'24 AL EDGE Jordan Ross (Tennessee)

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308 total first downs given up by our defense (including penalties). That was 119th in the nation. Arizona and Colorado gave up 309 total first downs. I guess their defenses weren't a problem either.

Oklahoma was dead last at 335 first downs allowed.

Georgia gave up 232 first downs (tied for 27th).
Alabama gave up 241 first downs (39th) - luckily, Hyatt didn't need no stinkin' 1st downs.
 
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volsrock09 said:
Personally, I don’t care how many yards they get in between the 20’s or any of that. Do they get the stops when they matter and PPG is what I believe will set the tone for the season. Last year, I don’t believe they were as bad as people think. They weren’t great by no means though and must improve this year which I believe they will. They had 22-23 ppg last year and from what I looked up, opponents scored a TD on only 27 red zone trips out of 52 so just above 50% of the time. They did step up when it mattered against Pitt and Clemson. I’m hoping for more of a Clemson game type of defense from them this year. If they play loose like they did that game, they’ll be alright.
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Well, you should care because the best teams will try to play keep away from UT's O unless the D gets better at getting off the field.

And the bold is absolutely the right thing. I am not throwing a big blanket over the D but that was exactly what cost the Vols the USCe game. Different level of competition but they couldn't stop UGA or Bama when it mattered either. In the previous year... Purdue, UK, and others.

The stops that matter are the ones that get them off the field and the ball back in the hands of the O.
 
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sjt18 said:
Well, you should care because the best teams will try to play keep away from UT's O unless the D gets better at getting off the field.

And the bold is absolutely the right thing. I am not throwing a big blanket over the D but that was exactly what cost the Vols the USCe game. Different level of competition but they couldn't stop UGA or Bama when it mattered either. In the previous year... Purdue, UK, and others.

The stops that matter are the ones that get them off the field and the ball back in the hands of the O.
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Our most impressive defensive performances of the year were against LSU and Kentucky. Our defense actually played really well in those two games.
 
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bigl3327 said:
I know at times it looked worse, but statistically they were much improved from the previous season. That was with injuries throughout the secondary all year.
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I 100% agree with this. Our defense had two stellar games - LSU and Kentucky. Other than that, we struggled statistically, but we were still dramatically improved from 2021.
 
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Vol423 said:
...and now I've looked up the relevant stat of # of 4th downs converted against our defense. We gave up 14 fourth down conversions, which had us tied for 90th in FBS.
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Of them 90, roughly 83 (give or take a couple) had less total attempts against them. The vast majority of that 83, had a higher conversion percentage against them AND were within 2-3 conversions of tying the Vols with 14 but because they had 26, 25, some even 14 attempts against their D. Example, by your thinking, a team could give up 13 out of 14 4th down conversions but because of the total amount of conversions were less than UTs 14, they were better.

Percentage is the only relevant stat if you’re going to compare teams.
 
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Could be worse
We could be at 0% stop rate on 5th down like the Missouri

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just a joke without signaling we were poor
 
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TBtheGBwiththeTD said:
Clemson and Pitt too. We don’t win the Pitt game without high level play from our D. Frankly they tried to keep us in it against UGA too
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Idk about UGA they moved the ball at will when it wasnt raining. Imo that was the biggest reason it wasn't worse. Let's be honest and say they showed up and we didn't.
 
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2024 EDGE Jordan Ross is one many continue to keep their eyes on. He has remained quiet tor a couple of weeks since teasing a possible commitment. At this time, we don’t feel like anything will be done here before later in the fall at the earliest. Tennesee continues to be strong in this one, with LSU and Auburn firmly in the mix. As of now, Ross is not planning to take his previously schedule visit to LSU at the end of this month. He doesn’t plan to take anymore trips until the fall.
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-VQ
 
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Big Orange#1 said:
Believing the Georgia narrative. Rain affected their offense but the rain didn't hinder ours. SMH
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Not saying it didnt affect our offense but at the same time our offense just didn't show up . The crowd affected our offense the most. Offensive line couldn't block, wide receivers either dropped passes or couldn't get open, running game couldn't do much because of the push from the defensive line. We lost in pretty much every faze of the game.
But uga threw the ball a whopping 4 times in the 2nd half.
The only toichdown we had happened in garbage time.
Like it or not georgia straight up out played us. They were ready. We were not. The rain just made it to where it stayed within 2 scores.
 
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