Why Tennessee will have a good season this year

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#126
Vol423 said:
Our wide receivers can't create good separation from defenders, and they can't catch a pass when it hits them in the hands. What exactly are the talents of our wide receivers? Are they prepping themselves for American Idol?
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Discipline was the major issue with the WR's. I have not doubt in saying that at all. They can fly and caught balls in High school. They didn't just forget how to catch. I think you will see a huge difference in the WR this year. We have already seen it in practice.
 
#128
#128
Vol423 said:
Our wide receivers can't create good separation from defenders, and they can't catch a pass when it hits them in the hands. What exactly are the talents of our wide receivers? Are they prepping themselves for American Idol?
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Are you gonna be mr. negativity the whole time you are on here??
 
#130
#130
Vol423 said:
I guess it's a good thing then that I'm not really concerned about what you or anyone else here thinks. I have my opinion, and given the fact that I accurately predicted last season's implosion for UT, I'd say that it's at least as valid as the opinions of anyone else here.

Note to moderators: Note that I'm not taking a shot at anyone here, but I'm entitled to state my opinion without be called negative. Perhaps I'm not negative. Perhaps I'm just correct.
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No offense to you, as I am sure you're a very smart person with good football knowledge. However, I would predict I do as much research as anyone on this forum, maybe more. I am confident in my football knowledge, but we're all wrong often enough to be wrong on something we consider to have "little to no chance" of happening.

I think its far more likely than UT wins 9 games than wins 6 games.

I am a realist. The realistic view is that any kind of prediction I see for 2006 Tennessee football cannot be considered ridiculous, considering we haven't dealt with a season like 2005 in quite a while. I can honestly see UT finishing anywhere from 12-0 to 5-7.

One thing I want to know from you is that do you think, in your opinion, that players in general improve from one season to the next?
 
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VolinArizona said:
No offense to you, as I am sure you're a very smart person with good football knowledge. However, I would predict I do as much research as anyone on this forum, maybe more. I am confident in my football knowledge, but we're all wrong often enough to wrong on something we consider to have "little to no chance" of happening.

I think it far more likely than UT wins 9 games than wins 6 games.

I am a realist. The realistic view is that any kind of prediction I see for 2006 Tennessee football cannot be considered ridiculous, considering we haven't dealt with a season like 2005 in quite a while. I can honestly see UT finishing anywhere from 12-0 to 5-7.

One thing I want to know from you is that do you think, in your opinion, that players in general improve from one season to the next?
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:lolabove:
 
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05_never_again said:
i'm talking 9-3 at least and 10-2 most likely. 8-4 wouldn't be good enough even taking into consideration what happened last year.
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I dont know about you, but after last year, theres all the more reason to accept an 8-4 season...Its an improvement, isnt it?
 
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#133
smokeyman15 said:
I dont know about you, but after last year, theres all the more reason to accept an 8-4 season...Its an improvement, isnt it?
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on paper, that would be an improvement. but considering the talent that we have AND the facts we have already mentioned about fulmer's and the team's success in the underdog role historically i think an 8-4 season wouldn't be all that great. acceptable by most people's standards considering last season, but not what i'd expect. it's not like we had a terrible team last year. we deserved a 5-6 record for the performances on the field, but UT last year had the potential to be a MUCH better team.

personally, if we win all the games we should win and win 2 of the three games we have against florida, georgia, and alabama, i would be satisfied with that. like i said, we can talk all day about specific players, positions, and coaches and how that may affect specific matches in every game but i think tennessee will have, at the very least, a solid season solely based on the fact that we are being written off as a non-factor in the SEC.
 
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sjt18 said:
I don't believe in luck. If you are prepared and execute, luck seems to find you more often than not. If your preparation is shoddy and execution inconsistent... you seem to get more than your share of bad "luck".

Sometimes Providence plays a hand but God's natural laws favor the industrious and hard working above those who just hope bounces will go their way.

I like this Vols team. They seem hungry. For the most part, they seem confident without being cocky too.
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I don't suppose you watched much of the national championship season eh? how many games that year did we pull out of our :shaking2:?
 
#137
#137
Having 9 games in the state of Tennessee will not hurt , if our fans show up we could win these and a split on the road puts us at 10-1.
 
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#138
crazyguy said:
I don't suppose you watched much of the national championship season eh? how many games that year did we pull out of our :shaking2:?
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Arkansas for sure, and one could possibly make an argument for the opener against Syracuse.
 
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#140
hatvol96 said:
Don't let facts get in the way. If you take out the points UT, Michigan, and Florida scored against Syracuse, they have good defensive numbers.
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Indeed don't.

An article just out today puts Foster in some pretty elite company of Vol backs who posted 5+ consecutive 100 yard games... and Lewis didn't make that list. Are you going to tell me that he couldn't run for 100+ at any point during his career against the Vols' October schedule? Why he must be the worst UT back ever...:whatever:

All sarcasm aside, I'm not here to disparage a guy who did great things at UT. But it is fairly ridiculous to say that a guy who ran for 100+ in 5 consecutive games isn't any good.
 
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VolinArizona said:
One thing I want to know from you is that do you think, in your opinion, that players in general improve from one season to the next?
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Yes. I think believe that most players improve from one season to the next. However, unlike most people here, I don't assume that UT's players will have improved dramatically from one year to the next while assuming that all of our opponents' players will not have improved. Recent empirical evidence would suggest just the opposite. Our opponents' players generally improve more from one year to the next than our players do because our players aren't receiving good coaching.
 
#142
#142
Please explain why a recent WSJ article ranked UT 4th for quality players currently in the NFL.
 
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sjt18 said:
Please explain why a recent WSJ article ranked UT 4th for quality players currently in the NFL.
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You're obviously a newcomer to Vol football. There are still a ton of UT players in the NFL that went pro in the 90's. The fact of the matter is that over the last 4 years or so UT has dropped off CONSIDERABLY in the number of "quality" players that have gone to the NFL. Once these older guys quit playing, UT's number of quality players in the NFL will drop like a rock if things don't change quickly.
 
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Vol423 said:
You're obviously a newcomer to Vol football. There are still a ton of UT players in the NFL that went pro in the 90's. The fact of the matter is that over the last 4 years or so UT has dropped off CONSIDERABLY in the number of "quality" players that have gone to the NFL. Once these older guys quit playing, UT's number of quality players in the NFL will drop like a rock if things don't change quickly.
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true. Jason Allen was the 1st first round pick in the draft since 02 or 01 i think....and many of the guys that have been p/u as free agents after the draft haven't panned out.

i don't think many would argue the player development at UT has been lacking lately, and is one area that must improve for us to get back to where we want to be.
 
#145
#145
Nope. Just not blinded by negativity.

I just took a look at the UT players who began 2006 in an NFL camp. It looked like over half of them graduated within the last 4 years or so.

Here's a list of players drafted and while they haven't had any high profile picks like Manning, several of these guys are making significant contributions:

Vols in the NFL Draft :: <blank>
 
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#146
jakez4ut said:
i don't think many would argue the player development at UT has been lacking lately, and is one area that must improve for us to get back to where we want to be.
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That's true but it isn't dire, irreparable, or complete.

The D players seem to have kept making it while the O guys began to drop off... and yet some still want to defend Sanders.
 
#147
#147
I would be feeling just jim dandy about the upcoming season were there not so may hands being wrung in and out over the offensive line. I can't believe Fulmer let his team get suspect across the front. He played there!!!! He, more than anybody, knows you can put mediocre backs behind a great offensive line and they will rush for 100 plus yards every game. In fact, the OL has carried us at times when our skill folks were not even close to NFL caliber!!!! Could someone explain how we have arrived at this juncture???? Maybe the starters will show some real "suck it up" and stay out there for 80% of the game, but if injuries start tumbling those starters down I fear we'll look back on 5-6 as not too bad at all.

Sorry to be a stick in the mud, but I view this issue as more serious than when we lost Chuck Webb for the season. :blink:
 
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sjt18 said:
Nope. Just not blinded by negativity.

I just took a look at the UT players who began 2006 in an NFL camp. It looked like over half of them graduated within the last 4 years or so.

Here's a list of players drafted and while they haven't had any high profile picks like Manning, several of these guys are making significant contributions:

Vols in the NFL Draft :: <blank>
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In the last 4 years (which is the time period that I referenced), Jason Witten, Gibril Wilson, and Dustin Colquitt are making significant contributions. I believe that most of the other guys are 2nd string at best. Let me know if any of the other guys drafted since 20033 are currently starting. Jason Allen will likely end up as the starting safety for Miami, but from what I've heard he will probably not be a starter at the beginning of the season as a result of the time that he missed with his holdout. I don't think that Julian Battle is a starter, but I could be wrong. I know that I heard his name mentioned several times last season.
 
#149
#149
Some of the greats that are closing in on the end of their careers didn't start early.

The biggest difference over the past 4-5 years has been that UT hasn't produced a signature player. No Mannings or Lewis'.

I don't disagree with you about player development not having been what it should have been for the last several years on offense. I disagree with a) the notion that UT's talent evaporated and b) you can't very much turn around a program with great talent during one off-season. It has been done before by lesser men than Cutcliffe.

Maybe its him you don't have confidence in but that would run contrary to your line of reasoning since those players you says were vastly superior were developed by him.

The things that make me more optimistic include: the line losing weight, getting stronger, and emphasizing being physical... the LB's talent, size, and speed compared to last year Gaither will be missed but Simon will be replaced with someone better... I don't discount the value of Mapu to the DL, he worked his way into the starting lineup as a soph in front of all those guys who went pro last year- he's a stud.... the reports about the WR's as a group have been extemely positive with the only guy dropping alot of balls being Asumnu, a b-ball player... I'm not completely sold on Foster but if you want to look for an example of player development, look at that guy- coming off two surgeries he's faster and stronger than last year.

I started out fairly pessimistic and let the facts as they've been reported persuade me to be more optimistic. I STILL think this season comes down to Ainge's head.
 
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Vol423 said:
In the last 4 years (which is the time period that I referenced), Jason Witten, Gibril Wilson, and Dustin Colquitt are making significant contributions. I believe that most of the other guys are 2nd string at best. Let me know if any of the other guys drafted since 1993 are currently starting.
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Are you really asking if anyone drafted since 93 is still starting or did I read that wrong?
 
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