Tony Robinson on Dobbs: 'He is a little bit better than I was"

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YorkVol said:
Not over rated at all, stats can't describe the sweetest, most natural throwing motion ever seen.
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No doubt. But Bray threw a beautiful ball too. He had better yards per attempt, much better TD/INT ratio. Slightly lower comp%.

Tony's legend was built on the Auburn game. Glossed over are the 3 INTs he threw that game (oddly enough all to the same player). One was a pick 6.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
T-Rob was not a dual threat in that there were a multitude of QB keepers in his play book. He was a dual threat in that if ignored he could be 30 yards downfield in the blink of an eye.

One thing that he did better than about anybody was to roll out to his weak side (the left) and throw the ball on a rope across his body with pinpoint accuracy. It was devastating when his knee was shredded in Alabama on that day in 1985.
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You're right Oil. TRob was a great pocket passing QB who was also a great, smooth athlete. The guy do it all and he was so graceful in how he did it. Best game I've ever seen to this day in Neyland was the 1985 Auburn game. A few get close, but for me, that's still the best, and TRob was the biggest reason why.
 
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The only thing Dobbs could do for Tony Robinson is tutor him or hold his weed. Robinson is miles ahead of Dobbs and many other quarterbacks at UT.
 
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I respect false modesty a lot more than players that are in love with themselves. Glad to read those quotes from Robinson
 
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MurphyVol said:
No doubt. But Bray threw a beautiful ball too. He had better yards per attempt, much better TD/INT ratio. Slightly lower comp%.

Tony's legend was built on the Auburn game. Glossed over are the 3 INTs he threw that game (oddly enough all to the same player). One was a pick 6.
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Yeah well maybe if Tyler Bray had QB'd a team that upset the number one team in the land, with the heisman trophy winner begging out of the game, then maybe we'd remember him for that.

Instead, he threw beer bottles at cars and laid down against Kentucky because he didn't want to go to a bowl game and have to suffer through a few extra practices.
 
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Wow, this is gonna sound crazy to younger folks, but I have never heard of Tony Robinson before today.

I was deployed to Germany from late November, 1982, to late November, 1985, which I guess entirely covered Tony's college years (?). Of course, back then there was no internet to live-stream any radio station; the only radio you got was what your antenna could pick up. Armed Forces Network carried a couple of college games each Saturday, but I don't recall it ever being Tennessee on weekends I wasn't working. So yeah...three years without Tennessee football, right on top of Tony's time there.

I only have the vaguest recollection of the Sugar Bowl shortly after I got back home.

You know, we talk about the chance to travel the world and get to know different cultures; what sometimes gets lost in the excitement is the culture and history you give up back home, in exchange.

Sorry I missed Tony's time in orange. Would've loved to see him play, gotten to know about him.
 
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All I could think while reading the OP was, "I'm D4H, and I approve this message."
 
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I'll wait until Dobbs finishes this season before making a full comparison, though I will say Robinson probably had a much stronger arm. Robinson's arm would barely move, yet the ball would fly into the air like a cannonball.

Robinson was also less timid (or less careful, depending on how you look at it). He had no qualms about ripping it into tight coverage.
 
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MurphyVol said:
T Rob was very "talented" but is overrated in the minds of a lot of fans.

Comp% 61%. 23 TD 17 int. 187 rush yards, 1.4 ypc

Dobbs:

Comp % 60%. 27TD 18 int. 1400 rush yards, 4.5 ypc 20 TDs


Now for a wild comparison:

Jon Crompton's senior season:

58.3% 2800yds 27TD 13int
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DBs could play a lot more physically in the 80s.
 
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Bms4880 said:
I'll wait until Dobbs finishes this season before making a full comparison, though I will say Robinson probably had a much stronger arm. Robinson's arm would barely move, yet the ball would fly into the air like a cannonball.

Robinson was also less timid (or less careful, depending on how you look at it). He had no qualms about ripping it into tight coverage.
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You can take more chances with a deep ball. If it's picked it's like a punt.
 
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JustFunnN'Orange said:
I went to that game by water. Believe me when I say the Vol Navy partied after that game!!!
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Haha, I bet. I was in a group that made our way to the strip with the crossbar and one upright still attached. A KPD motorcycle cop rolled over the post, so we snapped it and pulled it through - at least that is how I remember it happening. Eventually we carried the two pieces into the OCI and got free beers.
 
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We have a QB....a true freshman.....that has all the tools. Rocket launcher arm, lightning fast release, and blazing speed (laser timed 4.45). If all goes well, he will be the second coming. Just sayin.
 
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I like Dobbs and he put the team on his back when it was said and done by hitting Malone and attempting to dive into the endzone (*see Hurd recovery)......

But if Dobbs was half the passer Robinson was, UT could actually possibly squeak into the playoffs this year...(*doubtful behind this Oline though)
 
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norrislakevol said:
We have a QB....a true freshman.....that has all the tools. Rocket launcher arm, lightning fast release, and blazing speed (laser timed 4.45). If all goes well, he will be the second coming. Just sayin.
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Accuracy and ability to read defenses once the ball is snapped are the main things though.
 
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Didn't TR play in the NFL for Steelers or Cowboys, when the NFL went on strike back in the 80s? I could almost swear I saw him play one of those strike games. I remember he played pretty good too. Never heard from him again.
 
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livefaith said:
Didn't TR play in the NFL for Steelers or Cowboys, when the NFL went on strike back in the 80s? I could almost swear I saw him play one of those strike games. I remember he played pretty good too. Never heard from him again.
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Redskins, and he did play pretty well. I had hoped he would stick after the strike ended.
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
Haha, I bet. I was in a group that made our way to the strip with the crossbar and one upright still attached. A KPD motorcycle cop rolled over the post, so we snapped it and pulled it through - at least that is how I remember it happening. Eventually we carried the two pieces into the OCI and got free beers.
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