Turnover Margin + or -?

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Dr Dread

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We have a sophomore equally who likes to sling the ball down field, a Sr rb who rarely puts the ball on the ground, a deep secondary, and a couple of hard hitters.

The difference between 6 wins and 9 wins could easily come down to whether Bray can avoid costly ints and whether our defense can create them.

Any predections on which it will be?
 
#3
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i think it will be +. mainly because we can force a bunch of turnovers in games such as Montana, Cincy, MTSU, Kentucky, Vandy, Buffalo. if in the month of october we can have a +1 or more ratio, our odds of upsetting one go up drastically
 
#4
#4
Nothing bothers me more this season than interceptions. Not the D line, Linebackers or depth at any given position. Bray is a good, young talent, but he has a rep as being a gunslinger. I just hope he's an accurate gunslinger!
 
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#5
I will say plus assuming we have a more sure handed return team. Poole was sure handed and I see him staying that way. Then our DB's should still be pretty hawkish even with JJ gone. I also agree with someone who said the cupcakes will be the cause of us being plus. I would guess that missed catches more than Bray will hurt INT's. If he threads it like he did last year and our receivers bobble it then easy picks will be had.
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#7
#7
No predictions, but it better be positive if we want to have a good year. Let's hope we create a lot more turnovers on defense this year.
 
#9
#9
We've had a positive TO ratio for five years running, doubt it turns around this season. I'll say +5.
 
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#10
I watched the 1997 SEC championship game against Auburn yesterday. We had 6 turnovers and they might have had 1. They threw 2 hail Marys for TDs and UT still won the game. Auburn had minus yards rushing and Jamal Lewis ran the ball very well.

This team this year couldn't survive a game like that against SEC opposition. Maybe not even a Cincinnati, Vandy or Kentucky. Last year our D got some key TOs that really helped win, such as the KY fumble in the EZ as they were going for a score. For this team to be successful this year, the TOs must be in the positive column.
 
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#11
I think our offense and defense will do pretty good in the TO department. The return game is still what worries me.
 
#12
#12
Brent Brewer is good for 5 or 6 to's on his own I believe if we can get Bray to not throw anymore then 7 or 8 int's we will be fine not worried much on O side if Bray can just limit what he does. I hope he learns to use his check downs but then again I like the deep ball and he has a cannon and recievers. But we have to have a short package to compliment that. Running game should be improved well it better be. Pwagg will make some plays for us and I think the corners can hold there own we don't face many intimidating recievers with exception of Childs and Ark. other then that we may have the best recieving corps even if they are young. But I think we are probably around plus 7 or 8 ready for Saturday to be here man this is gonna be a long week
 
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Dr Dread said:
We have a sophomore equally who likes to sling the ball down field, a Sr rb who rarely puts the ball on the ground, a deep secondary, and a couple of hard hitters.

The difference between 6 wins and 9 wins could easily come down to whether Bray can avoid costly ints and whether our defense can create them.

Any predections on which it will be?
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Bray may not be as flashy as last year, hopefully a better more mature game manager. Wilcox will scheme the D to advantage of his talent but will need help from a ball control "O" to be successful. Smart money says Vols are 7-5 but injuries could make it ugly.

On the other side of the ledger are two wild cards in the Vols deck: McKeefery S/C coach will make a difference in the 4Q....and if UT can put together an effective running game things will get "wild" in the East.
 
#15
#15
I predict our def creating opportunities for us in the turnover dept..

The rest depends on Bray methinks...
 
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