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Jones has said repeatedly this season that quarterbacks are a byproduct of the players around them, and Tennessee redshirt senior receiver Josh Smith said Tuesday the blame for the team's offensive struggles doesn not fall on the quarterbacks.
"It takes timing, spacing, our routes," Smith said. "Some of the receivers are not doing their jobs. There's blame in everything. But if one guy doesn't do their job, it just messes up the play. But it shouldn't just be focused on the quarterback like that. It's ridiculous."
Tennessee lost leading returning receiver Jauan Jennings to injury in the season opener, and the passing game has struggled while relying on a group of young receivers in the Vols' first two conference games. Running back John Kelly leads the team with 22 receptions, and sophomore Brandon Johnson is the only wide receiver with more than eight catches (18).
Smith said people want to blame Scott or Dormady without knowing "the meaning" of a play.
"Ya'll just see the quarterback, 'oh well he's about to throw it.' They don't see the receiver who has to run a 15-yard dig and he's running a 12-yard dig or vice versa," Smith said. "You've got to put it in that perspective. Our plays don't just revolve around Quinten."