GreyWolf1129
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realstically when you have the ball at the 5 yard line you need to score a TD...
we're just not that good that we can let opportunities like that slip by
This.
It was a game of missed, and blown opportunities. We had the chance(s) to score...and didn't. Why?
Two reasons come to mind: (1) Justin Worley was a true freshman QB playing in his first college game against a tough SEC defense. That's one, two, and three strikes you're out. The only way he was going to succeed was with a running game to lean on, and short, quick passes to the backs and receivers. He had neither, and in hindsight, the result was predictable. And (2), 35 yards rushing. UT simply cannot run the football. Period.
I could add (3) questionable play-calling, and probably should, but with no running game and a freshman QB starting his first game, what play call is considered appropriate in any situation?
UT reminds me of the Colts minus Manning. We hung our hat on Tyler Bray (and the receivers); with Bray out, we have no running game to help the other QB's move the ball. Recipe for disaster.
It's probably too late to find a running game this season, but one hopes that Dooley and Chaney have learned their lesson, and will place the proper emphasis on developing a strong running game for next year, and the years' beyond. Or they won't be here.
In the end, this is now likely a 5-7 team. Losses such as the ones against UGA and USCe have a way of sapping energy and will from a team, and UT is starting to show that wear. Absent a signature win, this team may fade down the stretch, which makes a loss to UK and/or Vandy all the more likely.
Tough to watch, but a Vol fan I remain.....
Go Vols.