Much more anticipation and hope for this year than last, thats for sure. I feel 100X better about Dooley now than I did last year and there is not anywhere to go but up at this point. Had a great 11 class filling a lot of needs, but the lack of depth at some positions is going to hurt us much like it did last year. DT is a concern for me, but depending on Hughes and how much Couch can contribute this year, it could be bad or good. The thing that I feel most positive about with the staff is that I believe that they will be able to develop the players that we currently have unlike what was going on in the '00s. If there is one spot on the staff that I am not sold on yet, that would be Cheney (OC), his playcalling last year left a lot to be desired and at times, it was very,very predictable. Much of that could be blamed on youth at the skill positions and line, but I look for much improvement in that area if UT is to have any chance at the East this year. Way too early to give a prediction for the season, but it will be more than winning 6 games, thats for sure.
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Chuck Smith out as DL coach. Had a lot to do with Gabe Wright not signing on NSD. Will be replaced by Lance Thompson and Peter Sirmon will take over the LB's
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Janzen Jackson has withdrawn from school (family/personal issues). The door is open for him if he decides to return in the spring. Also Pope, Meline, and Askew are all no longer at UT.Comment
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Whoa ... that's a really big loss for us.
I get that Janzen was more than a little bit of a headcase, and has a ton of stuff going on. But he's still got pro potential, and he's an enforcer at the safety position. Is there optimism that he'll make it back to Knoxville?Comment
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The staff is "optimistic" that he will return in the fall and get a waiver from the AA for the classes he will be missing from now til then. His father isnt in the picture, his mother is a crackhead, and another family member just killed a mother and her child. I think that anyone that is going through this, football and school are an afterthough. I hope he works through it and at the very least gets back into school to better his life.Comment
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One person you can root against is Gerald Jones. He pushed Gabe Wright to sign with AU, the guy is a piece of trash imo.Comment
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Can't wait for spring practice.Comment
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I'm so excited about this season. Its been a while since I was this excited about our chancesTennessee Volunteers
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Me too.
Bray, Rogers, & Hunter will be deadly this year if Chaney opens up the playbook a little more. Just running jet sweeps to Da'Rick ain't gonna cut it.Comment
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Yeah I groaned every time Da'Rick came in motion lol. But I beleive it was said that they weren't even using half the playbook with Bray last season so I think they can be more explosive this year. I just hope we can get a solid running game to go with itTennessee Volunteers
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I was thinking our 2 deep depth chart would end up looking like this
QB
Bray, Simms
RB
Poole, Neal (I could see Neal becoming the starter here)
FB
Fugate
WR
Hunter
Milton
WR
Da'Rick Rogers
Williams
WR
Zach Rogers or DeAnthony Arnett or Vincent Dallas (IDK who will start here. It wouldn't surprise me if Zach started here at first than one of the FR took over later in the year)
TE
Rivera, Clear
LT
Thomas, Pair
LG
Schofield or Jackson
C
Stone, Gooch
RG
Fulton, one of the freshmen here. Kerbyson, Posey, or Richardson
RT
James, Bullard (if eligeble), Richardson
LE
Walls, Miller
DT
Jackson, Miller
DT
Couch, Hughes
RE
Smith, Bohannon
SLB
Lathers, Vereen
MLB
Propst, AJ Johnson
WLB
Austin Johnson, King or Mitchell-Thornton or King
CB
Moore, Gordon
CB
Teague, Lanier
FS
Jackson (if he comes back), Waggner
SS
Brewer, Sapp
K
Palardy
P
Darr or Palardy
What do you think of this? Theres a few positions (especially DB) that I'm really not sure aboutTennessee Volunteers
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Rae Sykes has been dismissed, which makes our DT situation even worse.Comment
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