Thoughts on Clawson (merged)

#26
#26
VolsRule said:
Clawson needs to pack up and head back to Richmond. UT needs a big time OC that understands the game at this level.
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You and your terrible opinion need to pack up and head to Richmond. What has been so bad about Clawson? Do you think that any OC in the country would look good with inCROMPetent at QB? How about we wait until Clawson gets his man(Nunes) in at QB. I'm guessing you will see drastic improvement even if Nunes plays as a true freshman. The only reason I hope that Fulmer doesn't get canned this year is so that we can retain Clawson, Scott and Drayton. I don't care what's happened on the field this year, they are quality up-and-coming coaches and fit the mold of anybody we would go after. Why would they be recruiting so well if they couldn't run a big-time program?
 
#27
#27
hohenfelsvol said:
I got that. But the coaches obviously missed him doing it wrong over and over and over. I'm not defending Crompton but the coaches own part of the blame too.
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The thing is... they didn't miss it. It's in the article. Clawson lectured on seating the ball correctly:

After the game Saturday, Clawson recalled stopping a practice after the second-team offense fumbled on a similar play and lecturing about the importance of quarterbacks seating the football.
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It's like saying you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
 
#28
#28
TNshadetree said:
It's nice he steps up. But I don't think he is the problem at all. Our problem is not play selection, although it contributed a lot to the UCLA loss. Our problem is an overall lack of disipline and leadership which I would argue reflects more on the head coach than it does a first year OC.

Consider that we had drives early in the game of 79 and 64 yards. Only to have both pissed away by Cromptons inept play. Throw in the Hardesty fumble, the personal fouls and the fact that we have the worst special teams in the league and you're done. The length of the drives gives me hope that there was a good game plan. But the rest points toward uninspired and sloppy preparation.

If Clawson takes the fall for Fulmers problems I'll be pissed.
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Fabulous post. Clawson's gameplan vs. UF was one of the best I've seen UT run in a while. I chalk the UCLA loss up to breaking in a new, terrible QB. Chavis should have put the D in better position to hold on for that win knowing how bad Crompton was and that the O was new. Clawson and staff are going to be fine coaches somewhere. I hope it's at UT.
 
#31
#31
We did outgain Florida and had the ball twice inside the 10 before we brain farted. Add giving Jone's fumble on our 20 and we were in the game game plan wise on offense. Special teams, focus, defense and execution- not so much. case in point on focus- AF blesses out CPF- AF should have been sent to the showers.
Defensively- do we ever disguise coverage of our safeties or play bump and run? how many times are we going to get burned on TE's sneaking through for quick pitches or full backs running through the line for a quick pitch (aka Georgia's game winning pitch a couple of years ago).
The offensive game plan appeared good. Defensively they executed better than the vanilla plan. I don't think we had a special teams plan so you can't eval that.
 
#32
#32
gainesvol82 said:
You and your terrible opinion need to pack up and head to Richmond. What has been so bad about Clawson? Do you think that any OC in the country would look good with inCROMPetent at QB? How about we wait until Clawson gets his man(Nunes) in at QB. I'm guessing you will see drastic improvement even if Nunes plays as a true freshman. The only reason I hope that Fulmer doesn't get canned this year is so that we can retain Clawson, Scott and Drayton. I don't care what's happened on the field this year, they are quality up-and-coming coaches and fit the mold of anybody we would go after. Why would they be recruiting so well if they couldn't run a big-time program?
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Good Post!:eek:k:
 
#33
#33
RangerVol said:
We did outgain Florida and had the ball twice inside the 10 before we brain farted. Add giving Jone's fumble on our 20 and we were in the game game plan wise on offense. Special teams, focus, defense and execution- not so much. case in point on focus- AF blesses out CPF- AF should have been sent to the showers.
Defensively- do we ever disguise coverage of our safeties or play bump and run? how many times are we going to get burned on TE's sneaking through for quick pitches or full backs running through the line for a quick pitch (aka Georgia's game winning pitch a couple of years ago).
The offensive game plan appeared good. Defensively they executed better than the vanilla plan. I don't think we had a special teams plan so you can't eval that.
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That was Hardesty... and it was almost entirely more on Crompton. It's like blaming a receiver when they have to extend their arms over their head when going over the middle and get blasted by a Safety. The QB sets them up for failure.
 
#34
#34
They also need to work on clock management with Crompton. At the end of the 2nd and 3rd quarters he was oblvious to the playclock it seemed. A little better play clock and timeout management at the end of the 2nd and they might have been able to run the ball for a td.
 
#36
#36
gainesvol82 said:
I respect Clawson a lot. If you break down our offensive gameplan you will see that it was very sound. Think about how Clawson's offense would have looked with Ainge or even Rick Clausen running it. I think he called a great game. Unfortunately, his QB makes him look terrible. At this point, I don't even blame Clawson for the UCLA game because he apparently knew that he had to get JC every pass attempt that he could. How pathetic is it that true freshman come in and play better football every year?
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Props to you. This is one of the best posts yet. Clawson is not our problem. Crompton is horrible and Clawson can't install his whole package because Crompton can't handle it. Apparently Fulmer won't let him switch QBs.
 
#37
#37
DC Vol said:
The thing is... they didn't miss it. It's in the article. Clawson lectured on seating the ball correctly:



It's like saying you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
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So, would you change horses then?
 
#39
#39
It's good to see Clawson taking the blame, but then again he's not the one that dropped the ball.
 
#41
#41
vol_sec said:
They also need to work on clock management with Crompton. At the end of the 2nd and 3rd quarters he was oblvious to the playclock it seemed. A little better play clock and timeout management at the end of the 2nd and they might have been able to run the ball for a td.
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That was Crompton being Crompton again. The entire offense knew what was going on except for him. Just look at how the OL was reacting. Crompton better watch out or McNeil might just let a DT come through clean and take Crompton out. McNeil looked pissed on Saturday. I don't blame him.
 
#42
#42
RangerVol said:
We did outgain Florida and had the ball twice inside the 10 before we brain farted. Add giving Jone's fumble on our 20 and we were in the game game plan wise on offense. Special teams, focus, defense and execution- not so much. case in point on focus- AF blesses out CPF- AF should have been sent to the showers.
Defensively- do we ever disguise coverage of our safeties or play bump and run? how many times are we going to get burned on TE's sneaking through for quick pitches or full backs running through the line for a quick pitch (aka Georgia's game winning pitch a couple of years ago).
The offensive game plan appeared good. Defensively they executed better than the vanilla plan. I don't think we had a special teams plan so you can't eval that.
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:good!:
 
#44
#44
JMBIGORANGE said:
Props to you. This is one of the best posts yet. Clawson is not our problem. Crompton is horrible and Clawson can't install his whole package because Crompton can't handle it. Apparently Fulmer won't let him switch QBs.
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Thank you. People are so used to blaming the coaching staff that they are putting blame on a coach who doesn't deserve it yet. Like you, I wonder if Clawson really has total control over decisions about the offense. A lot was made about that during the hire but I have my doubts.
 
#45
#45
Yeah, because God knows Crompton never effectively learned to hand off a ball in peewee, highschool, or the 3 years he was at UT, under one of the better offensive Coordinators to school QB's, with Cutcliffe.

Yep... definitely Clawson's fault.
 
#46
#46
gainesvol82 said:
Thank you. People are so used to blaming the coaching staff that they are putting blame on a coach who doesn't deserve it yet. Like you, I wonder if Clawson really has total control over decisions about the offense. A lot was made about that during the hire but I have my doubts.
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Clawson can only call the plays, if the players can't execute them then we need to look at our depth chart and find some guys who can do it. Preferably @ QB. We have a lot of talent that is not getting a chance to shine. Creer, Paige, Poole, Warren ( who is apparently only aloud to block). Even if they don't understand the WHOLE offense, design some plays to get them some touches.
 
#48
#48
gainesvol82 said:
Thank you. People are so used to blaming the coaching staff that they are putting blame on a coach who doesn't deserve it yet. Like you, I wonder if Clawson really has total control over decisions about the offense. A lot was made about that during the hire but I have my doubts.
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Umm, Clawson's playcalling hasn't exactly been on a Spurrier-esque level. Remember the abandonment of the run in Los Angeles?
 
#49
#49
vol1981 said:
Yeah, that handoff in college is so much more difficult than in high school.
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From what I read, Clawson chewed out the second team for making the exact same mistake in practice. Apparently Jonathan didn't think that applied to him since he is the starting QB or maybe he was over at the water cooler, or joking around with the other first teamers.
 
#50
#50
To be honest minus the UCLA game play calling has been pretty solid in my opinion. Receivers are open ALL the time. Just about every single play there is a receiver who is open from what I have seen . The problem is JC is so inept that he can not hit any of them. 2 point conversion was a prime example of that. Obviously some of the blame is on Clawson for not coaching him to quicken the reads or whatever. But the play calling has been decent so far and we have opportunities which we fail to capitalize on. I am happy with the play calling though and think it is decent so far, but I still want Phil fired, because everything else ST's, boneheaded plays by seniors, none of them seem to have been addressed. Thoughts?!
 
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