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re: How long will Butch Jones last for the Tennessee FootVOLS?
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:50 pm to gatordmb89
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:50 pm to gatordmb89
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UT should be patient with Jones. It is hard to recruit at UT as well as he has, although he has been a bit lucky with the influx of in-state talent and legacies. I will state that he isn't a very good X's and O's coach (He did some of the dumbest shite I have seen a HC do last yr), but if he keeps getting the talent, that won't matter too much. Plus, it seems like he has surrounded himself with a few solid assistants. UT should give him 2 more years at minimum. If they aren't bowling by 2015, he isn't the answer.
The dumbest thing he did was start Peterman in the Swamp. However, if you'd seen Worley in the games leading up to it including the Oregon game, you'd realize Worley needed to be benched. Jones simply had no idea, imo, how hostile the swamp is going into it (he had to learn and I'm sure he did). Peterman made the mistake worse by continuing to play after he broke his thumb but he probably didn't realize it was broken.
Pretty much everything else, including the playcalling during the Vandy game, can be accounted for by injuries and lack of depth.
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 1:52 pm
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:53 pm to Prof
The Peterman shite was a disaster, and Jones kept throwing it on 3rd and long, which was dumb.
I haven't been a big fan of Jones X's and O's wise going back to the Cinci days. Last yr just kind of cemented it.
I do think he is a heck of a recruiter and the talent he is bringing in will mask some of his flaws.
TN just needs to be patient IMO. I know that is asking a lot from Vol fans though.
I haven't been a big fan of Jones X's and O's wise going back to the Cinci days. Last yr just kind of cemented it.
I do think he is a heck of a recruiter and the talent he is bringing in will mask some of his flaws.
TN just needs to be patient IMO. I know that is asking a lot from Vol fans though.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:54 pm to Prof
he's made some other strange calls... the 4th down call in second half of the Auburn game was pretty bad... then the next series he punted after AU scored a TD. The game was still relatively close at that time, IIRC.
The poor OL play given all that talent is another curious situation.... not all players buy into a new coach and scheme, but there aren't many good excuses for being that bad up front on offense.
The poor OL play given all that talent is another curious situation.... not all players buy into a new coach and scheme, but there aren't many good excuses for being that bad up front on offense.
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