https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart/tennessee/91993 There are JUST enough for a two deep on the OL and DL. Upperclassman center goes out for the year in week 1. Best lineman goes out midway through the season.
It ain't a coaching thing. or maybe more precisely, it wouldn't matter if there is a coaching thing. There's no depth and not a lot of talent.
Our last two morons in charge apparently thought recruiting linemen was a waste of time when you could recruit receivers to block for you
The oline sucks and a lot of it has to do with talent and that the majority of the starters are vaginas. Some of it is they don't know WTF they're doing
I've convinced myself it all goes back to strength and conditioning, or rather lack thereof for the last few years.
This gets overlooked, but in Friend's defense, Carvin hurt his foot this summer, Jahmir hurt his shoulder, no continuity then Kennedy gets hurt. They've had to cobble together an oline out of undersized, never coached weaklings
UT is currently 53rd in sacks allowed. UT was 118th last year. UT was 62nd the previous year with Dobbs, the most elusive QB in recent memory at UT. 53rd the year before with Dobbs. 116th when splitting Worley/Dobbs. Let's not act like this OL group has been taught anything over the course of their entire careers before this year. Nor should you forget the fact that the OL currently averages 294 pounds. UGA's average? 325. Alabama's average? 311. South Carolina? 315. Florida? 313. I understand being frustrated with where UT currently is, but don't lose your damn minds.
