Is our QB success related CJH’s system?

[#1fulmerite]

Just curious to what VN thinks. There are many posters who keep up with Tennessee football more in depth than I do and, have more football knowledge.

It’s just that since his time here, CJH has taken two rejects from P4 schools and sent them into the league. Nico fell flat on his face tonight playing with another team while our new QB looked very good against a decent P4 team which was very good last year. Coupled with “anonymous” sources stating “system” and such, is it CJH’s system making QB’s look good?

When I hear system QB, I think about Houston of the late 80’s and early 90’s.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Every QB’s success is somewhat related to his coach’s system. But Heupel’s system is not so great that you can plug a Joe Milton or a Nico I Am ‘a Leavin and have success with it. His system helps a QB look better, but it can’t make a guy into something he’s not.

 

[VawlIn]

Yes and no, Heupel’s system can make someone that isn’t a household name a household name if they can do 4 things relatively well. Make the right decisions on time, turn a sack into a positive play, hit open deep balls at a reasonable rate, and have very good short yardage accuracy.

They don’t have to have a big arm or elite athleticism or be 6’4 220. They just have to be capable of moving the chains and hitting the deep balls when they’re there.

It makes a QBs job easier if they can do those things, but it’s not just a system that any starting QB can play in and make the playoff. We weren’t a playoff team with the Nico we saw tonight, but could be now with Joey if the defense gets it together because Joey does those things well

 

[volfeeva]

CJH post game presser he says something to the effect that it's nice to be able to bring back the long pass downfield. We fans missed it too

 

[FLVOL_79]

If his system is running the ball good, then yes.

 

[cgbtn]

I think Hooker getting cut by Detroit may answer your question

 

[perico]

I think Hooker getting cut by Detroit may answer your question

That has nothing to do with it. Hendon was a great college QB. One of the best in his two years here.

In the NFL he was a 26 year old rookie who was forced to miss his first season because of a knee injury.

Som great college QBs never pan out in the NFL. Hell Clausen went undrafted and never made an NFL roster other than a practice squad. The only Vol QB to receive any meaningful playing time since Manning is Josh Dobbs.

 

[ArmchairQB]

If it was solely due to the system, there’d be similar results no matter who was under center, right? And there’s not, so, no. It still takes a QB to run it. It still takes downfield accuracy to stretch a defense and make them honor the long ball. It takes quick reads, etc etc.