Slant Passes

[WiseOlVol]

Aside from the question of why we can't stop the slant, how come we don't/can't throw it?

 

[Tnphil]

My guess....JG throwing high over the middle and late behind WRs a lot means INT's with the ball going the other way.

And as you said....We've been pretty bad stopping the slants the past few years. No matter how good or average the team we are playing.

 

[Volfan76]

Aside from the question of why we can't stop the slant, how come we don't/can't throw it?

JG is usually late on his throws. A late slant throw=int

 

[Tnman1]

Our DB's play further off the receivers, Pruitt's design. We can't complete them because our QB is having trouble.

 

[UTK]

We gotta stop playing so far off WRs though. Drives me nuts

 

[FïreBall]

JG is usually late on his throws. A late slant throw=int

Could we run one WR directly behind the other on a slant? I kid I kid..

 

[Rasputin]

I would think that receivers prefer to catch the ball in stride and aren’t too excited about waiting, stopping, or having to go back for the ball when they are exposed in the middle of the field.

 

[WiseOlVol]

I would think that receivers prefer to catch the ball in stride and aren’t too excited about waiting, stopping, or having to go back for the ball when they are exposed in the middle of the field.

Tom Brady made a career throwing 3-yard slants (and getting 15 yards credit).

 

[happy-go_vol]

My guess....JG throwing high over the middle and late behind WRs a lot means INT's with the ball going the other way.

And as you said....We've been pretty bad stopping the slants the past few years. No matter how good or average the team we are playing.

Yeah, jg will over throw or throw behinf, he cant get the throw lower consistently

 

[GAVol]

We ran a playaction/RPO pass about 3 times that was either a very shallow cross or a slant from the Z.

 

[Alto1]

Tom Brady made a career throwing 3-yard slants (and getting 15 yards credit).

It is an outstanding play!

I wish we were able to run it consistently well.....

 

[igotworms]

It is an outstanding play!

I wish we were able to run it consistently well.....

If ran properly, very hard to defend

 

[igotworms]

Tom Brady made a career throwing 3-yard slants (and getting 15 yards credit).

As opposed to nothing but bombs from manning??
Every yard hes credited for was all him right?
Wr never added any yards to his stats

Got it.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

If JG were an accurate and timely passer, we too could wreck defenses with slants to the slot (Z) receiver. Hyatt has truly world class speed, Velus has plenty, Beckwith is super quick and a monster at 6ft5, we have the athletes (finally) to compete with anyone...we just don't have a QB who can get them the ball, sadly.

As you saw yesterday, OCs scheme to get those slot WR in 1on1 matchups against safeties and sometimes even LBs...which is an obvious advantage for 2 reasons. First, the slot WR already knows where he is going, while the defender has to react, and 2nd, the slot WR is often the quickest or shiftiest player available matched up against safeties who have to be able to stop the run as well, and therefore are bigger and a little slower on average. Hopefully next season, we have a QB who can actually deliver an accurate ball on time...like pretty much every other SEC school always has...and Chaney can use some of the great athletes WE have to dominate opposing defenses.

We have more pure speed at WR right now than we have had in more than a decade. Hyatt is laser timed 4.31 in the 40. World class speed. Holladay is 4.38. There isn't a safety in the SEC that quick. Both are freshmen. The future is QUICK at WR.

 

[Carp]

Aside from the question of why we can't stop the slant, how come we don't/can't throw it?

Because our QB1 is not accurate and also insists on throwing all short passes at 100% arm strength. On the positive side leads to very few turnovers because not even the defense can catch a ball thrown that hard over such a short distance.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Yeah, jg will over throw or throw behinf, he cant get the throw lower consistently

those behinf balls are impossible to defend

 

[Remy]

We gotta stop playing so far off WRs though. Drives me nuts

It's how you stop the slant, get physical with the WRs at the LOS and throws timing completely off.

 

[1Big_Orange_Fan]

I got super nervous every time I saw a two WR set to one side with a LB over the inside guy. It's automatic they will throw the slant to the inside guy.

 

[sjt18]

Aside from the question of why we can't stop the slant, how come we don't/can't throw it?

Because you have to have a QB who can anticipate and lead a receiver. UT ran more slants last year with Maurer. It is something he seems to do well.

 

[TMvol10]

JG threw and completed lots of slants to Jennings last year. Jennings just doesn't have the speed to pull away but we threw them quite a bit.

 

[germanvol]

Its the scheme Pruitt and Ansley run with the corner having outside leverage. When the offense has a play action or RPO it holds the linebackers from getting to their drops and then its up to safeties which is playing over the top to make the plays. It is all designed not to give up the big play. The opposite of that is have the corner play inside leverage and ask your safety to get off hash and play over the top. That is a risky way to play because you asking that safety to run a long ways.'

 

[SpookyAction]

Could we run one WR directly behind the other on a slant? I kid I kid..

It would work if you could also run a route 8 feet off the ground.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

I think Shamburger being out hurt a lot. He would not have left the middle so open. Slaughter was just in the wrong place a lot, typical freshman. But Pruitt is willing to take those mistakes and throw freshman in the fire when he has a player he is convinced is going to be good.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

We have to figure out how to stop them because Florida shredded us with them last year.

 

[NATHAN05]

As opposed to nothing but bombs from manning??
Every yard hes credited for was all him right?
Wr never added any yards to his stats

Got it.

Gee-wiz Tom........pretty sure he was just kidding. Some angry peeps up in here today even after a Vols and Titans winning weekend (which I cant remember both happening in forever)