'24 GA WR Mike Matthews (Tennessee)

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Dadof2Vols said:
I think he was on a short leash when it came to running in both the Vandy and Clemson games due to the QB situation.

I expect this year will be different with the leash off by the Florida game and Nico having some in game experience under his belt.
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This makes too much sense. Clearly in the Vandy game they had told to pretty much not run. And yes it was due to the quarterback situation. GBO
 
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BelieveTheHeup93 said:
One doesn’t have to be Bill Walsh or Andy Reid to see that Joe doesn’t have the same willingness to take off and run as the starter last year that he did in 2021. It’s been noted that he’s a perfectionist in his approach to the game, and for someone like that it’s not a stretch to say that him running out of bounds to end a game could cause him to second guess himself at times. He scrambles to allow receivers downfield get open rather than scramble to gain yards like he did previously. Which is great, but there were multiple times in both the Vandy and Clemson games where he could’ve ran for first downs, but instead he ran laterally and took a sack or forced a bad throw to a covered WR and one was maybe 3 yards last the LOS and was nearly picked. He’s not a good decision maker or deep ball passer when he’s under pressure. Which is why I said for him to look like the better QB the pass rush must’ve been non existent. People are hyped up about him after the orange bowl, but he played bad for nearly half that game and that was nullified by a few great plays. His upside is otherworldly, but his consistency isn’t even remotely close to Hooker
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I will say we were lucky to turn so many drives into TDs vs FGs. we had 5 3 & outs. There were 3 others where we didn't pick up a second first down. 8 of our 13 drives didn't go anywhere. of those 8 the longest drive was 17 yards. There was no in between, we either did nothing, or got a TD until the end of the game.

We HAVE to be more efficient with our drives, or at least be able to generate more even if we punt, unless we can count on our D consistently forcing FGs vs TDs in the SEC.
 
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BelieveTheHeup93 said:
One doesn’t have to be Bill Walsh or Andy Reid to see that Joe doesn’t have the same willingness to take off and run as the starter last year that he did in 2021. It’s been noted that he’s a perfectionist in his approach to the game, and for someone like that it’s not a stretch to say that him running out of bounds to end a game could cause him to second guess himself at times. He scrambles to allow receivers downfield get open rather than scramble to gain yards like he did previously. Which is great, but there were multiple times in both the Vandy and Clemson games where he could’ve ran for first downs, but instead he ran laterally and took a sack or forced a bad throw to a covered WR and one was maybe 3 yards last the LOS and was nearly picked. He’s not a good decision maker or deep ball passer when he’s under pressure. Which is why I said for him to look like the better QB the pass rush must’ve been non existent. People are hyped up about him after the orange bowl, but he played bad for nearly half that game and that was nullified by a few great plays. His upside is otherworldly, but his consistency isn’t even remotely close to Hooker
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FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME. Go check the replay of THAT final play and see if as much as a big toe was out of bounds before contact at the sideline. Such an overplayed false narrative by his detractors. But I bet he wishes he threw a prayer somewhere to avoid these guys.
 
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LouderVol said:
I will say we were lucky to turn so many drives into TDs vs FGs. we had 5 3 & outs. There were 3 others where we didn't pick up a second first down. 8 of our 13 drives didn't go anywhere. of those 8 the longest drive was 17 yards. There was no in between, we either did nothing, or got a TD until the end of the game.

We HAVE to be more efficient with our drives, or at least be able to generate more even if we punt, unless we can count on our D consistently forcing FGs vs TDs in the SEC.
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We are more efficient when we run the ball…. We struggled beside the one long run.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
lol

perambulating about in the Model City it occurs to me.

you're all morans.
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Never understood that moniker, "Model City". Guess I need to research.

Edit: From Wikipedia...that's as far as my research got...

"Re-chartered in 1917, Kingsport was an early example of a "garden city". Part of it was designed by city planner and landscape architect John Nolen of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was nicknamed as the "Model City" from this plan, which organized the town into areas for commerce, churches, housing and industry."
 
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