Happy Monday. Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great week.
Here's my notes and observations from rewatching Tennessee's thrashing of Missouri:
Hendon vs. pressure: 2/3, 20 yards
(O-line did a GREAT job of keeping Hooker clean all day. I counted only three times in which Hooker faced pressure. One in the first half. Twice in the second half. Also helps that Tennessee gets the ball out quickly.)
- Missouri mainly rushed four against Tennessee. Did so about 52% of the time. Brought five around 30% of the time and six just four times (19%).
Hendon on third down: 3/4, 44 yards, TD
Hooker on deep balls: 2/3, 64 yards, TD
- one to Payton for a TD and one to Tillman. Would have been 3/3 if the DB didn't tug on Tillman. Should have been called DPI or defensive holding.
- Hooker continues to do a great job of protecting the football. Saturday was the second straight game he didn't turn the football over and in three games as the starter, he's yet to throw an interception. In four games and on 70 attempts, just one interception. And completing 65.7% of his passes.
- On the ground, I was impressed by how balanced Tennessee was running the football in terms of which side of the line it ran behind. Whether it be off the left tackle or between the left tackle and center, the Vols rushed for 192 yards on 31 attempts. Running behind the right side, Tennessee rushed for 274 yards on 28 carries. Tiyon Evans' 92-yard rush behind Ollie Lane and Cade Mays did most of the heavy lifting in terms of production off the right side.
- In terms of judging whether the run was successful or not based on the situation, 68.9% of Tennessee's runs were successful based off my judgement.
- It was simply a great day for the offensive line, as it should have been against an abysmal Missouri defensive front that had its defensive line coach fired on Sunday. There were consistent holes open in the running game and they kept Hooker clean. Hooker was only sacked once, when Missouri brought six, and it looked like Tiyon Evans didn't pick up the blitzer.
- The running backs also did a great job of making guys miss. Len'Neth Whitehead and Hooker generated the most missed tackles. Each had four by my count. Tiyon Evans and Jabari Small each had two.
- Defensively, Tennessee tackled well all day. I only counted five missed tackles, and two of them were on the same play.
- Tennessee mostly brought four-man pressures. Did so almost 60% of the time. Brought three on seven occasions. Struggled to generate pressure with three or four early, but got better as the game went on. UT was able to get pressure on Bazelak on nearly all of their blitzes, and out of different looks too. Was really surprised by how well Tennessee pressured Bazelak given how well Missouri had protected him in the first four games.
- By my count, Bazelak was 6-for-13 against pressure for 53 yards and an interception.
- Tennessee did well against the run and were constantly in the backfield, generating eight tackles for a loss. I counted more negative runs for Missouri based off the situation in the game.
Here's my notes and observations from rewatching Tennessee's thrashing of Missouri:
| Hendon Hooker Passing Chart | ||
|---|---|---|
| Left 20+: 2/2, 64 yards, TD | Middle: 1/1, 24 yards, TD | Right 20+: 0/1 (DB tugged on Tillman) |
| 11-20: N/A | 11-20: 2/3, 28 yards, Payton dropped a TD | 11-20: 0/1 |
| 0-10: 1/1, 7 yards | 0-10: N/A | 0-10: 3/4, 54 yards |
| Behind LOS: 3/3, 16 yards | Behind LOS: 0/10 | Behind LOS: 3/3, 46 yards, TD |
Hendon vs. pressure: 2/3, 20 yards
(O-line did a GREAT job of keeping Hooker clean all day. I counted only three times in which Hooker faced pressure. One in the first half. Twice in the second half. Also helps that Tennessee gets the ball out quickly.)
- Missouri mainly rushed four against Tennessee. Did so about 52% of the time. Brought five around 30% of the time and six just four times (19%).
Hendon on third down: 3/4, 44 yards, TD
Hooker on deep balls: 2/3, 64 yards, TD
- one to Payton for a TD and one to Tillman. Would have been 3/3 if the DB didn't tug on Tillman. Should have been called DPI or defensive holding.
- Hooker continues to do a great job of protecting the football. Saturday was the second straight game he didn't turn the football over and in three games as the starter, he's yet to throw an interception. In four games and on 70 attempts, just one interception. And completing 65.7% of his passes.
- On the ground, I was impressed by how balanced Tennessee was running the football in terms of which side of the line it ran behind. Whether it be off the left tackle or between the left tackle and center, the Vols rushed for 192 yards on 31 attempts. Running behind the right side, Tennessee rushed for 274 yards on 28 carries. Tiyon Evans' 92-yard rush behind Ollie Lane and Cade Mays did most of the heavy lifting in terms of production off the right side.
- In terms of judging whether the run was successful or not based on the situation, 68.9% of Tennessee's runs were successful based off my judgement.
- It was simply a great day for the offensive line, as it should have been against an abysmal Missouri defensive front that had its defensive line coach fired on Sunday. There were consistent holes open in the running game and they kept Hooker clean. Hooker was only sacked once, when Missouri brought six, and it looked like Tiyon Evans didn't pick up the blitzer.
- The running backs also did a great job of making guys miss. Len'Neth Whitehead and Hooker generated the most missed tackles. Each had four by my count. Tiyon Evans and Jabari Small each had two.
- Defensively, Tennessee tackled well all day. I only counted five missed tackles, and two of them were on the same play.
- Tennessee mostly brought four-man pressures. Did so almost 60% of the time. Brought three on seven occasions. Struggled to generate pressure with three or four early, but got better as the game went on. UT was able to get pressure on Bazelak on nearly all of their blitzes, and out of different looks too. Was really surprised by how well Tennessee pressured Bazelak given how well Missouri had protected him in the first four games.
- By my count, Bazelak was 6-for-13 against pressure for 53 yards and an interception.
- Tennessee did well against the run and were constantly in the backfield, generating eight tackles for a loss. I counted more negative runs for Missouri based off the situation in the game.
