'14 GA S Cortez McDowell (UT Signee 2/5/14)

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Phat-Phil said:
The angles our guys took over and over last year made me want to vommit. I don't understand how it was not fixed, well actually yes I do...
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Don't get me wrong, I love Byron Moore as a Vol. But his instincts in the run game were so pathetic last year. He always seemed to be out of position and get crossed up.

There were definitely more examples than Byron, but he killed me when I watched him. During the UGA game, I would rewind the t.v several times just to point where he was and how he gave up a huge play lol

Can't exactly put all the blame on the players. Miscommunication and playing out spot were just as much to blame.
 
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RiseToTheTop said:
Feel like an idiot bc I thought he was leaning AU? Not really. Alot of ppl did. Hell im glad we got him.
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Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. I was positive he was AU bound. Glad he committed to Tennessee. That is a real nice brick in the big orange wall.
 
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TriCitiesVol said:
Don't get me wrong, I love Byron Moore as a Vol. But his instincts in the run game were so pathetic last year. He always seemed to be out of position and get crossed up.

There were definitely more examples than Byron, but he killed me when I watched him. During the UGA game, I would rewind the t.v several times just to point where he was and how he gave up a huge play lol

Can't exactly put all the blame on the players. Miscommunication and playing out spot were just as much to blame.
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I think it had to be extremely difficult for our safeties above most others because of the way we played an only one deep safety 3-4 and it made the deep safety have to think twice about being aggressive. If the runner cut back or got by him it mean trouble so instead of being able to just go up and make a play he had to worry about if the other safety had time to make it around to prevent a cut back. All of that confusion along with the other over-complicated schemes caused all of our players to overthink plays and we lost a lot of natural aggressiveness and instinctual playmaking and it showed, big time.
 
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It was a combination of alot of things last year on defense. But if you take away someone's instincts and confuse them then of course they look even slower. It'll be better this year. I think that unit is hungry
 
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RiseToTheTop said:
It was a combination of alot of things last year in defense. But if you take away someone's instincts and confuse them then of course they look even slower. It'll be better this year. I think that unit is hungry
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Exactly, this defense is going to have a chip on their shoulder this season and I wouldn't be surprised if they play fast and angry.
 
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TriCitiesVol said:
"McDowell is a versatile playmaker at the safety position who I could see playing safety or maybe even sliding up to linebacker if depth necessitates.On his high school squad he's had some big games at wide receiver, so you know he's got a nose for the ball when he's in the secondary.

More importantly for the Tennessee staff, they reached into Georgia and were able to snag a commitment from a guy that a lot of other schools really wanted.

As the program continues to try to get back to where it was, guys like McDowell will be very important."

-Woody Wommack
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We've had some talented DB's from the Peach State. White, Sessions (grew into an LB), Inky Johnson, Coleman and Randolph. And elite talent in EB and Grant.

Didn't mention Bonner for the obvious. Still waiting to see what 4* Orta has to offer.

Looking forward to what Cortez brings.
 
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Glad to get this guy but we are still in desperate need of corners. Not to mention DL and OL. And another LB with all the question marks surrounding Bryant. We have a minimum of 10 spots remaining. We also need some high school wideouts to play outside. Dews still makes me smh. This is how we MUST use the spots we have left: 2 CB, 1 LB, 3 DL, 2 OL, and 2 WR. Ideally, we tell Dews to get lost and find enough EEs to sign 32. That would give us three more spots for an additional CB, DL, and OL.
 
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"Just the anticipation of it," McDowell told FOX Sports NEXT. "I had my mind set for Aug.2 but I knew that I was going to do it a little bit earlier. So, there was some anticipation that played into it."

On coaches' reactions:

"I had four different reactions —*two of them had goosebumps, one of them (Tommy Thigpen) was with his wife celebrating their 10-year anniversary, and then another one he was lost for words he was so excited."

"Coach Martinez, he was recruiting me when he was at Auburn. Then, once he left and went to Tennessee, he stayed on me," McDowell said."Coach Thigpen, just talking to him every time we went up to Tennessee, we built a relationship with each other."

"It will be great," the 6-1, 205-pound McDowell said. "Me and T.K. talked about it today, talked about playing together. We talked about who wants to play where. I told him I would play strong and let him play free because I like to get in the box and hit people."

On Coach Serrano's reaction to him committing to the baseball team:

"He was excited," McDowell said. "He said he would like for me to roam the outfield for him and then turn around and roam the defensive backfield for the football team."

-scout

Expected to be here for Foundation Day with his mom
 
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wU-Tang Vol said:
"Just the anticipation of it," McDowell told FOX Sports NEXT. "I had my mind set for Aug.2 but I knew that I was going to do it a little bit earlier. So, there was some anticipation that played into it."

On coaches' reactions:

"I had four different reactions —*two of them had goosebumps, one of them (Tommy Thigpen) was with his wife celebrating their 10-year anniversary, and then another one he was lost for words he was so excited."

"Coach Martinez, he was recruiting me when he was at Auburn. Then, once he left and went to Tennessee, he stayed on me," McDowell said."Coach Thigpen, just talking to him every time we went up to Tennessee, we built a relationship with each other."

"It will be great," the 6-1, 205-pound McDowell said. "Me and T.K. talked about it today, talked about playing together. We talked about who wants to play where. I told him I would play strong and let him play free because I like to get in the box and hit people."

On Coach Serrano's reaction to him committing to the baseball team:

"He was excited," McDowell said. "He said he would like for me to roam the outfield for him and then turn around and roam the defensive backfield for the football team."

-scout

Expected to be here for Foundation Day with his mom
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Awesome quotes!! Did everyone catch the first part where he said he "knew he would be announcing it earlier than Aug 2?" All strategic planning by CBJ.
 
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wU-Tang Vol said:
"Just the anticipation of it," McDowell told FOX Sports NEXT. "I had my mind set for Aug.2 but I knew that I was going to do it a little bit earlier. So, there was some anticipation that played into it."

On coaches' reactions:

"I had four different reactions —*two of them had goosebumps, one of them (Tommy Thigpen) was with his wife celebrating their 10-year anniversary, and then another one he was lost for words he was so excited."

"Coach Martinez, he was recruiting me when he was at Auburn. Then, once he left and went to Tennessee, he stayed on me," McDowell said."Coach Thigpen, just talking to him every time we went up to Tennessee, we built a relationship with each other."

"It will be great," the 6-1, 205-pound McDowell said. "Me and T.K. talked about it today, talked about playing together. We talked about who wants to play where. I told him I would play strong and let him play free because I like to get in the box and hit people."

On Coach Serrano's reaction to him committing to the baseball team:

"He was excited," McDowell said. "He said he would like for me to roam the outfield for him and then turn around and roam the defensive backfield for the football team."

-scout

Expected to be here for Foundation Day with his mom
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McDowell at SS, TKJr at FS?
 
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