Butch said post-game that the loss of North took away a lot of Dobbs' down-th-field options. I think he's right. Tennessee's receivers, as a unit, are just woefully uncapable at this point. The best guy at getting open and running routes on a consistent basis is Josh Smith . . . so what does that tell us? He was typical Josh Smith last night, dropping that long pass that was right in his hands. When you have a true freshman like Smith on the field out of sheer necessity, that is a problem that only time will solve. Thankfully we have some good talent coming in.
Smith can and does get separation with his route running but ...
On that pass the defender should have picked it, it was badly under thrown.