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Tennessee
“A lot of us thought they were on the brink of being really good. Like, really close.”
“It’s probably a make-or-break year for Butch [Jones], especially with some of the off-the-field stuff they’ve been dealing with.”
“I would think the expectation for them should be to win the East, but they have to get over the mental hurdle of beating Florida. They don’t really have any excuses. They’ve been the better team the last two years and haven’t gotten it done.”
“Schematically, they do a good job of attacking you. They do some really unique stuff with their offensive line, pulling both guards opposite directions, stuff you don’t see week-in and week-out.”
“I don’t know with [Joshua] Dobbs. In my mind, he’s the one question they have offensively. He’s probably not as good as people make him out to be, but he does a solid job in their system.”
“Jalen Hurd is terrific and the other guy, Alvin Kamara, I thought he was strong as well.”
“They’re just OK at wideout, nothing special, but they get a lot of production out of their tight ends.”
“The offensive line is schematically good but not as strong.”
“I think on defense they will move up significantly with Bob Shoop. He’s one of the best in the country, and he does such a great job teaching his system. They’ve got it down.”
“Getting Cam Sutton back was huge because he’s just so good in coverage; your guy really has to make a great throw to beat him.
“Their safeties have played a lot of football, so I think they’re as solid on the back end as anyone.”
Puzzling comment about the safeties, he must think that McNeil and Randolph are back.
Tennessee
“A lot of us thought they were on the brink of being really good. Like, really close.”
“It’s probably a make-or-break year for Butch [Jones], especially with some of the off-the-field stuff they’ve been dealing with.”
“I would think the expectation for them should be to win the East, but they have to get over the mental hurdle of beating Florida. They don’t really have any excuses. They’ve been the better team the last two years and haven’t gotten it done.”
“Schematically, they do a good job of attacking you. They do some really unique stuff with their offensive line, pulling both guards opposite directions, stuff you don’t see week-in and week-out.”
“I don’t know with [Joshua] Dobbs. In my mind, he’s the one question they have offensively. He’s probably not as good as people make him out to be, but he does a solid job in their system.”
“Jalen Hurd is terrific and the other guy, Alvin Kamara, I thought he was strong as well.”
“They’re just OK at wideout, nothing special, but they get a lot of production out of their tight ends.”
“The offensive line is schematically good but not as strong.”
“I think on defense they will move up significantly with Bob Shoop. He’s one of the best in the country, and he does such a great job teaching his system. They’ve got it down.”
“Getting Cam Sutton back was huge because he’s just so good in coverage; your guy really has to make a great throw to beat him.
“Their safeties have played a lot of football, so I think they’re as solid on the back end as anyone.”
Puzzling comment about the safeties, he must think that McNeil and Randolph are back.
