Smokey1210
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Why most “knowledgeable” people can’t recognize the differences teams used defending Vols in ‘23 vs ‘22 is beyond me. Teams decided real early they were not going to get beat deep anymore. The intermediate passing game wasn’t consistent enough to make them pay.Good point. The Bama game last year showed teams what happens when you cheat a safety up or to one side. Most teams kept both safeties back this year taking the middle away. Our running game benefited from it. Hard to fault Joe when theirs really nothing there in the middle. He got picked 3 times this year trying to force the ball to the middle. We didn’t have the separation this year from our WR’s to present much of a deep threat hence a lot of bubble screens. I personally think our WR’s was more of a problem than Joe.
I agree he would have been much better than Milton, but would we have got Nico, if he had stayed?I wish we wouldn’t have kicked Kaidon Salter out of school for smoking weed. It’s ridiculous. He was going through a rough time with his dad in the hospital with Covid, and I feel that we should’ve been a little bit more understanding. He would kill it in Heupel’s offense, and I wish there was some way we could get him back. I think he would’ve been better in this offense than Milton was.
Joe's biggest fault was he didn't commit to running it when it was wide open. If team's have adjusted to the passing game, then the QB run game should be there.Good point. The Bama game last year showed teams what happens when you cheat a safety up or to one side. Most teams kept both safeties back this year taking the middle away. Our running game benefited from it. Hard to fault Joe when theirs really nothing there in the middle. He got picked 3 times this year trying to force the ball to the middle. We didn’t have the separation this year from our WR’s to present much of a deep threat hence a lot of bubble screens. I personally think our WR’s was more of a problem than Joe.
Honestly, the great value Gaston brings to the program doesn't have much at all to do with time on the field during games.All we've seen of Gaston Moore is some meaningless snaps against 2-3 string defenses. We don't know how he could or if he could handle the load against some good defenses.
Whatever Joe Milton's faults were (and I think his decision making was too slow for the next level,) none of us were invited to the NFL combine.Joe's biggest fault was he didn't commit to running it when it was wide open. If team's have adjusted to the passing game, then the QB run game should be there.
AP made a comment, “Give Hendon the WRs Joe had & a new OC, and I’m not sure we would see the Hendon Hooker we saw in ‘23”Good point. The Bama game last year showed teams what happens when you cheat a safety up or to one side. Most teams kept both safeties back this year taking the middle away. Our running game benefited from it. Hard to fault Joe when theirs really nothing there in the middle. He got picked 3 times this year trying to force the ball to the middle. We didn’t have the separation this year from our WR’s to present much of a deep threat hence a lot of bubble screens. I personally think our WR’s was more of a problem than Joe.
It was at least his second arrest and at least his third bone headed incident. Heupel couldn’t keep him and retain any credibility. Plus, it would have been bad for Salter to keep being shown that actions don’t have consequences.Well, he was a true freshman with his father in the hospital, and maybe we should’ve been a little more understanding of whatever mistakes that he made. I was just going off of this.
And less missed running opportunities by the QB when the other team leaves that open.AP made a comment, “Give Hendon the WRs Joe had & a new OC, and I’m not sure we would see the Hendon Hooker we saw in ‘23”
Teams defended Tennessee much different in ‘23. Offense has to become more consistent, less penalties, less drops, less missed passes.
Maybe, right now, but probably (hopefully) not by September.Gaston Moore, I may be crucified for this, Despite me being all ga-ga about Nico like everybody else, I think Gaston is the best QB o9n the current roster. He has experience, knows the system through and through, while we haven't seen it much here, he's an elusive runner. I hope he gets multiple chances to strut his stuff.
I gave it a like NOT in agreement that he's the best QB on roster -- c'mon, man. But gave it a like because I thought I was agreeing with the hope that 3 of our QBs get some p.t. in those first 3 games.Gaston Moore, I may be crucified for this, Despite me being all ga-ga about Nico like everybody else, I think Gaston is the best QB o9n the current roster. He has experience, knows the system through and through, while we haven't seen it much here, he's an elusive runner. I hope he gets multiple chances to strut his stuff.