What is the GoPro or what is always on Nico’s helmet in practice clips?

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KnoxToTheBoro93 said:
How many first year sec starters led a team to the playoffs this fanbase is so annoying at times… yall must miss the JG days… bama game showed me all I needed to see in big time moments… he will be just fine last year experience is invaluable and can not be measured or “seen”
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Blake Sims, Jacob Coker, Jalen Hurts, Jake Fromm, Tua, Mac Jones, Jalen Milroe all went to the playoff in their first year as the starter. There have only been 2 SEC Quarterbacks who made the playoff if they didn’t make it in their first year as a starter.
 
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GrizzlyVol said:
Maybe I am but he hasn't shown me anything for me to feel different about him...I hope I'm wrong though, I have no problem being wrong about him
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Do not let NIL blind you to the fact that he is a red shirt sophomore. Last year was his first year starting in the system. Compare his red shirt season to just about any other starting QB in recent UT history. He is better than a vast number of them.
 
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Gladiator1 said:
I'm a fan and trying to be positive, but if we are having a hard time seeing the field, in year 3, we have some problems .
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Or maybe it is a training tool to point out teaching moments on a particular play. Maybe the person on the coaching staff that actually knows how to play QB very well, saw some things he wanted to improve on and used actual real data from a very common camera system to point out areas that need improvement. If we run high tempo, making sure the QBs head is moving in the right pattern efficiently EVERY time he drops back seems like a good thing to me. It is difficult to track the exact position of the head on every play in practice, even then, it is more difficult to accurately point out the better choice. If Nico can see what he did from a 1st person perspective, it is a major plus in my honest opinion. Of course, I am a data analysis geek.
 
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LittleVol said:
Well you explain it very matter of fact.

But what do you mean see the field?
Do you mean reading progressions 1, 2, and 3 and none of them being open?

Do you mean him feeling the blitz and not losing track of the routes downfield.

Nico did a great job last year considering (and reiterate this for the 4th time) the defense had a beat on our scheme and play calling. This is why Litrell was brought in.
Probably the most important offseason acquisition.

I’m saying it doesn’t matter if you see the field when the defense knows almost all possibilities almost every play.

Nico’s feet, Sampsons heart and that defense got us to the playoffs.
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How do you know opposing defenses had our scheme figured out and knew what play we were calling?
I don't know much about CJH's offense but after reading "The Perfect Pass" know a lot more about the evolution and status of the system that he uses than I did before and if it's correct there's a lot more to it than most think. It apparently takes proper readings by both the QB and receivers ....and not only do they have to be on the same page they have to make decisions quickly depending on what the defense does. While reading that book it reminded me of what Joe Namath said about playing with Don Maynard. He said he was the easiest receiver he played with because they knew what each other was seeing and thinking.
 
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TheVolsFrog said:
I think our playoff run was more so because of the Defense and Sampson running ability than Nico. but he did his job. I think our play calling was more of an issue than Nico
Using a GoPro or VR is a good idea IMO. It let's the coaches see what he sees and also helps him recognize defenses at field level. I'm surprised we haven't started using stuff like this before now.
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I agree our defense and run game was huge but Nico also played very well for a freshman and we don’t win bama without him… it’s a lot to be said for a freshman qb going 11-3 as a starter in his first 14 games no matter how good the run game and defense are. Far from perfect and a lot of room to grow but I love the foundation that was laid last season for Nico.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
Blake Sims, Jacob Coker, Jalen Hurts, Jake Fromm, Tua, Mac Jones, Jalen Milroe all went to the playoff in their first year as the starter. There have only been 2 SEC Quarterbacks who made the playoff if they didn’t make it in their first year as a starter.
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Exactly didn’t see any from a program outside UGA and bama… Mac jones was a sr dont remember Coker… Milroe wasn’t a freshman my point remains that QB play for us could have been significantly worse than it was last year and Nico showed a lot of promise.
 
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KnoxToTheBoro93 said:
Exactly didn’t see any from a program outside UGA and bama… Mac jones was a sr dont remember Coker… Milroe wasn’t a freshman my point remains that QB play for us could have been significantly worse than it was last year and Nico showed a lot of promise.
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He looked like Guarantano or Milton with a better defense and easier schedule.
 
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It’s not just for the qb. It’s part of any tech savvy program, which the Vols are.

Yes, they can use this to see what Nico is seeing. But also, it can give insights to how the receivers are running routes and how the lineman are blocking. Viewpoints you might not get from the tower or sideline.

It shouldn’t be thought of as something Nico needs because he’s deficient, but another tool that wasn’t available 20 years ago when Manning was at the helm. Kind of like in helmet radios, iPads, etc.

I’m just waiting to see who feeds live game data into an AI statistical model, and lets the computer start calling the plays with the highest success rate.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
He looked like Guarantano or Milton with a better defense and easier schedule.
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Easier schedule how? you mean like losing to the mighty Georgia state and byu lol it’s still an sec schedule that included bama and UGA and he has gone 11-3 as a starter JG or Milton can’t say the same no matter how you split it… and neither Qbs could make the plays Nico made in the second half to beat bama… he doesnt get nearly as rattled as JG and much better feel for the qb spot than joe had… but no worries I’ll enjoy the progress and enjoy watching yall disappear when Nico plays well this year.
 
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What is the GoPro or what is always on Nico’s helmet in practice clips?​


it's the same "get-up" that @butchna wears when he "peeks" into his neighbor's bathroom window...
 
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KnoxToTheBoro93 said:
Easier schedule how? you mean like losing to the mighty Georgia state and byu lol it’s still an sec schedule that included bama and UGA and he has gone 11-3 as a starter JG or Milton can’t say the same no matter how you split it… and neither Qbs could make the plays Nico made in the second half to beat bama… he doesnt get nearly as rattled as JG and much better feel for the qb spot than joe had… but no worries I’ll enjoy the progress and enjoy watching yall disappear when Nico plays well this year.
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Milton was like 11-5 as a starter. One of those losses was in a game we were leading when he got hurt against the best nonconference team we have played since 2015 OU. Not that much different than Nico’s record. As for JG, he had a worse defense and much, much worse head coaches than Nico has had so far. 2024 was the easiest schedule since at least the 80s, maybe longer. Bama was the worst they have been since Saban’s first year. Georgia had their worst team this decade.

In any case, I’m not trying to convince you Milton and JG were good, because they weren’t. But you said these same things about them despite the fact your eyes told you they weren’t good. Good quarterbacks don’t go a whole month without leading a touchdown drive in the first half. Even Joe Milton and Jarrett Guarantano never did that.
 
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When comparing him to #5 and our most successful offense, lack of tempo and accuracy downfield. Progressions have a lot to do with those deficiencies. One is a 5th year senior the other is a redshirt freshman. Regardless of the NIL Nico is a work in progress.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
Blake Sims, Jacob Coker, Jalen Hurts, Jake Fromm, Tua, Mac Jones, Jalen Milroe all went to the playoff in their first year as the starter. There have only been 2 SEC Quarterbacks who made the playoff if they didn’t make it in their first year as a starter.
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Just a simple question for clarification.....how many did not?
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
A bunch. A majority of those were also better quarterbacks than Nico though.
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Those Bama and GA QBs also had the benefit of MULTIPLE NFL caliber linemen in front of them and NFL caliber receivers.

GA was getting record guys into the league and Bama has been getting guys to the next level for a decade. UT..... not nearly the roster strength those QBs played behind.

It's easy to go after the QB and Nico has work to do but let's be fair about comparisons.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
Those Bama and GA QBs also had the benefit of MULTIPLE NFL caliber linemen in front of them and NFL caliber receivers.

GA was getting record guys into the league and Bama has been getting guys to the next level for a decade. UT..... not nearly the roster strength those QBs played behind.

It's easy to go after the QB and Nico has work to do but let's be fair about comparisons.
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Yeah, and that’s why the same people pretending Nico looked good last year said Jarrett Guarantano wasn’t as good as Jalen Hurts and Tua. It was all the offensive line’s fault.

Last year was probably the best OL Nico will ever play behind, it had 3/5 starters who Hooker looked amazing behind, it was a Joe Moore Award finalist, had a Remington finalist on it. South Carolina had a freshman QB who actually inspired confidence with his play, despite the fact that no one on this board would have given any unit on South Carolina’s roster or coaching staff the nod over Tennessee’s corresponding units. We have had some really bad quarterbacks with some really bad lines at points over the past 60 years. None of them went a whole month without scoring in the first half until Nico.
 
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