Tennessee Total Defense By Year

#4
#4
We had several NFL level defenders, and slowed things way down with the run game last year. This year is unforgivable. One of the worst defenses I've ever seen us field.

Kentucky is horrible on offense, without their best player, and has a bad freshman QB and they are on pace for almost 600 yards of offense.
 
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#15
#15
Why is our d-line so porous? Before the season we were supposed to be deep with several in the rotation. The consensus by most Vols fans is that as long as Rodney Gardner is here that our d-line would be the strength of the defense. They come up with the occasional sack and big play, but otherwise they are not good this year. Good grief.
 
#19
#19
volsdeepnsc said:
Seriously though, why does our defense feel this bad. Hopefully we can hang on the rest of the year. Do we have locker room issues?
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Rodney Garner is the only elite coach on that side of the ball. We have had so many issues with Banks scheme-wise and his players are not good at fundamental football, pursuit angles, tackling etc. Kentucky is a mess on offense and are eating Banks's lunch out there.

We do one thing well, get after the QB. We make a big play doing it then drop 7 on the next two downs and give up first downs. We gave up a QB run for a first earlier because we left a 6 yard gap between the linebackers and the first down marker on 3rd and 6.
 
#21
#21
IndianaVol said:
I haven't been on the "changes need to be made" wagon until tonight.

We let a FRESHMAN 3RD STRING QB at KENTUCKY convert 3rd and LONG multiple times in ONE drive...that TD is inexcusable...period.
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Our D is bad no doubt. At times they look decent but when tackling and effort plus poor communication and blown assignments are the norm something has to be done.
 
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#23
#23
In past years the defensive woes could be blamed on the offense going so fast. That's not the case this season although the offense does put the defense in some bad positions. I don't know exactly what it is but this defense is trash.
 
#25
#25
CFP committee looks at where the teams rank within their own conference on lots of metrics beyond the record and the strength of schedule, Tennessee's defense hasn't demonstrated any skill sets, alignments or defensive statistics that would support adding Tennessee to the CFP as a 10-2 team, if the team ends up at 9-3 start packing for the Gator Bowl, while we hem and haw about why we didn't get to go to the Reliaquest Bowl in Tampa,

Heupel needs a proven defensive coordinator that can improve the kids skill set while they are here, teaches fundamentals, recruits the appropriate size and speed at linebacker, teaches the defensive secondary to turn around in pass coverage, learn to play a man to man along the way, avoid passes in the seams and avoid pass interference calls, this year's version and the refusal to acknowledge the shortcomings is disingenuous and an insult to fans, sponsors and NIL contributors
 
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