Dooley: It's pretty abysmal right now
Derek Dooley isn’t exactly a fan of Tennessee’s passing game right now.
Asked if the passing game may look crisp during Saturday’s scrimmage, Dooley paused for a few seconds to gather his thoughts before responding.
He said, “Well, it’s pretty abysmal right now. So, I could sit there and dream and say I think we’re going to do it and have a great day passing the football. The reality is we’ll probably hit a few plays and we’ll probably not look very good.”
“I’m not being a pessimist, but when you watch eight practices and expect something totally different on the ninth, you’re somewhat a lunatic to think that’s going to happen.”
“We have a new tight end and new receivers everywhere and a quarterback who isn’t exactly Bart Starr right now. It’s a function of everybody. I know we can’t go compete against good teams with about 6 pass plays. We’re going to need more than 6. We’re going to need more than a fade route.”
Just our guess, but Dooley is probably hoping Peyton spends two weeks instead of a few days leading the 7 on 7 pass skel drills in Knoxville this summer.
