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“I feel like the best chance for us to win is for it to be low-scoring,” Manning said. “I think that means possessing the ball. It’s hard for us to control the clock as fast as we run plays. I feel like if Josh (Heupel) is not getting 90 plays in a game, it’s a letdown. So, it’s full speed. Keeping the ball, keeping their offense off the field a little bit.
“20 to 17.”
McElroy then asked “Vols? Or Tide?”
“Come on,” Manning said. “Even for an Alabama grad, Greg, that was a stupid
Peyton Manning isn’t satisfied with Tennessee’s current offensive output. During an appearance on “Always College Football with Greg McElroy,” the legendary quarterback disclosed what he’d change about the Volunteers.
“I would just like to see, I know [Tennessee head coach] Josh [Heupel] would as well, just a little more balance,” Manning said. “That affects how the defense is going to play. And you know, it’s nice on first and 10 and the defense has to worry about three different things happening, right?
“That puts pressure on a defense and I was always about who’s dictating who, right? I want Tennessee’s offense to be dictating the defense, and I think we’re doing that at times. Maybe it’s not doing it all the time.”
“In Josh’s offense, the identity can kind of change for that Saturday, right?” Manning said. “Certain game plans, we went in, ‘Hey, let’s go in and just air it out versus these guys.’ The next thing you know, they’re dropping eight guys into coverage on first and second down and they are just not going to let you throw it all today. And all of a sudden, we run it for 175 yards.
“Josh’s offense has that kind of flexibility that it can be anybody’s day on that Saturday. It could be the X receiver’s day. It could be the tight end’s day. Obviously, it could be Joe Milton‘s day. Hopefully, I feel like we have the kind of playmakers throughout our offense that anybody can step up and have a huge day.”
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“20 to 17.”
McElroy then asked “Vols? Or Tide?”
“Come on,” Manning said. “Even for an Alabama grad, Greg, that was a stupid
Peyton Manning isn’t satisfied with Tennessee’s current offensive output. During an appearance on “Always College Football with Greg McElroy,” the legendary quarterback disclosed what he’d change about the Volunteers.
“I would just like to see, I know [Tennessee head coach] Josh [Heupel] would as well, just a little more balance,” Manning said. “That affects how the defense is going to play. And you know, it’s nice on first and 10 and the defense has to worry about three different things happening, right?
“That puts pressure on a defense and I was always about who’s dictating who, right? I want Tennessee’s offense to be dictating the defense, and I think we’re doing that at times. Maybe it’s not doing it all the time.”
“In Josh’s offense, the identity can kind of change for that Saturday, right?” Manning said. “Certain game plans, we went in, ‘Hey, let’s go in and just air it out versus these guys.’ The next thing you know, they’re dropping eight guys into coverage on first and second down and they are just not going to let you throw it all today. And all of a sudden, we run it for 175 yards.
“Josh’s offense has that kind of flexibility that it can be anybody’s day on that Saturday. It could be the X receiver’s day. It could be the tight end’s day. Obviously, it could be Joe Milton‘s day. Hopefully, I feel like we have the kind of playmakers throughout our offense that anybody can step up and have a huge day.”
Peyton Manning makes prediction for Tennessee-Alabama game
Legendary Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning dished out his prediction for the Third Saturday in October.
