Azzanni working overtime to mold new receivers

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If stock blocking is anything like stalk blocking, then I expect we will do it.... A lot. It's a fundamental, and great receivers from peewee up become great at it. Primadonnas who don't get the concept of team football get tired of it. It's the longest, toughest block on the field, but many times the one with the most payoff. Good to hear Fla isn't making their receivers do it anymore.
 
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Chas in Boca said:
It's going to be interesting to see what he does for the UT receiving corps. I thought he was awful here at UF, but it might also be the fact that Urban's system doesn't fully utilize the receivers. They take on more of a blocking role in his offense and it became very difficult to recruit elite receiving talent. For your sake, hopefully Butch will manage it differently and perhaps Azzanni can have a more positive impact, but I'm glad he's not at UF and it's nice to have some elite receivers again
(Demarcus Robinson, Alvin Bailey, Ahmad Fulwood, etc).
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That's cool. Perhaps your buddies at your gator board will appreciate the garbage you just posted here. Feel free to go there and spill your verbal diarrhea.
 
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Chas in Boca said:
That's true - Tennessee does have a great legacy of receivers, so that should help.

The question will be whether Butch's system alters the role of the receivers. I just know that I didn't see much development in our receivers when they were working under Azzanni. We had supposed 5 star talent like Deonte Thompson who was playing like a 1 star by the time he left. It felt like we got worse from a fundamentals standpoint under Azzanni - poor route-running, poor communication, very few combination routes, failure to recognize where the sideline was, etc. I was glad when Azzanni left.
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When was he the coach there? If he was coach when Tebow was there, than it was probably Tebow's fault.
 
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Chas in Boca said:
It's going to be interesting to see what he does for the UT receiving corps. I thought he was awful here at UF, but it might also be the fact that Urban's system doesn't fully utilize the receivers. They take on more of a blocking role in his offense and it became very difficult to recruit elite receiving talent. For your sake, hopefully Butch will manage it differently and perhaps Azzanni can have a more positive impact, but I'm glad he's not at UF and it's nice to have some elite receivers again (Demarcus Robinson, Alvin Bailey, Ahmad Fulwood, etc).
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Gay means happy people.
 
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Isn't it Spring, shouldn't you be busy cutting off jeans to get ready for summer? Maybe hem them if you have a wedding coming up?
 
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Hey Boca Gator, sorry about the rough treatment....Butch has gotten us fired up with the really good week of recruiting
 
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Butch has gotten receivers to the NFL. Antonio Brown, and soon to be DJ Woods and Kenbrell Thompkins. We will have good receivers, butch is a Wr guy.
 
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I don't get why you guys are being so rude to gator.....he wasnt trolling, just giving his opinion.

And it was a valid opinion.

If you want to be mean to someone go find Tusk.......you will find him at the trailer park counting his National Titles.
 
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Chas in Boca said:
I would advise Vol fans to ask the tough questions about Butch's plan for the receiving corps.

From the snippets I've read, his philosophy is based on spreading opponents out and trying to make plays in space. Vol fans should ask what exactly this entails: does this means 3 receivers stock blocking for 1 to make the play (a la screen type plays with quick, short passes)? Does it mean all of them blocking for the RB to create something on the wing out of the backfield? Will it be the end of the more sophisticated "combination routes" and traditional NFL patterns?

I remember at Percy Harvin's pro day, he told scouts that he needed extra time to learn some of the traditional NFL routes because he hadn't been running them in Urban's system. It seemed like once that news report got out, opposing coaches jumped on it as a negative recruiting tool and told prospects, "Don't go to Florida because all you're going to do is block and run 1 or 2 basic routes, and you won't be prepared for the NFL." Our WR recruiting plummeted after that and we were taking guys like Stephen Alli - a 2 star from New Hampshire who had only played football one or two years.

Hopefully Butch will manage his WR's much better than Urbs did...
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As long as he is handling crystal trophies, I could not care less what he has his receivers doing.
 
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Azzani is the first coach that I really really like on this staff. I absolutely can't stand BS people... I don't get that from him.

AND OKAY FOR YOU FOLKS WHO FOLLOW ME

I finally found something that I f'kn LOVE about this new staff of folks and Butch specifically:

I paid more attention to him yesterday while watching the guys practice. I have NOT seen this since Jason left NORCROSS. Butch actually goes from corner to corner to corner to every position. I was actually f'kn impressed.

Now y'all can get off my back. lol :loco::):rock:

Y'ALL MIGHT BE RIGHT!

damn ... did I just write that????

but I don't want y'all to get it twisted either..... I have a shyt load more of respect for this staff than I did on Friday and previous months.... but it absolutely doesn't take away from my loyalty and to my friends of the previous staff. I luv them as people, and these new people will have to grow on me.
 
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MZTERRY said:
Azzani is the first coach that I really really like on this staff. I absolutely can't stand BS people... I don't get that from him.

AND OKAY FOR YOU FOLKS WHO FOLLOW ME

I finally found something that I f'kn LOVE about this new staff of folks and Butch specifically:

I paid more attention to him yesterday while watching the guys practice. I have NOT seen this since Jason left NORCROSS. Butch actually goes from corner to corner to corner to every position. I was actually f'kn impressed.

Now y'all can get off my back. lol :loco::):rock:

Y'ALL MIGHT BE RIGHT!

damn ... did I just write that????

but I don't want y'all to get it twisted either..... I have a shyt load more of respect for this staff than I did on Friday and previous months.... but it absolutely doesn't take away from my loyalty and to my friends of the previous staff. I luv them as people, and these new people will have to grow on me.
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Great to hear MZTERRY! Would you say you're feeling more confident now than you did last year?
 
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MZTERRY said:
Azzani is the first coach that I really really like on this staff. I absolutely can't stand BS people... I don't get that from him.

AND OKAY FOR YOU FOLKS WHO FOLLOW ME

I finally found something that I f'kn LOVE about this new staff of folks and Butch specifically:

I paid more attention to him yesterday watching while watching the guys practice. I have NOT seen this since Jason left NORCROSS. Butch actually goes from corner to corner to corner to every position. I was actually f'kn impressed.

Now y'all can get off my back. lol

Y'ALL MIGHT BE RIGHT!

damn ... did I just write that????

but I don't want y'all to get it twisted either..... I have a shyt load more of respect for this staff than I did on Friday and previous months.... but it absolutely doesn't take away from my loyalty and to my friends of the previous staff. I luv them as people, and these new people will have to grow on me.
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Pretty sure this hc gets it. I know you loved Dooley and crew. I believe this guy and his staff truly gets what he's in for and is ready for the challenge.
 
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Chas in Boca said:
I would advise Vol fans to ask the tough questions about Butch's plan for the receiving corps.

From the snippets I've read, his philosophy is based on spreading opponents out and trying to make plays in space. Vol fans should ask what exactly this entails: does this means 3 receivers stock blocking for 1 to make the play (a la screen type plays with quick, short passes)? Does it mean all of them blocking for the RB to create something on the wing out of the backfield? Will it be the end of the more sophisticated "combination routes" and traditional NFL patterns?

I remember at Percy Harvin's pro day, he told scouts that he needed extra time to learn some of the traditional NFL routes because he hadn't been running them in Urban's system. It seemed like once that news report got out, opposing coaches jumped on it as a negative recruiting tool and told prospects, "Don't go to Florida because all you're going to do is block and run 1 or 2 basic routes, and you won't be prepared for the NFL." Our WR recruiting plummeted after that and we were taking guys like Stephen Alli - a 2 star from New Hampshire who had only played football one or two years.

Hopefully Butch will manage his WR's much better than Urbs did...
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Yeah, Percy's career as a NFL receiver has been just terrible. I would totally not go to Florida because of his ineptness as a receiver in the pros.
 
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Vol4life25 said:
Percy would have the same NFL career if he went to MTSU....that argument doesn't work.
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You never know if he would or not. Smaller school guys have that edge of constantly proving themselves. Harvin would of had to try harder for his team if he went to MTSU.
 
#46
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I saw the florida guys posts and thought they were legitimate discussion points. Instead everyone here is being 12 and ignoring everything he is saying because his avatar is a florida gator. Classic volnation.
 
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Vol4life25 said:
Percy would have the same NFL career if he went to MTSU....that argument doesn't work.
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I believe the poster said because of Percy's college coaching, he supposedly wasn't prepared for the NFL. This in turn was used against UF in recruiting WRs. When in fact, Percy played right away and has been pretty darn good from day 1. As a result, I don't buy it.

Sure Percy is an NFL talent. But by your argument, college coaching can put anybody in the NFL and raw athleticism will get you to the NFL regardless of coaching at all. I'm not sure that argument works.
 
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In your opinion, valid points. In many others' opinions, a senseless attempt at e-cred and thinly disguised jab at a coach. Our receivers are learning fundamentals of the fans, starting with attitude. WRU has put up gaudy stats for the last few years with nothing to show for it. We need receivers working as hard to boost our YPC as they do for their CPG.
 
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Pope John Vol VI said:
I believe the poster said because of Percy's college coaching, he supposedly wasn't prepared for the NFL. This in turn was used against UF in recruiting WRs. When in fact, Percy played right away and has been pretty darn good from day 1. As a result, I don't buy it.

Sure Percy is an NFL talent. But by your argument, college coaching can put anybody in the NFL and raw athleticism will get you to the NFL regardless of coaching at all. I'm not sure that argument works.
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No....my argument was some players are just great no matter who coached them. Aka Percy, CP, TO, etc etc.
 
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MZTERRY said:
Azzani is the first coach that I really really like on this staff. I absolutely can't stand BS people... I don't get that from him.

AND OKAY FOR YOU FOLKS WHO FOLLOW ME

I finally found something that I f'kn LOVE about this new staff of folks and Butch specifically:

I paid more attention to him yesterday while watching the guys practice. I have NOT seen this since Jason left NORCROSS. Butch actually goes from corner to corner to corner to every position. I was actually f'kn impressed.

Now y'all can get off my back. lol :loco::):rock:

Y'ALL MIGHT BE RIGHT!

damn ... did I just write that????

but I don't want y'all to get it twisted either..... I have a shyt load more of respect for this staff than I did on Friday and previous months.... but it absolutely doesn't take away from my loyalty and to my friends of the previous staff. I luv them as people, and these new people will have to grow on me.
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Glad you've found a positive...Here's to hoping you keep finding more and more. I appreciate your loyalty to the previous staff. I love what this new staff is doing....and hope you eventually find the love for the new staff! Good luck to Jason this fall....Go Vols!
 
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