There was an exchange between Rob Lewis and Coach Pruitt after the Bama game that is interesting...

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I so disappointed; 3 pages in a thread about practice and no mention of:

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Vol_from_86 said:
I think this sheds some light on why many Tennessee fans are frustrated with Pruitt. Many of us (including myself) want to see younger guys play more because we want to accelerate this rebuild. Rob has expressed on VQ's podcast that he thinks the younger guys should play more and asked Pruitt about it after the game. While I agree that they should be playing more, I thought Pruitt's answer made a lot of sense...

Rob: "Jeremy, as a coach is there ever a time where you may have a freshman or a sophomore who you know is more talented than the upperclassman who is playing, but he's not quite as ready, and you throw him out there to speed up his development, or is it all about the practice thing?"

Pruitt: "Well I don't believe in that. You have a purpose when you practice. I don't think that's the right way to build a program because the players know who's earned the right opportunity to play on Saturdays. They know that. There's no secrets in this game. They can see it. We watch film every day. They know who plays hard. They know who makes mistakes. And if you start (playing guys) just because he's bigger or stronger or faster or whatever and he's not done the right stuff through the week then I think you're sending the wrong message to the people within your program..."

The question was asked at around 14:27 if interested
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Funny hearing him say “there are no secrets in this game” when his best kept secret has been the qb position for 2 years running
 
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Practice is important and should always be a key part of who plays. But some players are better when the game lights come on. As long as they practice hard you have to take the latter into effect. Some are good practice players and not very good on gameday and vise versa, so while I want players to practice hard and work hard I think your have to look at the big picture. Some are gamers and so are good practice players. Of course many are both and that is what he is working for. GBO!
 
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Almost as soon as Pruitt arrived, we had freshmen starting at cornerback with the assertion that they would be okay because "if you are made a certain way, you take it as a challenge".

He understands defensive backs, their importance to the team, and how to evaluate their ability. I don't think the same can be said about the quarterback position. If he really appreciated the QB position, his hair would have been on fire (so to speak) for the last two years trying to prepare an alternative.
 
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Yeah, let's not use bigger, stronger, or faster guys.


This guy is trying to build Vanderbilt.

And succeeding.

We are screwed.....
 
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spyfish007 said:
This statement aligns 100% with what I talked about a few weeks ago with respect to managing the locker room. Pruitt is trying to manage the locker room in all ways including QB. As CJP says there is no hiding in this game. I agree again 100%. There is something to the idea the effort you put in should be rewarded. The counter point is when everyone sees the production is not there even with the effort. This is JG to a tee. The locker room and fans for that matter see it. You have to weight the ability to produce in conjunction with the work ethic. If you don't play you will not get better. Saying you have to practice perfectly (effort) is a problem. You address people short comings one at a time. Anyway I am rambling now. Too much faulty thinking in only considering practice.
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So all the QBs do not practice as well or hard as JG? How does one evaluate that considering JG gets majority of reps in practice?
 
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Whats really eerie is Jeremy is probably the only one here who’s ever coached major college football. Now I’m really confused and don’t know who to trust!😂😂 ...no just kidding I know who I trust!
 
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Since this predictably became a QB discussion thread....

Am I the only one that really liked the way Keller Chryst played in 2018? I wish we would have seen a lot more of him, he threw a really pretty ball and knew how to lead a receiver. It felt like he was always throwing guys open.

I actually think JG could have learned a ton sitting behind him for a year.
 
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VolRage said:
Pruitt’s answer is why we will always suck under his reign. If I recall correctly Josh Dobb’s and Tyler Bray weren’t exactly known for their great practices but they played well when the lights came on. So apparently, Josh Dobbs would sit behind JG.

JG supposedly practices well but my eyes tell me he sucks in games. Pruitt is an idiot. I’m not really interested in most anything he says until JG is gone or riding the pine. Next coach please.
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Best logic I’ve heard on this thread!
 
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I always thought thats what we sold to recruits. If you come to Tennessee youll see early playing time. Were not selling that line anymore?
 
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Dobbs had speed and could make yards even when trapped. JG on the other hand is slow and "The Weakest Link"...........
 
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The best player should play period. One that gives you the best chance to win. We've all seen that freshman come in and make plays and some that save the day or take over a ball game. When he said that i was very discouraged and confused like most of us.
 
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N.ohio vol said:
I always thought thats what we sold to recruits. If you come to Tennessee youll see early playing time. Were not selling that line anymore?
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Of course we do. All he’s saying is that he’s not going to dole out playing time based on potential alone.
 
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That was the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Sounds like Pruitt changes the narrative to attempt to justify who he is playing at QB position.
 
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4chrissy said:
That was the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Sounds like Pruitt changes the narrative to attempt to justify who he is playing at QB position.
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If he’s so leery about benching JG due to seniority, then why was Brian Maurer the starting QB by early October last year?
 
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GAVol said:
If he’s so leery about benching JG due to seniority, then why was Brian Maurer the starting QB by early October last year?
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Good question, but it didn’t take long for him to March #2 right back out there. I think he is stubborn and trying to prove a point this year, but according to our record it certainly isn’t working.
 
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You guys aren’t actually listening to what he is saying!!!! He is saying HE KNOWS who should be playing QB and is playing that guy! That means the other guys are WORSE than what we have out there now. We went down this road last year. Begged for the backup and they sucked! Starter came back and we won 8 in a row. If they aren’t ready, they aren’t ready and nothing is going to change in a week. If there was a better QB option then they would be playing. If you don’t believe that then you are an idiot. Pruitt is going to play the guy that gives us the best chance to win THIS game. If the other guys want to start then they better step up in practice because it’s obvious that they aren’t doing that now.
 
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More times than not the best practice players are your best players. Gamers like Dobbs are pretty rare occurrences. I can also understand wanting to play the players that practice best, if you don't it can send a very bad message that practice doesn't matter.

With all that being said, sometime you gotta try something different, the whole definition of insanity after all
 
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UTK said:
More times than not the best practice players are your best players. Gamers like Dobbs are pretty rare occurrences. I can also understand wanting to play the players that practice best, if you don't it can send a very bad message that practice doesn't matter.

With all that being said, sometime you gotta try something different, the whole definition of insanity after all
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I’ve seen a lot of great practice players that look like different players on the field, that is common in collegiate and high school sports. That’s when coaches have to recognize a need for change
 
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4chrissy said:
Good question, but it didn’t take long for him to March #2 right back out there. I think he is stubborn and trying to prove a point this year, but according to our record it certainly isn’t working.
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Yeah, he brought back JG... after Maurer got hurt. This fan conspiracy stuff is goofy.
 
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4chrissy said:
I’ve seen a lot of great practice players that look like different players on the field, that is common in collegiate and high school sports. That’s when coaches have to recognize a need for change
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Players practicing great but playing poorly in games are definitely more common that players poorly practicing but they perform well In games
 
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