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2673505, going to be a long rebuild.
Posted by will_5198, Sun Sep-23-18 01:25 AM
this season is all about setting expectations, so we'll see how they battle over this next month (which looks hopeless on paper). nobody wins with six turnovers, so Vols didn't even give themselves a chance...which is disappointing.

- offensive coaching was horrible. not sure if Tyson Helton is to blame because he thinks he still has Sam Darnold, but it falls to Pruitt and has to change.

- Tennessee has four receivers that are 6'2, 200, while the interior offensive line are all underclassmen -- yet they continue to run on first and second downs to "establish a ground game." where are the passes on 2nd down? 1st down? the only time Tennessee threw the ball was 3rd and long when their first two runs got stuffed. if you can't out-talent a defense, you out-scheme them -- running inside lead over and over for 2.9 YPC is just bad coaching.

- defense was not horrible given the turnovers, but lots of missed assignments still. you have guys in perfect coverage on a crossing route, then completely ditch their man because Franks scrambles two yards out of the pocket. turns into a 70-yard catch-and-run TD. Florida doesn't have an explosive offense and Tennessee gave them too many free chunk plays.

- Vols are going to find out who is here for the long haul soon: @ Georgia, @ Auburn, bama and @ South Carolina is their next four weeks. a senior linebacker pulled a Vontae Davis against Florida so there might be more to come.

- kicker looked good.