PODCAST: D$ with insight on practices and scrimmage, including big plays from Jacurri and Colby Young

Apr 11, 2023

- The offense was filling the air with footballs on Thursday, but the defense responded with a much better day at Saturday's scrimmage. Jacurri Brown is starting to settle into the new offense and show his talent. He made a beautiful downfield throw to a diving Ray Ray Joseph on Thursday for a huge gain. On Saturday, he rocketed a ball downfield to Isaiah Horton rolling left to evade inside pressure and finished the drive with a quick read and strike to Riley Williams. He later lobbed a perfect play action pass down the sideline to Horton which hit him in stride but was dropped. One source told me Jacurri has the most upside of any player (not just QB) in the entire program.

- On Thursday, Tyler Van Dyke hit Colby Young with a 99-yard TD in stride. Young has slimmed down and picked up speed. On Saturday, TVD connected multiple times with Xavier Restrepo, including a long TD. Those are by far the top two WRs and the most consistent players on and off the field.

- Two players who have taken huge leaps since the beginning of spring- Samson Okunlola and Nyjalik Kelly. Okunlola took a second to adjust to the competition and still needs strength, but he is growing fast and opened up multiple huge holes at the point of attack and also the second level. Kelly is living in the backfield and has developed a nasty long-arm pass rush move.

- Emory Williams has more arm strength than I thought. He made a beautiful downfield pass rolling left on Saturday, which impressed onlookers. He also hit Joseph for a corner route TD on Saturday. Joseph has had a couple good days.

- The linebacker group is starting to look more like Miami. Francisco Mauigoia is showing a well-rounded game: multiple picks and sacks, stoutness taking on blocks, instincts and speed sideline-to-sideline. He looks different than any LB we've had since the Shaq days. Wesley Bissainthe is starting to string together good practices after a slow start. He had a nice scrimmage. Bobby Washington flashes every day. When those three are together, it looks right.

- Cornerback remains a problem area. Expect Portal additions there. Davonte Brown is the best of the group with his length at the catch point.

- Kam Kinchens makes a pick every practice, including an eye-popping one-handed catch in one-on-ones on Saturday. Markeith Williams bounced back from a rough scrimmage the prior week to have an outstanding showing on Saturday, quickly diagnosing plays and flying downfield.

- Looking forward to seeing everybody at the spring game on Friday. Things I expect to see: an offense that scores more than last year's game, a much bigger offensive line, improved WR play that still is missing one player, a DT rotation decimated by injury, faster LBs and less physically impressive CBs.

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rberryjr

Apr 11, 2023

@DMoney Your designers misspelled Byke…

cway313

Apr 11, 2023

Cryptical Envelopment said:
As it stands we can play Brown and Emory in four games each and still preserve both their redshirts. They both really need a 'shirt, for the sake of their careers and the program.

Frankly I would sacrifice backup reps for them for the first 4-5 games of the season in order to have them available if we need them later, and only use Brown if TVD went out in a tight, still winnable game.

If we want to pull TVD in an early season blowout I'd rather see a scout team kid go out there to hand off and kneel, and save Brown and Emory until the second half of the season just in case. It would be a disaster to really need Brown later in the year and not have him or have to burn his 'shirt late.

Redshirt > reps this year.

Redshirt really don't have the same value anymore. Kids staying 5 years in college isn't the norm. Best case scenario Brown is the QB next year you think he's staying for 3 years?

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G Reg3rdLeg

Apr 11, 2023

Is dt really that depleted rn? I would think we’d have enough to scrimmage/practice reasonably between moten, gore, deen, lichtenstein not to mention with guys like mesidor and bain also able to play inside.

harphong

Apr 11, 2023

G reg1327 said:
Is dt really that depleted rn? I would think we’d have enough to scrimmage/practice reasonably between moten, gore, deen, lichtenstein not to mention with guys like mesidor and bain also able to play inside.

What concerns me is all the talk of an improved OLine...up against a SEVERELY depleted DLine...doesn't inspire confidence. I mean, the oLine has to be better than last year at this point, but to claim any "corner turning" seems disingenuous at worst.

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canesbaby

Apr 11, 2023

cway313 said:
Redshirt really don't have the same value anymore. Kids staying 5 years in college isn't the norm. Best case scenario Brown is the QB next year you think he's staying for 3 years?

I'm sorry to say I had this same thought after reading the positive news on JB. If he progresses as we hope, my guess is he's only QB 1 for 1 season here.

cway313

Apr 11, 2023

canesbaby said:
I'm sorry to say I had this same thought after reading the positive news on JB. If he progresses as we hope, my guess is he's only QB 1 for 1 season here.

I see a very similar trajectory to Anthoy Richardson if he's the starter. With his physical attributes we'd be lucky to get 2 seasons out of him.

Cryptical Envelopment

Apr 11, 2023

cway313 said:
Redshirt really don't have the same value anymore. Kids staying 5 years in college isn't the norm. Best case scenario Brown is the QB next year you think he's staying for 3 years?

Sure, possibly. Watch much CFB? This isn't Playstation, kid. Injuries happen, the unexpected happens. Need a list? A lot of experts had TVD balling out and going pro after last year, didn't they? But here he is, playing again. And his playing career was accelerated as he was much less raw than Brown. Brown will have a later start on his clock and that last year might matter more to him. Brown should have been redshirted last year. It was really unfair to him to be throw to the wolves like that. I'd love for him to be a 3/3 guy heading into next year. If he starts for two years and is ready to go pro, great. If he starts for two years and is projected as a day 2 type guy that we can try to retain with NIL, I want to have that option. if he gets hurt too late in his senior year to get a medical, again, rather have options than not. Again, Brown can still play (****, he could start) in four games this year and keep his shirt.

cway313

Apr 11, 2023

Cryptical Envelopment said:
Sure, possibly. Watch much CFB? This isn't Playstation, kid. Injuries happen, the unexpected happens. Need a list? A lot of experts had TVD balling out and going pro after last year, didn't they? But here he is, playing again. And his playing career was accelerated as he was much less raw than Brown. Brown will have a later start on his clock and that last year might matter more to him. Brown should have been redshirted last year. It was really unfair to him to be throw to the wolves like that. I'd love for him to be a 3/3 guy heading into next year. If he starts for two years and is ready to go pro, great. If he starts for two years and is projected as a day 2 type guy that we can try to retain with NIL, I want to have that option. if he gets hurt too late in his senior year to get a medical, again, rather have options than not. Again, Brown can still play (****, he could start) in four games this year and keep his shirt.

If you want to be combatant at least present a valid argument. The Kenny Picketts and Will Levis aren't the standard. That's not to say that redshirt can't be used but don't fool yourself thinking it helps anything. If he starts next year he's not the QB here in 2026. If he doesn't start next year he's gone to another program.

OriginalCanesCanesCanes

Apr 11, 2023

cway313 said:
I see a very similar trajectory to Anthoy Richardson if he's the starter. With his physical attributes we'd be lucky to get 2 seasons out of him.

Anthony Richardson’s college performance is setting a low bar

Cryptical Envelopment

Apr 11, 2023

cway313 said:
I see a very similar trajectory to Anthoy Richardson if he's the starter. With his physical attributes we'd be lucky to get 2 seasons out of him.

"Lucky" to get two seasons out of him? As in one and done? Yep, all we had to do was give you enough rope. You've been saying over and over here that Richardson will be a total bust, iirc, right? So when Richardson gets drafted super high, flops (according to you) and sets a franchise back and costs a GM his job, you don't think that's going to affect the draft status for the next Richardson type two years later? Thank you for proving my point, again.

You're so desperate to start beefs here you're literally stalk-posting without thinking and contradicting yourself.

You need to take a knee, go outside, and get some fresh air. This is unhealthy.

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cway313

Apr 11, 2023

OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
Anthony Richardson’s college performance is setting a low bar

That wasn't the context I was using. I meant a physical specimen that could be drafted solely off of ht, weight, speed, and arm strength. I'm sure he'd light a combine on fire.

Coach Macho

Apr 11, 2023

There's 2 positions that should NEVER be void of talent at Miami.
WR and DB!

DB's fvckin' grow on trees down here!

cway313

Apr 11, 2023

Cryptical Envelopment said:
"Lucky" to get two seasons out of him? As in one and done? Yep, all we had to do was give you enough rope. You've been saying over and over here that Richardson will be a total bust, iirc, right? So when Richardson gets drafted super high, flops (according to you) and sets a franchise back and costs a GM his job, you don't think that's going to affect the draft status for the next Richardson type two years later? Thank you for proving my point, again.

You're so desperate to start beefs here you're literally stalk-posting without thinking and contradicting yourself.

You need to take a knee, go outside, and get some fresh air. This is unhealthy.

This is why @RVACane getting the dumb reaction banned is a waste. You clearly have a limited mental capacity. Richardson won't be drafted because he lifted his team on the field. He has physical gifts that others don't. I fully expect Richardson to suck and I'd be terrified to draft him. You are truly stupid if you think all that will happen over the course of the next year. It will take 3 to 4 years before anyone throws in the towel on Richardson which obviously has 0 bearing on Jacurri next year. My point was similar to Richardson, Brown would be appealing because of his physical attributes. In Cryptical fashion you had to go trip over yourself to Karen this thing up.

Cryptical Envelopment

Apr 11, 2023

cway313 said:
This is why @RVACane getting the dumb reaction banned is a waste. You clearly have a limited mental capacity. Richardson won't be drafted because he lifted his team on the field. He has physical gifts that others don't. I fully expect Richardson to suck and I'd be terrified to draft him. You are truly stupid if you think all that will happen over the course of the next year. It will take 3 to 4 years before anyone throws in the towel on Richardson which obviously has 0 bearing on Jacurri next year. My point was similar to Richardson, Brown would be appealing because of his physical attributes. In Cryptical fashion you had to go trip over yourself to Karen this thing up.

You sure you want to bring RVA into it? That's a bold strategy, Cotton.

While I do enjoy watching you desperately move the goalposts, twist what people say to suit your weak-minded arguments, make ridiculous speculative assumptions and act like they're facts in order to attempt to create the conflict you pathologically need, as I said, you've grown tiresome. The novelty wore off. My clown, keep clowning. Never change.

cway313

Apr 11, 2023

Cryptical Envelopment said:
While I do enjoy watching you desperately move the goalposts, twist what people say to suit your weak-minded arguments, make ridiculous speculative assumptions and act like their facts, and defect as much as humanly possible, as I said, you've grown tiresome. The novelty wore off. My clown, keep clowning. Never change.

Time to call for help the delusion isn't working anymore. Imagine me listening to someone who has never even seen pads before irl.

Bender

Apr 11, 2023

Shogungts

Apr 11, 2023

Cryptical Envelopment said:
As it stands we can play Brown and Emory in four games each and still preserve both their redshirts. They both really need a 'shirt, for the sake of their careers and the program.

Frankly I would sacrifice backup reps for them for the first 4-5 games of the season in order to have them available if we need them later, and only use Brown if TVD went out in a tight, still winnable game.

If we want to pull TVD in an early season blowout I'd rather see a scout team kid go out there to hand off and kneel, and save Brown and Emory until the second half of the season just in case. It would be a disaster to really need Brown later in the year and not have him or have to burn his 'shirt late.

Redshirt > reps this year.

I really wish the NCAA would just change the rule to everyone gets 5 years period. If there is a truly exceptional issue that comes up in your 5th year causing you to miss at least half the season they you can apply for a medical 6th year.

LuCane

Apr 11, 2023

Coach Macho said:
There's 2 positions that should NEVER be void of talent at Miami.
WR and DB!

DB's fvckin' grow on trees down here!

Listen, man, when 384 amateur message board posters are up in arms over the failure to recruit Elijah Moore and our evaluators are like "nah, we don't need that kid," all we can do is look at the trees from a rickety sailboat... far, far off in the distance.

OriginalCanesCanesCanes

Apr 11, 2023

cway313 said:
That wasn't the context I was using. I meant a physical specimen that could be drafted solely off of ht, weight, speed, and arm strength. I'm sure he'd light a combine on fire.

You said you were seeing a similar trajectory to Anthony Richardson, so I don’t see any other way that can be interpreted no matter what context you put it in.

Anthony Richardson was a physical specimen that woefully underperformed in college. Granted, it may be just poor coaching on the turds part, or it may not be. He just may be limited in his ability to perform as a winning quarterback. We will find out.

But I would expect better QB performance in college from JB than what Richardson accomplished, disirrespective of their physical comparables.

Wouldn’t you agree, @Tad Footeball ?

cway313

Apr 11, 2023

OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
You said you were seeing a similar trajectory to Anthony Richardson, so I don’t see any other way that can be interpreted no matter what context you put it in.

Anthony Richardson was a physical specimen that woefully underperformed in college. Granted, it may be just poor coaching on the turds part, or it may not be. He just may be limited into his ability as to perform as a winning quarterback. We will find out.

But I would expect better QB performance in college from JB than what Richardson accomplished, disirrespective of their physical comparables.

Wouldn’t you agree, @Tad Footeball ?

Trajectory for Richardson not really play 2 years win the shorts competition get drafted. I'm not ready to go into specifics on field until I see more of Brown than a Gatty/Ponce year. The NFL will always make room for guys like Lance and Richardson that wow you without the game film to support it.