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Tennessee's first scrimmage under Butch Jones goes down to the wire | Evan's Eleven | GoVolsXtra.com
Looks like the QB Battle is heating up, with both Peterman and Worley getting 50-50 first team reps.
* The first-team defense changed around a bit, especially up front, so this is hardly set in stone. But I did see Riyahd Jones, Byron Moore, Justin Coleman and Jaron Toney most often with that group.
* Back to the quarterbacks: If you only saw the pre-scrimmage portion, you'd probably give the edge to Worley. He made some really nice throws, including a BOMB to Dylan West and a crisp intermediate completion to Paul Harris.
* Peterman seemed frustrated with his performance in the receiver/DB drills. He missed an open receiver badly on a roll-out. Jones called for a water break and Peterman spent the whole time throwing passes.
* It paid off! Peterman seemed to play really well in the scrimmage portion. At one point, he completed four or five consecutive passes, including one that Alton "Pig" Howard turned into a big gain. He later threw a tightly threaded crossing route to Devrin Young for a touchdown.
* Peterman did throw one interception (to Geralda Orta) but it may have been tipped at the line of scrimmage. There was also a fumbled handoff transition to Alden Hill that Riyahd Jones scooped and ran back for a touchdown. (I don't know whose fault that was, but coaches didn't seem to freak out at Peterman, so maybe it was on Hill).
* Worley probably didn't put up the same stats in the scrimmage portion, but that's because UT gave a lot of carries to Rajion Neal when Worley was in the game. Worley did have three impressive completions to Blanc, including a highlight-worthy jumping catch by Blanc.
* It was not a great day to kick into the wind. Senior Michael Palardy and freshman George Bullock were both well short on field goal attempts into the wind.
At the end of practice, facing the other direction, they were much better. Palardy, Bullock and Ryan Ault all hit from about 42 yards. (Derrick Brodus missed from that distance).
Then Palardy nailed about a 47-yarder that allegedly tied up the game for the offense.
* On the final play of the game, Worley hit tight end Brendan Downs for a short touchdown pass to "win" it for the offense. (There was a scary moment when Downs appeared to injure his knee on the play, but he was up and moving around later).
The mild controversy? Worley, like all quarterbacks, was wearing a non-contact jersey and so a quicker whistle might have given the defense a "sack" before he released his touchdown pass.
* I can't really explain the point system, as there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the way points were added or deleted from each team. Butch promised afterwards that there was a "method to the madness," and I don't doubt it. But I also suspect that he wanted a "close game" to fit his narrative for the scrimmage and the final score conveniently met that goal.
Looks like the QB Battle is heating up, with both Peterman and Worley getting 50-50 first team reps.
* The first-team defense changed around a bit, especially up front, so this is hardly set in stone. But I did see Riyahd Jones, Byron Moore, Justin Coleman and Jaron Toney most often with that group.
* Back to the quarterbacks: If you only saw the pre-scrimmage portion, you'd probably give the edge to Worley. He made some really nice throws, including a BOMB to Dylan West and a crisp intermediate completion to Paul Harris.
* Peterman seemed frustrated with his performance in the receiver/DB drills. He missed an open receiver badly on a roll-out. Jones called for a water break and Peterman spent the whole time throwing passes.
* It paid off! Peterman seemed to play really well in the scrimmage portion. At one point, he completed four or five consecutive passes, including one that Alton "Pig" Howard turned into a big gain. He later threw a tightly threaded crossing route to Devrin Young for a touchdown.
* Peterman did throw one interception (to Geralda Orta) but it may have been tipped at the line of scrimmage. There was also a fumbled handoff transition to Alden Hill that Riyahd Jones scooped and ran back for a touchdown. (I don't know whose fault that was, but coaches didn't seem to freak out at Peterman, so maybe it was on Hill).
* Worley probably didn't put up the same stats in the scrimmage portion, but that's because UT gave a lot of carries to Rajion Neal when Worley was in the game. Worley did have three impressive completions to Blanc, including a highlight-worthy jumping catch by Blanc.
* It was not a great day to kick into the wind. Senior Michael Palardy and freshman George Bullock were both well short on field goal attempts into the wind.
At the end of practice, facing the other direction, they were much better. Palardy, Bullock and Ryan Ault all hit from about 42 yards. (Derrick Brodus missed from that distance).
Then Palardy nailed about a 47-yarder that allegedly tied up the game for the offense.
* On the final play of the game, Worley hit tight end Brendan Downs for a short touchdown pass to "win" it for the offense. (There was a scary moment when Downs appeared to injure his knee on the play, but he was up and moving around later).
The mild controversy? Worley, like all quarterbacks, was wearing a non-contact jersey and so a quicker whistle might have given the defense a "sack" before he released his touchdown pass.
* I can't really explain the point system, as there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the way points were added or deleted from each team. Butch promised afterwards that there was a "method to the madness," and I don't doubt it. But I also suspect that he wanted a "close game" to fit his narrative for the scrimmage and the final score conveniently met that goal.
