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It's not all going to be on a first-year HC, though. Pruitt isn't micromanaging like Butch did. He hired coaches he trusts and he's trusting them to do their jobs without second-guessing their every move. Pruitt will focus more on the defense and let Helton command the offense. So Helton and the QB's ability to run the offense Helton wants will shoulder a lot of the responsibility for how our season goes.
 
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PoweredByTheT said:
Listen... I expect Chryst to be the QB by season's end cause I don't have a lot of faith in JG...

You asked who could possibly be Dobbs on roster, right... JG does have the Dobbs tools... and a more live arm to boot... accuracy? Dunno bout that... Leadership? Definitely not... and it's hard to coach intangibles...

If Chryst starts he cuts off any threat of QB RPO, which with the Coach Joe in-house cuts the playbook by 1/3 from what I've seen of it...

That being said... if the coaches find some way to flay the deer in headlights out of JG, I mean... that's the guy that could put it together and do the Dobbs thing... don't get your hopes up lol
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You're the one with your hopes up..not me. I just want JG to get better and be a good QB. Which I think will take more than just a few practices. I think Chryst is a big backup QB, and that is all he is, and I'm glad to have him, but if he is the starter, then watching this offense is going to be like going to the dentist.

I hope JG plays up to some of that potential, and provides some big play spark. I do not think Chryst has the kind of potential JG does. He is a good backup to have on the team imo.
 
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85SugarVol said:
Pure athletic ability he had in spades. Struggled to throw the football consistently. Kinda important for a QB.
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I think that could have been improved with any semblance of actual coaching. He, like everyone else, never really improved that much while he was here. He was just a special player based on his natural abilities.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
Worley>Dobbs -Butch Jones
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I'm not saying Worley was better than Dobbs... by ANY stretch of the imagination...

But in a world that our o-line didn't get pushed 5 yards backwards at every position except LG, and wasn't prefaced off fake QB counters that Worley didn't have the legs to run... he could have been good lol

He had decent accuracy and a good arm
 
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PoweredByTheT said:
I'm not saying Worley was better than Dobbs... by ANY stretch of the imagination...

But in a world that our o-line didn't get pushed 5 yards backwards at every position except LG, and wasn't prefaced off fake QB counters that Worley didn't have the legs to run... he could have been good lol

He had decent accuracy and a good arm
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Worley could have been really good in an offense that was designed more for his skills imo.
 
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PoweredByTheT said:
Manning
Shuler
Kelly
Dobbs
Clausen

.... yea he's top5 as long as I've been alive... maybe there were better ones in the General Neyland years...

Def not better than Shuler or Kelly tho
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Kelly should not be in front of Dobbs or Clausen. I saw all three of them play. Tee Martin also should be in the conversation.
 
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BigOrange15 said:
Worley could have been really good in an offense that was designed more for his skills imo.
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Worley actually could have been decent in Butch’s offense with better play calling. Obviously, last year was terrible with play calling, but in hindsight, I think it could have been better in year two with Worley as well.
 
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LA Vol said:
It's not all going to be on a first-year HC, though. Pruitt isn't micromanaging like Butch did. He hired coaches he trusts and he's trusting them to do their jobs without second-guessing their every move. Pruitt will focus more on the defense and let Helton command the offense. So Helton and the QB's ability to run the offense Helton wants will shoulder a lot of the responsibility for how our season goes.
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Our offense was completely broken last year. We have a first time HC who doesn’t seem likely to influence the offense much. We have a first time OC and very few proven entities

That doesn’t scare you?
 
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PoweredByTheT said:
I'm not saying Worley was better than Dobbs... by ANY stretch of the imagination...

But in a world that our o-line didn't get pushed 5 yards backwards at every position except LG, and wasn't prefaced off fake QB counters that Worley didn't have the legs to run... he could have been good lol

He had decent accuracy and a good arm
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WOrley did not have a good arm. He should have never been playing big time SEC football
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
You're the one with your hopes up..not me. I just want JG to get better and be a good QB. Which I think will take more than just a few practices. I think Chryst is a big backup QB, and that is all he is, and I'm glad to have him, but if he is the starter, then watching this offense is going to be like going to the dentist.

I hope JG plays up to some of that potential, and provides some big play spark. I do not think Chryst has the kind of potential JG does. He is a good backup to have on the team imo.
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Chryst can't run, so by default, since he doesn't have that tool, yes... he has less potential...

He's money on short and mid-range less than 25 yards... and he has experience in big games... he's good at reading the line of scrimmage for audibles, making 2nd and 3rd reads, and knows when to check down...

Can JG run a more explosive offense if he plays to his full potential? Yes.

Is Chryst the best QB on the roster if we play tomorrow? Most likely... it isn't going to be pulling teeth... it'll be more like watching Alabama's offense with McCarron before his Senior season... except with a possibly terrible o-line pending Trey Smith's evaluation if none of the unprovens can step up
 
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volatil said:
I can get behind that. I think Andy Kelly is one of the more underrated guys in our history.

Shuler was a freak. Cannon for an arm and could run.

I thought about Holloway being higher on my list too.

Casey Clausen was a damn winner.
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Iceman wasn’t just a winner. Dude could really throw the football too. Money on a slant over the middle.

Andy Kelly criminaly under appreciated as well.
 
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PoweredByTheT said:
Chryst can't run, so by default, since he doesn't have that tool, yes... he has less potential...

He's money on short and mid-range less than 25 yards... and he has experience in big games... he's good at reading the line of scrimmage for audibles, making 2nd and 3rd reads, and knows when to check down...

Can JG run a more explosive offense if he plays to his full potential? Yes.

Is Chryst the best QB on the roster if we play tomorrow? Most likely... it isn't going to be pulling teeth... it'll be more like watching Alabama's offense with McCarron before his Senior season... except with a possibly terrible o-line pending Trey Smith's evaluation if none of the unprovens can step up
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Chryst can run.
 
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