'14 JUCO OT Dontavius Blair (UT SIGNEE 12/18/13)

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keckjm said:
It could. However, until Worley comes out and lights it up against elite competition, no one will take our passing game very seriously. The reason a Manning or Brady can run pistols very well is because they are feared in the passing game. Teams are going to stack 8 in the box all day against us until we develop a deep ball or allow Worley to just go loose with it and pass 30 times a game to open the defense up. Even in a pistol, when a team stacks 8 guys in a box with an inexperienced o-line you are in trouble. The only way we will win big games is to get the passing game going. Once that happens then yea you could run a pistol, and if you have success, then it will set up the play action. If you set up the play action your offense is near impossible to stop with an accurate QB. Until then, Worley needs to be in a shotgun throwing the ball because it buys him some time.
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Good points. I know running the read helps with stacked boxes by accounting for one defender without taking up a blocker, so that would definitely be beneficial when our deep passing game isn't being respected. I'm sure top teams will stack the box and play press man on our WRs until we can prove we can beat them deep. Hopefully we'll be able to. I actually thought Worley threw intermediate routes much better against Arky State, and their back end was supposed to be decent. We'll see how it translates to better teams really soon.
 
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jjay2518 said:
Good points. I know running the read helps with stacked boxes by accounting for one defender without taking up a blocker, so that would definitely be beneficial when our deep passing game isn't being respected. I'm sure top teams will stack the box and play press man on our WRs until we can prove we can beat them deep. Hopefully we'll be able to. I actually thought Worley threw intermediate routes much better against Arky State, and their back end was supposed to be decent. We'll see how it translates to better teams really soon.
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I believe deception is key no matter what you run. Someone on here mentioned getting Hurd and Lane on the field at the same time. I believe that's a great idea. Two RBs gives you extra pass blocking support, and there's just a lot of things you can do in split back formations.
 
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Our zone read offense is Arizona lite.

Arizona was effective with a similar QB/RB combo last year with Denker/Carey as we do in Worley/Hurd.

Talk about adapting the zone read offense to fit the personnel. RichRod is one of the best in the game at that.

Wish Bajakian would study up on RichRods offense and add a few wrinkles instead of running the same plays out of the same formation.

Like I've already said, this year is boom or bust for our OC.
 
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SaguaroVols said:
Our zone read offense is Arizona lite.

Arizona was effective with a similar QB/RB combo last year with Denker/Carey as we do in Worley/Hurd.

Talk about adapting the zone read offense to fit the personnel. RichRod is one of the best in the game at that.

Wish Bajakian would study up on RichRods offense and add a few wrinkles instead of running the same plays out of the same formation.

Like I've already said, this year is boom or bust for our OC.
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I'm still of the opinion we've kept the playbook pretty light for the first two games. I'll be interested to see if some new looks show up next week.
 
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SaguaroVols said:
Our zone read offense is Arizona lite.

Arizona was effective with a similar QB/RB combo last year with Denker/Carey as we do in Worley/Hurd.

Talk about adapting the zone read offense to fit the personnel. RichRod is one of the best in the game at that.

Wish Bajakian would study up on RichRods offense and add a few wrinkles instead of running the same plays out of the same formation.

Like I've already said, this year is boom or bust for our OC.
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I don't understand why we don't use a fullback and dump the zone read until we have the personnel to run it.
 
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Wickman said:
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Bravo, sir...perfect.
 
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keckjm said:
Man I don't think he's a liability at all. I think he's going to be very, very good actually. My point is if Blair steps up at RT and Kerbs is a RS senior, then play Kerbs at RG, and redshirt Robertson because we will need him come 2016. I'd rather have Robertson 2016-2018 when we should be competing for SEC championships then the next two years when we will struggle to win 6 games. We did this with Jackson last year too, and you have to think long terms because right now we haven't proven we can consistently recruit top OL.
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Jackson was able to redshirt because he couldn't win a job over the 5 who started. That isnt the case with Jashon, and to say that we should just randomly RS him after he was a freshman starter is pretty naive. If you were 18-19 years old, how would you feel about that?
 
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sonofUT62 said:
Jackson was able to redshirt because he couldn't win a job over the 5 who started. That isnt the case with Jashon, and to say that we should just randomly RS him after he was a freshman starter is pretty naive. If you were 18-19 years old, how would you feel about that?
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Jackson didn't start because we needed him for two years. He's was more then capable of playing a lot last year. I just don't think people understand just how bad of shape our o-line is in. Outside maybe Jackson, not one of our guys could start for another power house SEC team. Under CBJ the biggest concern in my eyes is OL recruiting. Right now I have no real reason to believe that we can beat out anyone for a top o-lineman. We aren't landing the top prospects at OL, and we haven't recruited an elite LT prospect since Tiny. I'm not saying that I don't like some of the OL recruits we have, but facts are we haven't proven we can land the best OL in country.

I'll also add that Jackson started as a freshman just like Robertson. I think Jackson was redshirted because CBJ knew that no matter what we were going to be terrible last year, and he also realized we needed depth the next two upcoming seasons. Robertson will be good, but he's going to be needed more two years from now then he is right now. On any great team, Robertson redshirts which sets up a very bright future for your o-line. Our o-line recruiting and depth is concerning, and it's probably going to force CBJ to have to make some tough decisions down the road.
 
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abrock42 said:
that's exactly my thoughts except at left tackle. Kendrick, who I playe against at CAK, is soft and has terrible feet. why kendrick? why not Blair? I'm just tryna gain some other insight.
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He's soft and has terrible feet but is the starting left tackle for UT. I'm sure you dominated him when you played against him. :eek:k:
 
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bkdamoron said:
He's soft and has terrible feet but is the starting left tackle for UT. I'm sure you dominated him when you played against him. :eek:k:
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haha good joke bro, seriously the best statement I have ever read in my life. btw, what other offer did he have other than UT? oh, that's awkward. also, they never ran the ball and threw it like 60 times again... hence the soft statement.
 
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abrock42 said:
haha good joke bro, seriously the best statement I have ever read in my life. btw, what other offer did he have other than UT? oh, that's awkward. also, they never ran the ball and threw it like 60 times again... hence the soft statement.
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How many offers did Blair have? And Brett is starting over him, correct? I guess a teenager who played some high school ball is a better judge of talent than a grown man coaching for UT though. :crazy:

Why did you turn down your offer to UT? Oh, that's awkward...
 
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bkdamoron said:
How many offers did Blair have? And Brett is starting over him, correct? I guess a teenager who played some high school ball is a better judge of talent than a grown man coaching for UT though. :crazy:

Why did you turn down your offer to UT? Oh, that's awkward...
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Sizzle!! Knew that was coming. Well played!
 
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NotoriousRPP said:
Lol this thread.

Not trying to encite a riot. I have connections with the program on various levels, both old and new. They give me info and I pass it along. Pretty sure that's the point of a message board. I've been on this site for years. Lost my old log in info and just started over.

On topic, it's too early to label Blair a bust but he's at least a year away from contributing.

On Mahoney, it's no secret that he's the weak link when it comes to recruiting. Raulerson will soon be recruited over, as will Blair. Stewart will be a solid run blocker but will struggle with pass protection. These were his three favorites.

If you don't want my info just ignore me lol
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How's Austin Sanders development coming along? Should we read anything into him not pushing to be in the top five? thanks
 
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wittenvols said:
How's Austin Sanders development coming along? Should we read anything into him not pushing to be in the top five? thanks
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Not really besides he is a guard and our problem is tackles not guards. We are playing two guards at left and right tackle right now
 
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bkdamoron said:
How many offers did Blair have? And Brett is starting over him, correct? I guess a teenager who played some high school ball is a better judge of talent than a grown man coaching for UT though. :crazy:

Why did you turn down your offer to UT? Oh, that's awkward...
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I did actually... decided to play at mizzou. redshirt freshman now but TN will always be in my heart. Got recruited by Dooley, me and cody blanc, but never got contacted by jones when he took over. once again, you look like a complete idiot over the internet bro
 
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abrock42 said:
and Blair, who I think shouldve been starting since day 1, is on the bench which again makes me question what the hell is Mahoney doing
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Blair isn't good, why play him? You think the coaches would be holding him back and putting him on ice if he were a worthy starter?

Look for Kerbyson to start at LT this week with Coleman at RT. Both of whom are ahead of Blair.
 
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abrock42 said:
I did actually... decided to play at mizzou. redshirt freshman now but TN will always be in my heart. Got recruited by Dooley, me and cody blanc, but never got contacted by jones when he took over. once again, you look like a complete idiot over the internet bro
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So you would be listed on the Mizzou roster, right?
 
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