You have to put that into perspective. He is comparing us to Alabama and I am sure that is a correct statement. Also the spread offense leans more on agile/quick lineman than a pro style power running game. We have some good players and we have talented players but we havent been built for this style of football. I expect for next couple years we will have a lot of square pegs in round holes.
Pure BS. Jones couldn't coach. His "system" didn't work. Even in year 1 there were former Vol OL's quietly questioning the "techniques" being taught to UT's OL's. Not remarkable at all... that the BEST OL Jones had was the one he inherited that was rumored to have basically ignored what his staff tried to teach them on "technique".
Pruitt has athletes to work with. He has 8 months to get them ready to play to the best of their ability. That's all that should be expected at this point. Jones never did that in 5 years.... even after he had plenty of time to "change the culture, install his system, get his players, build depth, and develop"... or any of the other BS excuses given for his poor coaching that was evidenced even in his first season.
If Pruitt is a great coach then he will coach great. He'll get everything out of his roster and then some whether that's 5 wins or 14. He won't get blown off the field or lose to less talented teams like Jones did vs Vandy in year 1.