Vast Improvement over last week

[VOLNPA]

I'll take this for now. Actually gives me some hope vs Sc, UK, Mizzou.

 

[OrangeTsar]

we need a fumble recovery

 

[OrangeTsar]

Man, Georgia gets all the bounces today

 

[LivinginthePast]

If we had a QB we might be good. I don't understand why we still go with JG.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Man, Georgia gets all the bounces today

Not that it would have made a difference, but they benefitted from a couple of no calls.
They got away with a block in the back on the fumble that was picked up for a TD and on the drive they got a FG on there was a late hit not called

 

[SKBubba]

Played for 60 minutes. That's something.

 

[Orange Swagger]

Large strides over last week. Keep getting better.

 

[awaitingawin]

I'll take this for now. Actually gives me some hope vs Sc, UK, Mizzou.

yes

 

[Carl Pickens]

Played for 60 minutes. That's something.

That's what I was just thinking. They never quit and had flashes of competitiveness. Had the offense done anything at all in the first half it could have been a game..... Helton sucks... there I said it

 

[NEVolFan]

we need a fumble recovery

 

[awaitingawin]

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I saw that

 

[fifties fan]

Mostly missed assignments and some bad breaks, but not actually whoopped. This is better. Dang Banks may never play if he can't hang on to the ball.

 

[MrVol]

Moral victory. Didn’t lose by 50.

 

[VollerNbham]

if we score ten ill be astounded

Are you astounded?

 

[VollerNbham]

I saw improvement. Could have been better but definately improvement.

 

[IndianaVolunteer]

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

What missouri did or didn’t do against Georgia has nothing to do with Tennessee’s improvement from week 1 to week 2. Read a book.

 

[jboyinmiss]

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

What u talkin bout Willis?

 

[lvocd]

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.

Agreed. Obviously Tennessee never had a chance to win the game, but I was encouraged by a few moments here and there against the #2-ranked team in the country. It certainly didnt feel, until the final 7 or 8 minutes, as embarrassing as the Florida game. To me, that's an improvement.

Am I happy? Of course not. But given that I predicted a 56-9 loss, it was better than I thought it would be!

Two years from now a loss like this will make my head explode. Today? Meh.

 

[BeardedVol]

The problem with our offense, is that unless the opposing defense makes a mistake, we can't even move the ball effectively.

 

[Orangeslice13]

If we had a QB we might be good. I don't understand why we still go with JG.

Because he’s the best option right now

 

[DD4ME]

Large strides over last week. Keep getting better.

Agreed

 

[wecamp04]

Wish we would tackle stop trying to strip the ball every play

 

[Orangeslice13]

That's what I was just thinking. They never quit and had flashes of competitiveness. Had the offense done anything at all in the first half it could have been a game..... Helton sucks... there I said it

D was tired at the end but still fighting.
The O has got to find a way to help them be on the field less

 

[BeardedVol]

Large strides over last week. Keep getting better.

Considering last week we'd regressed from week 1 to looking worse than nearly anything in 2017, I'd agree.

 

[rusty11]

No real way to tell how we performed because UGA was just playing with us. They showed that on their last real drive. They needed it and they got up enough to drive it into the end zone. Then we fumble and get another tacked on. But, hey..in Vegas we won!