I agree. But many of the heroes today were Tennessee guys. Malone, Jennings, Hurd, and going Legacy you have TKJr who made some crucial plays. The players took this game back. And, of course, Dobbs runs with these little short upright steps but can really push a pile. My kudos to the players than just flat out said "Hell No!"
And it's pretty valuable. Gonna be our highest draft pick in awhile and he deserves every dollar. I love this guy.
It's kinda funny. I've watched countless high school players run rings, and they are always too high & their shoulders are never over toes. Barnette's form in this area is the best I've ever seen. When he nails it, he's unblockable.
But why do they do the vanilla bullshit? What is it they are afraid of? It can't be making a mistake, because shit is getting blown up due to its predictability.
Not so much tonight, but I've noticed that he seems to blitz himself out of a lot of plays early. You know it must be pretty bad if I say that. You know I've never met a blitz I didn't like. But I'll take Shoop. For the first time in years, we have a guy that is willing and very able to make effective adjustments.
And what Shoop did with Jumper tonight was a miracle. He looked serviceable. Hell, I'll even say he played well. He put him in the middle for the most part & had him playing A & B gaps and an occasional C gap. Keep him there & he has the chance to be servicable until we get healthy. Pass breakup in the endzone be damned, put him defending space and he looks like he's running through a field full of ti tties and he's trying to touch them all. He never turned his head on that breakup. Got lucky he got a hand up at just the right time.
The adjustment to the screen was most welcome and beautiful. That was the moment I thought we could come back and win, no joke.
He's seeing what he can get away with. He knows he's got a lot of talent and can slow you down, he's trying to kill you quickly.
