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during the game that I think would have changed the perception of the game.
-Miami punches that ball in on the 2 foot line. That makes the game 27-10, and it was consecutive drives our offense was moving the ball down the field. Miami gets the momentum.
Instead Bama scores on a few plays later and its 34-3. Then on Miami's next drive King throws to Redding, the CB is holding his jersey clear as day, and then TOTO hits Redding high in the head/neck area and launched at the WR. Clear targeting by rule. Miami would have moved to around mid field with those 2 penalties. The announcers both called out the 2 penalties watching the replay, but didn't raise a stink obviously because score was big at the time. Had that been in a tight game, the announcers would have made much more of a fuss about it.
INSTEAD of Miami having the ball at midfield and first down, Bama gets short field scores their last TD.
Miami puts together 2 more scoring drives after that.
Punch it in from the 2 foot line, and Refs make the clear right calls and this score is more like 37-20. The mood around here would have been MUCH DIFFERENT.
Miami is not on Alabama's level. Again Miami's best class in past 5 years would be Alabama's worst recruiting class.
Alabama has 12 ALL SEC players. Miami has 2 ALL ACC players.
Alabama has a NFL Head Coach as an OC. They beat Miami by 31, just won the NC by beating Ohio State by 28, beat Notre Dame by 17, Texas A&M by 28, UGA by 17 9 months ago.
Miami has got to figure out when they are outmatched like Clemson and Alabama games, to do the things that make them more competitive. Last year vs. Clemson the first 2 TD drives by Clemson shouldn't have happened. Roche was offsides on 4th down when Miami had a stop on 1st TD drive, then Amari targeting ON 3RD AND LONG kept the next TD drive going. This year punching the ball in from 2 foot out.
Few players I noticed re watching the game closely.
Deriq King started the game 18-19 passing. I feel like his accuracy has improved throwing the ball this year.
-- Manny Diaz said Miami got Alabama in 3rd and 5 plus FOURTEEN times, and Alabama converted 10 of those opportunities. I was telling my buddies watching the game we can't get off the filed on 3rd down.
King didn't look 100 healthy though. I think some nerves, some rust, and some overcoming mental of the knee injury.
-The WR's made catches Rambo, Harley, Smith will be an improvement. X man had a great TD catch, he did drop an open 14 yard pass though. It was our only drop.
-After re watching the tape, I feel better about this OL than I have in years after Justice took over at RT. He is strong and physical. RIVERS belonged at this level. Nelson was solid, although I thought Will Anderson gave him trouble in the run game. Got penetration. Navaughn is good when he is in a box. He is strong, he pancaked a guy one time, but if he has to move in any space, he can become a liability. Gaynor was fine. He will be better this year because Rivers and Donaldson are beside him.
-Flagg plays faster than his 40 time. He is more explosive shooting a gap than you think he is. Keontra has speed, is physical, and is a fearless player, he just needs to wrap better, and continue learning the position. He has been playing this position for about 7 months, and Flagg made his first career start and is just starting his 2nd year. I like the projection of that duo.
-Harvey is better against the run than you think. It was sorta weird to me sometimes we brought 5 and didn't get much pressure, and I thought a few times we rushed 3 and got some pressure. I thought all 4 DE's flashed at times with their pass rush.
-Amari CARTER is seemingly always around the ball, BUT he misses too many tackles. I think I counted 3 big missed tackles that would have greatly helped.
-Couch and Stevenson are the best secondary tacklers. They are physical.
-Also Gurvan Hall got slack because he had deep third on the long pass play TD, he got caught peeking at Metchie....BUT Hall played a good game. HE WAS a TACKLING machine, I thought I saw 2-3 open field big tackles on those big backs that would have gone for more yardage had he not played well.
Miami lost, we need to play better in big games. Clemson and UNC also lost. Long season, and I do think this team is better than last years team. They could still go anywhere between 7-5 and 10-2, depends on how hard and smart they play rest of the season.
-Miami punches that ball in on the 2 foot line. That makes the game 27-10, and it was consecutive drives our offense was moving the ball down the field. Miami gets the momentum.
Instead Bama scores on a few plays later and its 34-3. Then on Miami's next drive King throws to Redding, the CB is holding his jersey clear as day, and then TOTO hits Redding high in the head/neck area and launched at the WR. Clear targeting by rule. Miami would have moved to around mid field with those 2 penalties. The announcers both called out the 2 penalties watching the replay, but didn't raise a stink obviously because score was big at the time. Had that been in a tight game, the announcers would have made much more of a fuss about it.
INSTEAD of Miami having the ball at midfield and first down, Bama gets short field scores their last TD.
Miami puts together 2 more scoring drives after that.
Punch it in from the 2 foot line, and Refs make the clear right calls and this score is more like 37-20. The mood around here would have been MUCH DIFFERENT.
Miami is not on Alabama's level. Again Miami's best class in past 5 years would be Alabama's worst recruiting class.
Alabama has 12 ALL SEC players. Miami has 2 ALL ACC players.
Alabama has a NFL Head Coach as an OC. They beat Miami by 31, just won the NC by beating Ohio State by 28, beat Notre Dame by 17, Texas A&M by 28, UGA by 17 9 months ago.
Miami has got to figure out when they are outmatched like Clemson and Alabama games, to do the things that make them more competitive. Last year vs. Clemson the first 2 TD drives by Clemson shouldn't have happened. Roche was offsides on 4th down when Miami had a stop on 1st TD drive, then Amari targeting ON 3RD AND LONG kept the next TD drive going. This year punching the ball in from 2 foot out.
Few players I noticed re watching the game closely.
Deriq King started the game 18-19 passing. I feel like his accuracy has improved throwing the ball this year.
-- Manny Diaz said Miami got Alabama in 3rd and 5 plus FOURTEEN times, and Alabama converted 10 of those opportunities. I was telling my buddies watching the game we can't get off the filed on 3rd down.
King didn't look 100 healthy though. I think some nerves, some rust, and some overcoming mental of the knee injury.
-The WR's made catches Rambo, Harley, Smith will be an improvement. X man had a great TD catch, he did drop an open 14 yard pass though. It was our only drop.
-After re watching the tape, I feel better about this OL than I have in years after Justice took over at RT. He is strong and physical. RIVERS belonged at this level. Nelson was solid, although I thought Will Anderson gave him trouble in the run game. Got penetration. Navaughn is good when he is in a box. He is strong, he pancaked a guy one time, but if he has to move in any space, he can become a liability. Gaynor was fine. He will be better this year because Rivers and Donaldson are beside him.
-Flagg plays faster than his 40 time. He is more explosive shooting a gap than you think he is. Keontra has speed, is physical, and is a fearless player, he just needs to wrap better, and continue learning the position. He has been playing this position for about 7 months, and Flagg made his first career start and is just starting his 2nd year. I like the projection of that duo.
-Harvey is better against the run than you think. It was sorta weird to me sometimes we brought 5 and didn't get much pressure, and I thought a few times we rushed 3 and got some pressure. I thought all 4 DE's flashed at times with their pass rush.
-Amari CARTER is seemingly always around the ball, BUT he misses too many tackles. I think I counted 3 big missed tackles that would have greatly helped.
-Couch and Stevenson are the best secondary tacklers. They are physical.
-Also Gurvan Hall got slack because he had deep third on the long pass play TD, he got caught peeking at Metchie....BUT Hall played a good game. HE WAS a TACKLING machine, I thought I saw 2-3 open field big tackles on those big backs that would have gone for more yardage had he not played well.
Miami lost, we need to play better in big games. Clemson and UNC also lost. Long season, and I do think this team is better than last years team. They could still go anywhere between 7-5 and 10-2, depends on how hard and smart they play rest of the season.
