Heupel says it's time for Mike Matthews

[FranklinVFL]

It would be peak college football if after our defense has been elite and our offense anemic, we went out Saturday and it was a shootout, with Ryan Williams going off for them and Matthews having a breakout game for us.

Ryan Williams scares the holy crap out of me.

 

[Batman1948]

I heard folks on the radio say this as well. Tell Nico to get the ball out fast and give our boys a chance to beat somebody and make a play. a 6 yard completion with potential for YAC is better than a 20 yard drop / miss. Eventually they will start sneaking up giving Nico a faster window for a deep ball.

Not every deep pass has to be a 40 or 50 yard bomb. I remember back in '22 we were chunking on 5-10 yard passes constantly which started the trend of safeties sneaking up to get burnt by Hyatt. We do not have a JH on this team, but we can give our boys a shot if we can hit more in mid range.

Tim Tebo and Tim Couch made a living on dink and dunk passes when they were in college

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Matthews has been leveling DBs in practice in downfield blocking for the last two weeks. He has the best raw talent of any receiver we have. He finally understands the route trees. I think he will make some plays this weekend.

Agree.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Ryan Williams scares the holy crap out of me.

Wish we had a WR that scared other fan bases like that

 

[Jackcrevol]

Let's hope so

Josh Heupel updates the progress of Tennessee freshman wide receiver Mike Matthews

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel on Wednesday updated the progress of freshman wide receiver Mike Matthews ahead of the Alabama game.

www.on3.com

Famous words right before infirmary trots out there to catch 30 yard screen for a gain of 2

 

[Jackcrevol]

It would be peak college football if after our defense has been elite and our offense anemic, we went out Saturday and it was a shootout, with Ryan Williams going off for them and Matthews having a breakout game for us.

didn't we come in second place?

 

[chattavol420]

I hope that’s not just coach speak. Heupel has definitely been reluctant to let the young guys play. But seems to be coming off that some this year as we’ve seen guys like boo Carter get extensive playing time. But we need that athleticism. There were deep shots thrown right at the finger tips of squirrel and nimrod against Florida. A guy slightly faster than nimrod or with a slightly better catch radius that squirrel could’ve been made.

 

[vol94]

Brazzell, Webb, Staley, Leacock ?

Brazzell hasn’t done as much as I hoped recently. Thornton can outrun DBs and Matthew’s has the about to go long.

 

[LWSVOL]

All he said was to "anticipate him playing." So I'll believe he'll actually get more than a handful of snaps when I see it.

This is true. He has played the last two games. He will be part of the action if he does the right things. Sounds like he has shown a little more at practice so time to do so in a game

 

[wmcovol]

Nimrod got 5 targets last game. He’s a nice player but others need to get some of those. Brazzell can catch the ball. Matthews needs a shot.

 

[Midas]

Nimrod got 5 targets last game. He’s a nice player but others need to get some of those. Brazzell can catch the ball. Matthews needs a shot.

Or the guy with the best stats, Thorton. Kind of feel like he’s deserved way more targets.

 

[IndianapolisVol]

Good news. I’m pretty much done with Nimrod.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Good news. I’m pretty much done with Nimrod.

Don't get your hopes up. The thread title is misleading. All CJH said was that he was going to play. Didn't say anything about increased load or anything.