The players that is coming back next year!

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I expect to see immediate improvement on defense. The key to a 8 or 9 win season is the offensive line. If they can gel and play up to their talent we could be a dark horse in the East. Jarrett started looking decent by seasons end and we have a good stable of RBs.

Here we go again. Before the season starts our silly fans will think we can win it all.
 
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We have some seniors who have NFL aspirations and they will need to do MUCH BETTER. Hopefully being in their last year and the new coaches will motivate them.
 
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Could be very special offensively and defensively. If Pruitt gets them to play his style, then this team could be very good. This is something that could happen, I think McKenzie, Tuttle, and that defense could be nasty. If some of these recruits he gets can step in depth wise, I’m very optimistic about 2018. Hummmm?? I just thought about it. :rock:

Attaining bowl elgibility is the ceiling for next year's team.
 
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Could be very special offensively and defensively. If Pruitt gets them to play his style, then this team could be very good. This is something that could happen, I think McKenzie, Tuttle, and that defense could be nasty. If some of these recruits he gets can step in depth wise, I’m very optimistic about 2018. Hummmm?? I just thought about it. :rock:

You can tell it’s the off-season when posters are already saying our defense Which was horrible this year is going to be nasty LOL
 
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Could be very special offensively and defensively. If Pruitt gets them to play his style, then this team could be very good. This is something that could happen, I think McKenzie, Tuttle, and that defense could be nasty. If some of these recruits he gets can step in depth wise, I’m very optimistic about 2018. Hummmm?? I just thought about it. :rock:

A’ight
 
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I do not believe this is a rebuilding year. I think we lost to Florida MISSOURI Kentucky Vandy and South Carolina because of bad coaching.
That can easily be fixed. We can go from 4-9 in 2017 to. 8-5. Lose to Alabama Auburn West Virginia Georgia and Florida. Beat ETSU. UTEP Charlotte Vanderbilt Kentucky Missouri South Carolina and bowl game
Out coached by Florida. And West Virginia. Too much talent at Alabama Auburn and UGA for us to beat them


Outcoached by Florida?? But I was told by basically everybody that Mullen was meh and didn’t accomplish much at Miss St
 
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Could be very special offensively and defensively. If Pruitt gets them to play his style, then this team could be very good. This is something that could happen, I think McKenzie, Tuttle, and that defense could be nasty. If some of these recruits he gets can step in depth wise, I’m very optimistic about 2018. Hummmm?? I just thought about it. :rock:

I have been forced to watch too many 500 and 600 yard games our D has given up with Tuttle & KMac both on the field for me to get hyped up about it at this late date in their careers. If it happens great, Kirkland back as a healthy LB, the emergence of Bituli, Byrd possibly being a lock down corner, Warrior is beast on the field, we could have a solid defense, but I just do not see much depth. Our DL is just there sometimes, IF the new staff can get it out of the kids we have find and develop others we can play with anybody. Kongbo, Phllips, and Taylor, tired of being punked as DEs? Then do something about it.
 
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JP has fallen into a perfect situation for a first year HC. Due to poor coaching and a string of injuries this season, improvement will be very tangible, and he will be highly praised. Year 2 will be his first true test.
 
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You can tell it’s the off-season when posters are already saying our defense Which was horrible this year is going to be nasty LOL

The man didn't say it is going to be nasty. He said it could be. It could be just as bad as 2017, it could be slightly better, it could be nasty. After the sheet show that Butch gave us this year I am all for optimism this off-season.
 
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I do not understand the need or desire to attack players who chose to come to UT, especially for a generational VFL like McKenzie. Before his injury last year, he was a heck of a player so just possibly he only needs better coaching. 2018 Prospect Preview: Kahlil McKenzie flashed brilliance last year, before injury | NFL Draft news and analysis | Pro Football Focus

He has had the same coaching as Derek Barnett... Latroy Lewis as well.
LaTroy Lewis: Promoted from practice squad - CBSSports.com
 
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Your optomism is great, OP. But I agree with others who say we should temper expectations a bit. Here's why:
-CJP is untested as a head coach at a big program.
-We still have QB questions.
-We do not have the LB depth to play 3-4 in 2018.
-Strength and conditioning will need time to improve.
-Many of our guys have a history of injuries.
-Our D line is soft.
-O line never gelled.
-Special teams regressed in 2017.
 
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KMac should be playing offensive guard. Imagine him and Trey Smith firing off the ball

You're probably right. Definitely sounds like something CPF would've done..
 
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I do not believe this is a rebuilding year. I think we lost to Florida MISSOURI Kentucky Vandy and South Carolina because of bad coaching.
That can easily be fixed. We can go from 4-9 in 2017 to. 8-5. Lose to Alabama Auburn West Virginia Georgia and Florida. Beat ETSU. UTEP Charlotte Vanderbilt Kentucky Missouri South Carolina and bowl game
Out coached by Florida. And West Virginia. Too much talent at Alabama Auburn and UGA for us to beat them

Piss in one hand and wish in the other.
 
#44
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If he can get the offense to move the ball and let the D get some rest, we will be a better team.

7-5 or better. This isn't a championship team
 
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KMac should be playing offensive guard. Imagine him and Trey Smith firing off the ball

Rarely do Sr's move position and even more rare switching sides of the ball.. He will finish out his career and get a shot at the pro's and that will it.
 
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believe it's gonna be a clean slate (whole team) and everyone will have to earn the right to play...big changes coming for this team...better tighten up the jock straps...:)

GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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#49
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For next season we are setup for success more than you realize. Defense returns everyone but justin martin. Even returns our third team linebacker,colton jumper.

The defensive back depth is good.

Only real problem is Offensive line which immediate and critical to that side of the ball.

The only other problem is instilling pride in a team of lazy fatasses.

You watch any other college team play football and the glaring difference in muscle tone and development is staggering. Not just the fatasses, the linebackers and skill position players have soft noodly arms. Even mr. Givesall, colton jumper, the wolf brothers, soft, small arms, thin weak legs...it amazes me, if the "hard workers" on the team cant even work out more than casually then what in the hell are the other guys doing?

Prisons get better gains from inmates. And they aint got amanda horsebath catering huge meals(plates of nothing but cookies, observed on cbj show) for them. They eat gruel green bologna and peanut butter sandwiches. The facilities aint top notch, there is no juice bar.

The freshmen last year had better physiques. Mattthew butler, tim jordan, etc.

The vols under butch were fat slow soft, stiff weak and lazy. Especially fat.

Last year carlin fils aime was the ONLY man on the team that took conditioning serious and made great strides transitioning his body, he added lean hard muscle and played well above expectations, played more explosive, ran harder, faster.

Its obvious he challenged himself. He had pride, and was driven. He was an anomaly, for sure.

Pruitt will fix this. Vols players will work hard or gtfo.

Its low hanging fruit actually,(the players upside, not their ***** tits) the talent is there under all that soft fat.




Actually a lot of guys trimmed down and got faster. There were lots of reports throughout the year on that.
 
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There should be a rule that the thread is invalid and should be removed if you cannot get the English correct.
 
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