2020

Discussion in 'Vols Football' started by justingroves, Jan 3, 2020.

  1. hohenfelsvol

    hohenfelsvol Beer run

    How about dem apples!
     
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  2. Volgrad98

    Volgrad98 Contributor

    All this talk of Good Will Hunting reminds me of this...

     
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  3. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    Good news: some thing that David Ubben tweeted out projects Tennessee to have a top 10 defense.

    Bad news: we play against 3 other projected top 10 defenses.
     
  4. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    That’s still great news - the other three were going to be Top 10 even if ours was still shit.

    Simply, those three teams just added a new Top 10 defense - we didn’t.
     
  5. Ssmiff

    Ssmiff Went to the White House...Again

    I need to see us without Bituli. We saw what it looked like without him before. Unsure of who will be our big lb to step up and if Henry T goes down we put in freshmen who arent as polished as he was, and we still haven't shown we can pressure with 4, so I'm not on the top 10 defense train right now.
     
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  6. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    Lost the best performer at every level (counting Taylor as a DL).
     
  7. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    very good points
     
  8. Ssmiff

    Ssmiff Went to the White House...Again

    Which means we will still need to outscore some teams and then I picture who is QB and i dont look forward to it, unless I picture Harrison Bailey slinging it to where a blitz vacated along with Lamar Jackson 2 coming in for 8-10 plays. Yes I will gladly start with 2 true freshmen right now and run the shit out of the ball, play action with the time we will have and chunk it deep or drop it off to Gray.
     
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  9. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    ssmiff and I are having a good day.
     
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  10. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    Give me all the freshmen.
     
  11. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    I think McCullough can replace Warrior. Flowers stays healthy, there's 3 good safeties on the roster. Keshawn Lawrence is an option too.

    Linebacker is unproven but there's a lot of options there, especially if/when Banks is brought back.

    DeAndre Johnson is your speed rusher, but he's got to attempt to play the run. Jordan Allen is supposed to be that guy, but he's done nothing so far. Bennett plays his ass off, but isn't the athlete Jordan and Johnson are.
     
  12. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    Bituli is hard to replace. But replacing him now compared to him being out early this past year will be easier to do. We re more talented at LB now, but its unproven.

    I think the DL and secondary will be better even after losing Taylor and Warrior.

    Another year of recruiting, development, and implementation and the defense should be better.
     
  13. chavisut

    chavisut Dan Mullen Fan Club President

    I see Bennett being the guy replacing Taylor.
     
  14. BigOrangeBeech

    BigOrangeBeech Poster of the Month, July 2014 and recruiting guy!

    I am anxious to see what a guy like Roman Harrison can do in year 2.
     
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  15. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    He probably plays the best, but a guy like Johnson gets the most sacks, if that makes sense
     
  16. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    Crouch missing Spring really sucks.
     
  17. Ssmiff

    Ssmiff Went to the White House...Again

    I have concern about that as well, depending on what he had done. Shoulder injuries to lbs and dbs can be troublesome. Very difficult surgery and recovery if a labrum, cuff or bicep tendon. Hoping a cleanup and maybe a little subacromial decompression is all.
     
  18. Volgrad98

    Volgrad98 Contributor

    If Henry T can get the alignments called quickly and correct, I don't think it will be as bad as the beginning of last season. One thing that I like is that looking over the roster, we do have capable guys waiting in the wings. They have got to develop and step up. (Looking at you JJ Peterson)
     
  19. NorrisAlan

    NorrisAlan Founder of the Mike Honcho Fan Club

    Johnson and sacks. That is like ambrosia to NYY.
     
  20. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    It's a clean up
     

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