Tennessee football: Notes from Vols coaches fall camp media session

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5. Expanded offense

One of the things that stood out was Chaney pretty much saying he’s throwing a lot at the players this fall to see what they can handle. History doesn’t always suggest that’s a good thing, but it’s still what Chaney said.

"“I’m going to force feed them a ton of offense and see where we’re at, see how much they can learn and absorb. I feel like the familiarity of the offense, through the spring and making it through the summer, they’ve made good strides in that regards I think. We’re about to find out, but I’m optimistic that way.”"

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Chaney added that he thinks he doesn’t have to worry about teaching players schemes as much this fall because of the spring and summer. And he added that there is going to be more freedom for Jarrett Guarantano, a guy he calls a great student of the game.

Here’s the one issue: Chaney was there when Sal Sunseri arrived in 2012 as Tennessee football’s defensive coordinator. Sunseri oversaw a transition to a 3-4, and he said he was throwing everything at the players. Because of that, they did too much thinking, and it cost them.

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However, to be fair, Chaney and all the coaches did talk about getting the players to a point to where they’re not thinking too much about the schemes. So he’s more aware than Sunseri probably was, he’s not overseeing a fundamental systemic change in the offense since it’s still a pro-style, and he has a track record of success. Simply put, it’s not as concerning.

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