How beautiful is it that we are 8-2 and talking about making changes bc it doesn’t seem like we are as good as we should be. That’s true TN football that I grew up with. 2 losses in a season and we question it. GBO
Some fans have this insanely high expectation bc Nico got paid. They push their chest out that we have the money like that then cry when the ROI isn’t immediate. Instant gratification mentality. Our OLine isn’t fully there. We hoped they were, but we all saw what Mico can do with his accuracy in being of year, we need OLine to protect for enough time to let him see field and dish it out. Nico will start seeing field even better, his nerves will calm next year. The newness will be gone and he will shine. There will be ups and downs but the windows he’s throwing in as a red shirt freshman is insane. His touch will come and it will be beautiful. GBO
The whole tempo thing is interesting. I've never been sold on it. It works on some possessions---but I also have noticed this year and in the past when the Vols (and other teams) try to play what used to be called "hurry-up" that some offensive linemen are not well-suited to playing fast. You might run a running play, get 5-6 yards, then get to LOS and quickly run another running play, but a lineman doesn't seem quite physically or mentally ready and misses a block and the next play goes nowhere. I've seen that quite a lot---as if everyone isn't on the same page or quite ready for the next play and so you have subsequent plays after the first couple of plays in tempo that go nowhere. You've got to have really fit linemen who are well accustomed to tempo, and while I know the Vols practice it a lot and use it in games, I've never been convinced that 300+-pound linemen are necessarily good at playing fast and blocking well on 3, 4, 5, or 6 consecutive plays when playing fast. Blocks are missed. Beyond that, defenses are accustomed to facing tempo now--it's not new--and a lot of teams do it now as certain points in games. I'm not suggesting that tempo shouldn't be used, and it can be effective on certain possessions when everyone of the offense is on the same page play after play--but I don't see it as being notable effective anymore. Part of it, also, is officials who slow things down to get the ball set or chains moved, etc. .
Imo the receiver problem is largely a QB issue. When you have an inconsistent QB it affects the receivers. You saw it with Milton. You saw it with JG. You saw it with Worley. An inconsistent QB will result in receivers dropping good balls. It's a thing. Like a mental phenomenon and it's contagious.
As far as the WRs and deep passes go, defenses usually dictate the play and offenses have to take what defenses give them. With that being said, the Georgia defense never gave the Vols offense the deep pass so it was up to the offense to run the ball and use short passes to win the game and for whatever reason that didn't happen. Gotta control the line of scrimmage as well.
I thought the same thing Austin did about the defense being the reason we have similar or more possessions and plays per game this year compared to 2022
Jackie Walker doesn’t get enough credit. He was completely dominate on every level. He was the original Al Wilson, decades before Al Wilson arrived. That’s how good Jackie Walker was.
I am going to be greatly pleased with a 10-2 if we get there. The CFP is not up to us at this point. Wide open with few drops solves all our 2024 problems.
The defense getting stops is the reason we have as many plays and possessions as 22. Cmon guys surely you can see this. Austin seems to get it Grant and Brent have no clue on this.
Gonna disagree with Hubbs based on game data from UT's website. Play Frequency (SEC) 2024 - 24.13 seconds 2022 - 20.86 seconds That's 16% slower (3.27 seconds). If one assumes tempo is still used at times a lot of plays are significantly slower. For all games 2024 is 15% slower (3.08). Plays/game is similar (2024 = 74.7, 2022 = 72.7), but time of possession is not (2024 = 29:46, 2022 = 25:14).
We have more possessions, yes. But, the offense is nowhere near as efficient. No concistent big plays, and dying off after we get past the 50 yard line/going vanilla.
Alex Golesh is the most glaring answer to why there is such a difference in big plays or success in general when comparing the first two yrs to '23 and now.
‘24 offense is dink and dunk and no scoring, no chunk plays. Sustained drives that don’t score as much. ‘22 was score, score , score. Manning made every receiver on the team look like all stars. QB matters.
The problem is our offense is too predictable and they have figured Hueple's offense out. Hueple just zeems to not adjust...but alot of times the QB is over throwing or not even looking at wide open recievers or the WR's are dropping passes. Its annoying and stinks of incompetence.
Show me 1 pass Bru has dropped. Why is he not being targeted? Hit him with some slants at least. Heupels play calling is wasting Brus rehab efforts to come back and play.
You guys are really doing yourselves a disservice. There are 4 coaching jobs open right now that I am sure pay more than being talking heads. You can all be coaches of the Owls.
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How beautiful is it that we are 8-2 and talking about making changes bc it doesn’t seem like we are as good as we should be. That’s true TN football that I grew up with. 2 losses in a season and we question it. GBO
Some fans have this insanely high expectation bc Nico got paid. They push their chest out that we have the money like that then cry when the ROI isn’t immediate. Instant gratification mentality. Our OLine isn’t fully there. We hoped they were, but we all saw what Mico can do with his accuracy in being of year, we need OLine to protect for enough time to let him see field and dish it out.
Nico will start seeing field even better, his nerves will calm next year. The newness will be gone and he will shine. There will be ups and downs but the windows he’s throwing in as a red shirt freshman is insane. His touch will come and it will be beautiful. GBO
The "D" is getting off the field at so much a greater percentage than ever before.
The whole tempo thing is interesting. I've never been sold on it. It works on some possessions---but I also have noticed this year and in the past when the Vols (and other teams) try to play what used to be called "hurry-up" that some offensive linemen are not well-suited to playing fast. You might run a running play, get 5-6 yards, then get to LOS and quickly run another running play, but a lineman doesn't seem quite physically or mentally ready and misses a block and the next play goes nowhere. I've seen that quite a lot---as if everyone isn't on the same page or quite ready for the next play and so you have subsequent plays after the first couple of plays in tempo that go nowhere. You've got to have really fit linemen who are well accustomed to tempo, and while I know the Vols practice it a lot and use it in games, I've never been convinced that 300+-pound linemen are necessarily good at playing fast and blocking well on 3, 4, 5, or 6 consecutive plays when playing fast. Blocks are missed. Beyond that, defenses are accustomed to facing tempo now--it's not new--and a lot of teams do it now as certain points in games. I'm not suggesting that tempo shouldn't be used, and it can be effective on certain possessions when everyone of the offense is on the same page play after play--but I don't see it as being notable effective anymore. Part of it, also, is officials who slow things down to get the ball set or chains moved, etc. .
I have thought the same thing and that our Tackles especially are not in "tempo" shape.
Imo the receiver problem is largely a QB issue. When you have an inconsistent QB it affects the receivers. You saw it with Milton. You saw it with JG. You saw it with Worley. An inconsistent QB will result in receivers dropping good balls. It's a thing. Like a mental phenomenon and it's contagious.
We got a bunch of Keytons at WR. They show up 1 time and we live that hype the whole season.
As far as the WRs and deep passes go, defenses usually dictate the play and offenses have to take what defenses give them. With that being said, the Georgia defense never gave the Vols offense the deep pass so it was up to the offense to run the ball and use short passes to win the game and for whatever reason that didn't happen. Gotta control the line of scrimmage as well.
I thought the same thing Austin did about the defense being the reason we have similar or more possessions and plays per game this year compared to 2022
GA played a better 2nd half than we did. Yes refs screwed up calls on us too but we lost that 2nd half period
Jackie Walker doesn’t get enough credit. He was completely dominate on every level. He was the original Al Wilson, decades before Al Wilson arrived. That’s how good Jackie Walker was.
I am going to be greatly pleased with a 10-2 if we get there. The CFP is not up to us at this point. Wide open with few drops solves all our 2024 problems.
Hey Brent, I know they’re running the same amount of plays as 2022 but I do wonder about the difference of big plays from 22 to 24
Jackie Walker was a 4.4 or better athlete playing LB. Did he make any mark in the NFL?
You guys together really help the excitement for Tennessee sports. Thanks. GBO🍊🏈🏀⚾️...
The offense is getting more possessions this year because the defense has improved so much from 2022.
Alabama was the standard for a long time but as Georgia now the it?
The defense getting stops is the reason we have as many plays and possessions as 22. Cmon guys surely you can see this. Austin seems to get it Grant and Brent have no clue on this.
Wonder what plays per possession would look like
divide plays by possession and it’s the same as 22
Gonna disagree with Hubbs based on game data from UT's website.
Play Frequency (SEC)
2024 - 24.13 seconds
2022 - 20.86 seconds
That's 16% slower (3.27 seconds). If one assumes tempo is still used at times a lot of plays are significantly slower.
For all games 2024 is 15% slower (3.08). Plays/game is similar (2024 = 74.7, 2022 = 72.7), but time of possession is not (2024 = 29:46, 2022 = 25:14).
George😮😢
thought it was all joe
We have more possessions, yes. But, the offense is nowhere near as efficient. No concistent big plays, and dying off after we get past the 50 yard line/going vanilla.
Alex Golesh is the most glaring answer to why there is such a difference in big plays or success in general when comparing the first two yrs to '23 and now.
4 great talking heads with our Shortstop not there stutter stopping when he is lost!
‘24 offense is dink and dunk and no scoring, no chunk plays. Sustained drives that don’t score as much. ‘22 was score, score , score.
Manning made every receiver on the team look like all stars.
QB matters.
The problem is our offense is too predictable and they have figured Hueple's offense out. Hueple just zeems to not adjust...but alot of times the QB is over throwing or not even looking at wide open recievers or the WR's are dropping passes. Its annoying and stinks of incompetence.
Show me 1 pass Bru has dropped. Why is he not being targeted? Hit him with some slants at least. Heupels play calling is wasting Brus rehab efforts to come back and play.
You guys are really doing yourselves a disservice. There are 4 coaching jobs open right now that I am sure pay more than being talking heads. You can all be coaches of the Owls.
Grant is freaking hilarious. Love these videos guys. Regardless of which 4 show up. GO VOLS