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Practice #13 Observations

Tennessee was back on the practice field Thursday morning following Wednesday’s OFF day and Tuesday’s scrimmage.

Velus Jones was back getting work in after being slowed by a hamstring for much of the last week. Kaemen Marley was off to the side as usual, Trinity Bell was in the indoor doing conditioning after doing some light work with the tight ends (without pads) and Ollie Lane was off to the side with a trainer, armed with only a helmet. Tyler Baron was back in full pads.

No Brian Maurer out there on the practice field today and going forward we will not address him unless he shows back up. Additionally, I did not see Jimmy Calloway.

The offensive line was putting in some work on the two-man sled for much of individual. The group was also working its technique up field, dipping and ripping – simulating getting up to a linebacker or safety. This is what the coaches mean by creating ‘vertical lanes.’

The quarterbacks were fine today – nothing too high or low. On routes versus air, Joe Milton looked good throwing the deep ball and slants. He had one ball skip and I saw him overshoot one receiver, but overall a decent day on air for #7.

Hendon Hooker and Harrison Bailey looked fine as well. It’s evident Bailey is third when it comes to throwing the deep ball, but the order today was Milton, Bailey and then Hooker. The wideouts were working a combination of routes that included posts, seams, hitches and slant and go’s.

One drop I noticed came from Andison Coby on a Milton slant. The pass was low but Coby got enough on it to where it should have been caught.

While walking off the field, the offense was going on the ball, hurry up inside run from the 20-yard line out. The offense looked like so: Milton, Evans, Warren, Hyatt, Tillman, Payton, Wright, Carvin, Mays, Spraggins and Mays.

Defensively, it was tackling circuits to start things off. Sideline tackling, angle tackling and open field tackling was the emphasis. I thought Juwan Mitchell and Jeremy Banks looked smooth going through the schute.

The coaches were very vocal with encouragement – trying to get the team going early following an OFF day. Rodney Garner was as you’d imagine, extremely expressive and having groups redo reps on a couple of occasion.

It’s a staggered morning for us. Willie Martinez meets with the media at 10:50. Juwan Mitchell, Solon Page and Roman Harrison to check in at 11:50.
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- VQ
 
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ACvol3 said:
My little six year old is up coughing his head off from allergy congestion/drainage and I’ve done everything I can think to do… drives me nuts when he feels bad and can’t sleep.
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Just a suggestion as I'm not a physician but I am a dad that has cared for sick kiddos, but Dr. Teals makes a vapor bath that comes in either bubble bath or bath salts. May sound fufu but we have used it with our kids in a bath before bed then put the Vick's Vapor rub on their chest/back and feet with socks over it. doesn't stop the cold but it least gives them enough relief to breathe through several hours of sleep. usually give them an extra pillow to sleep on too helps to keep the congestion out of their head
 
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TrippieRedd said:
All the QB's sucks till we see how they do in a game. I don't give a **** anymore about hype, practice reports, etc. The GA State should come to everyone's mind.

Lastly, if your only argument is "We had Pruitt as coach" don't bother replying.
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Well we did have the Pruster as a coach
 
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bignewt said:
Its so different for everyone. My jam is making a cup of coffee after work around 4 PM and sitting down and writing for a couple of hours. Then on the weekends Ill write in the morning. Its all about when inspiration hits. I like the tip that Hemingway gave, stop writing when you still know where you are going next. My goal is 10 pages a week.
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I am on Chapter 4 of The Alternator. This type of book is not what I would normally read, but I am digging it so far.
 
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SweetasSoda said:
He was definitely a gamer in high school. Last year with Pruitt does not count.
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High school means less than a year under Pruitt…. There are a plenty of High school heroes whose talent doesn’t translate to the next level above them…. Same goes for college players and trying to translate to the NFL.Bailey had two big issues in his starts last year…… held the ball too long and he had difficulty throwing the ball down the field…. Both are very important to this offense…. I do think he has potential to be a good college QB but he has to prove to the coaching staff that he can do it…. He didn’t in the spring and he hasn’t now…. I don’t really care who starts and don’t understand why people choose favorites…. My favorite is whoever wins the job and shows that they can win games.
 
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volbeast33 said:
We don’t know he is a gamer…. We hope he is a gamer…. Did decent last year but not great…. Orange and white games mean very little.
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I look at it as a comparison between a Freshman with no coaching whatsoever vs a Freshman with actual coaching. Given the circumstances last year, he probably did better than expected. His performance during the Orange and White game was a miraculous improvement. It’s all taken with a grain of salt.

Who here wouldn’t like to see Bailey have an entire game proportional to his play in the Orange and White game? 12/15 passes for 260 yards. One third of a game. Multiply by 3…36/45 passes for 780 yards. Yes, I know that is not realistic. But how ecstatic would you be with the stat line UT QB 36/45 passes? 80% completion rate? Against any of our opponents that would be a phenomenal accomplishment.

I don’t honestly care the order of our QBs playing. I actually trust CJH as a former QB and OC to pull anyone that’s not getting the job done. I hope to never see another season of depressing QB performances with no repercussions whatsoever. It had to be demoralizing to the other QBs and the entire team.

Oh, and in case you weren’t aware:

15-0 🤠
 
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swchandler1988 said:
I’m sure Heupel recognizes he has talent, but Milton Hooker Jackson all have the natural mobility that Bailey just doesn’t. If Heupels offense is what he hangs his hat on, then I think he needs a QB that can run it the right way
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Who is this Milton Hooker Jackson character? Some walkon?
 
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