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re: Another analyst looking at future Vol rookies, not impressed with the UTK offense....
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:24 am to psk_Vol
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:24 am to psk_Vol
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Only thing I don’t like about our system is how important it is for us to not go 3-out. As fast as we play, a 3 and out doesn’t give afford our defense enough time to even sit down for a min and catch their breath. Fortunately though our defense will finally be 2/3 deep across the board next year and we typically get a first down or two at the very least most drives anyways.
And that won't change. 3 and outs and kicking field goals instead of scoring TDs in the red zone is the death of what type of HUNH spread you are running. The barn tried it years ago under the Gus Bus and they ran into the same problems. Their defense was gassed in the 4th quarter.
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Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:30 am to bamameister
Defense is getting deep and talented finally though. Agreed, 3 and outs just can’t happen much to us with how we choose to play football. However conversely our opponents that fail to force us into enough 3-outs are the ones sucking wind come the 4th quarter. Us significantly upgrading at QB the next few years should greatly help limit our 3 and outs for the time being. We’ll see though
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:02 am to bamameister
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And that won't change. 3 and outs and kicking field goals instead of scoring TDs in the red zone is the death of what type of HUNH spread you are running.
Joe Milton lost 2 starting QB battles in his career before being the starter last year, and Hendon Hooker wasn't anything special until he became the starter at UT. We haven't even really seen Heupel at UT with "his" QB.
This year will tell us a lot about Heupel. He doesn't have a transfer QB starting, he has his guy who has a year in the system and a start against a good defense under his belt already. If we still see the offense sputtering in late game situations with a lead and frequent red zone struggles, its something we are probably going to have to deal with for as long as Heupel is there.
But even with those we can make the playoff every 2 or 3 years at least (which I know isn't a high bar after expansion but no one is going to fire a coach who is making the playoff that often). If those things get rectified, or even just one of them, the offense will be humming.
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