So what was pruitt to do......

[PulaskiVolFan]

Find a Qb through either the transfer of juco markets. That’s the obvious answer. And if not, take more than 1 freshman qb a year. Maurer and JT weren’t highly enough ranked to demand they be the only qb in your class.

It’s the single most important position on a team and it’s his responsibility to make sure we have a guy who can play there.

Pruitt had HB in play and knew it and we weren't going to get any top QBs in those recruiting cycles anyway.

 

[MurphyVol]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

You know if he had gone with a different qb we really could have run the possibility of having a bad season

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Arkansas has done so much more with so much less this year with a first year head coach during a Covid season......

 

['Boro-vol]

He gave one of the backup QBs 4 starts last season, how much more development did he deserve?

Development happens at practice. Ask the Sand Mountain millionaire how much more was needed. Likely what needed to happen was for Pruitt to be excluded from the QB discussion, and to allow the OC, passing game coordinator, and QB coach to do their job.

 

[rocketskates]

Have Gray work on his throwing, line him up at QB and just run a lot of triple option or short passes. I’m serious when I say that too.

 

[PulaskiVolFan]

Should have prepared better.

Other teams managed the same type of scenarios better than we did.

No, their scenarios were totally different. Just because everyone faced the same Covid disease doesn't mean each scenario was the same. Some teams didn't go through the same protocols we went through and some teams didn't lose nearly the same type of numbers to tracing that we faced. We're coming off the worst roster we've ever had in '17 and '18, our depth is better but we weren't ready depth wise to have players miss time due to Covid and injuries.

 

[orange parmejohn]

I would have taught my DB’s how to cover a slant route.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Here is what Pruitt should have done:

1. Fired his two buddies (Weinke and Friend). Obviously, they are the weak links offensively.
2. Hired an actual TE coach instead of someone that 150+ D1 programs had no interest in
3. After the KY debacle, JG should have been demoted to 4th string since it was a lost season at that point. He should have spent those weeks giving HB plenty of reps and deciding who gets the reps between BM and JTS. The freshman WRs should have got plenty of run. Guys like VJJ and Brandon Johnson should have seen the field little to any after that.

 

[uncle chewii]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

Because its Pruitts call. He is the head coach and he has all final decisions. He has even stated that ALL PLAYS run through him. If he wanted a simplified offense he would have told Chaney to dumb it down. Pruitt wanted JG. Shrout has been in the offense long enough to have played this year. The excuse with Baily never played a down vs SEC is a crap excuse. Yes he may not have time to practice in the spring and shortened fall camp as he normally would but again if Pruitt wanted to start him he could have. JG though was playing better last year than this but when we seen he wasn't getting the job done its was time to bench him and that is the rub for this year is that JG played too long into the season before a change was made. Bailey necessarily didn't have to be the guy.

 

[BeardedVol]

He gave one of the backup QBs 4 starts last season, how much more development did he deserve?

Which one of our QBs has exhibited a level of development, that is even remotely commensurate to the time they have been on campus?

 

[butchna]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

Arkansas gameplan was hella simple! Game was lost well before JG got hurt. Auburn game was inexcusable in the same vein as Kentucky. Your starter stares down his receiver and gift wraps a pick six? You do something DIFFERENT. He was stuck in his self manufactured crap! Work someone else into the game in non-garbage moments every game from UGA on and one could have confidence in Pruitt’s decision making process.

 

[superdave1984]

So Tennessee was the only school that covid screwed with? I did not know that every other team was unaffected and that is why we suck and they don't.
Pruitt has not gotten the most talent out of the guys on the team. Period. What was he to do? Better that's what. Much better.

 

[jpope9]

So Tennessee was the only school that covid screwed with? I did not know that every other team was unaffected and that is why we suck and they don't.
Pruitt has not gotten the most talent out of the guys on the team. Period. What was he to do? Better that's what. Much better.

you can't argue with the Pruitt fangirls.

 

[Spawn]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

Let's see...

Stop micro managing coaches
Make half time adjustments
Pull a QB after 2 pick 6s
Teach the D to cover a slant


On and on and on..... Time to upgrade

 

[m1al]

you can't argue with the Pruitt fangirls.

I'm shocked they exist at this point..

 

[njvols]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

Only two thoughts on this would be...we only need one highly functioning QB, and if it's JT, they should have known it with him being in the program for 2 years. Secondly, we had the MD transfer QB Hill before he hit the portal. He'd probably have been a good option early on in the season w/ P5 starting experience. Any QB scenario you can come up with ultimately falls squarely on Pruitt/Chaney/Weinke. 5th year senior regressses, and all back ups aren't ready. Covid or no, third year coach should have the QB spot sorted out by now, and in reality, we're nowhere closer to someone taking the reins as we were when Dobbs left.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

Yeah, Covid has only hampered Tennessee and no one else.

 

[Orangeblood75]

It’s the head coach’s job to have the team ready, 3yrs and a senior QB . I’m personally over all the excuses. Arkansas beat our butt with a first year coach and doesn’t have near the roster we have . JUST WIN BABY

 

[butchna]

Here is what Pruitt should have done:

1. Fired his two buddies (Weinke and Friend). Obviously, they are the weak links offensively.
2. Hired an actual TE coach instead of someone that 150+ D1 programs had no interest in
3. After the KY debacle, JG should have been demoted to 4th string since it was a lost season at that point. He should have spent those weeks giving HB plenty of reps and deciding who gets the reps between BM and JTS. The freshman WRs should have got plenty of run. Guys like VJJ and Brandon Johnson should have seen the field little to any after that.

Got a list of noted TE coaches, do ya? It’s a disposable position that leads to bigger opportunities. Our woes are a result of the QB not getting the ball to what we have available...same as the last two seasons with DWA. He didn’t suck until he came here. If he doesn’t do it here, Osovet will be that offensive mind “we shoulda kept” in future threads to be started. Fun fact: Yurcich was a literal Google search by Gundy that even more than 150+ hadn’t hired.

 

[Simpleminded]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

All teams had the same health restrictions so that excuse grows old quickly.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Got a list of noted TE coaches, do ya? It’s a disposable position that leads to bigger opportunities. Our woes are a result of the QB not getting the ball to what we have available...same as the last two seasons with DWA. He didn’t suck until he came here. If he doesn’t do it here, Osovet will be that offensive mind “we shoulda kept” in future threads to be started. Fun fact: Yurcich was a literal Google search by Gundy that even more than 150+ hadn’t hired.

Yes, Osovet could be the diamond in the rough but I"ll trust the other 150 D1 programs that passed over a guy that largely failed in making key hires.

At least Felton had a nominal D1 (non P5) assistant job before we plucked him outta obscurity but looking at our LB play this year...ouch

 

[Orangeblood75]

It’s year 3, we are probably going to finish tied for 11th in our conference. The only two teams below us have already fired their coach and every team has COVID issues.

 

[butchna]

Yes, Osovet could be the diamond in the rough but I"ll trust the other 150 D1 programs that passed over a guy that largely failed in making key hires.

At least Felton had a nominal D1 (non P5) assistant job before we plucked him outta obscurity but looking at our LB play this year...ouch

And Osovet was a HC at two successful JUCO programs...very productive use of biding one’s time waiting for an opportunity. Did the bulk of the recruiting and all of the gameplanning. I’d take that quality over what these nameless 150+ value...or the 150+ TE coaches they hired.

 

[cwbytruckers]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

Covid did the same thing to 13 other SEC schools

 

[PEPPERJAX]

all you arm chair guys?

Covid shortened the off season so a true competition at QB could not exists
Maurer had mental health issues in Jan and hamstring issues. Plus he can't read a defense
JT Shrout would've been the only logical choice, but nobody except myself and maybe one other even considered it.
Bailey....again, shortened time so well below normal time for work and never played a down in the SEC vs an all SEC schedule

Pruitt was stuck! What chaney could've done to help was simplified the offense, quicker plays.....then see who rises from that, but it all is a long shot. Mullen has made a heisman contender out of trask of simplicity. why cant chaney?

Not enough steam.