Question for Maryville football

[BCsportsfan]

12 minutes ago, HTV said:

He did.  Tee is plenty fast enough.  He's not a burner, but that's not the type of running back he is.  Those burners are few and far between.  You see a whole lot more guys like Tee in Power 5 football than burners.  

Some people buy the low times that prospects allegedly run according to the pay sites.  Like I said, it's funny how those kids who allegedly run 4.3s suddenly turn in to 4.5/4.6 type guys once they get to an NFL combine or a pro day.  

 

 

IMO, 4.4 is a burner!

On the radio they (John and Jimmy) were talking up UT freshman RB, Eric Gray, and how he is the fastest RB with a 4.4, 40. But, Chandler had a little more top end speed.

[HTV]

4 hours ago, BCsportsfan said:

IMO, 4.4 is a burner!

On the radio they (John and Jimmy) were talking up UT freshman RB, Eric Gray, and how he is the fastest RB with a 4.4, 40. But, Chandler had a little more top end speed.

And I agree with that.  

There's speed and then there is football speed.  Some guys have speed, but no football speed.  I'll take  mid 4.4s to mid 4.5 guys with football speed anyday over a track speed straight line guy.  

[MLREB]

2 hours ago, HTV said:

And I agree with that.  

There's speed and then there is football speed.  Some guys have speed, but no football speed.  I'll take  mid 4.4s to mid 4.5 guys with football speed anyday over a track speed straight line guy.  

I would rather have “quick” versus speed always in a football player. 

[GWAVE1]

On 8/14/2019 at 1:04 PM, HTV said:

While I didn't like the way he quit on his team at mid season, I don't think the lack of production from Hurd was a majority his fault.  He just wasn't a back whose skills were a fit for Butch's rinky dink whatever you want to call it offense.  A guy that big needs to be moving forward when he gets the football, not standing still, and specially as bad as our offensive line was.  

I put much more blame on Butch Jones for Hurd's issues than I do Hurd.  Butch promised Hurd that he was going to use more I-back type stuff to convince Hurd to come back for his junior year, then it turned out that Butch was just lying through his teeth like he did so many times during his tenure at UT.  

Hurd just wasn't a fit for that offense as a running back.  

And as it turns out, his departure was for the best when all was said and done.  He got a chance to be exposed to a completely different type of offense and at a position that much more fit his skills.   And it parlayed itself in to a spot on and NFL roster for him.  

Which makes me wonder if Jones had not recruited him so heavy for a running back might he have gone somewhere else to play a more natural position like at what he ended up at?  

[eers]

On 8/14/2019 at 1:04 PM, HTV said:

While I didn't like the way he quit on his team at mid season, I don't think the lack of production from Hurd was a majority his fault.  He just wasn't a back whose skills were a fit for Butch's rinky dink whatever you want to call it offense.  A guy that big needs to be moving forward when he gets the football, not standing still, and specially as bad as our offensive line was.  

I put much more blame on Butch Jones for Hurd's issues than I do Hurd.  Butch promised Hurd that he was going to use more I-back type stuff to convince Hurd to come back for his junior year, then it turned out that Butch was just lying through his teeth like he did so many times during his tenure at UT.  

Hurd just wasn't a fit for that offense as a running back.  

And as it turns out, his departure was for the best when all was said and done.  He got a chance to be exposed to a completely different type of offense and at a position that much more fit his skills.   And it parlayed itself in to a spot on and NFL roster for him.  

Lack of production? 

He was less than 500 yards away from being the all-time leading rusher at UT with a year to go...

Yes, he would have been a better fit in an I formation, moving forward, but lack of production? Really?

[HTV]

1 hour ago, eers said:

Lack of production? 

He was less than 500 yards away from being the all-time leading rusher at UT with a year to go...

Yes, he would have been a better fit in an I formation, moving forward, but lack of production? Really?

Before he left in his junior year he was averaging 4 yards per carry, which was a full yard per carry behind what he averaged his first two years.  So, yeah, lack of production compared to what he had done.  

And that's not a put down.  Butch promised him he was going to get snaps in a formation with the QB under center and didn't.  Nobody is blaming Hurd for leaving.  

[oridgecat]

19 hours ago, eers said:

Lack of production? 

He was less than 500 yards away from being the all-time leading rusher at UT with a year to go...

Yes, he would have been a better fit in an I formation, moving forward, but lack of production? Really?

He also has the second most rushing attempts in UT football history.  2nd only to Arian Foster

[ItsAlwaysSunnyInAtwood]

On 8/14/2019 at 11:52 AM, Elitesports4 said:

Wasn’t knocking him that’s why asked what position he will play. He’s slow for a running back is all.. every school you named is trash lol he’s a stud though no knock on him. I like him a lot at linebacker he’s big 

UT Penn State and Purdue are trash?