Dobbs had

[perico]

You and Perico really don't get it...it is NOT about Ferguson...it is not even about Worley...It is about Dobbs, I will support Dobbs, but everyone that is already saying he is our savior are idiots...He did not prove enough on Saturday to establish that...Worley has proven he is steady and was trying to tough out the thumb injury against Bama...I have tried to bring some clarity to the whole Dobbs is the Man and the Future argument by just stating that Ferguson was in front of him on the depth chart until he got injured and Dobbs would be redshirting if Worley did not get hurt...I hope Dobbs leads us to victory against the Barners but I am keeping an open mind about our chances and our future with him at QB, unlike some of you who have already anointed him the next Tee Martin...So don't pretend to know what the **** I am thinking

I haven't annointed him next anything. I trust the coaches to play whoever the hell they want. I didn't bash Worley, nor am I calling Dobbs the savior or comparing him to Tee Martin.

Am I excited about his potential? Of course, but check my posts, I've never made a post clamoring for Dobbs to be in ahead of anyone else or calling him a savior.

 

[Backwards K]

Dobbs is talented and has the potential of being a good QB. Most practice observers say Ferguson is more talented and the coaches had him ahead of Dobbs.

At any rate, for a true freshman who had only played 1/2 of a game in mop up duty, he showed some flashes. However, he still struggles with reading defenses (understandable) , missed several open receivers, and badly misread defenses on occasions. In other words, what you would expect from a true freshman.

Worley gave UT the best chance to win this year. The coaches were obviously wanting to redshirt the freshmen and get them up to speed on the offense and prepare them for the future.

It is going to be difficult to get to 6 wins with Dobbs. But, that doesn't mean he won't be a very good QB before he leaves UT. And before you try to compare him to other true Freshmen who have played. The others (Ainge, Clausen, Bray) had much better surrounding casts to help them along.

 

[perico]

Dobbs is talented and has the potential of being a good QB. Most practice observers say Ferguson is more talented and the coaches had him ahead of Dobbs.

At any rate, for a true freshman who had only played 1/2 of a game in mop up duty, he showed some flashes. However, he still struggles with reading defenses (understandable) , missed several open receivers, and badly misread defenses on occasions. In other words, what you would expect from a true freshman.

Worley gave UT the best chance to win this year. The coaches were obviously wanting to redshirt the freshmen and get them up to speed on the offense and prepare them for the future.

It is going to be difficult to get to 6 wins with Dobbs. But, that doesn't mean he won't be a very good QB before he leaves UT. And before you try to compare him to other true Freshmen who have played. The others (Ainge, Clausen, Bray) had much better surrounding casts to help them along.

I was a practice observer. Fergy has a slightly stronger arm, but never saw any indication that he was more talented. Stewart had a stronger arm than Manning when they arrived on campus- and that's not to say that one of these kids will be the next Peyton at all. Ferguson looked game more ready when they arrived on campus, but by most reports Dobbs they were neck and neck by the time Dobbs took the field, and his being more game ready to start the season was in no way an indication that he was the more talented of the two.

They both had areas where they looked stronger. Ferguson has a gun, while Dobbs is a lot more agile. At the same time, Dobbs has a strong arm as well and Ferguson is mobile, so it wasn't like there were any deficiencies.

 

[Chilmonty]

the longest run (33 yards) by a QB since Tee Martin all the way bad in 1999. Not too dang shabby.

He was 26-42 for 240 yards

His 42 attempts was the most ever by a UT Freshmen.

Guys I think we just might have the Real Deal here. This Kid will only get better and he is perfect for Butch's system. I am offically on the Dobbs Bandwagon now

^Truthyness! A couple bad drops get caught, and Dobbs is over 300 yds passing, far eclipsing anything Worley did! :rock:


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[SuperDave]

240 yds and 3 points... hmmm
something is wrong

 

[VolNC2316]

Dobbs got little help from his receivers...Had one for sure TD dropped...He made some mistakes but he is a true freshman...I think he did pretty good...Much better than Peterson did in his attempt to be the QB...

 

[ALLVOL14]

Dobbs is a better option and obviously fit the system better, idk what game y'all were watching

 

[armchair]

What's with Dobbs bouncing up and down before the snap when he's in shotgun. I saw very little of the game--but he seemed to raise and lower his body in some strange way before the snap. On one occasion--a 3rd down play--when got a delay of game penalty. He's an idea: When you've got a freshman QB starting his first game, try NOT to change the play very often as it just creates more confusion. Common sense.

 

[VFL1953]

I saw some encouraging things from Dobbs. His athleticism is undeniable. I watched him sling an out pass on the run that was a bullet. Yeah, he's a freshman, missed some open reads. I don't understand all the Worley love all of a sudden though. People were ready to run him out of town on a rail before the USCe game, now he's our "best option". He may have been our best option before he got hurt, but he's not playing now, Dobbs is. Not bashing the kid, but Worley was never going to be anything but a place holder until Dobbs/Ferguson were ready. The coaching staff just wanted him to get us through this season.

 

[walkenvol]

While I'm far from sold on Dobbs (nor Worley for that matter), he has shown some flashes. Another example of how hard it is to play QB in the SEC and why coaches don't want a freshman there regardless of the talent level. It will be interesting to see Dobbs development. He's young and will make mistakes but heck, he's not even grown eye brows yet so don't expect too much.

 

[Volhoops]

The main thing is that Worley does not have the physical gifts to run this offense. It's not that he can't run it's that he cannot throw either. Even commentators were saying it when he was playing. Dobbs has the run and the pass and he does both better than Worley. Worley in a conventional offense has some chance to be successful but only if Peterman is his only competition. Oh and Worley only had 3 points against Bama before he came out.

 

[Volteacher]

I think Dobbs is better than Petterman and Worley. However I do not think he is the real deal where you are like mouth wide open saying to yourself "THIS is the vol future to build around."
But I also think that Dobbs will have 2 WEEKS to get ready for Vandy and look at how we did playing at home after a bye week. Then playing Kentucky on the road.

IF......IF.......IF Dobbs can show improvment and not have any interceptions or fumbles and just play SOLID and maybe loose but play SOLID 20/32 for 250 yards and a couple of TD's.

 

[Volteacher]

THEN..... If we get Malone the WR and the other 4 star WR, get a couple of playmakers that will makes Dobb's job ALOT easier and eliminate alot of these drops.

 

[VolFan4Life87]

Without a doubt. Barring injury this will be his team until he enters the Draft. I have been a Vol now for 22 years. I have seen a few QBs come and go in that time and I'm telling you guys Dobbs just might end up being our next Great

So long as his course load doesn't interfere. Any fellow engineer can attest, I don't care how smart you are the sheer volume of work by Junior year can be overwhelming. Isn't he trying to play baseball too?

 

[Bluff City Vol]

F U, I will give my opinion when I want no matter if it is critical of the Your savior Dobbs...Deal with that...

Wow

 

[dcm3w]

I think some might be a little critical on Dobbs. It was his first game as a starter. Not to mention we had a lack of a running game which never helps a quarterback. I feel like the kid will be something. Hopefully he gets in the film room and watches his mistakes and the Auburn defense.

 

[UTopia]

Dobbs is learning in the game. I can't wait to see his development . The coaches get paid to make our student athletes perform
and I believe that they are improving but not as fast as all of us would like. Our optimism is sometimes too eager but I do see and feel our progression from being "crap" to being something worth watching again. With this class coming in I can't wait until this time next year!!!!

 

[Aday25]

Give me a break. He account for all three turnovers. If this was Worley you'd be complaining about how he makes too many mistakes at key moments in the game. Just stop. "Greatness in the making" is going to far I think. I'll support the kid but lets not crown this kid the next best thing since Manning.

 

[BeecherVol]

Give me a break. He account for all three turnovers. If this was Worley you'd be complaining about how he makes too many mistakes at key moments in the game. Just stop. "Greatness in the making" is going to far I think. I'll support the kid but lets not crown this kid the next best thing since Manning.

It actually was Worley just a few weeks ago.

 

[governmentmule]

well Dobbs looked like what we have heard from practice reports,inaccurate on his passing,there were a lot of bad passes with his good ones,he was overthrowing and under throwing the receivers,I do hope that he sees what he has done and improves from here on,but only time will tell how good or bad he is

 

[Other_Guy]

The coaches said Dobbs was ready. I don't think he would've been who we needed to srart the year or beat SCjr. His future does look bright!

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

the longest run (33 yards) by a QB since Tee Martin all the way bad in 1999. Not too dang shabby.

He was 26-42 for 240 yards

His 42 attempts was the most ever by a UT Freshmen.

Guys I think we just might have the Real Deal here. This Kid will only get better and he is perfect for Butch's system. I am offically on the Dobbs Bandwagon now

Yean not sure why all the hate, he is not the reason we lost that game. For that matter the biggest failure was on Defense. Also good to keep in mind Mizzou currently does look like the best team in the East as much as I hate to admit it. Still the score got run up, and our D Line and coverage was the chink....not the True Freshman QB he converted more then a few times, and had some good series.

 

[865Original]

Give me a break. He account for all three turnovers. If this was Worley you'd be complaining about how he makes too many mistakes at key moments in the game. Just stop. "Greatness in the making" is going to far I think. I'll support the kid but lets not crown this kid the next best thing since Manning.

Well if neither player is pulling away from one another and the QB competition seems to be even.. Rule of thumb says go with the younger guy. It's all about progression and building for tomorrow.

 

[majic73]

He accounted for about 250 yards by himself. I'm sorry, but he did enough to keep up in this game. Stupid penalties, dropped passed and a defense Sunseri would have put on the field are not his fault.

How many times has Worley accounted for 250 yards? Just curious.

Edit: he accounted for almost 300 yards.

I think Dobbs is the future ..and sure his potential is sky high ..but he had 3 turnovers and we scored 3 points.

He should have had some completions ..the defense attacked the run gaps without hesitation or respect for the passing game. They even jumped into 52 double eagle looks on obvious running downs.

He must become more consistent in keeping drives alive . I know he had some drops ...but most of the drive killers were on him. He must not turn the ball over 3 times .

If he cant do these things ...we have 2 more losses headed our way.

 

[majic73]

Yean not sure why all the hate, he is not the reason we lost that game. For that matter the biggest failure was on Defense. Also good to keep in mind Mizzou currently does look like the best team in the East as much as I hate to admit it. Still the score got run up, and our D Line and coverage was the chink....not the True Freshman QB he converted more then a few times, and had some good series.

3 points. That is the only stat that matters. The Mizzou D played run allll night and dared him to beat us. 3 points.

I understand there were drops and things out of his control, he cant control our defense ....but he did not turn any drives into TDs and his turnovers led directly to Mizzou scores.

I like his upside though ...just not ready to anoint him .