He was also really smart and anticipated well. He had a knack for getting OL's in a bad position with their bodies.
Wouldn't be that much of a surprise if Maurer stepped up. He has the most physical talent in the group. That said... routes on air favor the guys with physical talent. The winner of the job will be the guy who manages the O, makes good decisions, and then delivers the ball on time and target. That will be more revealed in live scrimmage than anything reporters are seeing right now.
We have three guys competing for the job. Maurer is the most physically talented of the 3. I'm not predicting him to be the starter... but it would not be a surprise.Speak for yourself! After seeing how many times he threw the ball where it shouldn't have been thrown, I would be very surprised if he wins the starting job. Heading into the spring I had Bailey as the favorite but considering how quiet he was when all his teammates were on Twitter and Instragram assuring fans that they weren't going anywhere, and how vocal his dad was in his support of Pruitt, and how Maurer has stuck with the Vols when all signs point to someone else being the starter... I'm pulling for BM to win the job.
Really need to get Len'Neth Whitehead at LB. He's probably not going to be playing at running back ahead of Tiyon Evans, Small, Beckwith, and possibly Hodge. Meanwhile LB doesn't even have enough people to practice.
Lol well I obviously know the old tradition from the Butch Jones Era. I am trying to get “factual” information from my question, not just “assumptions” but I appreciate your comment.We have a tradition of making freshmen earn the removal of the black stripe. Looks like the new staff decided to remind the players that nobody has earned anything from them yet, so they're all in stripes. Just a guess.
He missed because he had surgery to fix that HS injury.Good observation and I hope our coaches are already considering your suggestion for the same reasons. Whitehead was a highly rated MLB coming out of high school, but as someone already mentioned he seems to stay hurt. His roster bio says he missed the last seven games of his senior HS season, and all of his freshman season here last year. Some players just seem to be brittle. Hopefully that's not the case with this young man.
Len'Neth Whitehead - Football - University of Tennessee Athletics
I was hoping that some of these guys like @HankHill @MetalVolunteer etc would respond to me and give me the answer. I was mistakenIt doesn't sound like you appreciate my comment. I am deeply offended.