There's one concern about the Tennessee Vols in 2023 that I've heard a couple of times already this offseason.

Some fans and media analysts seem to be concerned that opponents will "figure out" Tennessee's offense in 2023.

The idea is that after two years in the SEC, opponents will have enough film on Josh Heupel's offense that they'll be able to stop it easier.

That's not bad logic — the more you see a team the better prepared you'll be.

But I don't think Tennessee fans have anything to worry about when it comes to opponents figuring out the offense.

And there's one big reason why I think there shouldn't be any concerns.

It's because Heupel and his offensive staff are always evolving. They're always tweaking the offense. It's something that new offensive coordinator Joey Halzle spoke about earlier this month during an appearance on WNML in Knoxville.

“We want to be able to dictate the way it’s played and we can do that with the tempo," said Halzle earlier this month. "But we also, you’ve also seen us this year slow it down and shift formations and hide people all over the field."

“It’s not just the breakneck speed, but having people have to prepare for that, it kind of, I think, steals a defensive coordinator’s focus throughout a game week of prep," added Halzle. "Then it gives us a chance to now we can mix in our stuff that they’re not ready for because they’ve spent all their time in with the tempo, the tempo, the tempo and how do we get everybody lined up when we’re going to slow it down, we’re going to motion, we’re going to change formations on you, too. I think that maybe doesn’t get people’s attention as much.”

Tennessee is known for its up-tempo approach, but that's not all they do offensively. We saw this past season that UT will slow it down at times, they'll even use a fullback and go under center. They also used the middle of the field more in 2022 than they did in 2021.

That's not to mention that Tennessee would also show a lot of stuff on film — especially late in games — that teams would have to prepare for. Some of those things we only saw once (like tight end Princeton Fant's touchdown pass during the win against UT-Martin). But the fact that it was on tape was something that other teams had to prepare for.

Heupel and his staff truly are offensive savants. They're always a step ahead. And I have a strong feeling we'll see plenty of tweaks to the offense in 2023 — it won't be the exact same offense that Tennessee showed everyone in 2022.

So no, Vols fans have no reason to be worried that opponents are suddenly going to figure out a way to stop Tennessee's potent offense.

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