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Article: Alquadin Muhammad Prediction
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I've seen people slotting Bond as the guy brought in who'll basically win the spot we had Mccord and Terry playing at the end of the season.
Green??!! Kid gave it his all, but he´s awful. If nobody can beat him out, we´re in for another long season on the defensive side.
Isn't that the case on every recruit? You've made this exact same post about a dozen times over the past week. Can we stipulate? Everyone agrees. We don't know until they do it here. Boom. Let's consider a move on to projections now, since this is a recruit message board.
Ah, well definitely not this guy.
Just saying the coaches obviously have a plan for Bond so if he is good enough that's another body out there. Hoilett showed a lot of promise according to most who saw him. We have some depth there.
My personal opinion though is Muhammed will be too good to redshirt. I think he is the one that has the significant advantage over pretty much anyone on our roster as far as talent goes. McCord has crazy upside but I think we won't see that until he is a junior and I expect Chick to bounce back because he flat out played way too much last year. I think Muhammed could slide into that group.
Have you seen that Figueroa will be a DE for sure?
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I don't think either of them will be exclusive "hand in the dirt" guys. Both of them will play a hybrid role, even after they put on some weight.
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My point is EE is the advantage, learning the playbook and getting in Utough is the advantage.
As for being older and coming from JUCO (Footnote 1) that may be an advantage. The experience coming from JUCO (better competition) and the game played at a higher level (JUCO v. HS) is an advantage IMO. For some reason kids don't do well on the line (undersized, not ready for the game, not in shape etc.) and elders do a lot better (more physically ready, better shape, more experience).
By the way great clarifier "*significant*"...it is an advantage (IMO) to what degree, don't know?
I am not here to debate age, but for some reason age and experience is helpful for a team.
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Footnote 1: Remember people in JUCO leave JUCO older than HS Players
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I actually don't see Figueroa as much of a DE at all. Definitely not the extent that AQM will be. There are guys like Bond, Thomas, Terry, and McCord who are more hybrid LB/DE, but I'm not even sure I see Figueroa in that role. IMO he has the fluidity and athleticism to be a big WILL backer
Will be interesting to see where some of these versatile athletes end up
We had arguably the worst D in D1 last year and it all started on the DL. A kid as talented as Muhammid would have a great shot at being in the rotation from day 1. Chances our he very well has the talent to be a 3 and done kid with the premium the league puts on pash rushers. Golden told the kid already he's going to be a star wherever he goes to school. I don't believe he is blowing smoke.
It's been a long time since we have seen a difference maker coming off the edge at Miami who has been consistently productive. These guys can impact games like no others - watching LSU play last night reminded how important a couple bookend stud DE's can be to a defense.
It's been a long time since we have seen a difference maker coming off the edge at Miami who has been consistently productive. These guys can impact games like no others - watching LSU play last night reminded how important a couple bookend stud DE's can be to a defense.
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All fair points. Probably also important to consider that, at least in my opinion, we're going to be pretty good or at least extremely competitive next year. That means a guy like Bond (for the reasons you state) who may have a slight advantage over AQM would get the nod because it affects the bottom line (wins and losses) moreso than, say, this season (2012).
Am i the only 1 that hates the hybrid ****? I really have no idea wut they want this d to eventually look like. So many tweeners. No NT's.
That's the great thing about our recruiting. We are recruiting outstanding athletes and then figuring out what to do with them later. The previous staff did a bit of the same thing, but they were terrible at developing talent. This staff showed at Temple that they can develop an athlete into a football player and now at Miami, they have access to an even better caliber athlete.
AQM can play early and, IMO, that's a big reason why he likes Miami.
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All I know is that we need someone to be good enough to eat up Shayon's minutes. He's got zero business playing DE at this level and especially being axed to play the minutes he played last year.
Bruce Irvin
Von Miller
Aldon Smith
Justin Smith
Haloti Ngata
Jason Pierre Paul
Tyrann Mathieu
Stefon Tuitt
Barkevious Mingo
All hybrid players. That's where the game is headed. It's about progression, not necessarily going with what has traditionally been successful, although oddly enough, the "athlete" was a staple of Jimmy Johnson
I wonder if Chick could make the move inside a bit more.
This guy. McCord. If a few of the redshirts step up with Hamilton...
All of a suddenly, DE is crowded.
This guy. McCord. If a few of the redshirts step up with Hamilton...
All of a suddenly, DE is crowded.
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Es Verdad.
They need to make plays before it gets crowded. As crazy as it may sound on the board, Chick enters this spring as our clear-cut best DE. Without him, we look like a prep school team at the position.
Correct. Not always a good thing to have a starting DE with 2-3 major surgeries during his tenure.
I agree.
I don't know what it is but Chick needs to get in better shape. Not sure if that means lose 20 pounds and get incredibly lean at around 245-250 pounds or just improve his conditioning at 265-270. Something didn't look right last year, maybe he was injured or maybe it was his conditioning.
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