Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[rockytop25]

I think the ONLY way Bru comes back is if he gets his NFL draft advisory back and they tell him he will go undrafted.

If he is going to get drafted at all, I think he goes. His dream is to ultimately play in the NFL, and I hope he gets to achieve that

 

[SoilVol]

The biggest issue this year specifically is we thought it a good idea to leave 2 scholarships wide open.

So 11 of 13 to begin

JP out for the year, down to 10, Carr hurt & leaving, down to 9...and people are welcome to say "Barnes usually only plays 8 anyway" sure...but having the 5 other scholarship bodies in practice allows everyone to get better while also allowing each to use less energy. Don't believe me? Go run sprints with a group of 10 people one after another then do it with 5 people. You're still only running for 2 minutes but that larger group will allow each person more rest time between their sprints.

Cade, Bishop, and Mashack all being banged up and having to play through injuries is going to make the rest of the season tough. Unless they get healthy and/or Dubar starts contributing at a much higher level so we don't have to play them as much.

Honestly need to shorten practices in these cases but I know Barnes won't do that.

If Dubar was serviceable and giving us 10pts a game OR a 3&D guy who could lock down an opponent like Mashack we'd be even better AND it would save some lungs. Dubar has great length but footwork and situational intelligence seem to be lacking to be a good defender.

He was supposed to be a great shooter too but never shoots

 

[MrVolton]

I'd be thrilled. One of the best blockers in the country, and he'd be a helpful veteran in a room with lots of youth / turnover.

This. WR room has lots of problems this year, but Bru wasn’t one of them. Give him another year to heal from that bad leg injury, and let’s go.

 

[Skullbone]

I don't know how the families of these victims had the strength to sit through all that and allow the justice system to work. I just don't know if I could do it. No, I know I couldn't.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

@SoilVol

 

[SoilVol]

I think the ONLY way Bru comes back is if he gets his NFL draft advisory back and they tell him he will go undrafted.

If he is going to get drafted at all, I think he goes. His dream is to ultimately play in the NFL, and I hope he gets to achieve that

He's not getting drafted. Hate to say it. Lost a step since his injury. Struggled to get separation this year. Injured multiple times during his career.

Love the guy, but he will have to go undrafted and earn a spot on a roster somewhere.

 

[walkenvol]

I think the ONLY way Bru comes back is if he gets his NFL draft advisory back and they tell him he will go undrafted.

If he is going to get drafted at all, I think he goes. His dream is to ultimately play in the NFL, and I hope he gets to achieve that

I see Bru as an UDFA especially with his past injury

 

[volinexile17]

And yet we threw to Webb and nimrod instead this is my point…we’ve not used bru enough.when Hendon was here is when he played the best..after watching this season I just feel like they would much rather have him as a physical blocker but yet he’s the best WR we’ve seen in terms of yards after catch…dude doesn’t quit when he has the ball and fears nobody..we need that

Webb had 6 receptions in 7 games. Nimrod had 10 receptions in 12 games.

Bru had 39 receptions and appeared in every game. He played far more snaps than both those guys combined. He also regularly didn’t get good separation.

But sure, we were throwing it to Webb and Nimrod, instead of Bru.

 

[peaygolf]

Somebody on here will know how to do this...............My idea though.


Use the tune to the old "School House Rock" song Conjunction Junction, into a song about the Titans organization titled, Dysfunction Junction.

 

[TrippieRedd]

He's not getting drafted. Hate to say it. Lost a step since his injury. Struggled to get separation this year. Injured multiple times during his career.

Love the guy, but he will have to go undrafted and earn a spot on a roster somewhere.

Really surprised some teams haven’t talked to him about being a TE at the next level

Truly think he would thrive.

 

[SoilVol]

@SoilVol

I've been wanting to go do this. My grandfather gave me a fossil from these deposits when I was a kid. Little 2"×2" rock with a fish in it.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I've been wanting to go do this. My grandfather gave me a fossil from these deposits when I was a kid. Little 2"×2" rock with a fish in it.

Everyone should watch til he cracks it open.

 

[SoilVol]

Webb had 6 receptions in 7 games. Nimrod had 10 receptions in 12 games.

Bru had 39 receptions and appeared in every game. He played far more snaps than both those guys combined. He also regularly didn’t get good separation.

But sure, we were throwing it to Webb and Nimrod, instead of Bru.

Don't feed the troll, but Bru was on pace to surpass his 2022 numbers with Milton in 2023 before the injury. Dude was dominating. He lost a step after that injury. Maybe he needs another year to recover from that and increase his mobility, but him being unable to get separation and Nico being a freshman is why Bru wasn't thrown to as much.

 

[SergeantVol]

The real Adam Sandler used to post under the disguised name Vol in GA or something like, but I haven't seen him in a while. He didn't want people like you prying. Don't run off our celebs. You're tramping our glitz.

Ol’ Sarge is kinda something of a celebrity. I am a pretty big deal.

 

[SoilVol]

Everyone should watch til he cracks it open.

Yeah... it was playing in the background while I was posting that...

"Wait... did he just rick roll me?!"

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Well known (at least not a rando) poster on 247 saying Mike Keith it is

I'd like to hear Mike Keith, David Keith and Keith David call a game together.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Yeah... it was playing in the background while I was posting that...

"Wait... did he just rick roll me?!"

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Yeah... it was playing in the background while I was posting that...

"Wait... did he just rick roll me?!"

Still pretty cool fossil in there. How do they know where to split it at? . . or do they just split every centimeter until they get a winner?

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Bru coming back is a great veteran presence, but I don't want to him taking snaps over the younger guys at this point. We gutted the WR room, let's see what they've got.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Bru coming back is a great veteran presence, but I don't want to him taking snaps over the younger guys at this point. We gutted the WR room, let's see what they've got.

Bru is the splash player confirmed

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Bru is the splash player confirmed

 

[screenthis]

That's it. I'm done with Vols basketball. On to Ice Hockey.




But seriously, the team could have just been 'spent' after the Arkansas game. Clearly, depth is a problem. As for Carr, still not sure why he's transferring. This would have been a perfect year for him to get some minutes and improve. Injury wasn't going to keep him out all year, right?

 

[Orange.]

I'd like to hear Mike Keith, David Keith and Keith David call a game together.

I think we're going with Keith Richards, Keith Moon, and Keith Jarrett.

 

[05_never_again]

That's it. I'm done with Vols basketball. On to Ice Hockey.




But seriously, the team could have just been 'spent' after the Arkansas game. Clearly, depth is a problem. As for Carr, still not sure why he's transferring. This would have been a perfect year for him to get some minutes and improve. Injury wasn't going to keep him out all year, right?

I wouldn't read too much into it. It is what happens when you shoot horribly against a very good team on the road. They were coming off a tough loss and we are a rival/#1 team in the country. I thought we still played pretty good defensively. They had just scored 100 against UK.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Honestly need to shorten practices in these cases but I know Barnes won't do that.

If Dubar was serviceable and giving us 10pts a game OR a 3&D guy who could lock down an opponent like Mashack we'd be even better AND it would save some lungs. Dubar has great length but footwork and situational intelligence seem to be lacking to be a good defender.

He was supposed to be a great shooter too but never shoots

Oh he shoots, averages as many as Mashack and more 3PAs per game despite playing so many less minutes.

But it's Barnes, and Dubar being lost mostly on defense still (man I wish he hadn't missed that time early in the year) has him behind everyone else.