The last series of long Aggie plays Kiffin will focus on that

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The long runs by qb and rb around the (outside especially) and the deep passes, they are definitely headed our defense's way. He loves to air it out.
 
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utfantilidie said:
The long runs by qb and rb around the (outside especially) and the deep passes, they are definitely headed our defense's way. He loves to air it out.
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The long runs happened because we were selling out to play tight in order to stop short first down runs.
 
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did time and time again, especially on crucial plays. Coming from somewhere away from the field of play. It happened on Knight's long run. A bunch of times I thought the refs were whistling a play dead for a procedure penalty because somebody was whistling like crazy, but the play went right along as scheduled. A couple of times I saw our guys straighten up and relax on plays because of the phantom whistles.
 
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ClockworkOrange said:
did time and time again, especially on crucial plays. Coming from somewhere away from the field of play. It happened on Knight's long run. A bunch of times I thought the refs were whistling a play dead for a procedure penalty because somebody was whistling like crazy, but the play went right along as scheduled. A couple of times I saw our guys straighten up and relax on plays because of the phantom whistles.
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I thought it was just me or my TV. I kept thinking play was dead and I though players backed off a time or two! If it was it needs to be flagged noise is one thing. Stopping on a live play is dangerous!
 
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Vol In Memphis said:
He will expose our linebackers this week. We need Kirkland back bad
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The loss of JRM is the worst. I think DK is a boss but just getting him back will not fix everything. Will he be 100%? Whats the status of McDowell?

JRM was one of the best and most complete LBs in the country and the fact is, its just hard to replace a SR like that with those kind of skills.

Its not about our LBs getting exposed. Its about the ones we have are simply not as good as the ones we have lost.
 
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The two long runs you are referring to were defensive looks you wouldn't see unless it was 4th and short or a 4th qtr game deciding stop. We stacked the box and BOTH safetys crashed the line. We had to get a stop on both runs. If they beat us outside or past the LOS then its a track race. They did it twice. We had to get a stop on both occasions. That isn't a typical defense you will see TN run unless its in that situation or possibly 4th and short. Those plays didn't help AL at all. Other than they hope they get that look in the game. It means they are winning.

I'd worry more about the long passes downfield that we have consistently lost on. Those routes will be there all day.
 
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utfantilidie said:
The long runs by qb and rb around the (outside especially) and the deep passes, they are definitely headed our defense's way. He loves to air it out.
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Good. The reason they gashed us with those plays late is because the defense was thin and fatigued at that point in the game.

If he calls plays like that in the first half Saturday, they won't go Alabama's way.
 
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CoaxialOrange said:
There was a safety (Abernathy) he just took a really bad angle or underestimated Knight.
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correct....abernathy just slid right off of knight without slowing him down much at all. he was close to the LOS for a safety on that play. It really looked bad and i don't know what kind of excuse our safety has or why UT was playing up so tight.
 
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VolunteerTitan3 said:
Still cant believe Knight took it to the house with out a Vol within 10yrds of him. Not a linebacker in sight!
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Not true, I paused that play last night. I know it happens every play for every team but I counted 3 holds against us as Knight came across the line of scrimmage.
Then Abernathy took a bad angle at him and then made a poor tackling effort but he is young and will fix stuff like that.
 
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Vols outside defense has been weak all season going back to the App State game when they got the corner repeatedly with their little jet sweep. Va Tech when 60+ yds on the outside. GA got 70% of their rushing yds outside. Everyone has run the outside on this defense. Everyone has thrown deep over the cornerbacks head with success.

But Kiffin will be labeled a genius cause he will attack Tennessee's defense outside....
 
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we got gashed the whole game. that game was feast or famine for aTm's offense. they either hit big plays, or they punted.

i think if you're Bama's offense, you look at our defense, even if DKjr plays, you're still missing Sutton, Maybin, Obrien....and several others are a little banged up.

more than enough opportunities to create mis matches with WR's, TE, and the QB run.

there will be opportunities for our offense though. honestly, i don't think that we'll see the same type of game we saw last week, but i can see a scenario that this game gets in to a bit of shootout. i think Bama is more capable of taking long drives against our D, than we are against their D. but i think we're capable of hitting enough big plays to allow us to score some.

i'd like to see how the game plays out if we don't allow any notd's and can hang on to the ball. Bama has been hanging their hat on doing both, so to have a legit shot, we basically need to eliminate the turnovers and be very good on coverage teams to not allow any special team's scores.

get them in to a straight up "offensive scores win the game" type game, and see what happens....can't give them anything cheap.
 
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VolunteerTitan3 said:
Still cant believe Knight took it to the house with out a Vol within 10yrds of him. Not a linebacker in sight!
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3 really bad mental errors by the Vols on that play if you slow it down on film.

1. First of all, Knight could have handed it off and it may have gone for a Touchdown for the RB because Barnett ran straight up the field as though he was pass rushing. There was a hole for the RB a mack truck could have run through

2. Colton Jumper literally froze watching the backfield and just stood still until the center finally came out to block him.

3. The biggest problem was Vereen did not stay home AT ALL. He was Knight's read. Had he stayed home and Knight keeps the ball it is a TFL.

Kind of a catch 22 though, because had he stayed home, the problems with Barnett and Jumper would have still cost us at least a first down.
 
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not having Cam cover Ridley has me worried the most. The only way he's not going to have a field day on our secondary is we have to get pressure on Hurts where his accuracy goes way down.
 
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