When was the last time we've had an offense this bad?

[bpalmer28]

I can't remember one. Fulmer's offenses were hard to watch down the stretch but this seems like it might be even worse.

 

[Vol524]

Last Year

 

[GTBATV]

We are probably about to lose 6 in a row by double digits. Maybe never?

 

[DiderotsGhost]

2017, 2018.

 

['Boro-vol]

Clawfense.

 

[TlM]

2008 was pretty putrid

 

[hog88]

Clawfense.

2017 was worse than 2008

 

['Boro-vol]

2017 was worse than 2008

True.

 

[sjt18]

The O's were bad in 2005 and 2008. They haven't been as consistently bad as the last 4 years in at least 40 years. There IS a glaring common denominator in the last 4 years.

 

[VolDC]

Was Crompton the qb in the Clawfense?

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Was Crompton the qb in the Clawfense?

Yeah

 

[bpalmer28]

2017 was worse than 2008

Just went back to the 2017 schedule and reminded myself how bad we were. Yikes. 13.6 ppg after the Indiana State game...

This year we are averaging 20.1

 

[bpalmer28]

Was Crompton the qb in the Clawfense?

and Nick Stephens.

 

[VOL6479]

Dooleys first year was bad until they played Bray. Still Simms was better than JG

 

[vik]

I can't remember one. Fulmer's offenses were hard to watch down the stretch but this seems like it might be even worse.

The 1909 offense was pretty bad, though I doubt you would remember. Shut out in every game but the last. In that last game, we managed to put 11 points on the board and got the only win of the season... against Transylvania.

 

[Doberman]

2017......ugh

 

[tricitiesvolsfan]

With the exception of the Dobbs/Bray years the last 12 years have been bad. At least we aren't Vandy.

 

[BDP!]

I can't remember one. Fulmer's offenses were hard to watch down the stretch but this seems like it might be even worse.

2017

 

[photovol]

How does UT consistently whiff on QB’s?
Dobbs was decent, but that’s about it,
You would think the Vols would be able to find a decent QB, but so far the QB position has Pruitt dazed and confused!

 

[Tnphil]

2005 was bad....IIRC our defense was top 12 in the nation that year. We never seem to be able to put 2 good sides together at the same time. Like Dooley's last season we averaged around 34 points per game and couldn't stop a NAIA team on defense.

 

[uncle chewii]

With the exception of the Dobbs/Bray years the last 12 years have been bad. At least we aren't Vandy.

But Vandy has beat us alot in those 12 years so we kinda are Vandy but with better colors.

 

[bpalmer28]

How does UT consistently whiff on QB’s?
Dobbs was decent, but that’s about it,
You would think the Vols would be able to find a decent QB, but so far the QB position has Pruitt dazed and confused!

I think it's linked to Pruitt's obsession with ball security. Obviously you don't want your QB to throw interceptions but you also don't want them to be timid... there's a fine line there that I don't know how to walk, but the great coaches do. What really surprises me is that all of our guys seem to lock on to one receiver... you never see them go through a progresssion and throw to the 3rd/4th guy.

 

['Boro-vol]

How does UT consistently whiff on QB’s?
Dobbs was decent, but that’s about it,
You would think the Vols would be able to find a decent QB, but so far the QB position has Pruitt dazed and confused!

We used up all of our QB capital with Peyton.

 

['Boro-vol]

How does UT consistently whiff on QB’s?
Dobbs was decent, but that’s about it,
You would think the Vols would be able to find a decent QB, but so far the QB position has Pruitt dazed and confused!

Pruitt lives by the old adage..."Three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad." With JG behind center he is 100% correct.

 

[Tnwoodsman]

If I remember correctly, we did not get a single first down versus Auburn in 1958.