SoMissVol
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So, I know a lot of people probably don’t care what I have to say, but here are some thoughts I have about how we played last night. Maybe someone will enjoy reading them!
1.) Guarantano is capable of being the guy.
He was poised after a couple of horrible mistakes by the OL. He was accurate. His ball had zip to it. He was confident in his receivers and they made some good catches. The chemistry between JG and all the receivers has improved and I am encouraged by that. But overall, JG showed toughness and consistent execution despite the play of some of his teammates. I was disappointed that we didn’t let KC run the offense at the end though. We could have let him air it out at least once or twice. I hope he gets more action in mop up duty the next couple of weeks. I’m glad he is in a Vol.
2.) Josh Palmer grew hands.
I was pleasantly surprised by #84 last night. He ran good routes and caught the ball well. He had a couple of drops, but in general he raised my confidence level in him and the WRs as a whole. Callaway looked good, Jennings fighting through all those tackles got me hyped, and Johnson was steady as ever. Wished we had seen more of Jordan Murphy, but I understand why they didn’t rotate a lot.
3.) OL...
Well.
It wasn’t great guys. I thought the first 5 probably were not the best 5 we saw. I think if Chance Hall gets healthy, he is going to take Ryan Johnson’s spot really quick and the right side was much more solid after he came in to spell Johnson. Jahmir Johnson has been a revelation the past two weeks and he made some key blockers last night. Very excited to see him develop throughout the season and get bigger, faster, and stronger. Trey was good, not great. But, I couldn’t do what he did, so who am I to judge? I think once every settled down *cough* BRANDON KENNEDY *cough* things went a lot smoother and were able to move the ball. JG clearly had more time to throw last night than he ever did at any point last season. Shout out to Nathan Niehaus! Dude held his own on the series that Trey came out for. I saw Carvin played, but I didn’t see much from him that I noticed.
4.) FB/H-back blocking. Woof.
Wolf and Pope tried, guys, but they whiffed on a ton of blocks that would have sprung Timmy Jordan. Really have to get that locked down over the next few weeks. DWA caught the first TD of the year (yay!), but disappeared afterwards. This position group (TE/FB/H-back) still remains a mystery. I am glad we are recruiting to fill that need.
5.) Coach Helton and the scheme/playing-calling
I liked it, folks. I am hearing a great number of mixed reviews, but I thought the majority of the time, he did a great job keeping things mixed up and pushing the ball north/south. Still too many damn bubble screens to receivers though. Not sure what era of football those ever worked in, but I just don’t have confidence in them. But, overall, I dig it. The 9 minute series in the 2nd quarter was MASTERFUL.
Finally,
6.) Timmy “The Buff Hamster” Jordan
What more could be said about this young man’s effort last night? He was a sensational. Glad he is a Volunteer.
1.) Guarantano is capable of being the guy.
He was poised after a couple of horrible mistakes by the OL. He was accurate. His ball had zip to it. He was confident in his receivers and they made some good catches. The chemistry between JG and all the receivers has improved and I am encouraged by that. But overall, JG showed toughness and consistent execution despite the play of some of his teammates. I was disappointed that we didn’t let KC run the offense at the end though. We could have let him air it out at least once or twice. I hope he gets more action in mop up duty the next couple of weeks. I’m glad he is in a Vol.
2.) Josh Palmer grew hands.
I was pleasantly surprised by #84 last night. He ran good routes and caught the ball well. He had a couple of drops, but in general he raised my confidence level in him and the WRs as a whole. Callaway looked good, Jennings fighting through all those tackles got me hyped, and Johnson was steady as ever. Wished we had seen more of Jordan Murphy, but I understand why they didn’t rotate a lot.
3.) OL...
Well.
It wasn’t great guys. I thought the first 5 probably were not the best 5 we saw. I think if Chance Hall gets healthy, he is going to take Ryan Johnson’s spot really quick and the right side was much more solid after he came in to spell Johnson. Jahmir Johnson has been a revelation the past two weeks and he made some key blockers last night. Very excited to see him develop throughout the season and get bigger, faster, and stronger. Trey was good, not great. But, I couldn’t do what he did, so who am I to judge? I think once every settled down *cough* BRANDON KENNEDY *cough* things went a lot smoother and were able to move the ball. JG clearly had more time to throw last night than he ever did at any point last season. Shout out to Nathan Niehaus! Dude held his own on the series that Trey came out for. I saw Carvin played, but I didn’t see much from him that I noticed.
4.) FB/H-back blocking. Woof.
Wolf and Pope tried, guys, but they whiffed on a ton of blocks that would have sprung Timmy Jordan. Really have to get that locked down over the next few weeks. DWA caught the first TD of the year (yay!), but disappeared afterwards. This position group (TE/FB/H-back) still remains a mystery. I am glad we are recruiting to fill that need.
5.) Coach Helton and the scheme/playing-calling
I liked it, folks. I am hearing a great number of mixed reviews, but I thought the majority of the time, he did a great job keeping things mixed up and pushing the ball north/south. Still too many damn bubble screens to receivers though. Not sure what era of football those ever worked in, but I just don’t have confidence in them. But, overall, I dig it. The 9 minute series in the 2nd quarter was MASTERFUL.
Finally,
6.) Timmy “The Buff Hamster” Jordan
What more could be said about this young man’s effort last night? He was a sensational. Glad he is a Volunteer.
