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Shannon Dawson named offensive coordinator of Miami Hurricanes
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Regression was gonna come either way but losing your QB1,WR1 who had 109 catches, plus a OC change will make any offense fall off.
I thought it was a meh hire until I went and watched his offenses and after that I was all in. He literally brought everything I’ve been begging for for years. Space , route concepts from this century and also willing to run the ball. He wins different ways and it was dictated by the personnel. A very wr friendly offense. I went from meh to loving it within a day or two. Just because a hire isn’t **** doesn’t mean it’s not perfect. Ball don’t lie.
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I didn’t know who the **** he was until his name popped up for our OC job. After some digging, I was impressed with his O and was hopeful he’d bring a lot of it to us. So far, so GOOD.
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I literally told @DMoney that the second the Feldman article dropped. Definitely needs to be added to the CIS TShirt merch
Let’s not suck his **** just yet, while I’m very happy with what we have seen so far , got to let things play out a bit more before he is crowned. Let’s see if he does any half back passes in the snow .
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Sorry dude, not giving the benefit of the doubt anymore with this program. The hires so far have turned out great, still doesn't mean everything gets a pass.
It will be interesting to see. From what I udnerstand, Dawson's offenses are WR dominant and TE is not featured a lot. RBs may get involved but the essence of the offense is through the WRs. Dawson did not use the TE much in Houston but my sense is that he hasn't had a guy like Arroyo to use in his offenses.
Would love to see how he involves the TEs and RBs more in the passing game.
Don't worry slurpers, this thread is a ticking time-bomb, just waiting for that first, inevitable bump in the road.
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The Dawson hire was obviously a good one but the more important part still is that Mario went away from his tendencies and adapted when making this hire
Dawson could be here for 1 year or 10 years I have no idea, but the critical part for me is that the next time Mario makes an OC hire, he’s set this precedent
Dawson could be here for 1 year or 10 years I have no idea, but the critical part for me is that the next time Mario makes an OC hire, he’s set this precedent
I would love to see 2 or 3 flea flickers when we play NC.
But didn't Dana run that offense?
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Houston is eventually going to dump Dana and use their oil derrick to pluck Shannon.
20/20 hindsight, those two coordinator hires were well worth the wait.
I've been on the Mario bus ever since his name was first floated. My only disagreements with him to date were that he didn't fire Gattass mid-season and that he didn't replace the staff quickly enough.
Mario had to have known in October that Gattass was dead man walking and by Duke that Steele had lost a step. So why'd it take him so f-ing long to hire Dawson? Why'd he have to steal Guidry away from Tulane at the last minute vs taking him straight from Marshall (we probably would have gotten Sam, that safety that went to LSU if he had)? The only explanation is Mario was shooting for much bigger names and we didn't get them. Honestly, I'm happy we didn't.
As far as Mario overriding coordinators, I think that ship has sailed. He's freed up to do what he does best -- lead, establish a culture of relentlessness, recruit like a bat out of ****, pair up with Mirabal to develop the best OL in the nation. The fly wheel is now in motion.
I've been on the Mario bus ever since his name was first floated. My only disagreements with him to date were that he didn't fire Gattass mid-season and that he didn't replace the staff quickly enough.
Mario had to have known in October that Gattass was dead man walking and by Duke that Steele had lost a step. So why'd it take him so f-ing long to hire Dawson? Why'd he have to steal Guidry away from Tulane at the last minute vs taking him straight from Marshall (we probably would have gotten Sam, that safety that went to LSU if he had)? The only explanation is Mario was shooting for much bigger names and we didn't get them. Honestly, I'm happy we didn't.
As far as Mario overriding coordinators, I think that ship has sailed. He's freed up to do what he does best -- lead, establish a culture of relentlessness, recruit like a bat out of ****, pair up with Mirabal to develop the best OL in the nation. The fly wheel is now in motion.
Exactly… we made the **** hire last year, Clemson made the **** hire this year. Results not good.
Spoken like a true CIS veteran. You are obviously no stranger to the ebbs and flows of the board.
