We Need A QB From The Portal

#52
#52
BobbyMcGee said:
Bad decisions. Takes too long to throw it. Not a dual threat. Not accurate consistently, at all. Fragile.
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Too long to throw? He didn’t have two seconds to throw it before he was running for his life. And out WRs couldnt get any separation.

Not dual threat??? He ran for more first downs than any other player got.

And fragile?? Are you effing kidding me?!?!??! The kid got his helmet cracked on a hit and switched helmets and went back out there. Dare say if you had gotten hit like that you are likely still laying out there.
 
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#53
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volgr said:
Ridiculous. Some of you will say anything to excuse Heupel or Nico. Go back and rewatch, Nico had more pocket time than some of you act like he did.
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He had time but dudes were not open. They showed multiple plays were everyone was covered
 
#54
#54
BobbyMcGee said:
Bad decisions. Takes too long to throw it. Not a dual threat. Not accurate consistently, at all. Fragile.
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Fragile ? lol ok dude took a beating last night and kept playing. Gotta have more than 2 seconds to throw the ball. Running for his life the whole game. The OL sucks big time
 
#55
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volgr said:
At the end of the day, it is on Heupel, especially considering offense is his specialty.
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He is the head coach ….. Thornton and Brazell have been disappointing…. White has been injured most of the year and McCoy is a physical possession type receiver.
As a whole this group doesn’t scare anyone. Throw in an Oline that is below average in pass protection and you get what we’ve seen all year….
 
#56
#56
Namorto1 said:
Nico showed heart last night. Our QB room is set next year. There is no way we bring in a QB from the portal. Nico has to improve but he needs alot more help around him.
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I had zero issues with Nico. He showed heart and grit and determination. He left everything on the field. Felt like most everyone else just threw in the towel and didn’t want to be there.
 
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volgr said:
Ridiculous. Some of you will say anything to excuse Heupel or Nico. Go back and rewatch, Nico had more pocket time than some of you act like he did.
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on those snaps, the WRs got zero separation bcz the OSU secondary had us covered like heat shrink wrap
 
#61
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volgr said:
Not last night. He has more potential than Howard though.
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He is a redshirt freshman and Howard is a Senior if I'm not mistaken. Big difference.

Going forward, our biggest problems are on the offensive line, not at our skilled positions.
 
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GAV4L said:
So an fcs team, a bad Florida team.

Alabama was a quality win, although not the same value of win as it was even 3-5 years ago.
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You seriously think Florida was a bad team this year? They had the hardest schedule in all of football.
 
#63
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BobbyMcGee said:
Bad decisions. Takes too long to throw it. Not a dual threat. Not accurate consistently, at all. Fragile.
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Takes to long to throw? Hell, no need to throw it if the receivers are completely covered with a blanket. It doesn't matter if he has 5 minutes to throw the ball if no one is open.
 
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#66
CPVOL said:
This years WR’s didn’t have speed. I questioned a lot thru the season if we were slow and we were in fact slow. The teams with speed at DB it’s obvious. The teams without it not so much.
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I don't think the route concepts helped them out either. OSU has really good WR's but Kelly did a great job scheming them open. He knew we were a heavy man to man defense with an aggressive front. He used counters & misdirection to slow the front down. He used bunch formations with rubs and crossers to get guys wide open. A ton of motion to confuse coverage responsibilites. We had a problem with the wheele route in other games and he utilized that. He even used some of the same TE routes that UGA used. Kelly put on a coaching clinic. It was basically Arkansas and UGA game plans on steroids. This is what a score looks like when the more talented team also out coaches you.
 
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#67
SpaceCoastVol said:
You can call Nico a redshirt freshman if that makes you feel better, but he has been here long enough to be making better decisions. I see some of the same things that Guarantano was raked mercilessly over the coals over. At this point in the season, Nico should at least have a second receiver in his checkdown, and I didn't see it. Some of that might be on the OL in not giving him enough protection, but look, tuck and run ain't gonna cut it. And then there's the accuracy...

Fire away.
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The OSU QB had time, and it showed. He was a Senior and it showed.

Our RS Freshman had great success early in the season, because he had time against lesser competition. The question is: Can he step it up a few notches next season when the big boys come calling? Also, can we upgrade our offensive line to give him more time?

We focus on the skilled positions, but we got beat in the trenches first and foremost.
 
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#68
This has to be a joke. Either people here never played football or they got too many concussions. I'm not excusing it, but sometimes you just your butt whipped. If you're a competitor, it'll drive you to become better. If you're a quitter, you'll leave.

And if you're some Vol fans, you'll make weird posts about a dude who competed his ass off playing a position you'll never even sniff.

Go make love to your wives. Touch some grass. Cool off.
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
You seriously think Florida was a bad team this year? They had the hardest schedule in all of football.
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Not really.

They beat 5 sub .500 teams:
2 2 win teams (Ms State and FSU)
3 4 win teams (4 win Kensucky, 4 win UCF, 4 win fcs Samford)

Ole Miss was a good win and LSU decent win, both at home.

Blown out 3 times, twice at home, once by an ACC team

So to answer your question, yes 5 loss teams are bad teams.
 
#73
#73
Carl Pickens said:
I’m not sure what the problem is. Is it the routes? The wr coach? The players and their abilities? Combination of all?
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Imo it’s players. Yeah I know the coaching is questionable, but until you recruit or portal better players it’s going to be a struggle to compete at the top level. We are what, sixth in sec in recruiting? Not going to cut it long term.
 
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GAV4L said:
Not really.

They beat 5 sub .500 teams:
2 2 win teams (Ms State and FSU)
3 4 win teams (4 win Kensucky, 4 win UCF, 4 win fcs Samford)

Ole Miss was a good win and LSU decent win, both at home.

Blown out 3 times, twice at home, once by an ACC team

So to answer your question, yes 5 loss teams are bad teams.
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Who's schedule was harder? Ours sure as hell wasn't. It's killing me to stand up for FU, because I would rather support the Taliban or Kamala Harris, but they were a dumpster fire at the beginning of the season and turned it around. (once they got rid of Mertz) I won't be surprised if they curb stomp us next year in the Sewer.
 
#75
#75
dwc13 said:
Ohio State alum here. I watched several Tennessee games this season. IMHO, Nico Iamaleava isn't the problem going forward. That kid has heart and he's a competitor, attributes that can't be taught. He's a tough, shifty runner as he proved multiple times last night. He'll have had multiple games of starting experience by the beginning of the 2025 season, so the game should slow down. The CFP game experience should accelerate his development. Next season, he should be better & quicker at going through progressions. He'll be a more vocal leader. What he needs are difference makers at WR and better pass protection from the OL. Ohio State has elite WRs -- 2, possibly 4 future 1st round picks on the current roster. Will Howard just had to make sure he threw the ball on time/target and allowed the WRs to do their thing. Tennessee needs a few such players, which will really open up things on offense. WRs need to help out the QB by getting separation -- something that can be taught. Ohio State's Co-OC/WR coach Brian Hartline is the best in the business at developing WRs. Also, the Buckeyes weren't at all concerned with getting beat on deep passes last night; you need that threat to keep the opposing safeties honest. An elite TE (Brock Bowers, Tyler Warren) can help, too.
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Ohio State fan knows more about our team than the OP. Go figure
 
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