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He also has very little size or strength currently which is needed over athleticism when playing in the SEC.Wideman will be the best athlete of the group the day he steps on campus. He may even be the best athlete on the entire team. I understand that doesn't equal being a great football player but it certainly is a good place to start. Hes gonna have a chance to be a great player for us. Just need to find a QB to get him the ball.
Yup. Bringing in Bailey pretty much ended maurers chance to start.Once again, I don't dislike BM, he's simply here at UT at the wrong time. Brandon Stewart and Colquitt are 2 UT QBs that I thought were here at the wrong time. He's got talent but Tennessee was the wrong program to come to where he could take a couple of years to develop. He would have been much better off at a program where he could play and take his lumps a couple of years and develop. You may not agree but Bailey signing ended UT investing too much into BM. Pruitt will never be able to sign another blue chip kid at QB if Bailey doesn't get his shot by next year.
Lots of new faces but lots of new weapons as well. Palmer reminds me a bit of Donte Stallworth in that he always seems to be able to get open and has great hands, I think he's a solid go to guy and capable of an All-SEC type season. As for the rest, it's a bunch of unknowns really save Johnson. I think by season's end our main 4 WRs will be Palmer, Keyton, Beckwith and Johnson with Gibbs getting most of the backups receptions. Wideman and Hyatt will play but I believe both may end up just playing 4 games and redshirting as they both need to add size and strength even though both are exceptional athletes.
Blind squirrels find a nut every once in awhile. You can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head in a bull's ass, but you should take the butcher's word for it.No, all we need is the guy that played A-burn, Ky and at time other teams. He has shown a FEW sparks of what we expected all the time. Hope this is the year. If not, bring another one on.
Best group we've had coming in for quite some time I feel. This group is loaded I think. Wideman reminds me a bit of Pickens, you have to be excited about Hyatt's speed and Beckwiths blend of size and speed. The only question I have is whether or not the receiving core can hold up to the physical play early vs Ok and Fl.Good to have options like you think. I can remember over the last few years this has not been the case. Granted we have had a fairly "stable" group, but not like we like to see on the field. I believe you think we are in for some excitement from this group. So do I.
I want the ball in the hands of a guy like that as well and we've got several in this group. I just feel like he is going to have to bulk up a bit to be effective. I think at times fans don't realize how big and strong you have to be to be successful in the SEC.Disagree there. Give me the guy that's dynamic with the ball in his hands.
Gonna be all over the place early I think. We'll know by week 4 who our core is going to be. Johnson or Gibbs are going to need to step up and produce a bit if this group is going to be good this year. I think Palmer and Keyton will be our main 2, at least early on. If any of the Fr have 500+ yards this year then this group will have a really good year. No clue what the TEs are going to look like or produce.What will the depth chart look like at WR/TE?
good point about the OL...didn't we set a record (at the time anyway) for fewest sacks allowed? i remmeber it being a thing because every time it was brought up, right behind it came some comment about how quickly Ainge was able to get rid of it.I actually like his confidence. Anyone can endure what he has is no snowflake.
Being starved for some football and having a soft spot for that 2007 team, I have watched a few games lately. The difference in how quickly Ainge assessed a situation and made a good decision compared with JG is stark. He constantly led receivers to a spot and placed the ball where YAC's were possible. It cannot be argued that Ainge had better receiver talent than JG has had. He got the ball out so quickly that any OL problems they had were masked.
Having watched JG... I have just become convinced that he does not have whatever talents are involved in anticipating throws... reading D's and throwing to the right spot at the right time.
Ainge also did a super job of managing the O. If you could take whatever it was that Ainge had and put it in JG's head with his physical talent... you'd have the best QB in the SEC.
agreed. and one thing that's never really been questioned about JG was him in practice. by all accounts he's been excellent in practice.In retrospect, you can claim that Pruitt should have invested time in Maurer or Shrout instead of JG. That may have produced better results. But I argue that Pruitt made a reasonable decision with the information he had at the time he had to make the decision.
I do like the future and the way they're recruiting the QB position. Looks a lot like what Bama did as they rose to the top and stayed there. Guys will transfer when they lose out. But the competition will assure that whoever remains... can play at a championship level.
I like Maurer. You don't. I think we both like Shrout. If either wants to be a starter then I think this year is their window. They have to beat JG out (and be good enough to do it) or I don't think they can avoid being passed by the younger talent.
I believe you are correct. One of the first things Cut did with Ainge when he came back was work on pre-snap reads and getting rid of the ball. There was a massive improvement.good point about the OL...didn't we set a record (at the time anyway) for fewest sacks allowed? i remmeber it being a thing because every time it was brought up, right behind it came some comment about how quickly Ainge was able to get rid of it.
IIRC, the OL came in with pretty low expectations.he got a lot of credit for the sack #'s....rightfully so.
agree w/you on this post.....