Tennessee football report card: Grading the Vols in 24-20 Missouri win
Coaching
Offensive play-calling: A+
Jim Chaney knew that the Missouri Tigers had a great front seven. So he called up lots of deep passes and put faith in his quarterback and big receivers. It paid off with over 400 passing yards. Tennessee football’s offensive numbers speak for themselves, as they went for over 500 yards of total offense, and it wasn’t Chaney’s fault they only had 24 points.
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Defensive play-calling: A+
Similar to Chaney, it’s not Derrick Ansley’s fault the Vols allowed 20 points. He called a perfect game, and his blitz packages were perfect all night, especially in the fourth quarter. So we have to give him lots of credit, especially on the 3rd and short run stops late. Lapses in the secondary allowed Mizzou’s only touchdown. Ansley can’t be blamed for that, though.
Overall coaching grade: A
Jeremy Pruitt’s decision to hide the Vols’ starting quarterback made no sense. He also mismanaged the clock at the end of the first half, as UT could have gone for a touchdown instead of settled for a field goal. But overall, fans on Rocky Top have no reason to complain about the job he did in this game.
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Once again, Pruitt had his kids ready to go coming off a bye. It was beyond impressive, and we can’t take anything away from the way he has had his kids motivated to play. Not being perfect is why it isn’t an A+. But him getting his kids motivated combined with the play-calling allows for the coaching grade in general to get an A.