Heupel's offense has unlimited potential

[VolDave53]

The goal: Beat the all time best PPG average that belongs to Army in 1944 at 56 PPG. Their average margin of victory was 52.1 points that same year. Army only played 9 games that year, but had all the most physically fit players in the country.

 

[orangemadam]

Reading various articles that indicate our OL is a bit suspect.

This may make it difficult to match last year's offensive production. Hope the play of our wr group will overcome any deficiency in OL.

 

[sami]

Know what Army did in 1944, beyond scoring 56 points per game? They went 9-0 and won the national championship.

Know what LSU did in 2019, beyond scoring 726 points (48.4 per game)? They went 15-0 and won the national championship.

This is precisely the point. If we're breaking both these scoring records, we're almost certainly winning championships to boot. One is a near-sure path to the other.

You want to eke our way into the playoffs at 11-1. I want us to BLAST our way in, taking no prisoners, embarrassing most everyone we play, finishing 15-0. Heh.

Go Vols!

My point was that scoring a ton of points shouldn't be the overriding goal, but winning regardless of how you need to do it based on the personnel of any given team. That LSU group was a juggernaut, virtual pros at the skill positions in a scheme tailor made for them to erupt the way they did. What has happened there since the championship year?

I want to do it like Saban did, winning consistently and however you need to based on the personnel on hand any given season - whether it's by crushing teams defensively and controlling the ball or blowing them off the field with explosive offense. Last year the recipe was to outscore everyone based on the roster makeup for UT, while this year it might require a more balanced approach. Whatever it takes to win is fine by me.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

My point was that scoring a ton of points shouldn't be the overriding goal, but winning regardless of how you need to do it based on the personnel of any given team. That LSU group was a juggernaut, virtual pros at the skill positions in a scheme tailor made for them to erupt the way they did. What has happened there since the championship year?

I want to do it like Saban did, winning consistently and however you need to based on the personnel on hand any given season - whether it's by crushing teams defensively and controlling the ball or blowing them off the field with explosive offense. Last year the recipe was to outscore everyone based on the roster makeup for UT, while this year it might require a more balanced approach. Whatever it takes to win is fine by me.

Not an overriding goal for anyone, I think.

Would still be really nice to break either or both of those records. On the way to championships.

As for doing it the way Saban does it, I don't want that. I want us to do it the way Heupel does it. Which I think is gonna be a lot more fun, a lot more interesting, and a breath of fresh air for the sport of football.

Certainly a breath of fresh air for Vols fans. Heh.

Go Vols!

 

[barney]

If we get Clemson Milton we're a serious contender.

yeah his completion pct was like 67% in that game, which I think was a career high for him? it definitely bodes well. A lot of media types think we are going to have a big drop off at wide receiver from last year but I just don't see it.

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

Hooker wasn't an elite run threat?

When I said elite run threat, I was thinking of Dobbs' legs, which won us a lot of games despite the ineptitude of Butch and mediocre o-line play. Hooker was great running, but he wasn't Dobbs by any means. Imagine if we had a QB with a strong accurate arm and that ability to improvise and be a chunk play waiting to happen either with his feet or arm. That would be a Heisman QB. I'd like to see Joe run more this season.