"The quarterback didn't play well. I'm not sure why".Dooley

#51
#51
In all honesty, I think Dooley has failed Bray. The kid has the potential to be better than manning and is quickly turning into crompton.
 
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volsfansince4387 said:
In all honesty, I think Dooley has failed Bray. The kid has the potential to be better than manning and is quickly turning into crompton.
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That maybe true. But I'm sure that Bray has been told to stop doing some of the dumb things that he does. If Dooley is fired and another Coach comes in.. and Bray starts playing like a stud then that will be the proof. Next year will be interesting!
 
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volsfansince4387 said:
In all honesty, I think Dooley has failed Bray. The kid has the potential to be better than manning and is quickly turning into crompton.
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IMO Manning had more maturity and competitive spirit to be better each day when he was in the 7th grade than Bray does today. Comparison to Manning in any way is totally unwarranted..Again just MO:hi:
 
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#56
#56
Fac it...Bray's play has been erractic as well as his attitude. When he's on he is on but when he's off he's way off. The QB is the leasder of the offense and as they go the offense goes. When they cannot produce they need to be replaced
 
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Not sure... any QB that doesn't have to watch the entire game and identify pros and cons is not fit to start, regardless of talent. DD should make bray watch the film and also study the opponents which is apparently not happening either. What does this sound like? Little league. Enough is enough.
 
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emainvol said:
You talking about the play where the running back cut left and Bray threw to where he was? Actually, thats on the RB. Bray didn't play well, but the interceptions weren't awful
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I agree with the writer. But the troublesome part is that the defensive player knew WHERE THE PLAY WAS SUPPOSE TO GO. He ran the route, our RB did not.The defense obviously knew the play.
 
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utfantilidie said:
Way to pass the buck there Dooley. The reason the qb did not play well is called game preparation. Noticed you left out "The head coach did not coach very well".
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He didn't play well. Not sure what the big deal is about his comment. Some of you are just reaching.
 
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I see the same Tyler that I saw as a Fr.

Some of that is on him IMO, some of that has to be on the staff.
 
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OMFG!! This guy aint got a F*&^ing CLUE on how to coach!! The first 5 mins of his press conf was horrible! never took responsibility for hold players accountable..saying "oh we just gotta play harder next week, yada yada, yada" its SICK!! its apparent hes gotta GO!! he is in WAY over his head, and needs to go to a FCS school where he might have a better chance at winning or just be an AD somewhere...smh.....
 
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at the beginning of the year, i told everyone tyler was over rated and worley should start. Tyler doesn't put the work in it takes to do a top level qb in the sec. he doesn't study film and looks incredibly lost or over whelmed in big games. now people are starting to see him for what he is.
 
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volinbham said:
watch the first 5 minutes or so of this -

Derek Dooley - Alabama Postgame - YouTube
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its funny how people say speaking negatively about dooley on here will effect the players and future recruits...if i was one of the players that dooley just got through trashing here i would be gone next year. how does dooley think that any of these players will want to go give their all for him when he immediately goes into a post game presser and blames the qb and receivers for losing the game but doesnt say a word about any of the bonehead calls he made. i would say bray,cp and hunter will all be gone next year.
 
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If Bray does not like to watch bad film, then he certainly could not play for someone like Gruden.
 
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Doyle Hargraves said:
I'm not saying Bray played great. This is just Dooley basically saying,
"It's not my fault! Blame someone else!"
To hell with Dooley and his less than mediocre BS.
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If he said it was all his fault, you all would be on here starting threads trumpeting victory and saying that you knew it was his fault all along. He can't win with a lot of people on here (or on the field #DooleySlam) and the act is getting old. We don't need a new thread every time he says anything that someone can stretch into a negative.

There's a lot of posters who just want to say the bolded over and over again. They look for the thinnest pretense to do so. It seems like a huge waste of time to me.

If Dooley is fired, it will be because of how many games he wins or doesn't. It won't have anything to do with either a single out-of-context quote or even the "general feel" of his opening remarks in a press conference after a loss.
 
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utfantilidie said:
Way to pass the buck there Dooley. The reason the qb did not play well is called game preparation. Noticed you left out "The head coach did not coach very well".
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I am sorry but this is ignorant.

Bray played poorly. He apparently gives no indication in practice where he's not under pressure that he will CHOKE when confronted with high pressure situations. There's no other way to describe what's happening with him. He has more than enough physical ability. He's proven repeatedly that he can get it done in games where the outcome is not on the line. No one that I know of has suggested he lacks the mental capacity to do it.

The coaches have had every right to expect their QB with all the "tools" to NOT play poorly in EVERY big game so far this year since NCSU.

Simply put... he chokes. If Dooley is at fault here then it was because he failed to recognize and act on it. He didn't have options for the first two years. Bray was really all he had. But for whatever Worley lacked in physical and mental prep last year... he didn't look like he folded emotionally.
 
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The QB didn't play well and I'm sure he gets away with more than he should so I blame both of them.
 
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I'm personally tired of hearing Dooley say "It is what it is," or "That's just how it is." I think he said this a half-dozen times in the post-game interview.
 
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utfantilidie said:
Way to pass the buck there Dooley. The reason the qb did not play well is called game preparation. Noticed you left out "The head coach did not coach very well".
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What you are saying is no true Bray played bad as He has been doing in big games.
 
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utfantilidie said:
Way to pass the buck there Dooley. The reason the qb did not play well is called game preparation. Noticed you left out "The head coach did not coach very well".
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...and this is exactly why I don't feel sorry for Dooley as he gets hammered all the way out the door (with $5M in his front pocket).

If youre going to throw players under the bus and not take responsibilty for yourself....then cut your nose off to spite your face!
 
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Doyle Hargraves said:
I'm not saying Bray played great. This is just Dooley basically saying,
"It's not my fault! Blame someone else!".
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No it isn't. For all his faults, Dooley has often taken responsibility and KNOWS that he is ultimately to blame regardless of who does what.

He has also been more honest than Vol fans saw with Fulmer. Bray played poorly apparently after having practiced well. It isn't the first time. Dooley just said he didn't know why... but I'd suspect he has the same feeling many of us do. Bray chokes under pressure.

It is still DD's responsibility to either get him through it or replace him. But Bray is apparently someone who practices well, plays nearly flawless vs lesser opponents, but cannot perform under the brighter lights.
 
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whobethis16 said:
I agree with that, to an extent. But when the qb has already confessed that he won't watch bad halves during the film sessions (he said he wasn't going to watch the second half of the Florida game), it makes you wonder how much he does study. And come gameday, the teaching is done. It is up to the player(s) to execute.
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A good coaching staff would motivate the QB to watch the good and the bad. You build on your strengths (the good)... and you must learn from your mistakes (the bad). It is evident that Dooley had staff have not been able to instill this truth to Bray.

However, Bray was not the only problem, nor was it teh play of the other team members. I simply believe that Dooley is in way over his head. He needs to go back and get some OC or DC coordinator experience at a quality D1 program, coach a few more years at the D2 level, and when he shows some success there... then maybe he will be ready to coach at a D1 program.
 
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