So who is coaching QB's

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To everyone posting in this thread, to this point and save for DC Vol:

You've been puttering around on this board more recently than DeBord has called a game.

Let that sink in.

8 years is a long time.
 
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:good!:Go to UTSPORTS and see DeBord hiring and look at endorsements by NFL. TomBrady gives him high marks as QB coach. About 8 or 10 others giving him high marks.:good!:
 
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Jjac106623 said:
After reading these posts it seems most think bc you're a OC you only work with your position that your title says. OCs work with all positions as the "supervisor" of the offense. He's worked with every QB he's had since becoming an OC/HC. What made Cutcliffe so good was his attention to detail, the little things. Cutcliffe didn't teach Ainge a whole new offense but changed his mental make up. Let's not make coaching QB rocket science, bc it's not. However, you do need ability to relate to players and be organized in your coaching. I'd say Debored will coach what was already being coached last year with his own flavor to it.
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A good OC depends on his position coaches to get the players ready so that when he calls the plays, they can execute. Position coaches know the ins and outs of the positions they are coaching. DeBord hasn't coached QBs in 30 years, and even then, it was as a small school coach where he was in a position of coaching multiple positions. The words of your post suggest you really don't understand the position yourself. It's far more than relating to the player. QB is most likely the hardest position on the field to coach because of how much does go into it. Like I said previously, if they succeed, it's credit to Sheridan, not DeBord. DeBord may turn out to be great at calling plays, but he's not a QB coach.
 
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MFL said:
:good!:Go to UTSPORTS and see DeBord hiring and look at endorsements by NFL. TomBrady gives him high marks as QB coach. About 8 or 10 others giving him high marks.:good!:
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First, what reason would his past players or associates have to speak bad of him? That would be classless, and there's no reason for them to act that way. Second, even should someone say something negative, do you really think UTSPORTS is gonna post that about a new hire? Yeah, I don't think so.

FTR, Brady may say nice things about DeBord, but it's his college QB coach, Loefler, that he's still good friends with to this day. Speaks volumes to me about who Brady really credits for his success as it pertains to past coaching.
 
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Before this spins out of control, we all want DeBord to succeed. As far as being the OC, I say let's see what he can do. Maybe he'll surprise the hell out of us. Was it the hire I wanted? No, but it is what it is and I'll roll with it. As far as him being the QB coach though, I'm not feeling it. Thankfully we have a GA that has been a QB coach in the past, and I hope he does an incredible job with these guys, but is Butch going to be able to find another GA after Sheridan leaves with QB coaching experience? I'm more in the camp of not risking it myself. If Sheridan does a good job this year, hire him as QB coach, reassign DeBord to OL(one of his specialties), and let Mahoney go. Nothing personal against Mahoney, but he's just the odd man out.
 
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Weezer said:
Before this spins out of control, we all want DeBord to succeed. As far as being the OC, I say let's see what he can do. Maybe he'll surprise the hell out of us. Was it the hire I wanted? No, but it is what it is and I'll roll with it. As far as him being the QB coach though, I'm not feeling it. Thankfully we have a GA that has been a QB coach in the past, and I hope he does an incredible job with these guys, but is Butch going to be able to find another GA after Sheridan leaves with QB coaching experience? I'm more in the camp of not risking it myself. If Sheridan does a good job this year, hire him as QB coach, reassign DeBord to OL(one of his specialties), and let Mahoney go. Nothing personal against Mahoney, but he's just the odd man out.
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Isn't there a time limit on how long one can be a GA?
 
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Kudos to the deep-thinkers who see through the hype (Tom Brady and Brian Griese...pfft, who are those jokers anyway).
 
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rickyb712 said:
someone help me. the op is not a Debord fan and he is worried about the deep ball. how does one teach you to throw, you either can or cannot do it. if you cant practice until you can. a coach telling you to throw deep no matter if its peyton's OC can't make him throw deeper.
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No I'm not a fan of the hire but I think it would work if he was teaching line and someone else was the Qb coach. The deep ball is timing and technic which are taught . Plus 2013 we went through 3 Qb's to injure . last year well he11 no one could figure out why dobbs was third string ,but you still needed 3 Qb's to make it through the year . Why I started this post was for the question of who will get our 3 freshmen Qb's ready to play because we will need them .
 
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GLDunlap said:
Thats great but we dont have a Tom Brady on our team. We have at least 3 if not 4 DT QB's. Brady rushed for -150 yards in college and was coached to a 6th round draft pick. Imo Butch Jones has lost his dang mind. Time will tell but imo this is an horrendous hire. Austin Kendall has to be excited knowing that the qb coach at Fort Hays State 30 years ago would be his qb coach at Tennessee. Butch is tenacious but other then that I'm not convinced of his decision making.
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So in your opinion, was Coach Jake a resounding success coaching QBs? Kendall committed to us with CMB as his primary recruiter.
 
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oregonvol said:
Yeah, the official release says that DeBord will coach QBs. He's never been a QB coach. Given our lack of experience at the position and how much this offense already seems to struggle when the QB isn't making big plays, that's the most worrisome thing to me. I mean, really, it seems borderline insane. But surely, Butch knows something we don't.
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Well, Payton comes back every Spring to instruct the QBs. In addition, QB go to camps every Summer to learn. Get your panties out of a wad and enjoy the ride.
 
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oregonvol said:
Yeah, the official release says that DeBord will coach QBs. He's never been a QB coach. Given our lack of experience at the position and how much this offense already seems to struggle when the QB isn't making big plays, that's the most worrisome thing to me. I mean, really, it seems borderline insane. But surely, Butch knows something we don't.
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I know this isn't the answer most want... no blood in it. But OC's are always heavily involved with the coaching the QB's.
 
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Weezer said:
FTR, Brady may say nice things about DeBord, but it's his college QB coach, Loefler, that he's still good friends with to this day. Speaks volumes to me about who Brady really credits for his success as it pertains to past coaching.
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Loeffler wasn't his college QB coach either. Loeffler was a top recruit who was on the roster with Brady; when he suffered a shoulder injury that killed his arm he remained with the team as a "coach in training" essentially. He formed a bond with Brady and they'd bounce ideas off each other since Loeffler was a highly accomplished QB in his own right before he got hurt.

The QB coach for Michigan while Brady was there was Stan Parrish.
 
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This is ridiculous. It's one thing to hire DeBord as an OC, but to also make him the coach of the most important position on the field even though his experience is exceptionally minimal there? And, we're having a GA teach him on the job?

This isn't TN Tech. This is Tennessee. You don't get a guy who needs on the job training for your quarterback. Utterly ridiculous. Completely and utterly ridiculous. If he was a Fulmer-type of OC, circa 1990, handling the OL and a Cutcliffe-type working with the QBs, then I'm relatively OK. This, though..
 
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Fact: Debord hasn't coached a QB since 1986 at Fort Hays State University in Kansas.

But hey, Butch knows what he's doing though... so he says.
 
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Have you guys not seen this quote from Super Bowl MVP and QB Tom Brady? Not sure how anyone can say that CMD hasn't coached quarterbacks:
“The University of Tennessee has hired a great offensive coordinator in Mike DeBord,” Tom Brady, the former Wolverine quarterback, said. “Mike was my offensive coordinator in college and helped me develop as a quarterback. He has great knowledge in offensive football and quarterback development, and he will do an outstanding job at Tennessee.”
 
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Face said:
Nick Sheridan (GA) will be strongly assisting Debord with QBs.

With a QB coaching background, he will be able to help both the players and Debord with development at the QB position.
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This. Look for a shakeup in a few years where Debord retires. Z is promoted and Sheridan gets a permanent spot on the staff if all goes well. That would be the ideal scenario for Butch anyways.
 
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Coug said:
Fact: Debord hasn't coached a QB since 1986 at Fort Hays State University in Kansas.

But hey, Butch knows what he's doing though... so he says.
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DeBord is simply a psychic medium that will channel Tom Brady, Brian Griese, and Mike Holmgren.
 
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Vol FIJI said:
Have you guys not seen this quote from Super Bowl MVP and QB Tom Brady? Not sure how anyone can say that CMD hasn't coached quarterbacks:
“The University of Tennessee has hired a great offensive coordinator in Mike DeBord,” Tom Brady, the former Wolverine quarterback, said. “Mike was my offensive coordinator in college and helped me develop as a quarterback. He has great knowledge in offensive football and quarterback development, and he will do an outstanding job at Tennessee.”
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A little advice. Never believe an endorsement from a sports figure about a coach. He is being diplomatic. Nothing more.
 
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Funny all the negativity. I am not excited about this hire, but it isn't the end of the world. If you read between the lines Butch is saying the O isn't changing and this hire gives no excuses like installing a new offense takes time. He wanted to do minimal changes.

We have a good OL coach who has called plays. Running game should be better...OL will be better.

My expectation with this hire is that Butch plans on competing for the East. This isn't a flashy hire or someone who will want to install there own things.
 
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A lot of Crow eaters in here. Some of which have already had a taste in other threads similar in nature.

Geez some of the posters need to relax and just stop the complaining. Nothing can be done about it at this time and if it could be changed it would not anyway at this point. It is done. So stop whining about it.

It has been posted several times throughout Volnation. Butch Jones has delivered on every promise he has made. This is his call so let it go and get over it. Paralysis of Analysis at this point without the first down. CBJ evidently knows something, we do not.
 
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Is this quote accurate?

"He will be QBs coach despite not having coached that position in almost three decades"
 
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