Vols Practice Thread #19

[TennesseeTarheel]

The same lineman with a little swagger looks bigger, I should think, than he does without. More of this game is mental than one might think. JMHO.

Consider that fact when trying to understand why we were so bad last season.

 

[RollerVol]

The jersey numbers game always confuses me the first week or so lol. Thanks fingers!

coaches trying to keep the enemy confused also...

GO VOLS!

 

[ru4real-really?]

My friends live in Stokely so i can catch glimpses of the practices. JG is throwing some nice passes from what i can tell

see any cameras poking out the windows?

 

[JustFunnN'Orange]

We've obviously heard little about our DB's. What kind of coverage will we play against WV? Zone or M to M??
My guess is Man.

 

[Browe1]

see any cameras poking out the windows?

Actually I see a guy in the Stokely parking garage who is sticking a camera out the window towards the practice field

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Never knew I could get "Fingered" and like it. Great job, Fingers, your practice video clips are what I live for once practice starts.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Actually I see a guy in the Stokely parking garage who is sticking a camera out the window towards the practice field

Ask him what 3 times 7 equals. If he can't answer correctly, you've uncovered the West Virginia scout.

 

[FïreBall]

Never knew I could get "Fingered" and like it. Great job, Fingers, your practice video clips are what I live for once practice starts.

 

[46yrvol]

Is it just me or does the news about the RB position seem conspicuously silent.

 

[WhatInVolnation]

Is it just me or does the news about the RB position seem conspicuously silent.

There’s just not a lot of news for any position group or even for the team in general. For better or for worse, Pruitt seems to keep a tight lid on his football program.

 

[tomq_123]

Is it just me or does the news about the RB position seem conspicuously silent.

Moving Fant back to TE tells me the coaches are happy with our RB’s.

 

[Behr]

There’s just not a lot of news for any position group or even for the team in general. For better or for worse, Pruitt seems to keep a tight lid on his football program.

And I for one am fine with it.

 

[bigdaddy]

Is it just me or does the news about the RB position seem conspicuously silent.

About a silent as the kicking game

 

[butchna]

Moving Fant back to TE tells me the coaches are happy with our RB’s.

I think Fant stays with the RB’s and is learning H-Back techniques for enhancement in that role. Our FB’s are going to have multiple uses imo.

 

[RavinDave]

Consider that fact when trying to understand why we were so bad last season.

Yeah, we were sorely lacking in the right kind of leadership under Jones. Looking forward to a renewal of the great spirit and prowess that are enduring hallmarks of Vols Football. It starts September 1.

 

[tumscalcium]

This reminds me a bit of ‘06 Cal.

 

[MDVols]

Besides QB maybe cause we don’t know yet, we are better top to bottom than WV. Just because we had a sorry coach they don’t respect us.

 

[Alto1]

Is it just me or does the news about the RB position seem conspicuously silent.

About a silent as the kicking game

I absolutely love it............ Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[rocytop2624]

What does this even mean?

IDK
But the number change is for special teams. You can't have the same number on the field at the same time.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Is it just me or does the news about the RB position seem conspicuously silent.

Apparently the RB group practices on the complete other side of the field from the media, so no one really has anything to report

 

[WestTnHawk]

Is anyone knowledgeable enough about these drills to explain what some of them are actually for? By that I mean for example being under the low black ceiling device (sorry I have no idea what they are called) or when they show guys hitting the other man as he jumps in the air with his arms out, or seeing the Linemen kneeling on the ground and pushing up. I see them doing a lot of these same drills and I was just wondering what said exercises are actually meant to instill. Sorry for the crappy descriptions I'm just trying to get a better grasp on what they are learning. I never saw them doing hardly any of this under Lyle.

The ceiling device is a schute. It demands that your hips stay low while exploding out of the stance. This is very efficient because it doesn't waste any motion in an upward direction. Similar to the tackling drill. It emphasizes getting your hips through the tackle. Opposed to just running into someone, you explode on cotact. The lineman drills also reenforce explosion. Think of a coil, when you are back on your calves, on all fours, you have a lot of energy potential. The drill teaches how to explode from this position. Hope that helps!!

 

[Sleegro]

He is Mark Haarmons (NCIS on TV) dad. Tom Harmon won three major awards in the 1940 season including the Heisman Trophy. He was quite the all around athlete.

Haha yeah I knew that. Just wanted to make the reference. Pretty sure mark played as well but not as good.

 

[darkgable]

VIOLENT HANDS

 

[Volnatic]

There’s practice today, with an off day tomorrow, right?

 

[Dudleys87]

Haha dammit Dudley, how is a number change being "put on notice"!

They’ll be gone this time nxt season if they don’t meet certain goals outlined by the coaches