Anyone hear Jerry Punch?

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#27
Hey, I'm upbeat about this whole thing. IF the problem wasn't RS, then the truth will out on PF in short order. Either way, go Vols!
 
#28
#28
Needs:

Better QB development - virtually no visible development under RS (not sure who's responsibility that is/was)

Better OL play - steady decline - talent has been there but the OL play just hasn't seemed to be as dominant as it once was.
 
#29
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Originally posted by volinbham@Oct 31, 2005 10:09 PM
Needs:

Better QB development - virtually no visible development under RS (not sure who's responsibility that is/was)

Better OL play - steady decline - talent has been there but the OL play just hasn't seemed to be as dominant as it once was.
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While I'm not a fan of it, bringing back Cutcliffe might solve those 2 things. DC could work w/ the QB's allowing CPF to take over his true passion, the OL.
 
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I think some of us might be missing a portion of the point that some others of us are trying to make.

It's not as if this is a zero sum game with definitive absolutes. There seems to be a "well if RS doesn't suck than you have to say CPF sucks...so which is it?"

Here's my analysis in a nutshell as brief as I can get it (I know everyone is dying for this):

There has been a gradual decline in the coaching quality on our offensive staff over a period of years. RS was thrust into a position he was ill prepared for; and to boot, he was given a sub-par staff to help see him through this development process. Result: Poorly executing, disorganized, and confused looking offense. And that is exactly what one would expect from the theory I posited just above. Therefore, the problem is not totally RS, although he represents a piece of it.

To have a consistently great team, we need the best coaches in the country. Frankly, I can't think of a worse offensive staff of any team in the SEC, although I am not familiar with the KY staff.

But I think it would be lunacy to get rid of CPF at this point. He just needs to swallow his pride, hire better people, then hit the recruiting trail. But RS is, sadly, somewhat of a scapegoat, seeing that it was Foulmer that put him in a position to fail.
 
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Originally posted by Volstorm@Oct 31, 2005 4:21 PM
Well that proves that the Dr. knows JACK about football.  GO BACK TO AUTO RACING!
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With ABC/ESPN getting a new NASCAR contract for 2007, he just may, but that's neither here nor there.
 
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Originally posted by BHAMVOLFAN@Oct 31, 2005 6:06 PM
The only reason Sanders is being dissed and resigned is that he was given no authority to run this stinking offense.  He did not hire his assistants, Fulmer did.  All those assistants you guys hate, hired by Fulmer.  Sanders had no say so whatsoever.
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Was feeling sorta bad for Randy and his family having to resign and all, till I read this post. If Coach Sanders doesn't have the backbone to request if not demand competent assistants, or doesn't know good ones from bad ones, then maybe the team does need a stronger leader on offense. The offense seems to be stuck in third gear and somebody has to be responsible for shifting it into fourth!!!
 
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Originally posted by blackmon@Oct 31, 2005 5:06 PM
His talent is clearly evident from looking at the list of folks who tried to lure him away from TN over the past 17 years:

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Hmmm. Let's see........The list seems to be empty. At the same time, I appreciate his passion and fervor for TN. The fact this was (and is) so painful lies with Fulmer.

If you can't blame the players, blame the fans. As others have said, Fulmer cannot dispassionately evaluate what needs to happen, and cannot lead through change.

Sanders was overmatched when he took the job, was not up-coached throughout the job, was not given freedom, was abused by some of the fans (including tons of abuse heaped upon his family), and now will go somewhere else.

I have been a very vocal critic of Sanders, but only of his job performance. And on the basis of his job performance alone (not his history at TN, not his passion for the Vols, not his ability in other areas of his life, but merely his performance this year), I think his resignation was appropriate, and necessary.

He was a man for stepping up and saying the buck stops with him, and regardless of the reason, he is the one accountable and will answer for it by resigning.

Fulmer needs to follow his lead in doing the same if the ship is not righted very quickly.
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That was superbly written and my sentiments are in your words. Thanks, Sarge
 
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Originally posted by BamaRic@Oct 31, 2005 5:09 PM
He will be the second coming of the "Ole Ball Coach". Spurrier knows talent, and RS has it! Spurrier will do the "up-coaching" that PF did not.
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Sounds like a little remorse from the bammer nation. Hehe
 
#36
#36
Vol Freak...you better be nice, or the moderators will get mad at you for saying something mean!

Bottom line is that UT IS NOT VERY GOOD! Everyone has responsibility. We think we are a top notch football program....HELLO, WE ARE NOT!!! We are a solid top 20 program, that is all we have ever been. We got our national championship, hell, we still have it on some license plates, and that was 7...7...7...7 years ago. We need to realize that we will never be talked about with the top programs year in and year out!
 
#37
#37
Why would Spurrier won't to come to UT? What could we possibly offer that South Carolina can't offer?
 
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Originally posted by WesCharge@Nov 1, 2005 1:51 PM
Why would Spurrier won't to come to UT?  What could we possibly offer that South Carolina can't offer?
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If you have to be told, then you wouldn't understand the answer. :wacko:
 
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