Admit it, you always wanted a quarterback who could run.

Whether it was Casey Clausen looking like he was running with flippers on his feet, or more recently, Tyler Bray possibly breaking whenever a defensive lineman landed a good hit on him, you were a Vol fan that thought, 'If we just had a mobile quarterback.'

And you were right.

So entered Josh Dobbs.

When the skinny freshman from Georgia started his first game against Missouri in 2013 the Vols were outmanned.

In fact, the first three times Dobbs started a game in Butch Jones' first season he and Tennessee were not the better team. It was no surprise the Vols went 0-3 in his first three starts as Tennessee's field general.

But, during his freshman season, when his only win as quarterback came against lowly Kentucky, there were signs of who Dobbs could be.

That potential would have to wait, though, as Justin Worley won back his starting spot for the 2014 season but once again the Vols only won two of their first eight games.

Worley was injured against Ole Miss and Dobbs stepped in the next week against South Carolina and led the Vols to an amazing 45-42 comeback win over the Gamecocks that would be the first of many wild come-from-behind victories for field general.

But, one stat maybe painted the picture all to well; South Carolina recorded zero sacks. It was the first time all year Tennessee's quarterback wasn't dropped.

In fact, through the first eight games in 2014 Tennessee averaged giving up four sacks per game. When Dobbs took over, the number dropped to just over two.

Or, take the Vanderbilt game of that year as an example. With Jalen Hurd out of the game early with a concussion, Dobbs carried the ball 21 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns. It wasn't pretty, but it gave the Vols six wins and bowl eligibility for the first time since 2010.

Imagine the meltdown on the General's Quarters if Jones started his tenure at Tennessee without making a bowl in his first two years.

For Vol fans everywhere, the fact is a running quarterback was a success and the ultimate, 'I told you!'

Dobbs has started every game over the past two seasons and has worked his way up Tennessee's record book. Most importantly, he ranks seventh in wins as a starting quarterback and could conceivably move up to fifth place with three more wins.

And, a history lesson is needed here, the Vols only have 19 10-win seasons in program history. Three more wins means there would be 20 such seasons.

Dobbs has been instrumental in getting Tennessee football back to where its relevant.

The criticism has been fair in his career and I'm not saying it doesn't exist.

I know the knock on him has always been his passing ability, coming into this year I was on the bandwagon. And while he hasn't been perfect this season, he leads the SEC in total touchdowns with 28 through 10 games. He's tied for the SEC lead in passing touchdowns, too.

I get it, he's also tied for the league lead in interceptions, but he's made more plays in the passing game this year than the past two seasons combined.

But, despite those shortcomings, man has he been fun to watch.

I sat in a press box for three years watching Derek Dooley's teams get trounced and know there was absolutely no way the second half would be a game. I've joked with many people about how I would just copy and paste my story from the week before, 'Close in the first quarter then it got away from them.'

Josh Dobbs helped change that. On any given Saturday he made even non-Vol fans want to watch the game. That was evident by the back-to-back-to-back-to-back CBS games earlier this season. People tune in for Dobbs.

He proved he was must see tv against Georgia, Florida and Texas A&M before a two game funk that was enhanced by a makeshift offensive line.

Saturday will be the last time Dobbs walks into the Neyland Stadium as the quarterback.

He's had his ups and downs and there have been plenty more ups than downs.

But, I know I'll miss watching him. Maybe you don't realize it now, but I think you will.

Who knows, it may not be too long before I begin to see the threads on the GQ, saying 'I didn't realize how much fun Josh Dobbs was to watch.'