3 major changes since last year

[ThreatLevelOrange]

1. OL is not nearly as good. We are currently without 3 of our top 4 OL from last year.
2. Hooker was a brilliant game manager, in addition to his ability to place the ball.
3. Halsze doesn’t seem to be thriving as the OC and QB coach.

 

[zooguy]

The issue is that Milton is not a quick decision maker, has no touch on most of his throws, and the defense is the same as last year.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Hooker had QB IQ.

 

[COOTERMAC]

Hooker had QB IQ.

This times 100

 

[utvolz98]

The issue is that Milton is not a quick decision maker, has no touch on most of his throws, and the defense is the same as last year.

Milton is slow everywhere but with his fastball

 

[utvolz98]

1. OL is not nearly as good. We are currently without 3 of our top 4 OL from last year.
2. Hooker was a brilliant game manager, in addition to his ability to place the ball.
3. Halsze doesn’t seem to be thriving as the OC and QB coach.

Could have just said “significant regression.”

 

[GBOplayer]

Commentators have been saying WRs aren't as dynamic this year...not getting open for Milton

 

[Vol865]

1. OL is not nearly as good. We are currently without 3 of our top 4 OL from last year.
2. Hooker was a brilliant game manager, in addition to his ability to place the ball.
3. Halsze doesn’t seem to be thriving as the OC and QB coach.

It's not Halzle. Heupel is calling the plays. I had grievances with the playcalling in '21 when he called plays (especially Ole Miss). I don't think it's a stretch to say Golesh is a better playcaller.

 

[igotworms]

It's not Halzle. Heupel is calling the plays. I had grievances with the playcalling in '21 when he called plays (especially Ole Miss). I don't think it's a stretch to say Golesh is a better playcaller.

Link to proving huepel,is cLling plays???

 

[ThreatLevelOrange]

It's not Halzle. Heupel is calling the plays. I had grievances with the playcalling in '21 when he called plays (especially Ole Miss). I don't think it's a stretch to say Golesh is a better playcaller.

AG was a great gameplanner.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

The problem is almost 100% the line play on both sides. We tackle poorly on defense and are outmanned on the O-line. At least tonight anyway.

 

[Vol865]

Link to proving huepel,is cLling plays???

Sure. Let me dig through months of articles. He was asked. That's what he said. Believe me or don't.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

It's amazing how much better the offense runs when you have a QB that can run it.

 

[AdoptedVOL]

3 games including 1 good SEC team. I've seen enough. VOLS are not good. Going to be a long season.

 

[chattavol420]

There are a lot of deficiencies, but great quarterback play is everything. There’s no single position in another team sport that matters as much as quarterback. And this is the way this season was always going to go. You guys can say oh yeah…if I’m smart why aren’t I a coach blah blah blah. But I’m gonna tell you something… Milton has been god awful since the moment he first took a snapper Tennessee. He’s big and has a strong arm, and occasionally he’ll look very good. But he just doesn’t have it. He runs out of bounds as the clock has already expired. He doesn’t move the chains. He throws too many in accurate passes. He doesn’t snap the ball when they’re trying to sub and have guys offsite. When we get a free play, he doesn’t take a shot down field. He just doesn’t have “it”. And I don’t know why the smartest coach we’ve had here in my lifetime can’t figure out what is a very basic easy to spot fact. Some quarterbacks have “it”. Some don’t.
We were always going to struggle this year, because Milton was always going to be the quarterback. But he didn’t have to be. Are genius offensive coach could have planned for life beyond hooker, and had someone else in place and ready to go.

 

[TENNESSEESLIM]

Unreal no call

 

[TartanTurff]

8-4 or 7-5 depending on whether or not Tennessee can show up against A & M

 

[loosecannon]

1. Milton can’t play under pressure. If we are up a ton he is ok. He is mentally slow. He has no awareness. He has no feel if he has to move. His presnap posture gives away run or pass. His demeanor looks panicked

2. Ollie Lane still sucks. So does Dayne Davis. It’s are terrible and shouldn’t see the field.

3. Tamarion McDonal is still slow, soft, and unreliable.

4. Our Rbs are our best players and they aren’t game breakers.

5. Our 2nd best offensive player is a TE

6. The play calling shows zero trust in the QB.

This is still a 8 win team max in the regular season

 

[OrangeFrog]

Heup man...we got to talk about the use of timeouts bro

 

[OrangeFrog]

wasn't a late hit. dude wasn't down

 

[Shuler21]

I still have faith that we can have a good season and finish 9-3, maybe 8-4. Not great and not what we hoped for but if we learn from our mistakes and adjust more quickly, we can get to 9 wins. Of course, a lot of depends on QB play but I’m going to stay optimistic

 

[eskimovol]

The o-line deserves its criticism but several times there was nothing but grass in front of Milton.

 

[nash101]

Those still thinking 8 wins may be vastly over estimating this team. Our “elite” defense (coaches words) got exposed again. And the offense has struggled for the 3rd game. Have other teams figured CJH out or is it just Milton cannot deliver at the high efficiency required? Much like the drop off in BJ’s “infallible” offense after Dobbs left

 

[zooguy]

Heupel = Sumlin. Great college QB (Manziel/Hooker) only to flame out.

 

[Alto1]

1. Milton can’t play under pressure. If we are up a ton he is ok. He is mentally slow. He has no awareness. He has no feel if he has to move. His presnap posture gives away run or pass. His demeanor looks panicked

2. Ollie Lane still sucks. So does Dayne Davis. It’s are terrible and shouldn’t see the field.

3. Tamarion McDonal is still slow, soft, and unreliable.

4. Our Rbs are our best players and they aren’t game breakers.

5. Our 2nd best offensive player is a TE

6. The play calling shows zero trust in the QB.

This is still a 8 win team max in the regular season

No argument with any of these points……