Who/What is hurting the Vols most?

#26
#26
Mullet said:
Without question it's Crompton. Fulmer is going to be the fall guy, but Crompton is sinking the ship.

Chavis and the defense played a good game today. The liability is Crompton, not Fulmer. It's Fulmer's fault for not benching Crompton, but I can understand their logic only being down by 2 points. You want to keep the most experienced guy in the game in hopes that you can get a couple 1st downs and kick a FG for the win.

I don't blame Fulmer at all for today's loss.
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Fulmer will be the fall guy?Mullet,you need to grow another mullet.You dont blame Fulmer at all?????
 
#29
#29
Ohio Vol said:
The offensive line is the biggest liability right now.

No pass protection and nothing resembling run blocking. How on earth can you run an offense without a line?
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Excellent perspective. When was the last time we had a great, dominant O line? I am so punch drunk from watching this sad display to recall.
 
#30
#30
Crompton is terrible, he can't execute the simple plays and doesn't now how to check down his recievers.....With any other quaterback we'd be 3 and 1.....
 
#31
#31
Lack of leadership both on and off the field is THE problem. And it doesn't look like it's going to change this year.
 
#32
#32
Ohio Vol said:
The offensive line is the biggest liability right now.

No pass protection and nothing resembling run blocking. How on earth can you run an offense without a line?
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X marks the spot. Ainge made the offensive line look much better in pass protection than they actually were. This offensive line has sucked since 2001. Which goes to the next thing hurting UT the most.....

A runningback. A solid, every-down back that has the ability to change the game at any moment. Since Travis Stephens left, there hasn't been a back that even came close to taking his place. This offensive line is abysmal, but anytime they've done something right, we've had a back not to hit the hole. Hardesty and Creer both have shown flashes of excellence, but it doesn't matter because Foster eats up the carries for some awful reason.
 
#33
#33
None of the above. Our booing fans have annihilated the program. Were it not for the catcalls, Crompton would be Troy Aikman, Clawson would be Bill Walsh, and Fulmer would be Vince Lombardi. I also blame John Adams.
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#34
#34
It's Bruce Pearls' fault. If the basketball team wasn't so good and still had Buzz, our football team would look decent
 
#35
#35
Bad playcalling, poor decisions by the coaching staff

example: You got Crompton who cant hit the broad side of a barn, the right move would be to get him out of there and replace him with Rod Wilks, and install a new package called RAM ROD.

future KNS Headline: Vols RAM ROD their way thru another opponent!
 
#36
#36
It's all bad, guys. Fulmer is a good man, but he's not smart, he makes a lot of bad decisions and any leadership qualities he has have long since disappeared. Recruiting has fallen off, and we don't have the coaching to get the most out of mediocre talent--our fundamentals on offense are bad. I think Clawson blew the ucla game, but he's getting better and I thought he called a pretty good game yesterday, but when you can't complete ANY passes--not the most basic throws--you've got serious problems. The pass blocking has not been stellar, the WRs are weak and Crompton, well, enough said.
 
#37
#37
Fulmer, it's his fault Crompton is our QB and that Clawson is our OC. This team is terrible and I agree with you that our tallent is not as bad as it looks ( bad coaching will do that, see Buzz Ball). Will we ever see the top 25 again? I say no, not this year.
 
#38
#38
It is on Fulmer for leaving him in...
It is on Fulmer for not having a backup ready...
It is on Fulmer for lossing control of the team...
It is on Fulmer for saying "he is doing OK" at half time...
It is on Fulmer for saying "we need to look at the film"...
It is on Fulmer for saying "we are just a couple of plays away"...
 
#39
#39
Crompton, with one small caveat. If Stephens/Coleman get onto the field (a given at this point I have to imagine) and really start moving the offense then it's on whichever of Fulmer/Clawson is most responsible for keeping Crompton out there this long. It's just so very hard to believe that the other QB's have shown the coaches anything that would make them think they were any better. What's a coach, any coach, supposed to do other than play the guy that in practice looks to be the one best suited to win games?

Anyway, since the way the OP posited the question made me think in literal on-the-field terms I say Crompton x3. Crompton's 95.83 PER isn't even in the NCAA's top 100 and is, I kid you not, now 14th in the SEC. I say this with the utmost sincerity that the only coaching argument that can be made on the matter is that Crompton might have been benched earlier, and it remains to be seen if that will matter either. Hey, that "offensive genius" in SC can only get his starter to 69th in the NCAA, which is behind Casey Dick among many others. If your talent is poor enough I don't care who the coach is.

And for those wanting to blame the line we've given up 4 sacks in 4 games. I've seen (and so have you) Crompton have more than enough time to make the throw and fail to do so. And while I agree this isn't one of our dominant lines of the past it's still giving us more rushing yards than GA/Au/FL.

For a body of work over the last several seasons the coaching certainly can share some blame but this year our offense has an enormous liability to contend with. One that would burden any coaching staff that had to contend with it. It is very possible that we do not have an SEC capable QB on the roster. If you want to blame that on the coaches as a recruiting shortfall you may do so but in the here and now and on the field Crompton is the reason we aren't at least 3-1.
 
#41
#41
Mullet said:
Without question it's Crompton. Fulmer is going to be the fall guy, but Crompton is sinking the ship.

Chavis and the defense played a good game today. The liability is Crompton, not Fulmer. It's Fulmer's fault for not benching Crompton, but I can understand their logic only being down by 2 points. You want to keep the most experienced guy in the game in hopes that you can get a couple 1st downs and kick a FG for the win.

I don't blame Fulmer at all for today's loss.
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Who recruited these players, or did they just show up on campus one day and dress out?

Who decides who plays and who sits on the bench, or do they pull names from a hat?

Who calls the plays, or do the draw them up in the huddle like we did in the sandlot?

Who decides a kid that has a history of fumbling in critical situations should get the ball in critical situations, or did he win a contest like they do in pageants (i.e. Miss Congeniality)?

Who decides to play a quarterback who has shown week in and week out that he lacks the physical or mental ability to compete at this level, or did he bully the other kids to let him play?

Unless you are it is not CPF’s fault because he is NOT coaching, then I have to disagree with you.
 
#42
#42
VolDad said:
Who recruited these players, or did they just show up on campus one day and dress out?

Who decides who plays and who sits on the bench, or do they pull names from a hat?

Who calls the plays, or do the draw them up in the huddle like we did in the sandlot?

Who decides a kid that has a history of fumbling in critical situations should get the ball in critical situations, or did he win a contest like they do in pageants (i.e. Miss Congeniality)?

Who decides to play a quarterback who has shown week in and week out that he lacks the physical or mental ability to compete at this level, or did he bully the other kids to let him play?

Unless you are it is not CPF’s fault because he is NOT coaching, then I have to disagree with you.
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How dare you address Mr. Fulmer in such a way:)
 
#43
#43
Has anyone ever thought that other teams have good talent and good coaches too. Could it come down to just making a play or not. Just wondering. UF beat SC by blocking a FG and then went on to win the NC. They just lost to Mississippi by a blocked FG.
 
#44
#44
GAMECOCK said:
Has anyone ever thought that other teams have good talent and good coaches too. Could it come down to just making a play or not.
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Clearly, Auburn is well coached and plays great defense, but when you spend the entire 4th quarter starting from midfield and get 0 points and 0 pass completions, there is obviously something else going on.
 
#45
#45
I think our talent is just as good or better than most of the SEC teams, but with average coaching it doesn't matter when the other teams have GOOD players AND good coaching.
 
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