Milton will be HUGE for UT in 2023

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So glad the Vols have Milton. For all the people bitching about Milton, he does so much more for the offense. The opens up the running game, because of his ability to throw the ball so deep (yes he'll have overthrows, so did Hooker). He also has the ability to absolutely truck folks if he runs just a bit.

The overthrow Joe comments and all the negative comments about how he can't play are just really coming from people that don't truly understand the sport. He will connect on a lot of the deep balls. He didn't have anymore overthrows last night (in a cool driving rain) than Hooker would typically have in a game.

I hope the coaches don't screw with his arm and throwing motion during camp next year. If anything he needs to hold the ball a half second longer and/or put a little more air under the ball.

I am really looking forward to Milton leading the Vols next season, no matter how the bowl game goes. The extra practices and game, gives next year's offense a big advantage.

He was pretty efficient last night. NO TURNOVERS was the best thing about his performance last night and the threat alone of the deep ball really had the defense on their heels, which opened up the run game like the Red Sea.

People can obviously have their opinions and say what they want, but if you're gonna spend the next several months hating on Joe Milton, go pick up a hobby....
 
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I think he will go in with the number one job his to lose. I am not uncertain with the other two guys being a sophomore and a freshman with limited experience that we don't shop the portal for another QB to challenge Milton for the job. I suspect it could be a Senior grad Transfer instead of a guy with a lot of eligibility. I think the incoming freshman is really high to take the job two seasons from now.
 
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Sara Clark said:
Yeah, no, I don't see Milton being "it" in 2023. People holding on to the same hope they had for G. He's not a highschool kid, he's a senior. We've witnessed his ceiling.
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And has had two years in practice under Heupel to get the erratic throws under control. Not sure why folks think that he will miraculously transform with another spring practice. I think he is better than when he arrived but not good enough to beat high level SEC teams. We’ll know a lot about Heupel’s opinion if he goes and gets a veteran QB in the portal.
 
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If you are comparing him to Jarrett Guarantano, you simply don't understand the sport and/or truly don't like the sport.
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I think it’s an apt comparison. Milton will lose us games that we would otherwise win with a more competent player at QB. He really has no control over his throws, his reads are slow, and he lacks a lot mentally.

Nico should be taking over early on if Heupel wants to continue our momentum as a program.
 
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Joe has shown this year he can throw a dart of a long ball. Didn't happen for him often enough last night.

I hope Joe is on the practice field throwing a gazillion balls a day from now until 2023 camp starts. I hope Joe is in the film room studying every day too. I hope Joe is the best Joe can be next year because competition for QB will be open and a best Joe is good for competition.
 
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I think you are on to something about him opening up the running game a little and that's good because I think we'll need it. I think he'll have a couple of monster games and a couple of duds. Rest will be like last night. I expect our O next year will consist of more running and ridiculous deep throws. Should be fun to watch.
 
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I agree this dishing on Milton is way off the charts. I think if every pass was caught and he ran for 200 yards some folks would still find something to nit pick over. The stats show he was 11/21, average 7 yrds, 147 total yards passing , 1 td and no int. Qbr rating of 72. He has spring training and almost a year to get better in the passing game. These folks hitting on Milton are the same folks who each week posted " Are we over looking" ( fill in the blank --Kentucky/Vandy/LSU/ etc ) We should be thankful we have him coming back.
 
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EODVOL said:
GTFOH, Milton sees the field, unlike JG. Also, he isn't afraid to run. The dude is 245 lbs and knows it! If you can't see the improvements from last year, then it is obvious you ignore Volunteer football and are just a casual observer!
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I wouldn’t go that far yet. He’s improved a lot in terms of understanding what he can do running the ball. It was good to see him lower the shoulder a few weeks ago, but he needs to be a weapon inside the 5 the way Cam or Tebow was . He could be an automatic 6 near the goal line and punish smaller defenders.
 
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madbamahater said:
So glad the Vols have Milton. For all the people bitching about Milton, he does so much more for the offense. The opens up the running game, because of his ability to throw the ball so deep (yes he'll have overthrows, so did Hooker). He also has the ability to absolutely truck folks if he runs just a bit.

The overthrow Joe comments and all the negative comments about how he can't play are just really coming from people that don't truly understand the sport. He will connect on a lot of the deep balls. He didn't have anymore overthrows last night (in a cool driving rain) than Hooker would typically have in a game.

I hope the coaches don't screw with his arm and throwing motion during camp next year. If anything he needs to hold the ball a half second longer and/or put a little more air under the ball.

I am really looking forward to Milton leading the Vols next season, no matter how the bowl game goes. The extra practices and game, gives next year's offense a big advantage.

He was pretty efficient last night. NO TURNOVERS was the best thing about his performance last night and the threat alone of the deep ball really had the defense on their heels, which opened up the run game like the Red Sea.

People can obviously have their opinions and say what they want, but if you're gonna spend the next several months hating on Joe Milton, go pick up a hobby....
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I don't have anything against Joe, great guy and teammate that he is, I do have a problem with you and others of your ilk. I think it is ok for UT fans to critique the coaching, play calling and players performance without always being branded a HATER. I am not sure what background you possess and what great knowledge you have that I do not, but Joe has weaknesses to his game currently. When we play teams that don't start with the letter V we will not be able to run for long touchdown after long touchdown. He is given the overthrow Joe label because he overthrew 7 or 8 receivers yesterday. He threw 3 or 4 beautiful balls but clearly missed on 3 or 4 that would have been touchdowns. He literally missed a wide open tight end in the middle of the field that didn't have a defender within 20 yards of him. The announcers were discussing it all night, I believe Coach JH appeared frustrated with it and so I am going to have to disagree with your whole premise. We did have to run it more often because our passing attack was grounded and largely ineffective after the first completion to Hyatt.
 
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