Interior Defense Weakness

[madbamahater]

Syracuse did a great job of exploiting the interior defensive line. I'm afraid this is going to rear its ugly head against really good competition. I'm trying to figure out why Tennessee is so thin there and appear to be way undersized. If you cannot win the interior line of scrimmage you have absolutely no chance in the SEC.

 

[barknoxbrawler]

Syracuse did a great job of exploiting the interior defensive line. I'm afraid this is going to rear its ugly head against really good competition. I'm trying to figure out why Tennessee is so thin there and appear to be way undersized. If you cannot win the interior line of scrimmage you have absolutely no chance in the SEC.

#1stgame

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Didn’t we have an injury there? Didn’t feel like we were playing at full strength but I could be wrong

 

[VawlIn]

#1stgame

That would be an excuse if we had just hit the portal for a bunch of guys in our front 6. These are guys that have played for the same staff their entire college career though. Not sure if it was laziness or lack of S&C but they have to lock on QUICKLY. Because Georgia comes to town in 2 weeks and their rushing attack is going to be lethal this year

 

[ForMyLosses]

Syracuse did a great job of exploiting the interior defensive line. I'm afraid this is going to rear its ugly head against really good competition. I'm trying to figure out why Tennessee is so thin there and appear to be way undersized. If you cannot win the interior line of scrimmage you have absolutely no chance in the SEC.

We had injuries and guys out. Looked bad but once we have Jaxson moi in for more than 3 plays and Hobbs I’ll make an honest judgement. That Syracuse rb is no joke either he’s a very tough runner.

 

[vols1071]

Hobbs is a loss being a 5star... Not sure his injury or when he may be back from his injury in fall camp... We are solid at DT but a few injuries can hamper any team at that position

 

[Orange Navy]

Syracuse did a great job of exploiting the interior defensive line. I'm afraid this is going to rear its ugly head against really good competition. I'm trying to figure out why Tennessee is so thin there and appear to be way undersized. If you cannot win the interior line of scrimmage you have absolutely no chance in the SEC.

Syracuse average 2.3 yards per carry. Just sayin

 

[jaxvol]

Beat me to it….103 yds rushing

 

[Orange Navy]

In defense of OP there was something weird about how they rotated in so many DT’s. Like they were holding open auditions for playing time. Some (or maybe all) of the freshman they played don’t seem to be ready

 

[Delmar]

By the middle of the game, we were down 3 of our top 4 DT’s.
Hobbs- out before the game
Moi- out in first series
Eason- in and out all game with injuries

Hopefully will get them all back by Georgia.

 

[BLUTickbusdriver]

Get a few players back from injuries, adjust scheme, add in the checkered, Neyland Stadium 12th man, and I think we will have a much better showing on the entire D! GBO!

 

[barknoxbrawler]

That would be an excuse if we had just hit the portal for a bunch of guys in our front 6. These are guys that have played for the same staff their entire college career though. Not sure if it was laziness or lack of S&C but they have to lock on QUICKLY. Because Georgia comes to town in 2 weeks and their rushing attack is going to be lethal this year

Or vanilla scheming. I tend to lean that way….

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Also read that we rotated a bunch of young guys. I’m not that concerned.

 

[BigBadVol]

We’re expecting too much. This is a good football team. Will they progress throughout the year? We will see. TN could make a run or they could stumble. My best AP analysis.

 

[Remy]

We had injuries and guys out. Looked bad but once we have Jaxson moi in for more than 3 plays and Hobbs I’ll make an honest judgement. That Syracuse rb is no joke either he’s a very tough runner.

Their ace RB was 235 lbs of get at you. He was very good.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

We’re expecting too much. This is a good football team. Will they progress throughout the year? We will see. TN could make a run or they could stumble. My best AP analysis.

He ain't that bad..

 

[Pawleysvol]

I thought a few of Syracuse’s best runs were when our DE’s crashed down and didn’t set the edge. Their backs bounce it outside for a long gain.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

We were down 3 of our best DL and the others were nicked up and gassed from the extra snaps. Just need to get healthy in a hurry.

 

[Other_Guy]

Just hold off judgment until the georgia game.

 

[#1fulmerite]

Anyone else worry about how they passed their way right down the field at the end?

Should that be concerning or was that against our subs?

 

[TJSVOLS]

Anyone else worry about how they passed their way right down the field at the end?

Should that be concerning or was that against our subs?

They were playing a loose zone, keeping everything in front of them.

 

[madbamahater]

Syracuse average 2.3 yards per carry. Just sayin

Yep they're aren't a powerful SEC opponent

 

[madbamahater]

We’re expecting too much. This is a good football team. Will they progress throughout the year? We will see. TN could make a run or they could stumble. My best AP analysis.

We're expecting too much because the defensive tackles look vastly undersized? A few of them look like they're about 250 lbs

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Syracuse average 2.3 yards per carry. Just sayin

Take out the sacks and what did they average?

 

[iuvol]

By the middle of the game, we were down 3 of our top 4 DT’s.
Hobbs- out before the game
Moi- out in first series
Eason- in and out all game with injuries

Hopefully will get them all back by Georgia.

Robinson got hurt too. Don’t know how long he stayed out but he was hurt.