Dont’e Thornton out remainder of season

[Rocky Top T]

From the first of the year yeah, this game is a bump in the road.

Young team and stuff happens.

Young team?? We start a Lot of Seniors

 

[Milehigh_Vol]

Young team?? We start a Lot of Seniors

Senior doesn't mean experience.
A lot of first time action and subs.

Our depth at OL, LB, CB, WR are being tested.

When you are playing 3rd string you will have young team mistakes.

 

[Big Al Orange]

Half the team will skip the bowl game, and with how injury plagued we have been, I don’t blame them.

If it’s the damn Music City bowl I’m skipping out to. We never get a fair shake there anyway.

 

[BruisedOrange]

I felt like (but have never seen stats on it) we came out better than average over the 2022 season, regarding injuries.

Feels like this season is making up the difference.

Has anyone seen year-by-year stats on injuries per team in college football?
How many season ending injuries?
Or a composite of how many games missed per team on average, due to injuries?

It takes years to build resilient depth. I have to go back to the Fulmer years to remember when an injury just meant an opportunity to see the next star take the field.

 

[TennVols12]

Bru now Thornton, if Squirrel goes down in the GA game we will be totally screwed.

Edit: we will still beat Vandy just running it every down but a bowl game would be tough to win with no WR with experience.

Isn’t that what VN fans want with the QB tho? Experience for next season? Why is it different concerning WRs?

 

[Rocky Top T]

Senior doesn't mean experience.
A lot of first time action and subs.

Our depth at OL, LB, CB, WR are being tested.

When you are playing 3rd string you will have young team mistakes.

The OL and CB have played a lot of football.

 

[Hunerwadel]

Nah. We just roll with Nimrod, Webb and Dee and get a head start on next season.

Might as well include Nico in that bunch.

 

[OrangeInKy]

If it’s the damn Music City bowl I’m skipping out to. We never get a fair shake there anyway.

Thanks for bringing up those memories

 

[PEPPERJAX]

**** Biscuits!!

 

[LittleVol]

From the first of the year yeah, this game is a bump in the road.

Young team and stuff happens.

This team is NOT young...

why do people keep saying this BS???

 

[CAVPUT]

Might as well include Nico in that bunch.

When UGA gets into Milton, you might get your wish. Then again, be careful what you wish for.

 

[Volfan1000]

Heupel just said Dont’e Thornton is out the remainder of the regular season.

Hate to see this especially as he was becoming more part of the offense. Hope the recovery goes well. Get well soon

This means White is probably now WR1 with Nimrod WR2 and Webb WR3.

I wonder if Thornton returns next year.

 

[livefaith]

Vols would have been shutout 36-0 if not for his incredible catch.

Dang. Sobering truth!

 

[Milehigh_Vol]

The OL and CB have played a lot of football.

O lane has played a lot of football besides this year?

 

[nomads-11]

If you watched the multiple repays and play sports on a conscious level - you knew he was done. I knew it on the first replay, it was obvious. Things (ankles, etc.) don't bend that way. It happens. No offense to Donte, hate it, but this lets you find out about Nimrod and Webb. IMO, they did awesome.....and that bodes WELL for us.

 

[Rocky Top T]

O lane has played a lot of football besides this year?

He played quite a bit 2 years ago, I was at the games

 

[HalfullVol]

Hopefully he will be back by bowl game.

 

[OrangeTsar]

This team is NOT young...

why do people keep saying this BS???

The starters are not young. The youth issue hits us at depth. That’s where stacking quality classes leads and that’s where we have to get to