In one of the hottest afternoons of practice, the Vols were in shorts and shoulder pads Tuesday afternoon as they conclude the camp portion of the pre-season. The Vols go back to class on Wednesday and resume the balance of academics and football.
On the practice field, There was plenty of special teams work with kickoff coverage and punt coverage. The depth is showing up in that area as kickoff coverage had the fewest number of starters ever in the Butch Jones era working in that drill. Now the line up is by no means set, but some freshmen and and quality back ups were the focal point on Tuesday with guys like Osborne, Griffin, McDowell getting alot of reps.
In the routes versus air, again I think the completion percentages are higher than they have been in years past. And will J. Guarantano likely won't factor in this fall unless there is injury to that position, he continues to throws it really well. Going to be fun to watch him grow and develop. Overall, I thought it was a good start to the day for all the quarterbacks. I think Dobbs has thrown it particularly well the last couple of practices.
Some continued caution and maintenance for some guys and it's clear they aren't going to take chances with some coming off surgeries and injuries. Offensive coordinator Mike DeBord was once again in the middle of all the o-line drills as the early work appeared to be more run game type drills where as yesterday was more pass protection stuff.
Defensively, after focusing a great deal on tackling yesterday the early work we saw Tuesday was in ball disruptions or forcing turnovers. Shy Tuttle seemed to be moving a little better and was taking part in the drills as he continues to work without needing a rest day.
On the practice field, There was plenty of special teams work with kickoff coverage and punt coverage. The depth is showing up in that area as kickoff coverage had the fewest number of starters ever in the Butch Jones era working in that drill. Now the line up is by no means set, but some freshmen and and quality back ups were the focal point on Tuesday with guys like Osborne, Griffin, McDowell getting alot of reps.
In the routes versus air, again I think the completion percentages are higher than they have been in years past. And will J. Guarantano likely won't factor in this fall unless there is injury to that position, he continues to throws it really well. Going to be fun to watch him grow and develop. Overall, I thought it was a good start to the day for all the quarterbacks. I think Dobbs has thrown it particularly well the last couple of practices.
Some continued caution and maintenance for some guys and it's clear they aren't going to take chances with some coming off surgeries and injuries. Offensive coordinator Mike DeBord was once again in the middle of all the o-line drills as the early work appeared to be more run game type drills where as yesterday was more pass protection stuff.
Defensively, after focusing a great deal on tackling yesterday the early work we saw Tuesday was in ball disruptions or forcing turnovers. Shy Tuttle seemed to be moving a little better and was taking part in the drills as he continues to work without needing a rest day.
