Shallow Vols

#27
#27
Rgntddybrvol91 said:
I played football for 11 years. From the time I was 6 years old until I graduated High school. I played for Germantown HS in West Tennessee. Now I never played college ball. I was too small and not talented enough. But I am very "UP" on how injuries can affect a team. But OP explain this to me. Why at the beginning of the year, when everyone was healthy, did we have so much trouble with App St., and Ohio? Florida had us beat and made the mistake that Jones made last year of letting their foot off the gas and let us climb back into the game. There is fundamentally something wrong with CBJ's game prep. If you can't see that then I "know" you have never put on a football helmet in your life.
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It makes you wonder what was going on at the beginning of the year especially offensively. Right now Vols and CBJ game plan is hitting all cylinders on offense so what is different on offense now from the first of the year?
 
#28
#28
twigsxx2 said:
Might be time to hit the JC ranks for a few stud DT.s and a few mean OT,s that can play now. Buy some time to let the true freshman coming in develop. Plus would provide instant depth if we could get the right players.
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Houston has a Freshman DT Ed Oliver that is playing like he should go to the combine this spring.

We need to recruit the young players to play now.

I think the Gaddy bros look like they can contribute next year.
 
#29
#29
Vols_74 said:
It makes you wonder what was going on at the beginning of the year especially offensively. Right now Vols and CBJ game plan is hitting all cylinders on offense so what is different on offense now from the first of the year?
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Hurd quit or was kicked off the team.

That's the only major difference.
 
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#30
Maybe colleges should go back to JV teams and 4 to 5 games, that way the 3rd and 4th teamer get some "concepts"
 
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#32
UneducatedGuess said:
Do you understand why injuries impact a team so much?

Let me help. When you install a defense, you install a base and then you build concepts on top of that base throughout the year. Your first team takes the most snaps learning the concepts - together; then your second team a few less snaps; and your third stringers might get a couple of reps max.

So - when you lose your 1st and 2nd string DL, your first and second string LBs, and your 1st and second string safeties, it stops you from evolving your defense. Because you have to shift your focusing from "growing" to "catching up".

It doesn't matter which group is down (LBs during the A&M-> SC stretch and DLs from SC on), you are only as good as your weakest link.

Dropping to your second string doesn't really decimate your team like going to third. Not because they aren't talented but because they haven't really practiced the concepts.

If this was the NFL there would be more time to work with everyone. Plus a smaller roster for more coaching opportunities.

But it's not. It's college. Bigger teams. Restricted practice time. Because the kids have, ya know, class and such.

Class - something you Gator wannabe jealous fans should find. We beat FL and GA and played one bad game this year. It cost us. That's life. This team has managed injury and divas. The new identity of this team is to win on offense.

See y'all at the Sugar.
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I will be very curious to see what our defense looks like in the bowl game after having a month to prepare the younger guys.:peace2:
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
Do you understand why injuries impact a team so much?

So - when you lose your 1st and 2nd string DL, your first and second string LBs, and your 1st and second string safeties, it stops you from evolving your defense. Because you have to shift your focusing from "growing" to "catching up."

If this was the NFL there would be more time to work with everyone. Plus a smaller roster for more coaching opportunities.

But it's not. It's college. Bigger teams. Restricted practice time. Because the kids have, ya know, class and such.
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The Green Bay Packers have been going through the same thing this year. If you watched the game tonight, the Packers made the Redskins look like they are going to win the Super Bowl. Chris Collinsworth said "the cupboard is bare" describing Green Bay's defense. They have gave up over 150 points in the last 4 games. It makes for a long frustrating season when injuries "wreck" your favorite teams but I'm still going to cheer for them.
GBO
 
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#36
Rgntddybrvol91 said:
If it weren't for Hurd falling on the fumble by Dobbs in the endzone (in overtime) we would have lost the App St. game....
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True but if we played Kelly/Kamara instead maybe we put up 63 and not worry about a end zone fumble.

It is mind boggling the offensive stat difference between games JH played in vs those he did not this season.
 
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#38
#38
Arrested Devolopment said:
Regarding Tennessee's injuries: how much of a factor is Shields-Watkins field? An article from CBS Radio a year ago mentioned the groundskeeper's practice of annually replacing sod and aerating the soil in August (instead of May) creates a shallow root system that makes the turf very slippery. Tennessee acknowledges issues with field at Neyland Stadium | WNML-AF

Strength and conditioning can't overcome a poor playing surface, imo.
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The field has been awesome this season! Now last years field, was down right horrible!
 
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