Vols Practice Thread #4

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After some early camp struggles, it looks like Keller Chryst has settled in a little bit at quarterback. He wasn’t lighting it up during the open portion of today’s practice, but he’s looked more consistent the last couple practices after a somewhat rough start to camp. He and Guarantano are more even now than when they started, at least from what we’ve gotten to see
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I had some reservations after the first couple days about how much I thought Jonathan Kongbo was going to contribute this season, but he’s consistently looked better each practice. I think he’s sneaking his way into a starting role as one of the Vols’ two outside linebackers. A guy to keep an eye on will be Jordan Allen.
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Multiple linemen have been getting reps at different positions, and the coaches are trying to figure out which players are their best five linemen to start. They want the five best linemen on the field, and they want to play the sixth and seventh best guys at that unit in the rotation.
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Alexis Johnson is going to play a lot on the defensive line, someway somehow.
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Tuttle, Phillips, and Johnson are the Vols’ three best defensive linemen right now.
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...but freshman Kingston Harris was drew the worst of Rocker’s wrath. Harris was sent off the field three different times for his effort, with Rocker making Harris do extra conditioning three different times.
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Shy Tuttle got some work at strong-side defensive end, with Emmitt Gooden at the nose and Alexis Johnson at defensive tackle.
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As has been the case in the last week, Dominick Wood-Anderson routinely took the first rep with the unit.
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Allen has emerged as a factor at OLB, but Rumph is still riding the first-year player hard early in fall camp and on Tuesday, he made Allen redo a pass rush drill twice because he didn't like his fundamentals.
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The wideouts were up and down again Tuesday during routes on air. Marquez Callaway, Jauan Jennings and Maleik Gray all had multiple drops. Jordan Murphy made a couple fine grabs, though, and Tyler Byrd was impressive both catching the football and showing acceleration after the reception. Overall, both Jarrett Guarantano and Keller Chryst threw the ball pretty well.
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Quart’e Sapp and Daniel Bituli are leading the way there, but Darrin Kirkland Jr. is quickly reasserting himself with the group.
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the pecking order for reps — no matter the drill — remains the same: Tim Jordan, Ty Chandler, Trey Coleman, Madre London, Princeton Fant and Jeremy Banks.
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Tyler Byrd had a pass on a corner route go through his hands when he could have made the play, Marquez Callaway had a bad drop on a slant and converted defensive back Maleik Gray was having a nice day catching the ball until dropping one a few reps after Callaway. Brandon Johnson on an out route had a pass behind him go off his fingertips. That ball hitting the ground might have been on the quarterback, but David Johnson didn't see it that way. The receivers coach barked at Johnson from across the field to tell him it's a pass he should have caught. Callaway and Johnson both came back after those reps to atone for those drops.
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The first group on the offensive line on Tuesday was unchanged with Drew Richmond working at left tackle, Ryan Johnson at left guard, Brandon Kennedy at center, Riley Locklear at right guard and Marcus Tatum at right tackle. Trey Smith continues to be held out of any contact work, and the Vols are managing Chance Hall along as well.
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Tennessee appears to be giving an extended look at junior-college transfer cornerback Kenneth George Jr. After the late find and addition to the 2018 class got some first-team work during Sunday's open practice, he was one of the first cornerbacks going through drills alongside Baylen Buchanan and Alontae Taylor on Tuesday.
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Freshman Bryce Thompson continues to stand out just from an athleticism standpoint, especially when leaping to high-point the ball when the defensive backs work on tracking passes in the air.
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I'm ready.
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sounds like Chryst is starting to settle in and put pressure on JG...
just hope JG does not show his arse if he is not the starter come SEPT.1....we will need him to keep his head in the game....
sounds like things are starting to come together for this team also...
I cannot wait to see the product these coaches put on the field...
I am so EXCITED....:)
 
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O-line and WRs are still the two position groups that concern me the most. Theoretically, WRs should be improved this season with JJ back, but we really need a few more guys to step up to be in good shape in the 2-deep. JJ, Callaway, and B. Johnson are solid; Palmer showed some signs of emerging last season, but we need 5th and 6th options at a minimum. Hoping Cedric Tillman, Tyler Byrd, Jordan Murphy, or a few of the others can really step it up. Otherwise, our WR corp is going to be pretty thin. I'm optimistic that we can find some options and happy we got David Johnson as our WR coach, but we'll have to wait and see.

Of course, O-line was a trainwreck last season. Difficult shift philosophy wise, but also not a ton of depth. Our starting lineup sounds reasonable on paper, but feels like an injury or two could be problematic. So hopefully, we see a few guys emerge there, as well.

D-line still a concern, as it's clear the coaches aren't totally sure what the best combo is, or who is the best fit at NT. Hopefully, we get it figured it out. At least we have some talent there.

On the positive side, I'm pretty optimistic about our LBs and DBs. DBs would've probably been our strongest unit this season regardless but with Pruitt around, I'm hoping it becomes even stronger. RBs seem like they could be pretty good, too with Jordan and Chandler in the backfield. If we can solve some of the issues at WR and O-line, we can be much better than expected, but tough to really know how we look until that West Virginia game.
 
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