Stating the Obvious...Golesh!

#4
#4
QB. Nico will get there. He’s not seeing the whole play prior to snap. He freaks out. He’s got little time before men twice his size crush him. He will learn and grow. He is a phenomenal athlete with a solid head on his shoulders (despite his last play). As he adapts and grows, so shall the entire offense.
 
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kptvol1 said:
QB. Nico will get there. He’s not seeing the whole play prior to snap. He freaks out. He’s got little time before men twice his size crush him. He will learn and grow. He is a phenomenal athlete with a solid head on his shoulders (despite his last play). As he adapts and grows, so shall the entire offense.
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The OL has been a major part of the problem. The absolute best of quarterbacks need time to process and he's not getting it alot of plays.
 
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kptvol1 said:
QB. Nico will get there. He’s not seeing the whole play prior to snap. He freaks out. He’s got little time before men twice his size crush him. He will learn and grow. He is a phenomenal athlete with a solid head on his shoulders (despite his last play). As he adapts and grows, so shall the entire offense.
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It feels like keeping the TEs in more combined with rolling him out, giving him more time, less field to see and simple RPO options could have easily won that game.
 
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CAN THEY STOP PLAYING NIGHT GAMES FOR ONCE? All the standing around all day waiting to play week in and week out.

UT lost a game on the road in a place the Vols haven't won in over some 20 years that gets pretty hostile with a Freshman QB, who is very talented, but inexperienced, and an OL that got whipped and a staff that didn't adjust, or seem to even attempt to adjust.

Is it panic mode? Probably not. If it continues over the next few games, then yes, it's panic mode. But, what are you gonna do? We'll still have a Freshman QB, who can't afford to be behind an OL that is getting whipped and a staff that has not game planned around his natural deficiencies at this stage in his career.

Nico did not lose us the game at Arky, no picks. He was not good, but he also wasn't overwhelmingly bad either. The loss falls squarely on the entire team, but mainly on the coaches. They were sluggish, getting pushed around and didn't look prepared (this part is concerning). All these things and still had a chance to pull it out in the end.

I do not want to see 3 yards and a cloud of dust football, but they are going to have to provide help to get defenses out of their game plan. If defenses continue to play 3 down linemen and have up to 6 defensive backs in the game, you are gonna have to load it up draw them in and make them stop you with more creative play calling. Yes, the players have to execute, but if the coaches are adjusting and putting them in the best positions to win their battles, they won't. At least not consistently.

I have no clue why there wasn't more passes out of the backfield, te curls and passes to the flat. The timing and the depth of the routes were just not working for Nico. The flow looked way off and how Heup didn't adjust to this is a head scratcher.....
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
The OL has been a major part of the problem. The absolute best of quarterbacks need time to process and he's not getting it alot of plays.
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It'd be fun to go back through the first 3 game threads and see all the 1st and 2nd quarter posts "why is Nico still playing?????GET the BACKUPS in for experience!!"
 
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Volador said:
Just hope he gets there before he is playing for the NY Jets
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Maybe blue font intended? Nico’s potential draft status will not rise until his performance does. And that requires the OL and receivers to significantly improve also. I’m no longer worried about Nico being a short-timer at TN. I just hope he gets to the point where we can talk about that again.
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
The absolute best QBs make weak or injured OLs look better. Nico will get there, but it takes more time to develop that skill of playing the position
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I've seen guys like John Elway take a beating too. I've only seen 2 quarterbacks in CFB as to whom blocking was more or less irrelevant. Michael Vick and Vince Young his last year at Texas. That's the list.
 
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madbamahater said:
CAN THEY STOP PLAYING NIGHT GAMES FOR ONCE? All the standing around all day waiting to play week in and week out.

UT lost a game on the road in a place the Vols haven't won in over some 20 years that gets pretty hostile with a Freshman QB, who is very talented, but inexperienced, and an OL that got whipped and a staff that didn't adjust, or seem to even attempt to adjust.

Is it panic mode? Probably not. If it continues over the next few games, then yes, it's panic mode. But, what are you gonna do? We'll still have a Freshman QB, who can't afford to be behind an OL that is getting whipped and a staff that has not game planned around his natural deficiencies at this stage in his career.

Nico did not lose us the game at Arky, no picks. He was not good, but he also wasn't overwhelmingly bad either. The loss falls squarely on the entire team, but mainly on the coaches. They were sluggish, getting pushed around and didn't look prepared (this part is concerning). All these things and still had a chance to pull it out in the end.

I do not want to see 3 yards and a cloud of dust football, but they are going to have to provide help to get defenses out of their game plan. If defenses continue to play 3 down linemen and have up to 6 defensive backs in the game, you are gonna have to load it up draw them in and make them stop you with more creative play calling. Yes, the players have to execute, but if the coaches are adjusting and putting them in the best positions to win their battles, they won't. At least not consistently.

I have no clue why there wasn't more passes out of the backfield, te curls and passes to the flat. The timing and the depth of the routes were just not working for Nico. The flow looked way off and how Heup didn't adjust to this is a head scratcher.....
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Night road games suck.. Night home games are a different story. It increases home-field advantage significantly.

1 fans are more likely to stay engaged and in stadium the whole game because they have nowhere to go but home.
2 everyone is pre liquored up increasing the level of fan engagement
3 the opponent is at a disadvantage having had to sit in their hotels all day leaving them vulnerable to distraction by local flora and fauna
4 our boys are on their normal schedule eating home cooking and having developed some level of immunity to said flora and fauna
 
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madbamahater said:
CAN THEY STOP PLAYING NIGHT GAMES FOR ONCE? All the standing around all day waiting to play week in and week out.

UT lost a game on the road in a place the Vols haven't won in over some 20 years that gets pretty hostile with a Freshman QB, who is very talented, but inexperienced, and an OL that got whipped and a staff that didn't adjust, or seem to even attempt to adjust.

Is it panic mode? Probably not. If it continues over the next few games, then yes, it's panic mode. But, what are you gonna do? We'll still have a Freshman QB, who can't afford to be behind an OL that is getting whipped and a staff that has not game planned around his natural deficiencies at this stage in his career.

Nico did not lose us the game at Arky, no picks. He was not good, but he also wasn't overwhelmingly bad either. The loss falls squarely on the entire team, but mainly on the coaches. They were sluggish, getting pushed around and didn't look prepared (this part is concerning). All these things and still had a chance to pull it out in the end.

I do not want to see 3 yards and a cloud of dust football, but they are going to have to provide help to get defenses out of their game plan. If defenses continue to play 3 down linemen and have up to 6 defensive backs in the game, you are gonna have to load it up draw them in and make them stop you with more creative play calling. Yes, the players have to execute, but if the coaches are adjusting and putting them in the best positions to win their battles, they won't. At least not consistently.

I have no clue why there wasn't more passes out of the backfield, te curls and passes to the flat. The timing and the depth of the routes were just not working for Nico. The flow looked way off and how Heup didn't adjust to this is a head scratcher.....
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That is probably what Florida is thinking!
 
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Clad in Big Orange said:
Maybe blue font intended? Nico’s potential draft status will not rise until his performance does. And that requires the OL and receivers to significantly improve also. I’m no longer worried about Nico being a short-timer at TN. I just hope he gets to the point where we can talk about that again.
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