Which aspects of the team will be better?

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AlpharettaVol

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and which will be worse?

I think UT will be sacked more...the OL had fantastic protection last year AND Ainge would throw it away very quick...

I think we'll see more long plays...Crompton is better at throwing the long ball...

Crompton probably won't be as good a decision maker early on as Ainge was...no knock on Crompton, he just needs more PT...

The play of the linebackers should be better in the 1st half of the season but I don't think it'll be as good in the 2nd half...this is based the performance of Mayo last year...he was a monster in the 2nd half and Ryan Karl was finally healthy too...

Thoughts?
 
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The pass rush will be better.

The pass coverage will be better.

The punting will be worse.

Crompton will throw more INTs than Ainge.
 
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AlpharettaVol said:
and which will be worse?

I think UT will be sacked more...the OL had fantastic protection last year AND Ainge would throw it away very quick...

I think we'll see more long plays...Crompton is better at throwing the long ball...

Crompton probably won't be as good a decision maker early on as Ainge was...no knock on Crompton, he just needs more PT...

The play of the linebackers should be better in the 1st half of the season but I don't think it'll be as good in the 2nd half...this is based the performance of Mayo last year...he was a monster in the 2nd half and Ryan Karl was finally healthy too...

Thoughts?
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If our D line improves it will help the linebackers. While I don't think our line will dominate it will improve giving our linebackers better chance to "clean up" on the run and the freedom to sit back on the passes.
 
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KB5252 said:
If our D line improves it will help the linebackers. While I don't think our line will dominate it will improve giving our linebackers better chance to "clean up" on the run and the freedom to sit back on the passes.
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I see this scenario playing out. The defensive backfield will be good enough to go one on one with most any WRs in the country. The LBs can blitz and bring hell on any opposing QBs and it also makes the DL look better.
 
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AlpharettaVol said:
and which will be worse?

I think UT will be sacked more...the OL had fantastic protection last year AND Ainge would throw it away very quick...

I think we'll see more long plays...Crompton is better at throwing the long ball...

Crompton probably won't be as good a decision maker early on as Ainge was...no knock on Crompton, he just needs more PT...

The play of the linebackers should be better in the 1st half of the season but I don't think it'll be as good in the 2nd half...this is based the performance of Mayo last year...he was a monster in the 2nd half and Ryan Karl was finally healthy too...

Thoughts?
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I agree on the sacks...but that will be almost completely on Crompton...not our oline

I think with the emergence of some playmakers at RB and WR along with Cromptons ability/willingness to go long we could definitely see more long plays...

I think its inevitable that Crompton will make more mistakes but I don't see it as a liability...I mean I think his good decisions will far outweigh his bad ones...

Finally, I disagree on the LB's...Mayo was a major loss but...IMO...Myers-White/McKenzie/Frazier>>>>Karl....the ability to get people in the right formation is over-rated when compared to the ability to make plays....

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Gerald Williams makes us forget Mayo pretty fast
 
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salutethehill said:
Crompton going deep will result in more long plays....and picks.
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Well if it is 3rd and long and he goes deep and gets picked off it is just as good as a punt right?


I'd say that the defense will be much better overall.

The secondary will be very, very good. We may very well have two of the best safeties in the country if they can stay healthy.

Linebacker is a wash if GW is playing there IMO. He would be an immediate impact type of player no matter where he lines up.

DL should improve overall with more speed at DE and hopefully improvement out of the tackles. The DL will look alot better than they actually are because the secondary should be so good.

WR will be better with the veterens back and the young guys improving. Same for RB.

TE will be slightly better if Warren can come in and play well. If Cottam had stayed healthy all of last year I would have said that this position would be worse.

QB is hard for me to predict. Generally speaking if you lose a four year starter you don't get any better at that position the next year, but I see a gamblers mentality in Crompton. Will that help us or hurt us? I don't know. I do think that at times we will miss Ainge.

OL will be just as good IMO, hopefully run blocking improves.

Kicking should be slightly worse over the first half of the season. I worry about kick-offs the most. Will all our opponents get to start at mid-field?
 
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I really think Crompton will be an improvement to the team overall. He just seems like a guy people will play for moreso than Ainge was.

I always reference back to the LSU game where he trucked the DB, I think Landry, maybe I'm wrong. Little things like that can get not only a team going but also 100,000 people going. On the other hand stupid picks also can kill that "Mo" as much as the hard nosed play can excite.

Don't read into this I'm not a Crompton jock sniffer because he's a good ole boy from the Appalachians. I was never a big fan of Ainge and that has nothing to do with him being from Oregon and the West Coast. I loved Casey Clausen and defend him any time in conversation both on here and face-to-face with people.

I guess we'll see.
 
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Did you not get the MEMO? It's a new year, everything will be better from top to bottom. As a matter of fact UT will shock the SEC and the nation and win it ALL this year.

P.S. We will send out a new MEMO regarding the season outlook immediately following the Florida game.
 
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The running game will garner more total yards due to more running plays, but it will still be known that the running game wasn't great.
 
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VolinArizona said:
The running game will garner more total yards due to more running plays, but it will still be known that the running game wasn't great.
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Well, to be blunt, that's obvious. Arian is a good RB, in my eyes, but he's not a game-breaker (not of the pedigree we've seen here in times past). Foster is exactly the type of back because, in most cases, he's dependable and doesn't run to get himself injured. He's a good "building block" piece...


You are right though. I think he'll get a bit over 1000 yards this season (my guess is 1,250), but it will be 4-5 yards at a time with a 1 yard and a 15 yarder thrown in there for good measure.
 
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If Clawson can integrate the FB position effectively in the running game then it will be markedly better, especially in short yardage. Our overall ability to pressure the QB will be better as well. Our lockdown secondary opens up many options for Chavis such as corner and safety blitzes. Athleticism at LB should be better. The receiving corps will be improved as well. Imagine a receiver with 53 receptions last year not even cracking the starting lineup (Rogers). Lastly, QB mobility should open some plays and salvage some busted ones.
Special teams will continue to be a detriment, especially at punter. Decision making at LB probably won't be as sharp early in the season.
Crompton will be an upgrade with his arm strength and mobility but will hurt UTK with any decisions to force the ball.
 
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Business said:
I really think Crompton will be an improvement to the team overall. He just seems like a guy people will play for moreso than Ainge was.

I always reference back to the LSU game where he trucked the DB, I think Landry, maybe I'm wrong. Little things like that can get not only a team going but also 100,000 people going. On the other hand stupid picks also can kill that "Mo" as much as the hard nosed play can excite.

Don't read into this I'm not a Crompton jock sniffer because he's a good ole boy from the Appalachians. I was never a big fan of Ainge and that has nothing to do with him being from Oregon and the West Coast. I loved Casey Clausen and defend him any time in conversation both on here and face-to-face with people.

I guess we'll see.
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I'm a Casey fan as well. Anybody who beats a team in six overtimes with a broken collarbone is one bad azz warrior!
 
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vtvol98 said:
I'm a Casey fan as well. Anybody who beats a team in six overtimes with a broken collarbone is one bad azz warrior!
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I'm a Clausen fan alltogether. People hate on Rick, but I mean what's the guy going to do play out of his gizzard and zip passes?

The guy played hard and for Rick, played over his head a couple times. We all know he wasn't a great QB, but he did beat out a QB that some on here have said will be in the NFL one day, more than holding a clipboard.

Casey might have been cocky and brash but he won games and was hard nosed. I've always admired gutsy play in any sport.
 
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DC Vol said:
Well, to be blunt, that's obvious. Arian is a good RB, in my eyes, but he's not a game-breaker (not of the pedigree we've seen here in times past). Foster is exactly the type of back because, in most cases, he's dependable and doesn't run to get himself injured. He's a good "building block" piece...


You are right though. I think he'll get a bit over 1000 yards this season (my guess is 1,250), but it will be 4-5 yards at a time with a 1 yard and a 15 yarder thrown in there for good measure.
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You should have stopped with Arian Foster doesn't have break away speed. Which is something we all know. To say that a back runs to not get injured is saying that player doesn't give his all which is completely not the case with AF. I'm sorry but AF has enough 100 yard games under his belt to be considered as more than a building block. He is not a building block he is THE BLOCK as far as the running game goes. Name someone on the roster who has shown he his better at RB than AF.

Edit: Despite a disaster he will be UT's all time leading rusher despite the "pedigree" we're used to at UT.
 
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TennesseeT said:
You should have stopped with Arian Foster doesn't have break away speed. Which is something we all know. To say that a back runs to not get injured is saying that player doesn't give his all which is completely not the case with AF. I'm sorry but AF has enough 100 yard games under his belt to be considered as more than a building block. He is not a building block he is THE BLOCK as far as the running game goes. Name someone on the roster who has shown he his better at RB than AF.

Edit: Despite a disaster he will be UT's all time leading rusher despite the "pedigree" we're used to at UT.
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I'm pretty sure he meant Arian doesn't take very many big hits. He's got an elusive style.

How many times have you seen Arian take a huge hit? Never and it doesn't have anything to do with him not giving his all, he's just a smart runner.
 
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i agree with arian and the 1250 or so yards, i believe the fb will help us, i believe clawson using the te more will help, i believe our wr's will all have a better year and last year they matched meachum and that 3 star crew figures, and crompton doesnt have glue on his feet. ainge chunked it short or threw it away like was said but instead crompton will get a few yards here and there on his own. him being a dual threat will open up more possibilties for us and may lower the int ratio. yes i think he may get more int's than ainge but that may change quick and he tuck and run.

if the dt's can hold up the off line i believe the lb's will make plays and shut down a run and our secondary has got any recievers covered this year but i do see a problem somewhere of a good running game making 5+ yds a carry if the dl goes to sleep up there.

after all that, big plays are made by big players
 
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I think if TN can score 3 TDs we will win most of our games this year. That's assuming there are 2-3 FGs sprinkled in there. 30 points is the magic number. Our secondary is going to give our front 7 some breathing room hopefully.

My personal "key" to this season: Crompton converting 3rd and 4 with his feet if need-be.
 
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We will not be better at QB this year... Crompton is going to have a good season no doubt, but TN's style of play makes it difficult to blow out teams, and when it comes down to the wire is when I will be wishing we had a 4 year starter under center.... I also don't know why people keep referencing Crompton's play during the LSU game in 2006. He made two good throws, at least one of which I know was to a future 1st round draft pick... Sure he ran over a safety once and then acted like a lunatic afterwards, but James Banks had plenty of exciting looking plays like that his freshman year when he came in at QB...

Just like the other guy wanted to point out that he wasn't trying to suck up to Crompton or whatever, I want to point out that I'm not trying to bash him.. But I think we also need to give credit where its due. Ainge was a very very good QB for us, esp over the past two years... All this reference that Crompton is better at throwing the long ball is basing it off of one game, forgetting that Ainge threw plenty of long balls in 2006 and in 2007 he made a WR corps, in all honesty, play above their level of talent... The 2006 WR's were far and away better than the 2007 WR's, but the stats were about the same - that says a lot to our WR's, Ainge, Cut, Troop, and Fulmer....

Sorry guys, but already claiming that Crompton is going to be better than Ainge b/c he does well and only throws one pick against our 2nd team D is a big disservice to what Ainge was able to do here... It's not a smack on Crompton, just an appreciatory act to Ainge.
 
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WPAINE said:
We will not be better at QB this year... Crompton is going to have a good season no doubt, but TN's style of play makes it difficult to blow out teams, and when it comes down to the wire is when I will be wishing we had a 4 year starter under center.... I also don't know why people keep referencing Crompton's play during the LSU game in 2006. He made two good throws, at least one of which I know was to a future 1st round draft pick... Sure he ran over a safety once and then acted like a lunatic afterwards, but James Banks had plenty of exciting looking plays like that his freshman year when he came in at QB...

Just like the other guy wanted to point out that he wasn't trying to suck up to Crompton or whatever, I want to point out that I'm not trying to bash him.. But I think we also need to give credit where its due. Ainge was a very very good QB for us, esp over the past two years... All this reference that Crompton is better at throwing the long ball is basing it off of one game, forgetting that Ainge threw plenty of long balls in 2006 and in 2007 he made a WR corps, in all honesty, play above their level of talent... The 2006 WR's were far and away better than the 2007 WR's, but the stats were about the same - that says a lot to our WR's, Ainge, Cut, Troop, and Fulmer....

Sorry guys, but already claiming that Crompton is going to be better than Ainge b/c he does well and only throws one pick against our 2nd team D is a big disservice to what Ainge was able to do here... It's not a smack on Crompton, just an appreciatory act to Ainge.
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i can't predict the future, but I certainly agree that Agine was a lot better than people give him credit for. I just hope we're a better team on 1st down with a new offensive coordinator, that would take a lot of pressure OFF Crompton and make his job easier.
 
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