Article: Why Vols Won't Miss Tiny Richardson

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rickyb712 said:
if we dont miss tiny its because of mosley. 345lbs of bad a$$
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If we don't miss Tiny it'll be because of Blair, not Charles IMO. Most seem to think he needs time in the S&C program before making major contributions. No slight to him....most OL/DLs do.
 
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
College football will always be a revolving door of players and that's just the way it works.

Schollies are only a 1 year, year to year deal, you either get renewed or you go play elsewhere.

Kids graduate every year or some of the best leave early for the NFL $$$ and that's just the reality of college football.

Every kid and his family knows this coming out of high school.

It's just a part of real life, do well, get better, stay out of trouble or go elsewhere.

Sounds harsh but life is tough, the NFL is tough so everyone has to learn to do a good job and be productive or else there's always someone else just waiting to take your job away from you.

No matter who you are or what your job is you can always be replaced by someone that will do a better job than you're doing.

Competition in everything is always a good thing because it makkes people work harder, try to learn more and better themselves all the time.

You don't get a pay raise for doing a lousy job despite what some idiots believe.

You don't get to keep your job for being the worst employee despite what some idiots think.

Everyone has the same equal opportunity to do well and make themselves better and those that fail choose to be lazy or not work to make themselves better.

How can you demand that a coach get Wins and at the same time demand that a coach keep lazy, subpar players?

How can you own stock and demand that company make profits and your stock value go up and you also make money and in the same breath demand that useless employees keep their jobs just because they belong to some dumb union that doesn't hold employees accountable to be dependable and do a good job that they're being paid to do?

How can you demand that your children get a good education to prepare them for adult life and then not stand up and demand the teachers unions to replace teachers that do nothing but go through the motions just to get a paycheck and the kids go through a lousy system that doesn't prepare them properly?

Either do the job right or go get a different job because reality says it's YOU that decides to make yourself better...or not.

Double standards have never worked and they shouldn't.

I feel sorry for any kid that can't or won't do what's required and has to move on to a smaller school.

I always felt sorry for all the people I was forced to fire but the reality is that in most cases those kids or people were talked to and warned several times before those people chose to force someone to tell them it's time for them to move on.

Welcome to real life.

#BrickbyBrick...VFL...GBO!!!
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unless your mike hamilton or derek dooley :whistling:
 
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It's a long shot to say the OL will "be fine" next year. That's like saying Bray had his issues so we won't miss him as much.

The OL will be missed, incuding Tiny and his penalties.
 
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Right or wrong, good or bad I am kinda glad to see a fresh set of faces lining up for the Vols. I am sure I will have regrets as assignments are blown but this is part of rebuilding a whole team with talent and the mindset of winning. I want some Aaron Sears type road graders that block their man 5 yards past the line of scrimmage. Thank you Tiny and the rest of the guys leaving good luck, stay healthy and get paid. You guys sure earned some good luck for sticking it out the last 4 years.
 
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Other_Guy said:
It's a long shot to say the OL will "be fine" next year. That's like saying Bray had his issues so we won't miss him as much.

The OL will be missed, incuding Tiny and his penalties.
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Bray had 0 winning seasons. He has an incredible arm but he isn't remotely mobile wouldn't start in this type of offense. So when it comes down to it, we really didn't miss Bray.
 
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I think it will be for the best that group were prostyle lineman not ideal for zone read or spread and they right about the culture thing I def think we need lineman with more of a mean streak this line didn't possess that killer instinct that leads to pancakes and dominant downfield blocks
 
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I never knew the O line was on a weight loss program. So am I to assume that Jones wants a more athletic O line as opposed to just big uglies?
 
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Glad he's gone !!! He's overrated IMO.

Besides, just think of how much yardage we'll save in 5yd. false start penalties !!!
 
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87Vol said:
Glad he's gone !!! He's overrated IMO.

Besides, just think of how much yardage we'll save in 5yd. false start penalties !!!
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Really? Lol. I've heard that said about lots of Tennessee players over the past decade. We sure do miss some of them now though.
 
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#62
Hopefully AJ dosen't bite into same carrot. Hopefully he stays and builds his draft stock. Tiny...Bray
 
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I think we will see some good things next year as CBJ gets more players to fit the scheme and some freshman playing time. That being said, it will be a rough year overall and I hate to think how much bashing he will get on this site.
 
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Tiny definitely will not be missed in my book. Cocky with nothing to be cocky about. Many times I saw him get totally blown up, especially by the Auburn D-line.
Not to mention multiple STUPID penalties...
 
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I think what almost everyone is missing is this:

An A+ player that is a bad schematic fit for your system isn't as good as

A B player that is a good schematic fit for your system.

Do you guys not understand that?

Thats the point the author makes and you guys haven't read.

But you'll make fun of Bleacher/Report....
 
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sjt18 said:
UT does not have another LT on the roster right now and as far as I know no HS LT's committed. It is more than a bit troubling to put that amount of faith in a single JUCO who has never played a down in the SEC.
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Id much rather have a JUCO out there starting than a freshman. I feel alot better about that situation.
 
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JackHVFL said:
Tiny definitely will not be missed in my book. Cocky with nothing to be cocky about. Many times I saw him get totally blown up, especially by the Auburn D-line.
Not to mention multiple STUPID penalties...
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Mmm, maybe I was too quick to hand out the award…
 
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davethevol said:
Bray had 0 winning seasons. He has an incredible arm but he isn't remotely mobile wouldn't start in this type of offense. So when it comes down to it, we really didn't miss Bray.
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Um, so it's Bray's fault Dooley sucked?

Who cares what "type" of offense he fits in, you're honestly saying you'd rather have a product at QB that was on the field this year? Really?
 
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tnvols72 said:
If anybody thinks Tiny going pro is not a loss or big deal is setting themselves up for a big disappointment . When these guys were freshmen they were really bad because they had no experience and now Tn is right back to square one. Be careful what you wish for.
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Most of these guys leaving started as true freshmen when they were "bad" as you say. In 2010 wasn't it 1 RS so and 4 true freshmen? The guys we expect will replace them are all 2+ years out of high school - big difference.

While its very reasonable to expect a drop off in O-line play next season, it also resonable to think that the drop off won't be huge. The current group underperformed expectations this season. If the new group performs close to their expectations their play may turn out to be not too far below what we saw this season.
 
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DC Vol said:
I think what almost everyone is missing is this:

An A+ player that is a bad schematic fit for your system isn't as good as

A B player that is a good schematic fit for your system.

Do you guys not understand that?

Thats the point the author makes and you guys haven't read.

But you'll make fun of Bleacher/Report....
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Which o-linemen that you expect to start next season were signed by CBJ for his "system"? Blair's size is comparable to Tiny's?
 
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DC Vol said:
I think what almost everyone is missing is this:

An A+ player that is a bad schematic fit for your system isn't as good as

A B player that is a good schematic fit for your system.

Do you guys not understand that?

Thats the point the author makes and you guys haven't read.

But you'll make fun of Bleacher/Report....
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The idea that a LT like Tiny couldn't play in any system is ridiculous. If a guy that's going to get picked on the first day of the NFL draft doesn't for your system, you've got a crappy system.
 
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