Why are we so dang brittle?

[SaintLouisVol]

I have never seen this in my life. Why all the injuries?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

We have had a MAC coach that brought a MAC level philosophy into the SEC.

 

[GAVol]

It's completely mystifying. I thought last year was the worst if ever seen, but this is even worse.

 

[NEVolFan]

I think that photo early in the season of the team was actually real.

 

[VOLifornia]

It's completely mystifying. I thought last year was the worst if ever seen, but this is even worse.

+1

 

[GAVol]

We have had a MAC coach that brought a MAC level philosophy into the SEC.

Maybe so, but have you ever seen so many different injuries all at once?. It's crazy.

 

[vols1707]

Heard it' has a lot to do with weight room & focused on speed only practices under Butch "the program hatchet" Jones

 

[YorkVol]

Players were allowed to slack off during conditioning but then were required to do full speed practices on Fridays before games. So you have unconditioned players getting tired and tired football players get hurt.

 

[fossilfiction]

The next coach will have experience at every level of the depth chart. Silver lining.

 

[Fijivol72]

This is the softest team I can ever remember and I have been a fan since 1968. Something is definitely wrong.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Maybe so, but have you ever seen so many different injuries all at once?. It's crazy.

No I have not and Tim Priest said the same thing on the radio. I really think it goes back to Butch. His coaching style and the assistants he has brpught in. Rock has only been here since January. Hopefully he can turn things around sooner than later.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Heard it' has a lot to do with weight room & focused on speed only practices under Butch "the program hatchet" Jones

MAC approach.

 

[Fijivol72]

The more I think about how ridiculously bad Jones was the damn madder I get.

 

[wmcovol]

10 different S&C coaches in 10 yrs. last yr was a complete waste. Program in past hasn't demanded players develop .

 

[colvol]

I don't know about the injuries. May be unlucky, but as far as being physical goes, it's pathetic.

You take on the identity of your coach and the guy running our show was SOFT. Mentally and coaching wise.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

I have never seen this in my life. Why all the injuries?

I reckon it has a lot to do with Butch's "optional" S&C program in 2016. Made our boys soft...

 

[vavolunteer]

Could it be the turf?

We've been riddled with injuries the last three years. During that same time our field has been crap. I'm assuming (possibly stupidly) that the practice fields are the same turf as Neyland.

I'm sure there are those on Volnation more educated than me about such matters. Could our field be a significant factor in the number of injuries we're seeing?

 

[Catbone]

Could it be the turf?

We've been riddled with injuries the last three years. During that same time our field has been crap. I'm assuming (possibly stupidly) that the practice fields are the same turf as Neyland.

I'm sure there are those on Volnation more educated than me about such matters. Could our field be a significant factor in the number of injuries we're seeing?

No we are just very weak

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

10 different S&C coaches in 10 yrs. last yr was a complete waste. Program in past hasn't demanded players develop .

But firing Fulmer was obviously the right thing to do.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

The more I think about how ridiculously bad Jones was the damn madder I get.

Lets not use use the past participle. He still is ridiculously bad, just no longer employed.

 

[volsarelife1]

I would buy that if the turf was the safe all across the league. Since we have multiple players getting hurt every game no matter where we play. I'm going to side with either We're just cursed, or we have horrible conditioning and our players are soft.

 

[Roustabout]

Stop.

The field conditions were good this year. UT is out of position, out of shape, poor fundamentally, and no serviceable depth, which leads to lots of injuries.

 

[TheEndlessEnigma]

No i am willing to bet if we were tough and play big boy football we would have far less injuries.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Turf could have a little to do with it. But the main problem is Butch Jones. He brought a little league aporoach into the big leagues. We are now reaping those rewards.

 

[PowerT4me]

Failure to rotate players. Failure to develop young players. Poor game plans. All that will change moving forward with a real coach.