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**** D$, I’ve been following and posting on this site for years, but these podcasts and your commentary are becoming a tough listen with all the excuse-making for Mario.
Personnel excuses? We’re really saying we don’t have the players at Center/Interior OL or WR?
Center: If Mario and Mirabal are supposed to be elite OL gurus, why can’t they find and develop a quality center after four years? That’s not a talent issue anymore — that’s on coaching and evaluation. No excuses.
Wide Receiver: We’ve all seen enough from Mali, JoJo Trader, and Josh Moore. They’re explosive, 5-star level playmakers who clearly stress defenses whenever they’re on the field. Yet Mario’s conservative, slow, run-heavy approach or reluctance to fully trust them; keeps them from seeing the touches and snaps they’d be getting in more innovative, dynamic offenses. At other programs, those three would all be stars. No excuses, again. That’s not even adding in CJ Daniels & Marion skill sets
Mario acquired the talent (it’s the one thing he’s good at) so there’s no more excuses about the “personnel.” Mario’s approach and Mario’s philosophy is why we’re losing games or games are closer than they should be. End of Story
And if he doesn’t change that’s it for him
Personnel excuses? We’re really saying we don’t have the players at Center/Interior OL or WR?
Center: If Mario and Mirabal are supposed to be elite OL gurus, why can’t they find and develop a quality center after four years? That’s not a talent issue anymore — that’s on coaching and evaluation. No excuses.
Wide Receiver: We’ve all seen enough from Mali, JoJo Trader, and Josh Moore. They’re explosive, 5-star level playmakers who clearly stress defenses whenever they’re on the field. Yet Mario’s conservative, slow, run-heavy approach or reluctance to fully trust them; keeps them from seeing the touches and snaps they’d be getting in more innovative, dynamic offenses. At other programs, those three would all be stars. No excuses, again. That’s not even adding in CJ Daniels & Marion skill sets
Mario acquired the talent (it’s the one thing he’s good at) so there’s no more excuses about the “personnel.” Mario’s approach and Mario’s philosophy is why we’re losing games or games are closer than they should be. End of Story
And if he doesn’t change that’s it for him
Probably the Pop Shart Bowl
I said repeatedly that’s not an excuse. They are his players. We also hit on all the other reasons why he’s not getting the most of the personnel.
I said all offseason that going with the same run gameplan as last year would kill our offense this season. You were going with the company line of “just don’t lose yards”. We are now seeing the effect of having an entire scheme based upon not having any explosive plays. It simply doesn’t ******* work. The entire mentality of let’s not score too fast, or let’s be conservative at its core is what has lost this season. It was obvious going into the season that was going to be the case.
Mario isn’t going to change. So what is next? Literally the ONLY thing that matters is hitting on portal QB and getting an absolute playmaker that Mario is completely incapable of being a conservative ***** with. That’s literally our ONLY HOPE for next season. Everything else is meaningless because fundamentally the staff is conservative who believes in condensing the box, shortening the game, and getting 3.3ypc with 20 play drives. They are living in the 80s and have shown zero ability to adapt, except for the ONE EXCEPTION of landing Cam Ward who intrinsically was a playmaker. We have nothing but evidence of being a boring slow offense with zero creativity or explosion for 3 of Mario’s 4 years here. Can Ward was the difference. Everything rides on us getting an Elite QB in the portal. Mendoza wouldn’t have changed **** with this offense. We need a Baker Mayfield/Pat Mahomes/ CamWard player. Incredibly difficult to land.
3 deep roster of all 5 
️’s and we will still lose 2 games a year. 0 ️ coach makes up for it. Wake up and smell the cafecito, we are cooked until MC falls on his sword and admits he’s the problem.
️’s and we will still lose 2 games a year. 0 ️ coach makes up for it. Wake up and smell the cafecito, we are cooked until MC falls on his sword and admits he’s the problem.
On to the next disappointing loss is where we go
"Mendoza wouldn’t have changed **** with this offense"
CORRECT
CORRECT
Problem is that now that it's becoming clear to most that Cam made Mario/Miami not the other way around, who the fack is going to want to play for this meathead?
Even if Cam made The offense last year, you can still use that as the selling point. The fact is we do still have an elite pass blocking oline. It’s “synergy”. If we maintain this philosophy, it can absolutely work with an elite qb. And what we provide with the talent can significantly help the qb too.
What that means is you need a playmaker making qb who is stepping up in competition to truly elevate his stock.
What's next? More pain and suffering and underachievement. Rinse and repeat.
I'd say start with a couple of excuses, (injuries, schedule layout) come to mind. Then we move to the scapegoat portion of the offseason where someone from the offensive staff moves on. Probably flip a big name recruit to build up hype for next year. Spend the spring memorizing the company lines and building up phantom all Americans. Have the hardest working summer ever where everyone gets better. Steam roll some G5 schools in September to start the peacocking and victory laps. Mid October maybe drop a game that Mario couldn't possibly be expected to win. Struggle through November. Rinse and repeat until 2028 when admin catches wind that football program is still underachieving. Hopefully Mario is fired sometime between then and 2029.
I skipped over a few items, but the overall premise is in tact.
I skipped over a few items, but the overall premise is in tact.
Could be simply that Mario doesn't trust Beck to be aggressive.
Expect to see lots of Jojo, Moore and hopefully Upshaw moving forward.
Mario had to opened up the offense last year, cause Guidry gave him no choice. Now that he has a somewhat competent DC, he is right back to his comfort zone. I know Cristobal knows football, always talking about Pad levels, and all that other technical stuff, but for the life of me, how could he not do something with that defense last year, it was just motion.
Rather skip the game, most draft eligible guys will have checked out, along with the portal casualties. If you think this is bad, just remembered the second half of last year's pop tarts.
With Mario, we have the draft and the off season to look forward to
D is fine,
