From everything I'm hearing from the media and fans, the majority are giving Butch a pass this year because of an "inexperienced" team. I don't believe we are an inexperienced team, but even if we were, how is that still an excuse in year 5? 7-5 or better Butch gets a pass. Stuck with this mess at least through 2018.
Something in me still hopes that Currie looks at the Chip Kelly situation and realizes he can't pass up a chance to hire him unless Butch wins the east or something.
If he gets away with that excuse in year 5 we are screwed. I still think we get beat by GT and the wheels come off early.
I think there's too much talent for this season to be as bad as it needs to in order to get Butch fired. I think we see a year like 2015
Really depends on how the QB situation shakes out and the new OC. Defense will be good enough to keep us competitive, it will be the O that decides how the year goes.
The fact he can't coach aside, and keeping in mind that he's tried to leave in the past, I wonder just how much focus and effort he puts in this year. This with all the other variables (new OC who has never called a play, new QB, etc.) I tend to agree with you that it may very well blow up early.
Exactly. The D will have to pick up the slack for sure, because I jusy don't see the offense being better right away
Yeah with the exception of quarterback you can't really find a position group that doesn't have guys who have played a fair amount of football Some top line guys are gone but generally the rest have seen action
The general perception is still all about Dobbs, Hurd, Kamara, Malone, Barnett being gone. Therefore, we have no experience. It's not accurate, but that's how Butch is spinning it and people seem to buy it.
The only position without a lot of depth is running back, but you've got a ridiculously good freshman coming in there in Chandler.
Defense should be infinitely times better. Unless we have 05 or 08 QBing, there is no reason this team shouldn't be pretty good.
The 2017 team should be able to move the ball easily. Dormady looks like a legit QB and he's got Jennings, Byrd and Wolf that are proven receivers. Johnson looked good in limited action and Calloway was wasted last year. Kelly is going to run like he's pissed at the defense and the Oline is deep and experienced. The defense has a lot of talent everywhere
If Tennessee had a coach, that should be the floor. Alabama and LSU are the only teams on paper better than Tennessee. Georgia and Florida are comparable with Tennessee.