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What I'll be looking for in the next 3 games
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 11/3/14 at 11:07 pm
Obviously Dobbs has sparked the offense. I think we have turned the corner. This is about where I thought we'd be at the start of the season, needing to win 2 out of the last 3 to get bowl eligible.
All that said, I'm going to be looking for a bit more dominance from here on out. Mizzou is the toughest followed closely by Ky. I'm hoping to see dominance against either one or both of them.
If we see the Vols come out and scorch Ky and Mizzou its a clear sign. Come out and play it close or need another miracle come from behind win and while still encouraged, it's mean they still haven't fully turned the corner, they're just peeking past it.
Thoughts?
All that said, I'm going to be looking for a bit more dominance from here on out. Mizzou is the toughest followed closely by Ky. I'm hoping to see dominance against either one or both of them.
If we see the Vols come out and scorch Ky and Mizzou its a clear sign. Come out and play it close or need another miracle come from behind win and while still encouraged, it's mean they still haven't fully turned the corner, they're just peeking past it.
Thoughts?
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Posted on 11/4/14 at 6:42 am to BUCK163
Considering how bad we have been for almost half a decade, and how many close games we should have won... I will be happy with W's, I don't care how
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:12 am to Supravol22
Yeah, give me 3 Ws and I'll be happy. This BYE week is absolutely huge right now. Two weeks to prepare for Kentucky, fix the defense, and get healthier.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:24 am to Serraneaux
Perfect time for the bye week, I think we murder Kentucky. Mizzou is gonna be a close one, but I think we win. And we send Vanderbilt back to the fiery depths of Satan's anus where they belong.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:53 am to BUCK163
Dobbs played well against Alabama, and tbh, putting up 45 points against a conference opponent not named Vandy or Kentucky is pretty awesome.
It isn't his fault out defense shite the bed. I look for yet another strong performance by Dobbs, but I agree- our defense needs to step it back up.
The only thing I can think of is that as the season has progressed, besides usual wear'n'tear and depth problems, is that Jancek has had to give them more and more and make the defense more and more complex. Teams will start to gameplan you and you can't stay static. I attribute some of the problems we saw as growing pains, depth pains, and tbh.. playing against two outstanding receivers with the last name Cooper.
It isn't his fault out defense shite the bed. I look for yet another strong performance by Dobbs, but I agree- our defense needs to step it back up.
The only thing I can think of is that as the season has progressed, besides usual wear'n'tear and depth problems, is that Jancek has had to give them more and more and make the defense more and more complex. Teams will start to gameplan you and you can't stay static. I attribute some of the problems we saw as growing pains, depth pains, and tbh.. playing against two outstanding receivers with the last name Cooper.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 10:09 pm to Ancient Rome
If we barely squeak out 2 out of 3 wins I'll be disappointed.
I give a lot of credit to Spurrier and put less blame on the defense. He may be a lot of things but he is still an offensive genius. He is a master at getting defensive players to focus their attention away from the point of impact. Its not just misdirection, he does it with formations and small cues that make a defense have to really think about what alignment they need to be in. The fact that we have less experience on D than most teams makes us even more susceptible to this. Had our defense been able to get more stops, just 2 or 3 then we might have outscored them by 21. We need to be more efficient on offense too. Don't forget the 2 missed field goals and a 1st and goal where we scored no points. Focus on being more efficient.
All that said, KY will have better coaching on offense but Mizzou will have better talent across the board.
I give a lot of credit to Spurrier and put less blame on the defense. He may be a lot of things but he is still an offensive genius. He is a master at getting defensive players to focus their attention away from the point of impact. Its not just misdirection, he does it with formations and small cues that make a defense have to really think about what alignment they need to be in. The fact that we have less experience on D than most teams makes us even more susceptible to this. Had our defense been able to get more stops, just 2 or 3 then we might have outscored them by 21. We need to be more efficient on offense too. Don't forget the 2 missed field goals and a 1st and goal where we scored no points. Focus on being more efficient.
All that said, KY will have better coaching on offense but Mizzou will have better talent across the board.
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