Vols Practice Thread Tuesday

#102
#102
sjt18 said:
Pruitt is betting his career on a lame horse.
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Pruitt is of the old school coaching type that believes turnovers are more important than touchdowns. He believes offense sells tickets but defense wins games. Honesty he doesn’t care about the offense and fails to realize the game has changed. Fulmer liked him so much b/c he reminded him of himself. We all remember the Fulmer teams that would get a 3 point lead then go conservative on offense. Pruitt is foolishly trying to build that same type of team.
 
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#104
Purple Tiger said:
So it is okay for Pruitt to make unsound decisions now? Good grief!
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Heck yea. He can’t be expected to win games, have the team prepared, have the team motivated, have the team line up correctly, beat power house teams like Georgia State or make good decisions until he has “his” players........I’ve been told that takes at least 2 more years.
 
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We've been to kids gloves with Qb's over the years anyway. Mauer doesn't look overwhelmed, now against bama and the Georgia's it might be different but the experience will pay off down the line. And at this point, you tell Mauer and Shrout to not put it all on their shoulders but to look for your playmakers. Make it simple for them and add as you go.
 
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#106
peerless98 said:
My tl/dr opinion: I have to assume that for many of you it never crossed your minds that while you may not like it, the coaches believe that JG gives us the best chance if even by the slimmest of margins. We as fans have no idea how the QB's perform in 11 on 11 drills in practice. We have no idea if the backups have even learned the playbook. If you believe for just a second that any coach is going to play a guy that is not the best they have, then that proves to me that you have no clue how competitive coaches really are. Pruitt would not force Chaney and Tee to play JG if they truly wanted one of the backups. Chaney is not the type to allow that anyway. If you think Pruitt is intentionally tanking for the buyout, you must have the IQ of a dog pecker gnat. There would be no way to keep that a secret, and in turn would be career suicide.
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You make great points and I don't doubt what you say is right. I even thought that way myself before the last game. But the eye test between Mauer and JG in the Florida game gave Mauer the slight nod because his drive got points. I don't doubt BM would have a learning curve, but I have got to believe his upside is higher at this point. He looks comfortable in there for a true freshman, yes he makes mistakes but I seen nothing that JG did was any better than Mauer. At this point at least for me, even if JG may be slightly better just because of experience there isn't enough margin to not play Mauer. He looks confident and JG looks uninspired. JMHO! GBO!
 
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#107
ScooterVol1 said:
it’s still mind boggling to me.. maybe someone with more info can help me

why doesn’t the wrs and qbs go against dbs in the passing drills it makes both groups better
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That’s the portion of practice Pruitt doesn’t want anyone to see.
 
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#108
#108
Woodlawn VOL said:
You make great points and I don't doubt what you say is right. I even thought that way myself before the last game. But the eye test between Mauer and JG in the Florida game gave Mauer the slight nod because his drive got points. I don't doubt BM would have a learning curve, but I have got to believe his upside is higher at this point. He looks comfortable in there for a true freshman, yes he makes mistakes but I seen nothing that JG did was any better than Mauer. At this point at least for me, even if JG may be slightly better just because of experience there isn't enough margin to not play Mauer. He looks confident and JG looks uninspired. JMHO! GBO!
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I do not doubt that Maurer has a higher ceiling; however, until the coaches truly believe that there is absolutely no shot at a bowl game, we will not see Maurer turned loose IMO. Before some of you explode with your cute retorts, you need to think the way coaches think. They probably believe this team has a shot at beating Miss. St., UAB, KY, and Vandy. That's five wins total. With an upset..... Don't misunderstand me; I'm not predicting that, but the coaches may well be thinking that. If we lose to Miss. State and move to 1-5, I think Pruitt will throw caution to the wind.
 
#109
#109
peerless98 said:
I do not doubt that Maurer has a higher ceiling; however, until the coaches truly believe that there is absolutely no shot at a bowl game, we will not see Maurer turned loose IMO. Before some of you explode with your cute retorts, you need to think the way coaches think. They probably believe this team has a shot at beating Miss. St., UAB, KY, and Vandy. That's five wins total. With an upset..... Don't misunderstand me; I'm not predicting that, but the coaches may well be thinking that. If we lose to Miss. State and move to 1-5, I think Pruitt will throw caution to the wind.
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But the thing is Vandy’s defense isn’t that bad and they put up some points against LSU, UAB is no slouch and at this point and time are undefeated putting up 30 points a game.

I just don’t see how Pruitt can even see what he sees on film and still think JG gives them their best chance to win. I’m afraid he’s miscalculated with JG and may possibly pay with his job if we only win one game.

There are no easy wins left on this schedule he blew those wins in the first two weeks.
 
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#110
#110
Is it just me or does anyone else think it’s time to pick a damn position for these kids and let them practice at said positions? It’s no wonder we have problems with assignments and alignments. This season just keeps spiraling more and more out of control. I am literally sick of Tennessee football and the damn circus we have become. I find myself siding with the conspiracy nuts, that say this staff is just hanging around to collect a big paycheck and then will move on to something else. that sounds absolutely insane but this staff acts like my old pee wee football coaches, you know, the volunteer dads that thought of themselves as grand football minds, but couldn’t tell you the difference in a 3-4 or a 4-3.
GBO!!
 
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#111
zydane47 said:
But the thing is Vandy’s defense isn’t that bad and they put up some points against LSU, UAB is no slouch and at this point and time are undefeated putting up 30 points a game.

I just don’t see how Pruitt can even see what he sees on film and still think JG gives them their best chance to win. I’m afraid he’s miscalculated with JG and may possibly pay with his job if we only win one game.

There are no easy wins left on this schedule he blew those wins in the first two weeks.
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He sees in practice in 11 on 11 what we never see. I don't have blind faith in Pruitt, but I'm amazed at how many fans think they know more about coaching the game than he knows yet none of them are coaches themselves.
 
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#112
It’s only 10 minutes o
ScooterVol1 said:
it’s still mind boggling to me.. maybe someone with more info can help me

why doesn’t the wrs and qbs go against dbs in the passing drills it makes both groups better[/QUOTE
It’s only 10 minutes of viewing
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#113
#113
thegasman54 said:
Uh use your Brains , you really goin to send a true Fr in for his first and or 2nd start vs the best team in UGA history and #1 Alabama??? Think that’s a good idea ?

Sheesh
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I agree, No it doesn't sound like a good idea...that is until you think about it a little more.

Actual playing time against an Ga and AL sure would make the rest of the schedule feel a little easier for a freshman. I don't know what the answer is....I hate we're even in a position of needing to debate it.
 
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#114
DNBVOL said:
At this point I feel like CJP is tanking the season on purpose to try to lock up that buyout and get the hell on.
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That doesn't help him with any future endeavors he may have. I think, wonder, if he would leave before being fired. But no, I don't think he's doing anything on purpose.
 
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zydane47 said:
But the thing is Vandy’s defense isn’t that bad and they put up some points against LSU, UAB is no slouch and at this point and time are undefeated putting up 30 points a game.

I just don’t see how Pruitt can even see what he sees on film and still think JG gives them their best chance to win. I’m afraid he’s miscalculated with JG and may possibly pay with his job if we only win one game.

There are no easy wins left on this schedule he blew those wins in the first two weeks.
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Write him a letter! Smart a**
 
#118
#118
Thinking Maurer may not see the field again until after the 2nd by week...plays Mizzou and Vandy and that makes him play a total of 4 games to preserve his red-shirt year.

No real push to win this year...season is tanked...don't burn the redshirt for a crappy season.

Believe Shrout is a RS Freshman right now, so might see him a few times in some blow out games, but believe the desire is to keep Maurer's red-shirt intact unless it has to come off. So, 2 more games for him, and my bet is he starts and plays entire/most of the final 2 games.
 
#119
#119
volsdeepnsc said:
If BM goes in and gets stomped by GA, it could finish any hope he ever had of being a good QB. No way in hell anyone on this site is better than our coaches. If you think you are.........
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Yeah, like It has been ruined by last years pourous OL. Enough shots will make you gun shy.
 
#120
#120
Memphisvol87 said:
As much as I want a change at qb, maybe Pruitt is letting JG take the punches from Georgia and Bama. I never say quit, but let’s be honest we don’t have the team to compete with those guys this year. If we were playing sound ball I would say any given Saturday but JG can’t lead and the defense looks lost more times than not.
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Mauer and Shrout will make their appearances after JG takes the pounding over the next several games.

Late season stretch of winnable games with promising QB's making the starts over JG.
 
#121
#121
ProudVOLfan said:
JG still with the 1s.. Oh well
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I cannot rationalize his thinking at all. It's literally like someone handing you two pistols. One has one empty chamber the other one is completely empty. You have to pick one of the pistols and fire it at your skull. Pruitt grabs the pistol that only has one empty chamber and says AIGHT
 
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#122
#122
peerless98 said:
He sees in practice in 11 on 11 what we never see. I don't have blind faith in Pruitt, but I'm amazed at how many fans think they know more about coaching the game than he knows yet none of them are coaches themselves.
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You do realize just because someone isn’t a coach doesn’t mean they can’t analyze what they see and pick out the defects?

I might not be a coach but I can watch JG play and see the kid has some issues with his foot work and his ability of not being able to read a defense.

It doesn’t take a great coach to see there is a problem at QB and it appears Pruitt is either to stubborn to see it or has no idea what he’s looking at.
 
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#124
zydane47 said:
You do realize just because someone isn’t a coach doesn’t mean they can’t analyze what they see and pick out the defects?

I might not be a coach but I can watch JG play and see the kid has some issues with his foot work and his ability of not being able to read a defense.

It doesn’t take a great coach to see there is a problem at QB and it appears Pruitt is either to stubborn to see it or has no idea what he’s looking at.
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Or knows the options are not any better with the others available. Maurer does make much quicker decisions, but an interception because the QB make a quick but bad decision is just as bad as an interception because the QB was late on the decision and throw.
 
#125
#125
Pride85 said:
Or knows the options are not any better with the others available. Maurer does make much quicker decisions, but an interception because the QB make a quick but bad decision is just as bad as an interception because the QB was late on the decision and throw.
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As opposed to a QB who holds onto the ball for too long and then fumbles the ball when he gets hit on his blindside cause he didn’t see the CB blitz coming........again.
 
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