2. JG INT screen - this play was terrible. Not sure why it was so slow to develop, but the same TE missed the LB who was then tracking the play.. DT was sniffing it out... this is a combo of poor play design, bad execution and judgment, and missed assignment...Then another great playcall on 4th with Pope throw and Pope fumble bc of bad ball security.
#2 being an INT is 100% on the QB. He leapt backwards and threw a pass without his feet set, and he threw it right into a crowd. At that end of the field. When it happened live you could see what was about to happen. Inexcusable thing to do at this point for any starting QB in major college football.
I don't know if I'd call Pope's execution "bad ball security". I'd call it more of an atrocious brain fart. The Florida player never hit the ball - didn't get near it - Pope knocked it out of his left hand WITH HIS OWN RIGHT HAND. Unbelievable.
I think this game brought a new meaning to ‘what can go wrong will go wrong’
That phrase implies that it was a karma-like can't-catch-a-break thing. We've definitely seen those times before, especially against Florida. But this wasn't that - this was a self-beating of huge magnitude. They were beating themselves so much there was actual concern they may go blind.
Instead of choosing to be angry at any player, or coach, I've decided to accept that this is what to expect this year. Truthfully speaking, probably next year as well. Pruitt isn't getting fired, our skill players are what they are. Of course I'm gonna be upset each game we lose, but I'm not gonna come on here acting like my opinion of it is better, or worse than any other. I like some things, I hate some things, but regardless of how I feel, it's not changing any time soon. I'm gonna watch us most likely lose every week, not because I like it, but because I love Tennessee. We'll know in a couple of years if Pruitt is the guy, and I hope he is. If not, so be it, but after the last decade we should all hope we don't have to go through this again.
On the five stages of grief chart, would this be bargaining or acceptance? Asking for a friend...
Are you trying to say we need great coaches to teach ball security and blocking? That is what killed us Saturday and those are fundamentals taught in high school. You can teach scheme all you want but if you keep giving the ball up it doesn't really matter does it? Your argument is weak and sounds as if you want to mostly lay blame with the staff when its the players on the field who cannot perform in SEC play
THIS. The self-inflicted embarrassment that took place Saturday night was attributable to things that every single college football player must've known in high school or they never would've been recruited to play major college football in the first place. These guys have regressed.
Man, I tried to stay away from mentioning JG with all his fan boys in volnation being irrational, but since you your sarcasm is right and makes a point I can't help but say he isn't the dude for us. Talent or not he cannot read defense or audible the offense into good position to not have negative plays. He is robotic, no moxy. Big deal he can take a hit, all sec qbs should be able to get hit.
I don't understand how the JG Fan Club (family excluded, of course) don't get this. He puts out great effort. He's a great kid. He's not what we need at QB, and frankly I don't think he would start at any other SEC school barring injury. Seriously, where would he be the starter other than UT? That's not his fault, but it's the reality. He just can't make the pre-snap reads or read through his progressions quickly enough. Sometimes it even seems like he uses the pass rush to time his throws.
If things don't get better with KC at QB through this upcoming gauntlet, we better plan on using those last 4 games to get Shrout prepped for next year.
For those saying Pruitt needs to go, let's look at this post. They practiced this all week, one guy's assignment was to take out the Florida player, but instead, goes for the ball. A week of practicing his assignment and in gametime, he fails to do what he had practiced for a week. That's on the player, not the coach. The coaches can practice the game plan all week, all month, all year, but if the player's don't do what they have been taught, it's all for nothing. Only thing a coach can do is replace the players that don't practice their coaching. When you are limited with players who aren't as capable as the ones not following the coaching, all the coach can do is try to do the best he can with what he has, and recruit guys who put their practice into their playing.
Yes, this is why we are watching Pruitt this week. He didn't create this mess, but he's being paid MILLIONS to clean it up. Whatcha gonna do, coach?
