He has a cannon arm but is not the most prepared QB to read the field. The question becomes does he learn to read the field, or how can we find some application for that arm? Maybe put in some packages where he either throws deep to Jamo or takes off running.
Some of you guys need to get a grip. The whole breakdown of this video focuses on decision making. Hooker had a 69.6% completion percentage, with 27 TD passes and 2 INT. His two seasons at TEN he had 58 TDs and 5 INT - playing against SEC opponents. His decision making is fine. He has all the tools and, with the proper coaching, will develop into a very good NFL QB. So much depends on where you get drafted to.
SMH, I couldn't disagree more. He is locked in to one guy most of the time, that will never work in the NFL. Hell TN ran an O where back side receivers didn't even bother running routes. This guy will be a bust if you can't teach him to read the field.
Great analysis on both vids, Kurt. Hendon is puzzling. He can make the throws with accuracy, but it's his decision making that will be questioned. One of my favorite Vol qbs oat.
@@mikegustafson58 That was my point. Kurt only evaluates Hendon Hooker against GA. That is totally biased and unfair. 5 star players in excess exit on that team.
Kurt, I understand your points about taking the easy route, but on most of these plays, the WR he is going to, is literally being HELD (you can easily throw a PI or Holding call on every single one of these plays you used. Kirby Smart probably saw on tape that Hooker normally hits his receivers coming out of their breaks, so he coached his DB's to attack the receiver at the point where they break their route and take a penalty if they have to, rather than surrender the big play. Watch the 7:19 mark (toward the bottom of the screen) as an example of what I am referring to. The DB literally grabs and holds the receiver, trying to impede his route. That is a flag all day long and for some inexplicable reason, the referees let too many of these go.
It sounds like Hooker killed it in interviews when he had a chance to show what he knew about football and his thought process with the Tennessee offense.
Big Kurt Warner fan here. I was a bit shocked that your whole review is based on one game that he played. That's like reviewing Will Levis when he played Tennessee last year. You would say he shouldn't even be drafted on that one performance
@@jdaniels1313 ...It doesn't matter. He is evaluating him based on the toughest opponent (defending National Champions) and the Vols were playing in the biggest game of the year, away at a rowdy UGA crowd. Kurt Warner would have struggled in that game, too...especially with UGA DB's HOLDING the UT receivers. See the 7:19 mark to see an example of this (UGA #5 is holding UT's #4 Cedric Tillman to keep him from breaking on his route...no flag was thrown when it damn well should have).
So you are showing how Hendon hooker is struggling against the National Championship Team that has expert coaches that scouted him. Sorry, but the guy is super smart and I followed him at VA Tech when he was injured and the whole team exited due to the Head Coach. Hendon also has strong character and that is huge. These are the intangibles that make a champion. Yes, I attended VA Tech and got my MSB in Nursing from UT. or blind spot that you only evaluate the GA Game. GA Team is loaded with 5 star players. I really doubt that any NFL Team has that many 5 star players. They all get coached up and become great NFL professionals.
Never got anything going that game...it was on Tennessee way more than GAs defense. Same with the South Carolina game. I hope Kurt picks the Tennessee game when he breaks down Will Levis. Lol...let's keep it real!
The play at 6:43 blows my mind. That is a situation where it looks like he is just staring down his target he knows he is going to hit pre snap and doesn't see the wide open middle of the field on that in route.
The reason 1/2 the receivers rest so often is by design. Nobody ever leaves the field and UT is snapping the ball beyond two minute drill the whole time. The main point of the decoy receivers is the spread the defense without over working.
Great video breakdown on part 1 and 2. I like what you did there. I am a Hooker/UT fan. IMO, the coach should be making the WR's run their route properly to keep the DB honest. Those WRs should've been tore up after the 1st half in the locker room. I would start with press coverage every down to take that easy throw away, until he can prove otherwise. Unfortunately SC figured it out.
SC didn't figure out the offense... We hung 38 points on them and that was a "low" production today with Hooker tearing his ACL early in the fourth quarter, so he basically didn't QB almost an entire quarter and still hung that many points on SC. So, not sure how that equals SC "figuring out" the offense? If scoring 38 points on another team is the other team "figuring out" Tennessee's defense, well then, that's why it was the #1 offense in the nation led by Hendon Hooker😃Tennessee's defense lost that game... you can argue they "figured out" our defense. D was beyond awful and just simply didn't show up that day.
He can’t do that! That’s how the Wide Outs take breathers. The Gimmick junk Offense runs so fast it can’t substitute players😂 That’s why this BS will not last. Rocky Flop hired another bad coach
@@wutamamama 😂😂😂😂 You’re literally don’t know what you’re talking about. The Offense doesn’t give the Defense time to rest. They run so fast it’s kills the Defense 😂 Good ol Rocky Flop
@@samright4661 I don’t know what I’m talking about in regards to the SC game? Or what are you talking about? I mentioned we scored 38 on SC. How does that equal SC “figured out” our offense if we scored 38 points in 3 quarters and our starting QB went down for nearly the entire 4th quarter, so our offense could have scored even more in that game. That was the point of my comment. I don’t know what I’m talking about when I’m mentioning public facts about a game that you can rewatch and see that what I said is true?? Not following your logic here…
@@wutamamama I’m just telling you why the Defense sucks!! Rocky Flop doesn’t allow them to rest . Everything is fast. Nobody can expect a Defense to stop people when the Offense doesn’t allow them time to regroup
Hey Brother Warner. It seems to me some of the WRs are not running sharp routes. It’s like they run out then curl around to face him and that’s it. I love Hendon but he’s not like Jerod where he seems to spread the ball out to several WRs. One thing for sure. He’s Very accurate. Mark Brunell and Ben Johnson will coach him up
Love the breakdown Kurt. Does he have these same issues in his other games? It really seems like this was his outlier ‘bad game’, but I could easily be wrong
It was a bad game, but the reason for using Georgia is that when he plays in the NFL, everyone is going to be Georgia. Heupel's offense is designed to fluster a defense just enough to where someone gets open, and then Hendon was accurate, so he would make the throw. He even made Bama look terrible. But Georgia is talented enough that even if you throw them off, more often than not, they will recover. And that's where Hendon needed to make secondary reads that he wasn't making.
@@johncate9541 You forget that the coaches at GA scouted him and drew up an defense to shut him down. If you see that week after week and have great coaches that help you deal with those defenses he will do well. Remember that UT was coming off a losing season and awful recuiting thanks to the awful hires who destroyed our program. The fact that Hendon Hooker helped bring a winning season to TN is not to be under estimated. This guy is a winner in life whatever he does.
I thonk it's more about the system here the the QB. I think if he can learn a pro system he'll be fine and hes in a pergect situation in Detroit where he can heal and learn.
Sorry but look at his production go back and look at Brady last year and a bad game he looks horrible sometimes by the way we could do the same with you in a bad game sorry you can’t look at one game and make a decision on any player
good breakdown Kurt. I don't like seeing that a QB needs what I call "Dummy Routes". Its generally a red flag for me when it comes to a quarterbacks ability to read a defense. Russell Wilson had alot of that kind of an offense in Seattle except instead of dummy routes they just would run 2-3 routes on a bootleg or off play action, and it was a quick, easy, bang bang type offense. What this tells me is that the coaches notice he struggled to read the defense in high school and at practice for the team. could be good in the right scheme, I generally believe the Seahawks would be a natural fit.
I get not breaking down the highlights and I understand choosing quality defense. But literally chose his worst game as a Vol. Several other games would have been better to review
I was there that day and it was LOUD! Weather was bad and Tillman (4) was just back after missing 6 games with a bum ankle and think Hendon was trying to force it to him some. Definitely far and away Hendon’s worst game of 2022.
Seems like he only reads half the field. Receivers on the opposite side aren't even running most of the time... He has all the tools physically... Reading the defense though, we'll have to see...
I watched this game live, and I was so mad/drunk, that I didnt even notice some of these obvious bad decisions. Love Hendon! But, man... some terrible decisions in this game. He kept us from having a chance to win. I will say though, this was his worst performance. Not an average depiction of the guy.
This was a Championship Team that is on the level or above many NFL Teams. Interesting that Kurt didn't bother to evaluate the season. Major bias and promoting a narrative here.
I'm sure coach ripped them boys cause the little mistakes CBS playing with there hands safelys turning the wrong way multiple times guys getting beat deep were luck to walk away with that win #godawgs 😅.
@@ronnellponder9645 If you take him in the second you only get a 4th year option compared to a 5th year when taken in the first round. Of course he’ll be 37 by the time his 5th year comes around
Just some more BS against Black Quarterbacks, the reason I don't watch the NFL and the NFL creation of Tom Brady was a direct attempt too prevent Black Quarterbacks from playing in the NFL and winning the Superbowl. Fact ! The Fear of a Black Quarterback. My new Book.
What is obvious is that Tennessee needs a coach. The silly crap they call routes is made for simpletons! The kid is highly overrated! A good athlete but not a pro QB. Too many games against little league teams such as Ball State, Akron and the likes.
Lions fan here, glad he will have some time to develop. It will help him a lot can't wait to see what he can do in the future!
The kid is a leader
He has a cannon arm but is not the most prepared QB to read the field. The question becomes does he learn to read the field, or how can we find some application for that arm? Maybe put in some packages where he either throws deep to Jamo or takes off running.
Some of you guys need to get a grip. The whole breakdown of this video focuses on decision making. Hooker had a 69.6% completion percentage, with 27 TD passes and 2 INT. His two seasons at TEN he had 58 TDs and 5 INT - playing against SEC opponents. His decision making is fine. He has all the tools and, with the proper coaching, will develop into a very good NFL QB. So much depends on where you get drafted to.
I agree. I don’t get why everyone likes to hold the system against the player.
A real diamond in the rough.
And now he’s a Detroit Lion.
Maybe he's picking this better receivers to throw to the ones he knows won't drop the
SMH, I couldn't disagree more. He is locked in to one guy most of the time, that will never work in the NFL. Hell TN ran an O where back side receivers didn't even bother running routes. This guy will be a bust if you can't teach him to read the field.
Great analysis on both vids, Kurt. Hendon is puzzling. He can make the throws with accuracy, but it's his decision making that will be questioned. One of my favorite Vol qbs oat.
On many of those "poor" reads he has some pressure in his face or edge. Georgia is literally a NFL caliber defense.
@@mikegustafson58 That was my point. Kurt only evaluates Hendon Hooker against GA. That is totally biased and unfair. 5 star players in excess exit on that team.
Kurt, I understand your points about taking the easy route, but on most of these plays, the WR he is going to, is literally being HELD (you can easily throw a PI or Holding call on every single one of these plays you used. Kirby Smart probably saw on tape that Hooker normally hits his receivers coming out of their breaks, so he coached his DB's to attack the receiver at the point where they break their route and take a penalty if they have to, rather than surrender the big play. Watch the 7:19 mark (toward the bottom of the screen) as an example of what I am referring to. The DB literally grabs and holds the receiver, trying to impede his route. That is a flag all day long and for some inexplicable reason, the referees let too many of these go.
They only let those go in college. I see some missed PI calls in the NFL but not on the break like that. An NFL ref will call that every time.
It sounds like Hooker killed it in interviews when he had a chance to show what he knew about football and his thought process with the Tennessee offense.
Big Kurt Warner fan here. I was a bit shocked that your whole review is based on one game that he played. That's like reviewing Will Levis when he played Tennessee last year. You would say he shouldn't even be drafted on that one performance
Did you listen to Kurt's explanation on why he chose this approach?
@@jdaniels1313 ...It doesn't matter. He is evaluating him based on the toughest opponent (defending National Champions) and the Vols were playing in the biggest game of the year, away at a rowdy UGA crowd. Kurt Warner would have struggled in that game, too...especially with UGA DB's HOLDING the UT receivers. See the 7:19 mark to see an example of this (UGA #5 is holding UT's #4 Cedric Tillman to keep him from breaking on his route...no flag was thrown when it damn well should have).
@@dnashj33 he does this to everyone’s toughest opponent.
" Here we go.... we are back to the Jog on the left.... LMAO!!! I felt the frustration Mr. Warner!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Always informative.
So you are showing how Hendon hooker is struggling against the National Championship Team that has expert coaches that scouted him. Sorry, but the guy is super smart and I followed him at VA Tech when he was injured and the whole team exited due to the Head Coach. Hendon also has strong character and that is huge. These are the intangibles that make a champion. Yes, I attended VA Tech and got my MSB in Nursing from UT. or blind spot that you only evaluate the GA Game. GA Team is loaded with 5 star players. I really doubt that any NFL Team has that many 5 star players. They all get coached up and become great NFL professionals.
Who can analyze it best other than a SB winning, HOF Qb? Love the takes on both videos Mr Warner.
Never got anything going that game...it was on Tennessee way more than GAs defense. Same with the South Carolina game. I hope Kurt picks the Tennessee game when he breaks down Will Levis. Lol...let's keep it real!
The play at 6:43 blows my mind. That is a situation where it looks like he is just staring down his target he knows he is going to hit pre snap and doesn't see the wide open middle of the field on that in route.
Thanks Kurt. Ever think about coaching QBs?
The reason 1/2 the receivers rest so often is by design. Nobody ever leaves the field and UT is snapping the ball beyond two minute drill the whole time. The main point of the decoy receivers is the spread the defense without over working.
He’s wants to be a Viking ! SKOL !!!!!
Got to consider his coaches play calling in some of these mistakes . Overall he's got a chance to be a productive QB in the nfl in my opinion
Great video breakdown on part 1 and 2. I like what you did there. I am a Hooker/UT fan. IMO, the coach should be making the WR's run their route properly to keep the DB honest. Those WRs should've been tore up after the 1st half in the locker room. I would start with press coverage every down to take that easy throw away, until he can prove otherwise. Unfortunately SC figured it out.
SC didn't figure out the offense... We hung 38 points on them and that was a "low" production today with Hooker tearing his ACL early in the fourth quarter, so he basically didn't QB almost an entire quarter and still hung that many points on SC. So, not sure how that equals SC "figuring out" the offense? If scoring 38 points on another team is the other team "figuring out" Tennessee's defense, well then, that's why it was the #1 offense in the nation led by Hendon Hooker😃Tennessee's defense lost that game... you can argue they "figured out" our defense. D was beyond awful and just simply didn't show up that day.
He can’t do that! That’s how the Wide Outs take breathers. The Gimmick junk Offense runs so fast it can’t substitute players😂 That’s why this BS will not last. Rocky Flop hired another bad coach
@@wutamamama 😂😂😂😂 You’re literally don’t know what you’re talking about. The Offense doesn’t give the Defense time to rest. They run so fast it’s kills the Defense 😂 Good ol Rocky Flop
@@samright4661 I don’t know what I’m talking about in regards to the SC game? Or what are you talking about? I mentioned we scored 38 on SC. How does that equal SC “figured out” our offense if we scored 38 points in 3 quarters and our starting QB went down for nearly the entire 4th quarter, so our offense could have scored even more in that game. That was the point of my comment. I don’t know what I’m talking about when I’m mentioning public facts about a game that you can rewatch and see that what I said is true?? Not following your logic here…
@@wutamamama I’m just telling you why the Defense sucks!! Rocky Flop doesn’t allow them to rest . Everything is fast. Nobody can expect a Defense to stop people when the Offense doesn’t allow them time to regroup
Hey Brother Warner. It seems to me some of the WRs are not running sharp routes. It’s like they run out then curl around to face him and that’s it. I love Hendon but he’s not like Jerod where he seems to spread the ball out to several WRs. One thing for sure. He’s Very accurate. Mark Brunell and Ben Johnson will coach him up
Love the breakdown Kurt. Does he have these same issues in his other games? It really seems like this was his outlier ‘bad game’, but I could easily be wrong
It was a bad game, but the reason for using Georgia is that when he plays in the NFL, everyone is going to be Georgia. Heupel's offense is designed to fluster a defense just enough to where someone gets open, and then Hendon was accurate, so he would make the throw. He even made Bama look terrible. But Georgia is talented enough that even if you throw them off, more often than not, they will recover. And that's where Hendon needed to make secondary reads that he wasn't making.
@@johncate9541 You forget that the coaches at GA scouted him and drew up an defense to shut him down. If you see that week after week and have great coaches that help you deal with those defenses he will do well. Remember that UT was coming off a losing season and awful recuiting thanks to the awful hires who destroyed our program. The fact that Hendon Hooker helped bring a winning season to TN is not to be under estimated. This guy is a winner in life whatever he does.
Reupload?
only took snaps two weeks before end of season can't judge by that
I thonk it's more about the system here the the QB. I think if he can learn a pro system he'll be fine and hes in a pergect situation in Detroit where he can heal and learn.
Sorry but look at his production go back and look at Brady last year and a bad game he looks horrible sometimes by the way we could do the same with you in a bad game sorry you can’t look at one game and make a decision on any player
good breakdown Kurt. I don't like seeing that a QB needs what I call "Dummy Routes". Its generally a red flag for me when it comes to a quarterbacks ability to read a defense. Russell Wilson had alot of that kind of an offense in Seattle except instead of dummy routes they just would run 2-3 routes on a bootleg or off play action, and it was a quick, easy, bang bang type offense. What this tells me is that the coaches notice he struggled to read the defense in high school and at practice for the team. could be good in the right scheme, I generally believe the Seahawks would be a natural fit.
it's not a reflection on Hooker, that's just the Heupel offense
Most of Kurt's QB analysis is versus UGA. Kind of makes you wonder is UGA the only team in college football attempting to play defense? 😅
Almost every play Georgia is holding a receiver
I get not breaking down the highlights and I understand choosing quality defense. But literally chose his worst game as a Vol. Several other games would have been better to review
I was there that day and it was LOUD! Weather was bad and Tillman (4) was just back after missing 6 games with a bum ankle and think Hendon was trying to force it to him some. Definitely far and away Hendon’s worst game of 2022.
Tillman is great, but for some reason, UT was better without him. Probably because, like you say, he was being forced the ball.
I Hope GM Telesco of the Raiders call on Detroit about a #HendonHooker trade to Las Vegas Raiders
Seems like he only reads half the field. Receivers on the opposite side aren't even running most of the time... He has all the tools physically... Reading the defense though, we'll have to see...
His receivers actually really good, defender respect their speed and give a lot of space.
The most simple route running I have seen lately. The coach seems to be an idiot!
Man the Georgia Tennessee game could of changed if hooker made better decisions
I watched this game live, and I was so mad/drunk, that I didnt even notice some of these obvious bad decisions. Love Hendon! But, man... some terrible decisions in this game. He kept us from having a chance to win. I will say though, this was his worst performance. Not an average depiction of the guy.
This was a Championship Team that is on the level or above many NFL Teams. Interesting that Kurt didn't bother to evaluate the season. Major bias and promoting a narrative here.
I'm sure coach ripped them boys cause the little mistakes CBS playing with there hands safelys turning the wrong way multiple times guys getting beat deep were luck to walk away with that win #godawgs 😅.
Out of all the games he picks this one. Weird.
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Take him in the 2nd if healthy, better be ready 2 play with Jimmy in the building 👌🏾👌🏾
Yessir 2nd round maybe 😳 i loved watching him pre injury but if hes not healthy i think we move up with Arizona
As a Viking fan I hope we trade back with the 23 and grab Hooker late in the first or early 2 before the Raiders.
@@ronnellponder9645 If you take him in the second you only get a 4th year option compared to a 5th year when taken in the first round. Of course he’ll be 37 by the time his 5th year comes around
Guy's, don't 😯 worry! Washington Commander's will Draft "Hendon Hooker" for you!
Sounds like another guy that doesn’t like change in football
Hendon Hooker folded the game smh them dudes running wide open
Just some more BS against Black Quarterbacks, the reason I don't watch the NFL and the NFL creation of Tom Brady was a direct attempt too prevent Black Quarterbacks from playing in the NFL and winning the Superbowl. Fact ! The Fear of a Black Quarterback. My new Book.
Yep!..... Detroit Lions made a mistake of drafting him.....Hooker only goes to one receiver....Not 2 , 3 , or 4 .....
After watching this film the Vols could have scored more and hit more on offense. Cant wait too see the game this year different players.
i'd rather have dorian
What is obvious is that Tennessee needs a coach. The silly crap they call routes is made for simpletons! The kid is highly overrated! A good athlete but not a pro QB. Too many games against little league teams such as Ball State, Akron and the likes.
Man the Georgia Tennessee game could of changed if hooker made better decisions