Online Now 1646

The CheckerBoard

The place for inside information on the Tennessee Vols

On this Board 575
Record: 4783 (12/9/2012)

Online now 1625
Record: 6475 (12/7/2012)

Reply

Florida injury update

  • To answer some of the questions here, here's my take.

    * I actually don't think the Jenkins loss is as big as some Florida fans are making it out to be. Antonio Morrison is a more instinctive player and a more natural playmaker, but obviously he lacks the experience. There really wasn't much dropoff against A&M with Morrison in there, though he overran a gap in the run game once or twice.

    * I think Florida fans are underestimating the impact losing Riggs will have. Riggs was playing safety in the nickel package, which Florida has had on the field something like 75-90 percent of the time so far this year. He played it well, and that allowed Elam to slide down to the nickelback spot. Elam is one of the quickest players I've ever seen in terms of reading run-pass from that spot. That means he's pretty good in coverage and great stopping the run out of the nickel. With Riggs out, Elam backs away from the box and Jaylen Watkins steps in at the nickel. Watkins is better in coverage than Elam, but nowhere near as good in the box. So I think it opens up some interesting run possibilities for Tennessee.

    87 is right about Pop Saunders coming back, but he has missed two games now and is in the coaches' doghouse. I'm not expecting anything out of him until I see him get back into the swing of things.

    Staff reporter. Twitter: www.twitter.com/Goldkamp247 | Facebook: www.facebook.com/thomasgoldkampmedia

    Thomas Goldkamp ●

  • we are a three point Fav already over FL on las vegas odds

    maddentn77

  • Thomas Goldkamp said...

    To answer some of the questions here, here's my take.

    * I actually don't think the Jenkins loss is as big as some Florida fans are making it out to be. Antonio Morrison is a more instinctive player and a more natural playmaker, but obviously he lacks the experience. There really wasn't much dropoff against A&M with Morrison in there, though he overran a gap in the run game once or twice.

    * I think Florida fans are underestimating the impact losing Riggs will have. Riggs was playing safety in the nickel package, which Florida has had on the field something like 75-90 percent of the time so far this year. He played it well, and that allowed Elam to slide down to the nickelback spot. Elam is one of the quickest players I've ever seen in terms of reading run-pass from that spot. That means he's pretty good in coverage and great stopping the run out of the nickel. With Riggs out, Elam backs away from the box and Jaylen Watkins steps in at the nickel. Watkins is better in coverage than Elam, but nowhere near as good in the box. So I think it opens up some interesting run possibilities for Tennessee.

    87 is right about Pop Saunders coming back, but he has missed two games now and is in the coaches' doghouse. I'm not expecting anything out of him until I see him get back into the swing of things.

    Thank you, Thomas. Good stuff!

    signature image

    RockytopATL

  • Gators are special

    attachment

    BigOrangeBeer

  • BigOrangeBeer said...

    Gators are special

    lol

    wataugavol ●

  • A third string wr beat us playing QB last year. So who ever Florida puts on the field, we hopefully will play lights out and play good football. Go Vols

    Lee_2001

Tennessee
247Sports
Features
Resources
Connect

247Sports In partnership with CBS Sports