Practice notes I read.

[44DivePlay]

They just like Adidas better than UnderArmor.

Semi well played

 

[93TNVol]

Nice avatar
:shades:

Hopefully the mods agree that it is "classy".

 

[KBVol]

1st team defensive backs:

Corners: Sutton and Williams
Safeties: Randolph and McNeil
Nickel: Coleman

QBs practiced in this order.

Worley
Ferguson
Dobbs

Neal and Lane split first team reps.

Smith and Vereen are battling for 1 starting DE spot.

Fulmer spoke to the team today. Received a standing ovation for team and left Fulmer teary eyed.

EDIT: Riyahd Jones was the first player on the field today. Wore a green jersey and got a lot of reps today.

Thanks for the info. Appreciated. Love the news about Vereen and Jones.

 

[JMSqb11]

1st team defensive backs:

Corners: Sutton and Williams
Safeties: Randolph and McNeil
Nickel: Coleman

QBs practiced in this order.

Worley
Ferguson
Dobbs

Neal and Lane split first team reps.

Smith and Vereen are battling for 1 starting DE spot.

Fulmer spoke to the team today. Received a standing ovation for team and left Fulmer teary eyed.

EDIT: Riyahd Jones was the first player on the field today. Wore a green jersey and got a lot of reps today.

R. Jones was only first on the field due to Nate getting hurt. Someone has to be the first on the field.

 

[Spartacavolus]

J Smith battling Vereen for a starting position with the younger Vereen coming off a knee injury sums up our DE issue for the past few years.

 

[OrangeWayOfLife]

Hopefully the mods agree that it is "classy".

They didn't think mine was apparently, I have that pic in my album too btw

 

[GreyWolf1129]

- Butch Jones is a winner. And a blue-collar winner at that. Exactly what UT needed.

- He inherited this roster. Anything positive he can do with it, this year and next, is a plus.

- He can recruit, as he has already proven. The 2015 team will probably be a very good one.

- Jones will fine tune his staff over the next two seasons. Again, in 2015, UT is going to turn a lot of heads.

- It is what it is. And UT Football is almost back.

Go Vols.

 

[93TNVol]

They didn't think mine was apparently, I have that pic in my album too btw

Sorry bro... I find this av to be a highly uplifting photo. Fit for a king even.

 

[memtownvol]

Backup...over recruited. Good heart and great recruiter though.

I could see him as a future coach one day.

 

[Vols4Life2010]

Does anybody know what fulmer said to the players?

 

[WinginFlorida]

R. Jones was only first on the field due to Nate getting hurt. Someone has to be the first on the field.

I thought that was Vereen's job????

 

[sjt18]

Not arguing with the CP's report... but I would be very surprised if Coleman isn't a starting CB in the base D. I could see that being an effective nickel package though.

IIRC, Thomas possesses very good speed but was considered "raw". It may take a good bit of coaching to get good things out of him.

Speed was a concern with Orta from the start. Some folks thought he was destined for LB even then.

 

[99gator]

Wth has happened to Byron Moore?

i should link to the thread with the article in the pre season that ranked safeties in the sec, but that would be dangerous.

 

[DC Vol]

Not arguing with the CP's report... but I would be very surprised if Coleman isn't a starting CB in the base D. I could see that being an effective nickel package though.

IIRC, Thomas possesses very good speed but was considered "raw". It may take a good bit of coaching to get good things out of him.

Speed was a concern with Orta from the start. Some folks thought he was destined for LB even then.

Considering Williams was a projected starter in the Spring and he's back now... I can't see him unseating Sutton with the way he's played up to this point.

We'll probably see a healthy rotation this year but I can see Williams/Sutton being the perimeter guys.

 

[DC Vol]

i should link to the thread with the article in the pre season that ranked safeties in the sec, but that would be dangerous.

That ranking made sense if you only looked at on paper stats of the player and didn't consider team stats nor untracked stats like "missed tackles" or "times victimized for a big play or TD".

 

[Grand Vol]

i should link to the thread with the article in the pre season that ranked safeties in the sec, but that would be dangerous.

And I think you'd miss the entire intent of this thread.

 

[99gator]

That ranking made sense if you only looked at on paper stats of the player and didn't consider team stats nor untracked stats like "missed tackles" or "times victimized for a big play or TD".

that ranking never made sense. i said so. got blasted for it.

 

[Orange Blazer]

Not arguing with the CP's report... but I would be very surprised if Coleman isn't a starting CB in the base D. I could see that being an effective nickel package though.

IIRC, Thomas possesses very good speed but was considered "raw". It may take a good bit of coaching to get good things out of him.

Speed was a concern with Orta from the start. Some folks thought he was destined for LB even then.

You just disagreed and agreed with the OP in the same post. Impressive.

 

[Orange Blazer]

that ranking never made sense. i said so. got blasted for it.

You should be used to getting blasted by now.

 

[DC Vol]

that ranking never made sense. i said so. got blasted for it.

At least from my point of view... it's usually not what you're saying but how you're saying it.

You're candid and you skirt condescension at times. Combine that with gator flair and there is why.

There are gator fans on here that aren't poorly received due to their flair... as well as Gamecock, Tide and Dawg fans. It's not the content, it's the delivery.

And it's the content sometimes.

 

[DC Vol]

You just disagreed and agreed with the OP in the same post. Impressive.

Was he saying we're moving to Nickel as our Base-D over the 4-3?

I'm confuse.

 

[Orange Blazer]

Was he saying we're moving to Nickel as our Base-D over the 4-3?

I'm confuse.

Was he?

 

[DC Vol]

Was he?

Was he?

 

[Orange Blazer]

Was he?

Our base D is dependent on who we are playing no?

Nickel vs Oregon
4-3 vs Florida

 

[99gator]

At least from my point of view... it's usually not what you're saying but how you're saying it.

You're candid and you skirt condescension at times. Combine that with gator flair and there is why.

There are gator fans on here that aren't poorly received due to their flair... as well as Gamecock, Tide and Dawg fans. It's not the content, it's the delivery.

And it's the content sometimes.

some of that is on the reader.

the written word can be interpreted a lot differently than the spoken word. as an example, sarcasm is harder to detect when written as opposed to spoken.

the basic point in that thread was regarding poor safety play because of tackling and giving up the big play. the safety is the last line of defense and has to make a tackle to keep a 20 yard play from turning into a touchdown.

well, for the 3rd consecutive year, florida completed a pass thrown no farther than 5 yards past the line of scrimmage and it went 50+ for a touchdown because the personnel in the secondary did not make a tackle that should have been made.

so, i understand that i may come across a certain way at times or maybe all the time depending on who's reading the post. i get that and that's fine. however, no matter how it's written, there is a point that is being made that has some substance behind it.