Boomer Esiason.... correction Phil Simms

[Booty88]

Just gave a shout out I think to University of Tennessee or a shot I'm not sure. After the Titans game he said "University of Tennessee, good luck with bringing that offense to the NFL"

 

[Orange&White]

I heard that too. I was confused about what he meant. I hope that was not a slip that Heupel is leaving for the NFL.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Just gave a shout out I think to University of Tennessee or a shot I'm not sure. After the Titans game he said "University of Tennessee, good luck with bringing that offense to the NFL"

It was Ron Jaworski. I was just about to post about that. There was no context. Was something said earlier?

 

[goooooovols]

I heard that too. I was confused about what he meant. I hope that was not a slip that Heupel is leaving for the NFL.

Just ahead of that they were talking about the Browns retaining their coach but that owner wants them to run the air raid that he watched all year at UT as a huge booster.

 

[Orange&White]

Just ahead of that they were talking about the Browns retaining their coach but that owner wants them to run the air raid that he watched all year at UT as a huge booster.

Thank you for the clarification lol. I was rewinding my DVR going why did that man have UT’s name in his mouth.

 

[VolMarine1371]

Just ahead of that they were talking about the Browns retaining their coach but that owner wants them to run the air raid that he watched all year at UT as a huge booster.

Heupel to the Browns as OC and QB coach.

 

[goooooovols]

Heupel to the Browns as OC and QB coach.

Definitely went through my mind too

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

I think he was saying our offense wouldn't work in the NFL, which, it wouldn't. That's why I'm not very worried about Heupel leaving for the NFL at any point. It'll be Oklahoma that gets him, if anyone.

 

[VOLnVANDYland]

Just ahead of that they were talking about the Browns retaining their coach but that owner wants them to run the air raid that he watched all year at UT as a huge booster.

Jimmy Haslam better not even think about this…. We would absolutely riot

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Heupel to the Browns as OC and QB coach.

The Haslam's would be persona non gratas in the State of Tennessee forever.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

I think he was saying our offense wouldn't work in the NFL, which, it wouldn't. That's why I'm not very worried about Heupel leaving for the NFL at any point. It'll be Oklahoma that gets him, if anyone.

I'm not so sure about that. I believe I've seen a few teams try it off and on, KC for one. And I might be mistaken, but I think Peyton ran something like it with the Broncos, but it was probably closer to the Leach air raid.

 

[Dudleys87]

The Haslam's would be persona non gratas in the State of Tennessee forever.

They wouldn’t care and haven’t cared about the fans for years.

 

[jarhead]

Boomer Esiason and Sam Wyche ran the no-huddle, hurry-up offense all through the 1988 season in Cincinnati. As a side note...Boomer was the best (I've ever seen) at the play-action fake. He was so good at it that often the camera man would follow the fake.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

I think he was saying our offense wouldn't work in the NFL, which, it wouldn't. That's why I'm not very worried about Heupel leaving for the NFL at any point. It'll be Oklahoma that gets him, if anyone.

He's not happy with Oklahoma and how they treated him. Won't be Oklahoma.

 

[wmcovol]

Everybody claimed teams couldn’t run the spread offense when Tebow came out. They tried to make him a drop back guy.

Now, about 3/4 of the NFL runs some form of spread. You cant find 10 FBs in the entire league. These guys see the league they played in. It ain’t that anymore.

 

[Sara Clark]

I heard that too. I was confused about what he meant. I hope that was not a slip that Heupel is leaving for the NFL.

He was taking a shot at us saying our Defense wouldn't work in the NFL. *Edit OFFENSE

 

[stolitonic]

Just ahead of that they were talking about the Browns retaining their coach but that owner wants them to run the air raid that he watched all year at UT as a huge booster.

Didn't they just pay Deshaun Watson like a billion dollars to play there? To be blunt, he has never struck me as the brightest of fellas-even before his rub and tug fixation became public. Not really sure a system requiring instantaneous decisions would really fit his skill set. Pretty Browns of them though to pay a guy a bunch of money but them run a system that doesn't capitalize on his abilities.

 

[wmcovol]

He was taking a shot at us saying our Defense wouldn't work in the NFL.

Tennessee defense has little to do with the offense. If you’re gassed, you’re gassed on 1st & 2nd down, not just on 3rd or 4th.

 

[dduncan4163]

Yeah it freaked me out too. Josh better not be leaving.

 

[dduncan4163]

Jimmy Haslam better not even think about this…. We would absolutely riot

If he does he better never step foot in this state ever again. He would easily become the most hated son of the Volunteer State

 

[dduncan4163]

I think he was saying our offense wouldn't work in the NFL, which, it wouldn't. That's why I'm not very worried about Heupel leaving for the NFL at any point. It'll be Oklahoma that gets him, if anyone.

If Okie wasn't coming to the SEC i'd be worried, but now it would be a lateral move. We can match whatever Ok offers plus Heup has a chance of earning a statue and a street named after him in Knoxville.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

I'm not so sure about that. I believe I've seen a few teams try it off and on, KC for one. And I might be mistaken, but I think Peyton ran something like it with the Broncos, but it was probably closer to the Leach air raid.

The secret sauce in our offense is the speed leading to busts and wearing down opponents. Those advantages are going to be significantly reduced facing disciplined, well conditioned NFL defenses on a weekly basis. Trust me, this is good news. It makes it alot less likely we lose him.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

He's not happy with Oklahoma and how they treated him. Won't be Oklahoma.

It's the most likely risk, I didn't say it was something likely to happen. I don't see him leaving for another college and for reasons I've stated, the offense really isn't going to translate well to the NFL. The pull of the alma mater is strong and Bob Stoops won't live forever.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

If Okie wasn't coming to the SEC i'd be worried, but now it would be a lateral move. We can match whatever Ok offers plus Heup has a chance of earning a statue and a street named after him in Knoxville.

I agree it's not super likely he'd defect, but I think it's the real risk, no matter how small, that he leaves of his own accord, the alma mater/Mama called.

 

[Ratvol]

Boomer probably still holds a grudge against UT for breaking his collarbone in the Citrus Bowl back in the day.

Go VOLS