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Nice write-up, thanks for the time you put in.

I have never really been able to figure Conte out. He has several games a year where is feet go dead on contact and then he will have several games in a row where that doesn't look like an issue for him... only to again revert back. Nijman looks like he will be fine in pass pro but he also had issues similar to Conte in the running game.

A lot of our issues on perimeter blocking were from not attacking hard enough and/or being too soft on initial contact this mainly from Hodges, McMillian and Cunningham. For People's it was the exact opposite, he was actually trying too hard to make good impact and his body was getting too far out in front of his feet and would cause him to fall forward and let them disengage. He was attacking and making great initial contact which is something I still prefer to see over the aforementioned players. He is still somebody I trust and I think we will see a massive improvement from him going into week 2.

I'm even wondering about his time on the practice squad. He was on the Dolphins Practice Squad for most of last year (elevated with a game or two left in the season). Now he's on the Giants practice squad this year. If he spends the whole season there, at most he has one more year before he has to make an NFL roster from here on out. Just not sure if he spent any time on the Card's PS.

Butch Jones uses the phrase "the bomb.com"

Remember the good ol' days when we were just one block from breaking it for a big run?

I believe that was every bit as much "coachspeak" as it was true. Blocking on the o-line and at skill positions hasn't been all bad but both have certainly had their struggles in recent years, many times simultaneously.

What if they land on the 1 yard line???

I'm not saying you gotta switch trains. Just serving up a warning.

Agreed. Seemed like he was used in the situation where we needed to convert the 4th down and gain back momentum (and the lead) to keep Liberty from believing for too long. I'd expect him to have more freedom to run this week.

Butch Jones talks about himself in the third person.

Yes Bud has been around for a long time but one of the main reasons he is still around and sustained success is that Bud's defense has changed over the years to adapt to new offensive schemes. So while there probably is footage reflecting how Bud could game plan against UT, there is limited time to prepare a college team in a week and the UT coaching staff has to take their best guess on what that will be and effectively coach their players on it.

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