Offensive linemen

[Lexvol]

It sounds much better than: "It is go time Skippy"

 

[volmanjr]

:lol: you betcha!!! :lol:

 

[JasonCajun]

Somebody has to provide some comic releif around here, 5-6 makes things tense around here, but hey I'm still ready for those immortal words "ITS FOOTBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Same here, I can't wait for football season. They have the potential to be good this year. I hope to see that the fixes made in the staff are just what we needed. I have missed football season so much, I have been forced to go back and watch an 05 game or two.

 

[Lexvol]

Much to the chagrin of Hat, I predict that the addition of Cut adds at least two wins that may have been losses.

 

[MississippiVol]

The O-Line is what concerns me the most. I agree that we will field five good starters, but if they sustain injuries, then I will REALLY be worried

 

[hatvol96]

Much to the chagrin of Hat, I predict that the addition of Cut adds at least two wins that may have been losses.

That wouldn't bother me at all.

 

[hvwarrior58]

I think, had we had Cut last year, we would have won the Bama and USC games(no toleration for stupidass plays like fumbling it out of the endzone), the Vandy game(should never be tolerated), and possibly one of the other 3(UF, ND, UGA). I think we would have went 8-3/9-2 last year under Cut. I'm not saying we will do that good this year though.

 

[volmanjr]

Same here, I can't wait for football season. They have the potential to be good this year. I hope to see that the fixes made in the staff are just what we needed. I have missed football season so much, I have been forced to go back and watch an 05 game or two.

I'm 'Jonesing" so bad that I almost watched a replay of KY vs Fl on Turner South the other day.

 

[dan4vols]

wish I even had that option. By the way to repeat myself will Sears be a right or left tackle?

 

[OWB]

wish I even had that option. By the way to repeat myself will Sears be a right or left tackle?

I'm guessing left or whichever way Foster will be running.

 

[dan4vols]

If Sears is pretty decent at pass blocking to protect Ainge's back I'd say thats a good guess. I wonder if anyone has told Foster hes gonna probably get 40 carries a game?

 

[OWB]

If Sears is pretty decent at pass blocking to protect Ainge's back I'd say thats a good guess. I wonder if anyone has told Foster hes gonna probably get 40 carries a game?

I'd say that he already knows after last year.

 

[WA_Vol]

wish I even had that option. By the way to repeat myself will Sears be a right or left tackle?

Most teams put their best offensive lineman on the left side to protect a right-handed QB's blind side, so he doesn't get nailed, and coughs up the ball. Defenses usually put the best DL on the right side for the same reason, to get to the QB on the blindside.

I'm pretty sure Sears will be playing left tackle.

 

[jakez4ut]

Steve Spurrier
Jeff Tedford
Mike Leach

What do they have in common they are all:

Head coaches

Position coaches: all coach QBs. I would guess that this takes as much prep time and attention to detail as any other position coach on the field

None would dare leave their coaching specialty to someone who couldn't coach as well as they can

They all produce unbelievable offensive numbers due to their diligence with QBs

They all coach teams that can beat Vanderbilt

CPF simply needs to step up. If you listen to the media and 90% of the fans they have been practically begging for him to return to doing what he does best. To say that a head football coach doesn't have time to be a position coach is a cop out plain and simple.

Doesn't Frank Beamer also coach Special Teams in addition to being the HC?

 

[hatvol96]

I said it. That is all you need to know.

Nice paraphrase of Baron Von Raschke.

 

[hatvol96]

You are correct sir, I am shocked with your comment, simply because I agree in a sense. Coach should be in control of the O line development and last year the line play was a major factor in the poor season. That leads me to think he let the control of the team get away from him. Hopefully he realizes that and, like I have stated before, leadership and disclipine will become the new mantra for the team. Be careful with the usage of the word "undisputedly". Maybe you really are a Volunteer fan....

Unlike those who blindly worship the current head coach, I give both credit and criticism where it is due. Fulmer's record of producing high quality offensive linemen is not open for meaningful debate. The man taught the position as well as anyone in college football. I have no problems giving him credit for that.

 

[Ole Smokey]

Unlike those who blindly worship the current head coach, I give both credit and criticism where it is due. Fulmer's record of producing high quality offensive linemen is not open for meaningful debate. The man taught the position as well as anyone in college football. I have no problems giving him credit for that.

The only problem is that your not a vol fan and you give much more criticizms then credit,heres a though why dont you go criticize the coach of your favorite team and let vol fans doing the criticizing :moon2:

 

[USAF_Vol]

Didn't read throught the whole thread, but I saw on scout that Cut was not too worried about the O-Line. Said they will be better than everyone expects.

Said he was doing alot of rotations to find the best match and that the 4,5,6 backs won't make the line look as good as the 1,2,3 backs could.

Like I said, I didn't read the whole thread, so this may be a repeat!

 

[hatvol96]

The only problem is that your not a vol fan and you give much more criticizms then credit,heres a though why dont you go criticize the coach of your favorite team and let vol fans doing the criticizing :moon2:

Your eloquence, intellect, and grasp of the language are amazing. When you have two degrees from UT, provide a substantial amount of financial support to the athletic department, and log the amount of miles I do traveling to and from games, I'll care about your opinion as to the stength of my allegience to my Alma Mater. Until then, go back to kneeling before your makeshift Fulmer shrine.

 

[dan4vols]

I don't have a problem with anyone on this board being critical, by that I mean discussing perceived problems with the teams. Thats what message boards are for....to bring together different points of view and talk out issues hopefully for positive results even if its just a better cleaner understanding of what the situations really are. What I do have a problem with is board members attacking other board members because they disagree, name calling and posturing like obnoxious schoolboys. Lets all try and give some latitude to our fellow fans in their opinions please.

 

[hatvol96]

I don't have a problem with anyone on this board being critical, by that I mean discussing perceived problems with the teams. Thats what message boards are for....to bring together different points of view and talk out issues hopefully for positive results even if its just a better cleaner understanding of what the situations really are. What I do have a problem with is board members attacking other board members because they disagree, name calling and posturing like obnoxious schoolboys. Lets all try and give some latitude to our fellow fans in their opinions please.

I actually agree. As of late, I've only gone into attack mode when provoked. I do have a Pavlovian response to attacks on my loyalty

 

[VolinArizona]

The only problem is that your not a vol fan and you give much more criticizms then credit,heres a though why dont you go criticize the coach of your favorite team and let vol fans doing the criticizing :moon2:

Who are YOU to say who is a Vol fan and who isn't? Try to grasp this: after a 5-6 season, there are going to be far more criticisms than credits. Do you see why?

I think the above post is worse than almost anything I've seen on here, even the "AWWWWFUL" hatvol posts.

I almost think Phil has gotten a tad apathetic in the last 4-5 seasons. From the sounds of it, he isn't as hands on lately, which to me sounds like laziness, or more appropriately ... apathy.

 

[dan4vols]

So in Coach Cutliffes system, will the Cottam boys become big players in the offense catching passes or will we go with heavy TE's for blocking?

 

[VolinArizona]

So in Coach Cutliffes system, will the Cottam boys become big players in the offense catching passes or will we go with heavy TE's for blocking?

I think they might be in a few seasons, but remember, Cut didn't use the TE very much either.

 

[jakez4ut]

I almost think Phil has gotten a tad apathetic in the last 4-5 seasons. From the sounds of it, he isn't as hands on lately, which to me sounds like laziness, or more appropriately ... apathy.

i can agree with this to a point...CPF has always been more of an administrator as a HC than anything else. I've always said he's a much better manager than he is an x's and o's guy. He needs good people around him, and the last few years, some of the position coaches weren't that.

And as such, there is a tendancy for a guy like CPF to have a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude. And even though all of us have seen things over the past 5 years or so that made us think we weren't up to snuff, we were still beating Bama, UF, and even beat UGA on the road in 04. also went to the SEC CG twice in that 5 year span, and we were still going to New Years day bowls...thougth we only won the citrus in 01 and Cotton in 04, we still weren't "out of the mix" to paraphrase CPF.

But thru all of that it was painfully obvious to most of us not everything was right on the Hill. But to CPF, the attitude was more like, if we can twek this or that, it will put us back on top, cause we aren't that far off even with it not being all that great.

then last year hit. all the things we have noticed and wondered about came to a head, and we had one of those years that forced the coach to re evaluate just about everything. Would we have all liked that to happen before we had to suffer thru a 5-6 season? yes. Should it have been done? yes.

but the bottom line is it got done. Not on the time line most of us would like granted, but it got done nonetheless.

But here's the real problem for CPF. We've all seen it tank now. We all know, or have reasonable opinions of, why and who was responsible. CPF knows this as well, despite the things he says publicly, i have to think that privately he understands exactly what's on the line now.

all the changes that have been made, the coaches brought in etc....they are all his decisions as to what is best for this program and what will get us back to where we are supposed to be. The problem is that after a 5-6 season when you are pre season #3, the leash is much shorter. If we come out and tank again this season, there won't be anywhere else to point the finger. On the same token, if we come out and win 9-10 games, it should be also said that CPF made the correct changes and get the credit for doing so.

either way, this season is every important to the future of CPF's tenure at TN. I still don't think he gets the boot after this season, but winning 7-8 games will not ease the tension on his position either. To me, he has to get at least 9 wins to get some sort of releif from the hot seat. anything less is viewed as average at best, and rightfully so. And in his own words, we should be competing for SEC championships, and you can't do that by stringing together 12-13 wins in consecutive seasons.

I too have no probelm with criticism, at this point, there's only two things to talk about: criticisim of the program and hope for the future of it. people have said it before, CPF is not bigger than the program, and in that light, i don't have a problem with any criticism of the direction of the program right now. But at the same time, if CPF is the coach of the program, and he gets it fixed, he shouldn't go anywhere, just as if he doesn't, and it's time to bring in someone that can fix it, and i'll support that guy just the same.