The UT offensive game plan

#51
#51
Liper said:
I'm picking up in the middle here, but I think the conservative play calling issue starts at the beginning of the 3rd quarter and into the 4th somewhat. You don't start milking clock on the 1st drive of the 2nd half. Middle of the 4th qtr? Maybe.

We ran on 8 of 9 first downs in the 2nd half. That, mind you, was against a team that we could not run on. Cutcliffe has since admitted that he was too conservative and hard-headed about the run in the 2nd half, saying that he should have gone to more of a three step short passing game. He wasn't saying it in hindsight as a second guess, but that he made a mistake.

With that said, I'm not advocating that's why we lost. But I am saying he got "pucker syndrome" and didn't call the game he KNEW AT THAT TIME to call.

BTW, I've watched the game a couple of time and we didn;t always get whipped. There were several busted blocking assignments and communication erros that made it appear FL was getting off on our OL.
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Good to see you Liper. It has been a while.
 
#54
#54
For VolBeef straight from Cut's mouth:

While protecting the late lead, Cutcliffe admittedly talked himself out of some calls by "blocking ghosts." Rather than attempt a short passing game, the Vols grew cautious and tried to burn time with running plays that weren’t working.

Tennessee ran on the first two plays of its two drives after taking the 17-7 lead, totaling four yards. The next time the Vols got the ball, the Gators were ahead for good, on the scoreboard and in time of possession.

"Florida did a really nice job of mixing up pressures and run blitzes," Cutcliffe said. "They just seemed to hit it right, over and over and over again. ... For us to be as good we can be, we’re going to have to stay aggressive."
 
#55
#55
While protecting the late lead, Cutcliffe admittedly talked himself out of some calls by "blocking ghosts." Rather than attempt a short passing game, the Vols grew cautious and tried to burn time with running plays that weren’t working.

Tennessee ran on the first two plays of its two drives after taking the 17-7 lead, totaling four yards. The next time the Vols got the ball, the Gators were ahead for good, on the scoreboard and in time of possession.

"Florida did a really nice job of mixing up pressures and run blitzes," Cutcliffe said. "They just seemed to hit it right, over and over and over again. ... For us to be as good we can be, we’re going to have to stay aggressive."
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Where's the beef?
 
#56
#56
OrangeEmpire said:
Where's the beef?
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I think they'll be shopping in the meat department the next couple of weeks....

Cutcliffe from today's Times Free Press...
Under Cutcliffe, Tennessee hasn’t been afraid to throw often and throw deep.

But in the future, will the Vols launch the football around the field because they choose to or because they must?

Beginning with Saturday’s 4 p.m.

meeting with Marshall (1-2), No.

15 Tennessee (2-1) gets a two-game, nonconference breather to determine the usefulness of a suspect rushing attack. It’s a good thing to grasp before facing a Georgia defense that hasn’t allowed a point in almost three weeks.

"I think we’re trying to find exactly what we’re going to be," Cutcliffe said. "People may find that unusual: ‘Well, you’ve had them all spring.’ But this is kind of the real test. That’s what the NFL people use preseason games for, and I’ve got a much clearer picture now than I’ve had."

The resurgence of bigplay receivers and quarterback Erik Ainge under Cutcliffe has made Tennessee 13th nationally in passing offense. Given the struggles of a year ago, that’s surprising.

On the other hand, the Vols are running for a meager 94.7 yards per game, leaving them No. 93 out of 119 Division I-A teams.

That’s even more unexpected.

"Obviously, we need to run the football," Ainge said. "If we can’t, then we’ll have to adapt and decide who we’re going to be."
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#57
#57
"Obviously, we need to run the football," Ainge said. "If we can’t, then we’ll have to adapt and decide who we’re going to be."
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Wow!

The negaAingers need to see that!
 
#58
#58
OrangeEmpire said:
Where's the beef?
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Been outa town for a day.

That post and quote proves nothing. He said they had to stay aggressive and the differnce in you and I is you see only passing as aggressive I don't I think both can be aggressive.
Also where did he say they milked the clock?

The fact is that I don't think the reason we lost the game was play calling. We lost more on D and the O line. Period!
 
#59
#59
Liper said:
I'm picking up in the middle here, but I think the conservative play calling issue starts at the beginning of the 3rd quarter and into the 4th somewhat. You don't start milking clock on the 1st drive of the 2nd half. Middle of the 4th qtr? Maybe.

We ran on 8 of 9 first downs in the 2nd half. That, mind you, was against a team that we could not run on. Cutcliffe has since admitted that he was too conservative and hard-headed about the run in the 2nd half, saying that he should have gone to more of a three step short passing game. He wasn't saying it in hindsight as a second guess, but that he made a mistake.

With that said, I'm not advocating that's why we lost. But I am saying he got "pucker syndrome" and didn't call the game he KNEW AT THAT TIME to call.

BTW, I've watched the game a couple of time and we didn;t always get whipped. There were several busted blocking assignments and communication erros that made it appear FL was getting off on our OL.
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Liper,
More often than not our O line got whipped in that game. You can say it "appeared" all you want. The reason it appeared that way is because they were getting in the back field with 4 down linemen most of the time.
 
#60
#60
VolBeef88 said:
Liper,
More often than not our O line got whipped in that game. You can say it "appeared" all you want. The reason it appeared that way is because they were getting in the back field with 4 down linemen most of the time.
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yeah, either way, whether they were flat out getting beat, or whether or not it was because of missed assignments or the like, it still indicates we have problems on the O Line.
 
#61
#61
VolBeef88 said:
Been outa town for a day.

That post and quote proves nothing. He said they had to stay aggressive and the differnce in you and I is you see only passing as aggressive I don't I think both can be aggressive.
Also where did he say they milked the clock?

The fact is that I don't think the reason we lost the game was play calling. We lost more on D and the O line. Period!
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Now you sound like a philospher. That post proves nothing....but on the other hand it proves everything.
 
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