Mid-Season Analysis (add your thoughts!)

[TAF]

Below takes ALL 6 Games into Account, with "heavier scrutiny" on "Non-Cupcake" Games:

In My Not-So-Humble Opinion

Offense is Anemic
Defense is ELITE
Special Teams are
Punting average to below average
Kicking Good to Borderline Better Than Good
Play Calling is Sophomoric
Defensive Coaching* BEST in College Football (*including DB Development)
FYI 6 games In and every team Tennessee has faced has been forced to go to the backup QB. That’s an interesting stat!
Offensive Coaching Below Average to Poor
Fan Participation & Experience UNMATCHED

 

[volbound1700]

They are about where I expected them to be on 2023. A mediocre team that can etch out 9-10 wins. We look a lot like Penn State the last 5 years or so. Great defense and no offense.

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Agree, except kicking has been great.

 

[Vol8188]

Below takes ALL 6 Games into Account, with "heavier scrutiny" on "Non-Cupcake" Games:

In My Not-So-Humble Opinion

Offense is Anemic
Defense is ELITE
Special Teams are
Punting average to below average
Kicking Good to Borderline Better Than Good
Play Calling is Sophomoric
Defensive Coaching* BEST in College Football (*including DB Development)
Offensive Coaching Below Average to Poor
Fan Participation & Experience UNMATCHED

Punting is well above average, you’re just giving into recency bias

 

[Vol8188]

They are about where I expected them to be on 2023. A mediocre team that can etch out 9-10 wins. We look a lot like Penn State the last 5 years or so. Great defense and no offense.

This word you’re using, “mediocre”, I’m not sure you know what it means.

 

[TAF]

Punting is well above average, you’re just giving into recency bias

those line drive punts and 2-3 shanks say otherwise...

 

[vols 30]

This word you’re using, “mediocre”, I’m not sure you know what it means.

It wasn't last night. 2 line drive punts in the 2nd half and 2 good returns from Florida

 

[volgr]

At the half way point....

Offense is getting worse by the week. Defense is better than expected and carrying this team on their back in SEC play. We are struggling to beat bottom half of the SEC teams and lost to one.

Yet, record wise we are right where many thought we would be and we are still "in the playoff picture" even though we are out of focus and you cant really tell who we are in that picture.

 

[McDad]

5 - 1.

 

[Orangeslice13]

This word you’re using, “mediocre”, I’m not sure you know what it means.

 

[volbound1700]

We are not a contender like people made Tennessee out to be the first 4 weeks but we have won at Oklahoma and beat Florida. Probably not a bad year.

Interesting year around the country with up and down performances each week. No one outside of may Texas has looked elite.

 

[Orangeslice13]

5 - 1.

And how does that compare to your season prediction?

 

[bigorangecrush89]

This word you’re using, “mediocre”, I’m not sure you know what it means.

Agreed. If were winning 9-10 games in the SEC, were not mediocre. Thats a top-15-ish program. Not elite, but definitely not mediocre.

 

[Orangeslice13]

We are not a contender like people made Tennessee iut to be the first 4 weeks but we have won at Oklahoma and beat Florida. Probably not a bad year.

Interesting year around the country with up and down performances each week. No one outside of may Texas has looked elite.

Hold on. Let’s see how they handle the rest of the schedule

 

[Stownterry]

Play good offense againist naia teams Then change to ball control againist sec teams

 

[LickSkillet]

Just enjoy the ride. Football Saturdays are precious and fleeting. 5-1.

 

[FLVOL_79]

It appears offensives production has fallen off a cliff compared to the past few seasons. The first few games obviously skewed the numbers. Once SEC play started they tanked. Nico gets rattled and he doesn't seem to be able to recover but again kids a freshman. Samson is a beast. Defense is rock solid and has kept UT in the game for the last 3 games.

 

[Vol8188]

At the half way point....

Offense is getting worse by the week. Defense is better than expected and carrying this team on their back in SEC play. We are struggling to beat bottom half of the SEC teams and lost to one.

Yet, record wise we are right where many thought we would be and we are still "in the playoff picture" even though we are out of focus and you cant really tell who we are in that picture.

Watch anyone other than TN right now. Everyone is struggling to beat bottom half of the SEC teams

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

Not going to get many more W's in the SEC (home or away) with the offense playing this poorly. I can't believe we actually won last night given how poorly our QB and entire OL (except C) played and let the Gators hang around...here are the grades:

PFF Grades: Florida at Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider

See the PFF grades from Tennessee football's overtime win over Florida on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

www.rockytopinsider.com

 

[volbound1700]

Just enjoy the ride. Football Saturdays are precious and fleeting. 5-1.

It is hard with all the bone headed plays and errors on offense. Defense is fun to watch. The tragedy about this offense is that it isn't enjoyable to even watch.

 

[volbound1700]

Not going to get many more W's in the SEC (home or away) with the offense playing this poorly. I can't believe we actually won last night given how poorly our QB and entire OL (except C) played and let the Gators hang around...here are the grades:

PFF Grades: Florida at Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider

See the PFF grades from Tennessee football's overtime win over Florida on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

www.rockytopinsider.com

Our schedule has Kentucky (offense maybe worse than TN), Miss State (couldn't have winning record in the MAC), and UTEP.

Alabama and Vandy are winnable as well.

SEC isn't some world beater league. Auburn lost to Cal, Vandy to Georgia State, etc.

Georgia is the only team that is scary left on the schedule.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Nico is still a freshman. He is in his head a lot. Hopefully he has a sports psychologist. Just because he's cool and calm, that just means that he internalizes everything, which is just as bad as being outwardly emotional.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

1. The SEC as a whole is different, and I mean different.
2. Tennessee just might, might, be an against all odds team. One that wins when it shouldn't, yet wins anyway.

 

[Nationdom]

Our schedule has Kentucky (offense maybe worse than TN), Miss State (couldn't have winning record in the MAC), and UTEP.

Alabama and Vandy are winnable as well.

SEC isn't some world beater league. Auburn lost to Cal, Vandy to Georgia State, etc.

Georgia is the only team that is scary left on the schedule.

I am more worried about Vandy this year than Georgia. The QB for Vandy is a problem. I think we beat both but Vandy will be more of a challenge

 

[volbound1700]

I am more worried about Vandy this year than Georgia. The QB for Vandy is a problem. I think we beat both but Vandy will be more of a challenge

They had a superbowl game against Alabama. They are, in the end, the same team that lost to Georgia State. They are playing well now but would you bet on Vandy beating Tennessee? I wouldn't.