Griffmann
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Quarterbacks: A
No turnovers. Ainge completed on key third downs. Although he had no TDs (I'm not counting Taylor's), it was clear he commanded the offense.
Wide Receivers: A
Still no deep threats from the receivers, but great job catching the ball. I can't remember any dropped passes.
Runnings Backs: A+
Brilliant game from Foster, Hardesty, and Coker. Smash mouth football at its finest. We moved the ball at will. No more running into our blockers. Our guys found the holes and exploded through them. Hardesty was very impressive, he was proving he deserves more playing time.
Offensive Line: A+
No sacks and a great running game.
Defensive Line: A+
69 rushing yards allowed. I'm sure a lot of this was in the 2nd half when we stopped caring. Some decent pressure on Stafford.
Linebackers: A
Solid tackling, great gang tackling.
Secondary: A
First half performance is an A+, second half is a B+. I think we played a little softer in the 2nd half, but overall I liked what I saw.
Special Teams (Returning): B+
24 total return yards, but hard to get a good grade here when you don't get a lot of kickoffs because your defense is doing so well Hefney didn't make any returns, but he didn't get negative yards or muff kicks.
Special Teams (Coverage): A+
Phil, you know I've begged you for weeks and weeks about fixing our coverage problems and it seems like this week you finally listened. Colquitt made all the difference on kickoffs. Instead of receiving the ball at about the 10 yard line, they were starting at their goal line. Our coverage on punts was excellent as we employed a new punt coverage formation which seemed to work well. A nice blocked punt for the second year in a row.
Coaching: A+
New changes helped a decent team become a great team. The staff appeared to give different looks on offense and defense from what we've seen in the earlier games. This was a great adjustment.
OVERALL: A+
I know there were some A's in there, but a lot of them were mostly due to second half performances being averaged in. Our first half was an A+ and that's what I'm going on. Great win Vols!
No turnovers. Ainge completed on key third downs. Although he had no TDs (I'm not counting Taylor's), it was clear he commanded the offense.
Wide Receivers: A
Still no deep threats from the receivers, but great job catching the ball. I can't remember any dropped passes.
Runnings Backs: A+
Brilliant game from Foster, Hardesty, and Coker. Smash mouth football at its finest. We moved the ball at will. No more running into our blockers. Our guys found the holes and exploded through them. Hardesty was very impressive, he was proving he deserves more playing time.
Offensive Line: A+
No sacks and a great running game.
Defensive Line: A+
69 rushing yards allowed. I'm sure a lot of this was in the 2nd half when we stopped caring. Some decent pressure on Stafford.
Linebackers: A
Solid tackling, great gang tackling.
Secondary: A
First half performance is an A+, second half is a B+. I think we played a little softer in the 2nd half, but overall I liked what I saw.
Special Teams (Returning): B+
24 total return yards, but hard to get a good grade here when you don't get a lot of kickoffs because your defense is doing so well Hefney didn't make any returns, but he didn't get negative yards or muff kicks.
Special Teams (Coverage): A+
Phil, you know I've begged you for weeks and weeks about fixing our coverage problems and it seems like this week you finally listened. Colquitt made all the difference on kickoffs. Instead of receiving the ball at about the 10 yard line, they were starting at their goal line. Our coverage on punts was excellent as we employed a new punt coverage formation which seemed to work well. A nice blocked punt for the second year in a row.
Coaching: A+
New changes helped a decent team become a great team. The staff appeared to give different looks on offense and defense from what we've seen in the earlier games. This was a great adjustment.
OVERALL: A+
I know there were some A's in there, but a lot of them were mostly due to second half performances being averaged in. Our first half was an A+ and that's what I'm going on. Great win Vols!