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Tennessee football: 5 reasons to be excited about Vols hiring Jim Chaney

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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1. Tennessee football’s personnel fits Jim Chaney’s system

If you look at where Jim Chaney thrives, it’s not just about balance. He has a specific type of system that he likes to run, and these systems are where he has thrived the most. Chaney’s recent history in the SEC proves that.

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The system is a quarterback with a big arm, multiple athletic running backs, and wide receivers who use their size as an advantage to beat defensive backs. That’s what he’s been doing with multiple quarterbacks while coaching the Georgia Bulldogs.

We know that such players are where Chaney thrives because that’s exactly how he thrived the last time he was on Rocky Top. Tennessee football just happens to have all of those players on its roster. Sure, the Vols have issues on offense, but this is where they are strong. And nobody can deny that.

Tyler Bray had a big arm, and Justin Hunter and Mychal Rivera provided the size advantage. At receiver now, Jauan Jennings, Josh Palmer and Marquez Callaway provide better physical advantages than Hunter and Rivera did.

It’s offset because there’s no Cordarrelle Patterson, and while Jarrett Guarantano has a big arm, it’s not as accurate as Bray’s. Ty Chandler is better than any UT running back from 2012, though, and there are four other backs on the roster who can make a splash.

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There is more than enough personnel here for Chaney to install his system, which should make the offense way better than it was last year. Add in the fact that the defense can’t be as bad in Jeremy Pruitt’s second year as it was in 2012 under Sal Sunseri, and this could be exactly what the Vols need to move forward.

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