs a sub 4.4 forty? Besides TKJr, which of them can even get close to 30 bench reps?

You guys are formulating this "more athletic" opinion based on your D4H vision test or something. We can all hope the current group of guys exceed Randolph's productivity level. If you're hanging your hat on them being so much more athletic and therefore they'll by default perform better than you don't have any hard data to support that position. If you do, I'll gladly stand corrected.
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Randolph had experience on his side but he wasn't a great tackler and his athleticism didn't really jump out at you. Football isn't just straight line speed. Gaulden looks like an all around better athlete. Nothing against Randolph. That's just how it appears to me.
 
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