The Original Fade
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You got that right. That was such a fun night. Cal had no idea the hornets nest they were walking into that night. We sent a message from the opening kick when we knocked out their starting tight end.Thanks for sharing this great Tennessee football win beating Cal 35-18 in 2006. 14 years goes by really fast.
When I first read this post I was ready to blast you with a list of RBs to show you how wrong you were. Turns out you are right. Carry on. #90sVolsBrainFor a long time we maintained a deep stable of backs like Hardesty. Since he graduated we had Hurd, Kamara, and John Kelly for a couple of years, and that is about it. It is a major reason we have been down.
There have been some decent backs in the last decade. The problem has more to do with the OL during that time.
He lacks his speed and his ability to break tackles. I'm not sold on Gray at all, he's a good looking young back but nowhere near the great talents we've had in the past. He needs to improve his speed, strength, physicality, protecting the football and picking up the blitz in pass situations, not saying he won't be great but he's got a bunch of improving to do to get there. I think Chandler is our best all-around back.I think he's lacking Charlie's speed just a bit.