Vast Improvement over last week

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lifeisdeep said:
I also noticed the block in the back. Of course they also got away with blatant targeting. Even the very pro-GA announcers were commenting on the latter not being called.
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Targeting is ok as long as you don't line up 3 inches too far back on a punt.
 
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Chad F said:
At this point, who can tell if the offensive coaches are worth a darn? The stench of Butch Jones, John Currie, Dave Hart, and Derek Dooley is still so strong that everything is unclear. These are Butch’s recruits who got ZERO development in the last few years - and they had to absorb the loser culture that Jones sold. And Derek Dooley not recruiting a single o-line prospect for one of his years is still having an impact today.
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This
 
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Chad F said:
At this point, who can tell if the offensive coaches are worth a darn? The stench of Butch Jones, John Currie, Dave Hart, and Derek Dooley is still so strong that everything is unclear. These are Butch’s recruits who got ZERO development in the last few years - and they had to absorb the loser culture that Jones sold. And Derek Dooley not recruiting a single o-line prospect for one of his years is still having an impact today.
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Agree
 
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Gandalf said:
If you ever thought Georgia had anything other than a 99% chance of winning this game, you were fooling yourself.

I am just happy to see our OWN TEAM, not just "going through the motions"

Sadly, that is an improvement. But for now, against the #2 team, I will take it, in hopes that by the end of the season, we can get 2 or 3 SEC wins.
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Today we saw the boys put a foot in the Pruitt camp. Butch had the team playing OVC football for years and Josh Dobbs bailed him out for three seasons. Literally almost single-handed. The worst season ever immediately after his graduation should provide enough evidence. Butch created an OVC culture. Today was a great sign that the boys want to play SEC football again. Herman Munster and Hambone gave us Stooley and Botch and we are where we are. Spoiling Kentucky's season is not great for the Vols and should be a given but it will be a signature win this year and the promise of better things in Year 2.
 
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If things keep progressing the Vols should be ready by the South Carolina game to run the table. By then there should be a set lineup and players should have stepped it up to be competitive enough to win out. With a bye week the coaches should be able to put a good game plan together to stay tough against Auburn.
 
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DB's catching too many blockers at the line of scrimmage. LB's taking improper angles of attack. Just a few things I saw on the defense that needs to be cleaned up.
 
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Play calling is to not get our QBs killed. Ainge and Fleming talked about it on the call in show before the game. Said the staff won’t admit it and it’s predictable but it is where this Oline is. Ainge said in practice Guarantano is hands down way better than Chryst. If he had a half decent Oline you could see it in our passing game.
If we stay healthy through the next 2 games... I believe we will after watching the second half of the UGA game. The light bulb flickered on against superior athletes and they fought with what they had. They didn’t look scared of UGA at all the whole game like last year either.
 
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EZE said:
He made at least two blunders in this game. Going for two after each TD.

On the first, it was early in the 3rd Quarter. You should very rarely go for two until you are in the 4th Quarter.

On the second, you kick the point to make it an 11-point game. You don’t go for two until you have to.
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But Butch, In 2015 you kicked it so you would only lose by 1!
 
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landscapingvol said:
You have lost your mind. I don't know what game you are watching but we have done nothing on offense and the defense is getting gashed. Missouri played this team much better defensively
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Exactly. I counted at least 15 missed tackles,some resulted in major yardage gained. QB is not SEC caliber,most of this team couldn't play 2nd squad For Saban.
 
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VoLBall86 said:
This post is super accurate actually. Too many drunk people floating around spouting crap because they are butthurt imo. Imagine if this had been a night game. ;)
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I get we lost and our offense is still struggling but there were some shimmers of light in that game. Defense played well for most of the game, but face it they eventually got tired. Pruitt has a lot of work to do and there is no magical switch for this. People need to get a grip on reality,
 
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Eddie Vol Halen said:
Today we saw the boys put a foot in the Pruitt camp. Butch had the team playing OVC football for years and Josh Dobbs bailed him out for three seasons. Literally almost single-handed. The worst season ever immediately after his graduation should provide enough evidence. Butch created an OVC culture. Today was a great sign that the boys want to play SEC football again. Herman Munster and Hambone gave us Stooley and Botch and we are where we are. Spoiling Kentucky's season is not great for the Vols and should be a given but it will be a signature win this year and the promise of better things in Year 2.
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Great insight.
Agree.
 
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Gandalf said:
Through the first half of GA. Yes, I know we are down #17 but I, for one am MUCH happier with the play so far than last week. Our guys are still making a bunch of unforced errors for missed formation but at least I can see some FIGHT in guys.

I LOVE the pressure we are bringing on the QB and it is paying off with a number of plays where he was thinking about getting hit instead of getting rid of the ball.
I love the fact that we have only 1 sack so far and our o-line is protecting JG much better.
We are actually holding on to the ball this week.
We are beginning to HIT them - not as often as I would like and we are still learning to wrap up with whatever new contact rules are in place - but we are beginning to hit and tackle a bit more than before. They no longer run through us like swiss cheese.
We are getting beat by better players but unlike in the last few games, it feels like our team is at least on the field and fighting for a win.

For those of you sourpusses hyperventilating because we are losing, GA comes into this game (and will likely leave it) as ranked #2. What the hell did you expect by a team that won ZERO SEC games last year? Being honest, I knew we were going to lose this but I just wanted to see some improvement to give me hope for when we get to teams we SHOULD beat.

Now that JG has a pocket for a bit, I would like to see some improvement there. I see people griping about Helton's play calling, and you may be right, but I am guessing this last week's focus was on protecting the QB and giving him time. That is happening. Hopefully, they will actually get to practice some other plays going forward. I wouldnt expect much tho. Helton is likely going to just try to get them to execute vanilla stuff reliably and then use the few twists they have on later teams that we have a shot with, KY MS, SC, etc.

Dont know how the rest of the game goes but I am really glad to see that GA didnt blow our doors off in the first QTR. I still expect them to score 35-10 by the end.
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What game were you watching? We had 3 first downs by halftime. Had UGA not bumbled missed opportunities they would have score 3 more TD's. A total of 209 yards with 66 yards rushing. Stop sugar coating it dude, only our punting was worth bragging about. We were getting our butts pushed all over the field by the 4th quarter. What does Pruitt do? He cries at the post game presser. Good Lord.............:rolleyes:
 
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Vast improvement? Not sure. They lost by 26. They lost to Florida by 26. They lost to WVU by 26.

I see a pattern..
 
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Offense not able to move the ball. Time of possession hugely in Georgia's favor. This is the story of the game.
 
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tallyho said:
If things keep progressing the Vols should be ready by the South Carolina game to run the table. By then there should be a set lineup and players should have stepped it up to be competitive enough to win out. With a bye week the coaches should be able to put a good game plan together to stay tough against Auburn.
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After watching most of the SC KY game, SC does look beatable (or KY is just that good). The concern is that the game is on the road in Columbia. I don't have much confidence in this UT team when they are playing on the road. Well, not much less confidence than when they are playing at home.
 
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orangesicle said:
I've NEVER,EVER seen a football team line up in an illegal punt formation 2 consecutive times. That's coaching,or lack of it.
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Something definitely wrong there. I think it is up to the punter to make sure everyone is lined up correctly. I suspect the punter is coached to do that.
 
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UncontrollaVOL said:
What game were you watching? We had 3 first downs by halftime. Had UGA not bumbled missed opportunities they would have score 3 more TD's. A total of 209 yards with 66 yards rushing. Stop sugar coating it dude, only our punting was worth bragging about. We were getting our butts pushed all over the field by the 4th quarter. What does Pruitt do? He cries at the post game presser. Good Lord.............:rolleyes:
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Ok, given the circumstances, what would make you post something positive
 
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lifeVol said:
Ok, given the circumstances, what would make you post something positive
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I don't have any answer friend, but at least I was there. Embarrassingly, so were about 999 other devoted Vol fans. Attendance to support the team was dayum pathetic. Do you have an answer for that?
 
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UncontrollaVOL said:
I don't have any answer friend, but at least I was there. Embarrassingly, so were about 999 other devoted Vol fans. Attendance to support the team was dayum pathetic. Do you have an answer for that?
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I'm hoping 2 good recruiting years, 2 good S&C years, and 2 years of quality coaching will have us winning the games we're supposed to win and being competitive in the big ones. Short of that, we don't have the horses or training to run the right kind of race yet.
 
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