Vols Practice Thread #6

#51
#51
Remy said:
One of the things I like about Simmons is he looks far from pretty. One side of his jersey rides up, one sock halfway down, the other half of his jersey rides up to his chest. He has to have a few snot bubbles goin', looks more like the old school pit fighter like Tank Abbott than a football player sometimes. He's going to cause OLs trouble this year, get ready.
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Give me a Junkyard Dog in the trenches anyday.
 
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KBVol said:
Not true. Had 2.35 seconds on average last year, lowest in the SEC. Took only 22-23 sacks in about 250 pass attempts. Do the math.
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Well... I have to give it to him.... he was on his backside so many times, he counted 10,889 light bulbs in the stadium and identified 125 burnt out bulbs.

Still need to work on his release... way to slow.
 
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#56
#56
NEVolFan said:
3 sec or more before JG lets it fly. Need 2.5 sec.
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Our dline, at the moment, doesn't doesn't seem to pressure him enough in practice to give him an accurate reminder of what a real opponents dline looks like crashing in on the pocket.
 
#61
#61
NEVolFan said:
Well... I have to give it to him.... he was on his backside so many times, he counted 10,889 light bulbs in the stadium and identified 125 burnt out bulbs.

Still need to work on his release... way to slow.
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So literally the fastest release in the SEC is "way TOO slow?"
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k-town_king said:
So literally the fastest release in the SEC is "way TOO slow?"
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k-town_king said:
So literally the fastest release in the SEC is "way TOO slow?"
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Y'all kill me
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Eh... I am reaching tonight. I watched him throw a few passed and counted 3 sec without a D coming at him. So... nothing here to see, just messing.
Bottom line... he will be fine as long as the front holds up and performs this year.
 
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#66
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DonDiego said:
Ignore him. He's trying to pretend he's really the guy in his avatar. Very tough.
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#67
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k-town_king said:
So literally the fastest release in the SEC is "way TOO slow?"
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According the head coach, yes. He said specifically that "we need to get rid of the ball faster". I'll take his word for it. (P S. For reference he said that being interviewed at spring game. Look it up)
 
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NEVolFan said:
Well... I have to give it to him.... he was on his backside so many times, he counted 10,889 light bulbs in the stadium and identified 125 burnt out bulbs.

Still need to work on his release... way to slow.
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I’m not sure if I agree with that but I see what you’re saying. I think his release (load to arrival) is pretty quick. To me he seems to have this hesitation thing he does after a play action that looks almost exaggerated as if it were routes on air practice. He got hit a lot last year during that hesitation.
 
#69
#69
1vol8 said:
I’m not sure if I agree with that but I see what you’re saying. I think his release (load to arrival) is pretty quick. To me he seems to have this hesitation thing he does after a play action that looks almost exaggerated as if it were routes on air practice. He got hit a lot last year during that hesitation.
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16/22 of the sacks he took, and 2 of the interceptions came on plays where he held the ball longer than 2.5 seconds.
 
#70
#70
BeardedVol said:
16/22 of the sacks he took, and 2 of the interceptions came on plays where he held the ball longer than 2.5 seconds.
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Right. That hesitation I was talking about along with his tendency to “hold his spot” at the back of his drop plays a big role in his weaknesses. What’s funny is he doesn’t seem to “hold his spot” in practice. He works the pocket well.
 
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1vol8 said:
Right. That hesitation I was talking about along with his tendency to “hold his spot” at the back of his drop plays a big role in his weaknesses. What’s funny is he doesn’t seem to “hold his spot” in practice. He works the pocket well.
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One of the reasons why I don't think he sees the same level of pressure from our defense in practice as he does on game day.
 
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BeardedVol said:
One of the reasons why I don't think he sees the same level of pressure from our defense in practice as he does on game day.
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Also in practice he knows he can’t be hit so he may be more relaxed. Who knows? But fixing those 2 things will fix a lot of questions we have at qb and o line. It may even help keep him healthy.
 
#73
#73
BeardedVol said:
One of the reasons why I don't think he sees the same level of pressure from our defense in practice as he does on game day.
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I still think our biggest problem isn’t him nor the o line. I just think that’s the common blame for people to “go to” when thing don’t go well. I think it’s a lack of real speed at receiver that causes the o line to look worse than they are along with those 2 major tendencies of JG. It allows defenses to pin their ears back and meet at the qb.
 
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1vol8 said:
I still think our biggest problem isn’t him nor the o line. I just think that’s the common blame for people to “go to” when thing don’t go well. I think it’s a lack of real speed at receiver that causes the o line to look worse than they are along with those 2 major tendencies of JG. It allows defenses to pin their ears back and meet at the qb.
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Not being able to run the football against standard fronts and being awful at blitz pickup is what allowed teams to pin their ears back. If you can't run the football or stop the run in the SEC it really doesn't matter how good your QB is.
 
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PulaskiVolFan said:
Not being able to run the football against standard fronts and being awful at blitz pickup is what allowed teams to pin their ears back. If you can't run the football or stop the run in the SEC it really doesn't matter how good your QB is.
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Exactly. I see your point with the “standard fronts” but what’s really standard when the LBs play downhill all game long with little to no hesitation? So it may appear standard but be anything but. If you’re a defensive coordinator going into the game vs UT right now whats your game plan knowing UTs tendencies? I’m telling my guys that we’ll single cover outside all game long. I’m dropping a safety or 2 in the box for run and short pass (middle) support. And blitzing everyone else outside of outside LBs which will be in a “read and react” mode. I’m also playing my LBs at (hypothetical) 3 yards off the los vs the standard 4. Safetys at 10 rather than 12.
If we had speed on the outside everything changes. Now I’m holding my safetys back for over the top support. Backing my LBs off a yard to protect the short middle pass and corners all of a sudden can’t afford to be “peeking in the backfield”.
All of what we are right now tells defensive coordinators to defend the next 10 yards. Putting 11 defenders in a 10 yard space vs a run is challenging and can seriously effect the run game and the “stats” show negatively on the o line.
 
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