---what do you think the starting lineup is next year---offense

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LT- Dontavius Blair- Kids a beast and an athletic freak.
OG- Dylan Weisman- Blew up on the scene last offseason till he got hurt.
C- Mack Crowder- Has been very consistent as a backup and its now his turn to shine.
OG- Marcus Jackson- Consistent backup that hopefully has his breakout year was highly recruited out of HS.
RT- Austin Sanders- Workhorse who loves the Vols will be fun to watch this one grow.

QB- Ferguson- Consistently regarded as the next in line behind worley with a live arm and a proven winner with a lot of moxie.
RB- Hurd- 6'3 215 Lbs with 4.37 Speed you cant teach that type of size and speed. Hes going to be real fun to watch.

WR- North- Consistently the Vols best receiver last year
WR- Pearson- Big time threat with leaping ability and speed
Wr- Howard- The teams most reliable threat last year on offense either by the ground or air.
Wr- Malone- Speedy wideout with the potential to be an all Pro Nfl football player
 
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Switch your guards.
Put Keryberson at RT
Replace Malone with Helm
Lane probably starts also.
 
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Lane will start. Hurd is certainly gifted, but Marlin Lane is a man who has been working out in D1 facilities for 3 years now. Hurd is 18 years old. JMO
 
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Vol8188 said:
Switch your guards.
Put Keryberson at RT
Replace Malone with Helm
Lane probably starts also.
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IMO, Downs starts if his knee is repaired. Branisel starts if it doesn't.

Agree on Kerbyson.

Lane is almost certain to start.
 
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Worley is probably the QB starter. If Croom stays at WR then he likely starts. He was a very physical and effective blocker. Probably the best blocking receiver on the team.

It is very important for a receiver to catch obviously. However they may be thrown to 5 times a game on average. They need to block on 40+ plays per game.
 
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Concern at QB is a given, but I am still worried about OL. I look at our incoming class and it is full of Defensive players which is great, but I just hope we don't end up with a depth problem at OL.

Please feel free to alleviate my concerns...
 
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Who are we projecting to start @ TE?

Also agree with previous comment, I predict Worley as the starter. The other two we've seen are horrid and it's all hearsay on Ferg at the moment.
 
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sjt18 said:
Worley is probably the QB starter. If Croom stays at WR then he likely starts. He was a very physical and effective blocker. Probably the best blocking receiver on the team.

It is very important for a receiver to catch obviously. However they may be thrown to 5 times a game on average. They need to block on 40+ plays per game.
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Just don't see Worley starting. The offense is limited with him in there. Very little downfield threat, inconsistent on his accuracy and limited running ability. Think the Riley Era starts in the spring, especially if recruits are being told that Riley is the future, Coach's must really love his ability.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
Just don't see Worley starting. The offense is limited with him in there. Very little downfield threat, inconsistent on his accuracy and limited running ability. Think the Riley Era starts in the spring, especially if recruits are being told that Riley is the future, Coach's must really love his ability.
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1) I would love to see some confirmation that the coaches are "telling recruits Riley is the future"

2) We drastically went down hill once Worley was taken out of the game. I was one of Worley's biggest critics, let's face it he's not an SEC QB - but unless something magical happens in the off season, none of our QB's are ready to play with the big boys in the SEC. Worley is the best game manager we have - see USCe & UGA games.

3) Riley hasn't taken a single snap in college football. To name him the starter in a 4 QB mix is crazy at this stage.
 
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VoLunTiTan7 said:
Concern at QB is a given, but I am still worried about OL. I look at our incoming class and it is full of Defensive players which is great, but I just hope we don't end up with a depth problem at OL.

Please feel free to alleviate my concerns...
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I could obviously be wrong but the group I am concerned least about is the OL. I really like what little we've seen from Crowder. Very smart. Very aggressive. Intense. Wiesman, Jackson, Kerbyson, and Sanders are all very talented players with 2 or 3 years of development under their belts. Kendrick may develop into at least a good back up. Blair is the key. If he can nail down the LT spot then the OL might actually be better. The other newcomers need development but I think they will provide good enough back up.

I am not counting my chickens on the WR's. There wasn't enough improvement over the season for me to be convinced that they'll be a very good group by next fall.

The front 7 on D is a huge concern. Unknowns everywhere.

I think the secondary will improve. I think the starters will probably be the same with some quality back up from the new arrivals. I think Jones and maybe Foreman with give real help at CB.

I think QB comes down to whether the Vols exit the spring with a starter or not. The WR's and the starter NEED a great summer of voluntary 7 on 7 to develop the kind of rapport they'll need to be more productive.

I think Neal will be missed more than most anticipate. I hope that UT is able to add a quality RB in this class to Hurd. If not... and I am way out in left field by myself I realize... I LOVE the look of TK Jr as a running back. I know he's pegged as a S right now... but he just looks good and natural running the ball.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
Just don't see Worley starting. The offense is limited with him in there.
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No way for either of us to prove/disprove it but it is my firm belief that they limited the offense trying to keep him healthy. I think it was part of their scheme to keep RS's on the Fr. Worley was effective the few times he ran it. Jones has been pretty clear that they don't want the QB to run very often. I believe they told him not to run.

Very little downfield threat,
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There is alot of trust and familiarity involved with that. There are no Tyler Bray arms on this roster. They're all pretty close in arm strength. Worley above all the others was known as an accurate passer coming in.

inconsistent on his accuracy
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Again, trust and familiarity. Guys have to run the right routes in the way they're expected to run them in Jones' system. The QB has to be able to anticipate the WR. For the first half of the season, none of the WR's were at that point.

Think the Riley Era starts in the spring, especially if recruits are being told that Riley is the future, Coach's must really love his ability.
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He may be that good. But there's no proof of it outside of scattered and inconsistent things coming out of practice. The "official" storyline was always that Dobbs and Ferguson were neck and neck.

I just don't like the assumption that a guy who has no experience and has never proven anything will overtake a guy with good talent... who did all the suffering through breaking in the WR's and converting to the new O.
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
1) I would love to see some confirmation that the coaches are "telling recruits Riley is the future"

2) We drastically went down hill once Worley was taken out of the game. I was one of Worley's biggest critics, let's face it he's not an SEC QB - but unless something magical happens in the off season, none of our QB's are ready to play with the big boys in the SEC. Worley is the best game manager we have - see USCe & UGA games.

3) Riley hasn't taken a single snap in college football. To name him the starter in a 4 QB mix is crazy at this stage.
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Malone's quotes was pretty much saying it was Riley as the future and trying to remember which VQ mod eluded to the same. Wouldn't even classify Worley as a game manager. When he went out he was leading the SEC in interceptions. And if Worley didnt get hurt we still lose the same games with Vandy being the one that is debatable. But North was out, Croom got hurt and some of the worst playing of the year. We did nothing the second half of SCe and only reason we won that was North making 3 game changing catch's on badly thrown balls, atleast 2 should have been intercepted if not for North. Our run game got us the lead in the first half of SC. Worley had a decent second half vs GA. His first half we did nothing. A blocked kick and UGA missing half of their starters got us back in the game. If Riley doesn't live up to his hype then we are in trouble at QB.
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
1) I would love to see some confirmation that the coaches are "telling recruits Riley is the future"

2) We drastically went down hill once Worley was taken out of the game. I was one of Worley's biggest critics, let's face it he's not an SEC QB - but unless something magical happens in the off season, none of our QB's are ready to play with the big boys in the SEC. Worley is the best game manager we have - see USCe & UGA games.

3) Riley hasn't taken a single snap in college football. To name him the starter in a 4 QB mix is crazy at this stage.
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Other than the gratuitous shot at Worley's talent... pretty much agree with this. Worley has the talent to be a very good SEC QB if the WR play improves to an acceptable and consistent level. As I mentioned above, much of that is dependent on having a starter at the end of spring who will lead the summer workouts with WR's.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
Malone's quotes was pretty much saying it was Riley as the future and trying to remember which VQ mod eluded to the same. Wouldn't even classify Worley as a game manager. When he went out he was leading the SEC in interceptions. And if Worley didnt get hurt we still lose the same games with Vandy being the one that is debatable. But North was out, Croom got hurt and some of the worst playing of the year. We did nothing the second half of SCe and only reason we won that was North making 3 game changing catch's on badly thrown balls, atleast 2 should have been intercepted if not for North. Our run game got us the lead in the first half of SC. Worley had a decent second half vs GA. His first half we did nothing. A blocked kick and UGA missing half of their starters got us back in the game. If Riley doesn't live up to his hype then we are in trouble at QB.
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Can't disagree with anything you've said. I'm just skeptical of the hype surround Ferg since there was similar if not more hype for Dobbs - and he looked like a deer in the headlights/interception machine.

I see Worley as the best game manager on this roster simply because he did manage to improve to a point of "not losing the game for us" though he'll never win any big games for us. I don't think he threw any INTs vs UGA or SC, both of which had a healthy defense.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
Malone's quotes was pretty much saying it was Riley as the future and trying to remember which VQ mod eluded to the same.
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Even if that is true... the future isn't necessarily starting as a RS Fr.

There are other reasons "for the future" to start Worley next year unless someone else is just great. If Ferguson becomes the starter... you are probably looking at only him and Worley on the roster at QB come August. They do not look to have a QB in this class. That would be "real" trouble.

If Riley doesn't live up to his hype then we are in trouble at QB.
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Hardly. Worley has talent. Dobbs has talent and made typical Fr mistakes that can be cleaned up with good coaching.

IMHO, Peterman should transfer and get a fresh start. Nothing against him. I just don't think he can recover from what he experienced this year.
 
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sjt18 said:
Even if that is true... the future isn't necessarily starting as a RS Fr.

There are other reasons "for the future" to start Worley next year unless someone else is just great. If Ferguson becomes the starter... you are probably looking at only him and Worley on the roster at QB come August. They do not look to have a QB in this class. That would be "real" trouble.

Hardly. Worley has talent. Dobbs has talent and made typical Fr mistakes that can be cleaned up with good coaching.

IMHO, Peterman should transfer and get a fresh start. Nothing against him. I just don't think he can recover from what he experienced this year.
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Very well said. That has got to be the worst debut for a college football QB of all time. How could he possibly come back and be any good after that?
 
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