Recruiting Forum Football Talk VI

[bigorangekicksazz]

Checkerboard analysis is not realistic and if anyone is ruled by emotion, it is him, so I call BS. Josh Dobbs didn't win the game, but he came into a team with little time to practice and gave them a chance to win, which was much better then what they had for a whle. It was not a blow out. He made some great plays. I don't think anything that happened last night should hurt his playing chances in the NFL.

Titans OL is horrible. Need a roster rebuild and new OCs

 

[drvenner]

A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk at work, I have a workstation.

 

[JCP201]

At first seeing us at 18, I guess I thought it was reasonable. But Texas Tech, Oregon State, and Notre Dame are all ahead of us. Don’t even care what they have coming back. I don’t think they are better than us.

The problem with early rankings is (for example this year) teams like Ohio State get put at the top and then play cupcake schedule and don't move. Meanwhile VOLS got no ranking, play a schedule from hell and fought, bit and scratched their way to number one. When we played Pitt, Florida, Alabama, LSU, Kentucky Georgia and Clemson they were all ranked. We played Georgia at home to a crazed crowd and Stetson Bennett looked like a world beater. We lost by two touchdowns, and we fell for miles which lead us into the South Carolina blow out which injured our quarterback and completely destroyed Hendon's Heisman hopes. Meanwhile Ohio State got slaughtered by Michigan at home, and they barely fell, CJ Stroud went to NY. The great Heisman winner couldn't even beat Tulane.

 

[Volfan39]

Dont’e Thornton will announce his commitment tomorrow at 1.

 

[MarcoVol]

At first seeing us at 18, I guess I thought it was reasonable. But Texas Tech, Oregon State, and Notre Dame are all ahead of us. Don’t even care what they have coming back. I don’t think they are better than us.

Lucky for us and everyone really, pre-season rankings don’t mean diddly

 

[mrMet]

Definitely would love for Dobbs to get a start in playoffs at LP Field though. Hopefully D makes a play

It’s Nissan Stadium…

 

[mrMet]

It's about Dobbs. Nobody gaf about the Titans

Lol how ignorant. Plenty of Titans fans in this forum

 

[VolNash17]

Titans were decimated by draft misses and paying players that stay hurt all the time. Hence why the general manager was booted. Not Dobbs fault or many of the other guys on staff. Just how it went this season. Injuries everywhere most notably up front on the OL. Cut or trade 4-5 guys and open up huge cap space to revamp it and Titans are back to 10+ wins. Heck almost got there this season even with all the guys on Injured reserve. Interested in seeing who the GM is going to be

 

[mrMet]

You are absolutely clueless.

Wide open receiver??? On the last play???
If that's what you think, then you're not even qualified to be a water boy.

Burks was open on the curl. A throw Dobbs should be able to make. You should be able to find the back camera angle to show you

 

[mrMet]

Rebuilding should start Monday in Nashville.

Fire the OC #1!
Lewan needs to be gone
Tannehill should be out

Get Baker Mayfield for a year of two and draft a QB next year. Not one in this year’s draft worth getting. Focus on OL.

Pretty sure Lewan is retiring. He weighs about 250-260 right now

 

[VolNash17]

Rebuilding should start Monday in Nashville.

Fire the OC #1!
Lewan needs to be gone
Tannehill should be out

Get Baker Mayfield for a year of two and draft a QB next year. Not one in this year’s draft worth getting. Focus on OL.

Cut Lewan, Cunningham, Dupree and that saves the Titans 40+ million. Sure those are good players but what are they truly worth when they’re sitting on the bench injured 90% of the season? Use that money to revamp the OL and add secondary piece with another pass catcher

 

[mrMet]

Last night was the first time I've watched Titans play all year, and man that oline is bad. Defense isn't all that good either. I did hear them say 3 of their starting Oline are on IR tho. Backups were not good at all.

Yep. LT, C and RG. rookie at RT too

 

[mrMet]

Cut Lewan, Cunningham, Dupree and that saves the Titans 40+ million. Sure those are good players but what are they truly worth when they’re sitting on the bench injured 90% of the season? Use that money to revamp the OL and add secondary piece with another pass catcher

R Woods will be gone too. Would think Swaim will be a casualty as well. Hopefully can figure out a way to bring Hooper back? Not sure there. Ben Jones will prob retire as well I think

 

[Rishvol]

Cut Lewan, Cunningham, Dupree and that saves the Titans 40+ million. Sure those are good players but what are they truly worth when they’re sitting on the bench injured 90% of the season? Use that money to revamp the OL and add secondary piece with another pass catcher

I'd argue getting rid of RT also. I know bob doesn't like it but the Titans could give Dobbs the job next year while they try and get Willis ready. Or they're going to be stupid and get a rookie QB in the draft. Hooker would be the only QB I'll accept out of the draft because he's older and more mature than the other QBs in the draft

 

[UpstateVol613]

Chess not checkers. By letting them win we have secured their future with Beamer.

 

[mrMet]

I'd argue getting rid of RT also. I know bob doesn't like it but the Titans could give Dobbs the job next year while they try and get Willis ready. Or they're going to be stupid and get a rookie QB in the draft. Hooker would be the only QB I'll accept out of the draft because he's older and more mature than the other QBs in the draft

Lol no. Just no

 

[BigSteve09]

I listen to a good titans podcast and their suggestion was essentially:

Fire Downing immediately.
Release Daley.
Hire Rich Smith as GM.
Cut Tannehill Dupree Lewan Cunningham and Woods.
Draft Skoronski or Paris if available at 10. If not, trade back to 20ish and draft Dawand. Also draft a G/C. Then WR, edge and CB.

Write off 2023 because of youth and Dobbs/Malik and dead cap pain.

By 2024 you have another high draft pick, no dead cap, and the Salary Cap has gone up nearly $50M from now because of the YouTube TV deal. Fill holes in free agency and trade up to draft the best QB

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

1. I love the videography at the beginning, that’s cool.

2. I hope Dabo has nightmares of the Vols all offseason. Wondering if he’s going to baby Klubnik all spring. “No, Cade, they’re not all like that. You play in the ACC.”

3. That was a picture perfect ending to a pretty great season. We’ve wanted a piece of Clemson ever since their meteoric rise over the last decade+. Boy did we take their pride and then some.

4. GO BIG DAM ORANGE

Go Big Dam Orange?

Is that the College of Engineering chant?

 

[volinokc]

Because I can look at things objectively and not let my emotions hinder my judegement.

You’re on a message board. It’s the inflated sense of self-importance. But I suspect you know that.

 

[TheRain]

 

[volinokc]

The problem with early rankings is (for example this year) teams like Ohio State get put at the top and then play cupcake schedule and don't move. Meanwhile VOLS got no ranking, play a schedule from hell and fought, bit and scratched their way to number one. When we played Pitt, Florida, Alabama, LSU, Kentucky Georgia and Clemson they were all ranked. We played Georgia at home to a crazed crowd and Stetson Bennett looked like a world beater. We lost by two touchdowns, and we fell for miles which lead us into the South Carolina blow out which injured our quarterback and completely destroyed Hendon's Heisman hopes. Meanwhile Ohio State got slaughtered by Michigan at home, and they barely fell, CJ Stroud went to NY. The great Heisman winner couldn't even beat Tulane.

The 12 team playoff can’t come soon enough.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

I listen to a good titans podcast and their suggestion was essentially:

Fire Downing immediately.
Release Daley.
Hire Rich Smith as GM.
Cut Tannehill Dupree Lewan Cunningham and Woods.
Draft Skoronski or Paris if available at 10. If not, trade back to 20ish and draft Dawand. Also draft a G/C. Then WR, edge and CB.

Write off 2023 because of youth and Dobbs/Malik and dead cap pain.

By 2024 you have another high draft pick, no dead cap, and the Salary Cap has gone up nearly $50M from now because of the YouTube TV deal. Fill holes in free agency and trade up to draft the best QB

Not a Titans fan so I have no attachment to the guy like Titans fans, but if I’m the GM and I’m going to let my team go through growing pains for a year or two, I’d also look at trading Henry. You can still get a really good return for him right now and he would be 31 years old with a rookie QB in 2024 in your scenario above. Depending on how quickly you can build a championship roster, you may have Henry around 31-33 years old when you finally do. I think he’s built different and can still be a good RB in his early 30s, but history usually shows RB fall off a cliff at some point.

 

[volbeast33]

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

You guys and gals that believe...I would greatly appreciate your prayers, I am in extreme pain, and have been for the last several days. I can't take pain killers because of my job and nothing else is touching it. This has been the worst stretch I have had in a while. I live in chronic pain, and I usually just grit my teeth and go on, but this is one of those times I just can't...it's starting to get to me.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rizzo924]

Vols need a running back like that.

Sounds like he's saying "farewell Josh, we hardly knew ye"