Recruiting Football Talk VII

[Volsdeep4]

This is why I despise social media these young men give their all every week...sometimes it's great and sometimes it isn't...don't belittle these athletes...I bet the people talking **** will be the first ones kissing his ass when he lights Florida up this weekend....

I mean isn’t that part of being a paid high profile athlete? You play poorly people are gonna call you out. If they can’t take it in college, better hope he doesn’t go to NFL.

 

[fearsvols]

We need to run a lot more Skinny Posts with our slot guys. Mixing in some crossing stuff from our outside guys. Will eventually open up the long throws. Safeties can’t be everywhere.

It would really help to have a wr who can settle in the soft spots in zone coverage. That’s the one thing UVA and AP did to slow us down, drop 8 and see if we can sustain drives

 

[Batman1948]

Someone just told me that Michigan State Title IX "investigated" the case, not only without consulting the only direct evidence in the case, but wants the evidence excluded. Is that true?

If he was really masturbating while on the phone with her, that's cold, even if it was consensual . If this is true, I don't see how he could ever be an effective recruiter in a family living room.

 

[BigOrange15]

The coaches weren't trying to be vanilla Saturday; the offense wasn't executing to plan. Nobody wants to succeed more than Joe Milton, but Game Joe is not the same as Practice Joe, and the receivers had difficulty adjusting. When the adrenaline is pumping, Joe tends to throw high or behind the receivers. He ups the velocity. The WRs are being asked to catch difficult balls. Trying to balance a talented, but inconsistent, QB with very good WRs who're not getting the ball they expect creates what we saw Saturday. We'll just take the W and continue to find a workaround for games where Joe isn't at his best and the WRs aren't hauling in the catches.

This is...not good news for the season.

 

[knoxvol52]

Throwing a football 90 yards or tennis ball length of football field which is amazing... like I said he will be fine and leads Tennessee to 15-0 this season but he isn't going going to win the Heisman...I feel that some fans think that's all I'm saying Go Vols...

 

[omghulkhands]

Saw this out in the wild today

 

[Adam Sandler]

he still admitted masturbating over the phone with her…. you make 9 million a year…. can’t be that desperate for some booty that you have to have phone sex with the rape survivor that is giving lectures at your school.

Would have been near infinitely cheaper to just pay for a hooker.

 

[LA Vol]

This is...not good news for the season.

Great teams find ways to win when situations aren't ideal. The QB needs to settle in. The WRs need to make difficult catches. The OL needs to help out. The RBs need to get the tough yards when the passing game isn't syncing. It's where we are, and so far, they're making it work. We'll see if we can get it synced on Saturday.

 

[knoxvol52]

I mean isn’t that part of being a paid high profile athlete? You play poorly people are gonna call you out. If they can’t take it in college, better hope he doesn’t go to NFL.

If your making 50 million a year yes not the little cash he makes now....

 

[Paper_Towel]

 

[JCVol00]

but Game Joe is not the same as Practice Joe, and the receivers had difficulty

I wonder who that sounds like

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

I know you are all Big Orange in College Football, who is your team in NFL or do you not have one just wondering since your screen name is @VolsDoc81TX ... maybe my Dallas Cowboys


15-0

Whichever team has the most VFLs on it…

 

[MarcoVol]

This is...not good news for the season.

If you were expecting a NC then I agree. Joe can still get the team a good amount of Ws tho. Run game is legit and improved D.

Should be a really fun season with a lot of exciting games. Hopefully this team pulls them off.

 

[Vols4us]

We didn't play poorly at all against UVA.

Milton was off on only two throws, Keyton drop and they sacked us. Otherwise it was total domination.

That performance beats everybody but UGA and Bama in the SEC probably.

Agree.

JMO - Joe began settling in during the second quarter with Peay. It was a good lesson for him. Getting Cooper back is a big deal as there were some obvious missed blocks and calls on the O-line. That messed with Joe's timing, balance and rhythm. Folks need to take a lap that are dogging Joe so hard.

If I counted correctly, 82 players from the roster have played. 66 have played in both games. One that has not played is Cooper. Folks need to remember the first unit was not on the field for entire games for coaching and health reasons. Subbing was frequent in large numbers.

The playcalls reflected the Peay game conditions, which included at least 5 different receivers also dropping balls that I'm sure Coach Pope is working on. The receivers can help their QB by settling into the open zones when the leads on the throws have been behind, as well as type of routes called can be changed. Adjustments matter.

Folks need to remember that the sideline bubble calls are the equivalent of sweeps and stretch running plays in this O scheme. If they are generally effective it forces the D to cover the entire field. That opens the running lanes between the tackles. Again - Cooper's back and there will be less subbing against SEC opponents.

 

[Adam2014]

I wonder who that sounds like

I know we have PTSD from JG, but this is likely the case for the majority of college QBs. Pressure is difficult to handle and most people do not handle it well.

 

[knoxvol52]

Would have been near infinitely cheaper to just pay for a hooker.

Plus buy a good one not one of those 20$ ones off street in Lansing Michigan....

 

[mrMet]

My guess is Joe will play solid against Florida and the Vols win by 10 at night in the swamp

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Great teams find ways to win when situations aren't ideal. The QB needs to settle in. The WRs need to make difficult catches. The OL needs to help out. The RBs need to get the tough yards when the passing game isn't syncing. It's where we are, and so far, they're making it work. We'll see if we can get it synced on Saturday.

I think the best way to get him to settle in is let him run the ball a few times early and get hit. I know we don’t want him to get hurt, but I think that would calm him down some.

 

[LA Vol]

I don't think Coop's absence has been the core issue... and I wouldn't pin big expectations on any one player being the solution. It's going to take multiple position groups coming together to overcome limitations this team has.

 

[mrMet]

I think the best way to get him to settle in is let him run the ball a few times early and get hit. I know we don’t want him to get hurt, but I think that would calm him down some.

Not sure I can remember correctly but that seemed to work the best for Dobbs when we got his legs going first in games

 

[Aesius]

I don't think Coop's absence has been the core issue... and I wouldn't pin big expectations on any one player being the solution. It's going to take multiple position groups coming together to overcome limitations this team has.

W/L prediction for the season?

 

[LA Vol]

I think the best way to get him to settle in is let him run the ball a few times early and get hit. I know we don’t want him to get hurt, but I think that would calm him down some.

I think we'll see a different plan in the Swamp. It's a game we need to win, and nobody knows that more than CJH.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

The coaches weren't trying to be vanilla Saturday; the offense wasn't executing to plan. Nobody wants to succeed more than Joe Milton, but Game Joe is not the same as Practice Joe, and the receivers had difficulty adjusting. When the adrenaline is pumping, Joe tends to throw high or behind the receivers. He ups the velocity. The WRs are being asked to catch difficult balls. Trying to balance a talented, but inconsistent, QB with very good WRs who're not getting the ball they expect creates what we saw Saturday. We'll just take the W and continue to find a workaround for games where Joe isn't at his best and the WRs aren't hauling in the catches.

I figured Heup was just frustrated with the O but with how well the defense was playing he was just trying to get out of there.
If the offense is going to have swings this big all season this is going to be a really frustrating year.

 

[KPT_VFL]

The coaches weren't trying to be vanilla Saturday; the offense wasn't executing to plan. Nobody wants to succeed more than Joe Milton, but Game Joe is not the same as Practice Joe, and the receivers had difficulty adjusting. When the adrenaline is pumping, Joe tends to throw high or behind the receivers. He ups the velocity. The WRs are being asked to catch difficult balls. Trying to balance a talented, but inconsistent, QB with very good WRs who're not getting the ball they expect creates what we saw Saturday. We'll just take the W and continue to find a workaround for games where Joe isn't at his best and the WRs aren't hauling in the catches.

We beating Florida?

 

[SoilVol]

I think the best way to get him to settle in is let him run the ball a few times early and get hit. I know we don’t want him to get hurt, but I think that would calm him down some.

I was going to say the same thing. Against UVA he played much better after that scuffle during the goal line push. He played better against APSU after his touchdown run.

Draw up some designed runs, let him rip the bandaid off and maybe that settles him down. Hooker had a similar response. His "game mode" switch always came on after he had a big run (but usually for him it was a scramble or option that he kept) and before he always seemed flat. Examples: Scuffle on the 99yd drive before half against UF, scramble on the first drive against Bama.

Joe doesn't keep it as much as Hendon did. Force some runs to get the jitters out.