Alex Bauman Appreciation Thread

[Dees Brown]

All the intrusive thought that ran through my head of what I wanted to do to bauman when he miss that block:

 

[L A M P]

I don't need a public trial. No lashings. No penance. Just a small reckoning. From here until next season end, this lady shall follow him.. to class, practice, bathroom, on dates, family reunions.. etc.

 

[miamifan007]

Let's hope Mr. Bauman gets his by a Brightline train.

 

[miamifan007]

Lofton injury was huge. Bauman was a liability. But I have to go back to the end. Miami wins the championship on the final drive. You basically have 1 minute to go 40 yards. How can you f#ck that up so bad? LIke I said before, if we try to move it down the field and get stopped on 4th and whatever, I tip my cap to them. But the end of the game was a debacle. You can't throw a pick on 2nd and 3.

Did Beck have Toney open on the under route?

 

[RVACane]

This ignores that TEs can be used to create massive mismatches by dictating defensive personnelll, which is why having a great Pass threat and blocker out of 1 te is a mismatch nightmare for Defenses.

I’d replace Dawson with Cali at this point. This is all I need to see.

Cali, how do you feel about the A gap?

 

[pacusmc]

Made one nice catch but thats about it. You guys downplayed Lofton being out.

There was a third and long where we needed to convert and Malachi was 3 yards short and he totally ignored a block that could’ve broken him free. Dude needs to be on some ADHD meds.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

Did Beck have Toney open on the under route?

Some smart people here say yes, some smart people here say no. I don't know. Don't think it's an "easy" throw to Toney but Beck consistently hits that 15-20 yd throw.

Looked to me like Beck needed to wait 1 more second (which he had) and Toney is open. I can't hate on Dawson though for that call. It had multiple open receivers.

The Marion throw was beyond Beck's capabilities. It was open but need a stronger arm to hit that. By comparison- if Ward is QB maybe he sails it over Marion's head- but it's either dropped in the bucket for a TD or an overthrow out of bounds. But it doesn't get thrown short and picked.
Might be cruel to say but I think Mendoza also makes that throw.

Very good news is Mensah makes that throw every time with plenty of air for the WR to catch it in stride so we won't see a repeat next season.

But a lot of this circles right back to coaching. Beck and Marion said there was a miscommunication. Beck thought Marion would flatten the route and Marion thought he should stay vertical. This is the last play in the last game of the season. How can there still be a question about the route concept?

 

[Brometheus]

There was a third and long where we needed to convert and Malachi was 3 yards short and he totally ignored a block that could’ve broken him free. Dude needs to be on some ADHD meds.

He was a liability a lot more times than he was an asset. Had 1 really good block to set up a Fletcher run and 1 good catch. Otherwise **** the bed

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

I can’t think of a worse player that played all season since maybe Kacy rogers or Robert Knowles

Why the **** was he in at all after that

At least Knowles redeemed himself his senior year.

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

I’ll never forget sitting in the cotton bowl after the game in the family section and Baumans parents were *****ing about Beck getting “special treatment” bc Carson got to go out different gates to the team buses so he didn’t get harassed by fans. I knew right then Bauman wasn’t made for this. Of course high profile QBs get special treatment. Get over it.

Pray his parents see this thread, too.

**** BAUMAN

 

[WheatonCane]

Bauman is a worthless waste of space.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

It's not crazy to say that Lofton's injury cost UM a championship. Lofton is aces on ST. He has good footwork and knows his assignment. The punt unit had not allowed a block all season. Bauman got those snaps and didn't do his job. And on that last play Bauman was probably the most wide open but I can't fault Beck for thinking, "I can't throw to that guy."

 

[AtrainCane]

Miami has done a ****** job recruiting/developing the TE position - I do not blame Bauman for that.

I have to push back a little here. Losing Riley Williams was a bigger blow than we expected. That kid was big coordinated and fast. Kid just got homesick . If you replace Bauman with Riley on every snap last night the trophy is in Coral Gables as I type. We brought in a stud, just lost him.

 

[dirtyred786]

Some smart people here say yes, some smart people here say no. I don't know. Don't think it's an "easy" throw to Toney but Beck consistently hits that 15-20 yd throw.

Looked to me like Beck needed to wait 1 more second (which he had) and Toney is open. I can't hate on Dawson though for that call. It had multiple open receivers.

The Marion throw was beyond Beck's capabilities. It was open but need a stronger arm to hit that. By comparison- if Ward is QB maybe he sails it over Marion's head- but it's either dropped in the bucket for a TD or an overthrow out of bounds. But it doesn't get thrown short and picked.
Might be cruel to say but I think Mendoza also makes that throw.

Very good news is Mensah makes that throw every time with plenty of air for the WR to catch it in stride so we won't see a repeat next season.

But a lot of this circles right back to coaching. Beck and Marion said there was a miscommunication. Beck thought Marion would flatten the route and Marion thought he should stay vertical. This is the last play in the last game of the season. How can there still be a question about the route concept?

You said exactly what i was thinking. It wasn't a bad decision, but Beck cant make that throw. He should know this better than we do.

 

[Shogungts]

I have to push back a little here. Losing Riley Williams was a bigger blow than we expected. That kid was big coordinated and fast. Kid just got homesick . If you replace Bauman with Riley on every snap last night the trophy is in Coral Gables as I type. We brought in a stud, just lost him.

That's fair, but I would counter with we ideally would have more depth whether that be through better recruiting or the transfer portal.

I know that Lofton was injured, but let's face it... despite his legendary exploits on Green Tree, he has been little more than serviceable during actual games. Maybe that is due to injuries, poor coaching, him being a tweener and/or play calling but it should have been obvious to the coaches last portal cycle that we needed some help at that position.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

You said exactly what i was thinking. It wasn't a bad decision, but Beck cant make that throw. He should know this better than we do.

Thinking about how Cignetti (precision and discipline) might approach a similar QB limitation.

If there is a throw Mendoza can't make (not that one, thinking about something along those lines), Cignetti probably has him run that play 1000 times in practice and have it absolutely drilled into Mendoza's memory that he can't make it. It's too far, once a WR is past a certain distance on the field he's no longer a target. In a real game- if he sees the "impossible route" he instinctively knows that's the throw he can't make and moves to the next WR.

 

[Shogungts]

That's fair, but I would counter with we ideally would have more depth whether that be through better recruiting or the transfer portal.

I know that Lofton was injured, but let's face it... despite his legendary exploits on Green Tree, he has been little more than serviceable during actual games. Maybe that is due to injuries, poor coaching, him being a tweener and/or play calling but it should have been obvious to the coaches last portal cycle that we needed some help at that position.

and right after I posted this I see this thread: https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/woodiel-is-gone.206274/

 

[3GC]

He is officially the Cane that I will forever hate the most.

Legit hate.

Wish him health but no wealth.

Hate the coaches for seeing promise & not coaching him up..

 

[BishopEli]

Some smart people here say yes, some smart people here say no. I don't know. Don't think it's an "easy" throw to Toney but Beck consistently hits that 15-20 yd throw.

Looked to me like Beck needed to wait 1 more second (which he had) and Toney is open. I can't hate on Dawson though for that call. It had multiple open receivers.

The Marion throw was beyond Beck's capabilities. It was open but need a stronger arm to hit that. By comparison- if Ward is QB maybe he sails it over Marion's head- but it's either dropped in the bucket for a TD or an overthrow out of bounds. But it doesn't get thrown short and picked.
Might be cruel to say but I think Mendoza also makes that throw.

Very good news is Mensah makes that throw every time with plenty of air for the WR to catch it in stride so we won't see a repeat next season.

But a lot of this circles right back to coaching. Beck and Marion said there was a miscommunication. Beck thought Marion would flatten the route and Marion thought he should stay vertical. This is the last play in the last game of the season. How can there still be a question about the route concept?

Because we practice too much, that's why Indiana is so well prepared.... less practice

 

[caneworld]

I have to push back a little here. Losing Riley Williams was a bigger blow than we expected. That kid was big coordinated and fast. Kid just got homesick . If you replace Bauman with Riley on every snap last night the trophy is in Coral Gables as I type. We brought in a stud, just lost him.

We don't lose the SMU game either.. his goal line drop screwed us..