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Could Miami win a title with an all south Florida roster?

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I’d venture to say yes without leaving the tri-county.

Just looking back on some recruiting rankings on 247 and said to myself ****!!!!!

QB:
Geno Smith
Teddy Bridgewater
Jacoby Brissett
Jarrard Randall
Jake Rudock
John O’Korn
Treon Harris
Sean White
Quinton Flowers
Torrance Gibson
Lamar Jackson
James Blackman
Jake Allen

RB
Devonta Freeman
Tre Mason
Duke Johnson
Kelvin Taylor
Alex Collins
Greg Bryant
Dalvin Cook
Sony Michel
Joseph Yearby
Mark Walton
Jordan Scarlett
Amir Rasul
Travis Homer
Robert Burns
James Cook
Cam’Ron Davis


WR
Rashad Greene
Kelvin Benjamin
Tacoi Sumler
Kevin Grooms
Eli Rogers
Phillip Dorsett
Amari Cooper
Ricardo Louis
Malcolm Lewis
Herb Waters
Stacy Coley
Jordan Cunningham
Ermon Lane
Travis Rudolph
Johnnie Dixon
Corey Holmes
Isaiah Mckenzie
Brandon Powell
Steve Ishmael
Calvin Ridley
Jovon Durante
Antonio Callaway
Binjamen Victor
Ahmmon Richards
Riley Ridley
Dredrick Snelson
Jerry Jeudy
Trevon Grimes
Mike Harley
Mark Pope
Kevin Austin
Xavier Williams
Anthony Schwartz
Elijah Moore

TE
Nick O’Leary
Ravian Pierce
Devonaire Clarington
Nick Eubanks
Michael Irvin II
Kemore Gamble

OL
Bobby Hart
Jessamun Dunker
Avery Young
Ereck Flowers
Patrick Miller
Danny Isadora
Denver Kirkland
Roderick Johnson
KC Mcdermott
Trevor Darling
Tederall Slaton
Navaughn Donaldson
Kadeem Telfort
Kai-Leon Herbert
DJ Scaife


DE
Kurt Maggitt
Jelani Hamilton
Bryan Cox
Joey Bosa
Chad Thomas
Demetrius Jackson
Jason Strowbridge
Brian Burns
Nick Bosa
Joe Jackson
Jon Garvin
Jordan Wright
Andrew Chatfield



DT
Nile Lawrence Stample
Keith Bryant
Marquediues Bain
Travonte Valentine
Anthony Moten
Khairi Clark
RJ Mcintosh
Jon Ford
Kivon Bennett
Nesta Silvera

LB
Ryan Shazier
Denzel Perryman
Keith Brown
James Burgess
Matthew Thomas
Jermaine Grace
Skai Moore
Mike Smith
Tevin Coney
Sh’Mar Kirby Lane
Dominic Sheppard
Juwan Taylor
Devin Bush
Zach Mccloud
Van Darius Cowan
De’Andre Wilder
Tyler Dunning
Waymon Steed
Nik Bonnitto


CB
Marcus Roberson
Tracy Howard
Artie Burns
Rashard Robinson
Will Likely
Adrian Baker
Chris Lammons
Nigel Bethel
Quincy Wilson
Al Harris
Tavares McFadden
Tyrek Cole
Davante Davis
Carlton Davis
Damon Arnette
Deandre Baker
Trayvon Mullen
Malek Young
Stanford Samuels
CJ Henderson
Marco Wilson
Trajan Bandy
Shawn Davis
Patrick Surtain
Tyson Campbell
Asante Samuel
Al Blades
Nadab Joseph
Gilbert Frierson

S
Gerod Holliman
Wayne Lyons
Jabari Gorman
Robenson Thorezie
Jeremy Cash
Deon Bush
Jamal Carter
Eddie Jackson
John Battle
SBB
Jaquan Johnson
Tim Irvin
Sheldrick Redwine
Daniel Wright
Amari Carter
Gurvan Hall
 
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We never have an never will win with only south Florida talent
 
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some of those names are hilarious to mention in Hindsight.

**** Grooms is in Federal Prison on a Federal Stalking charge lol
 
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brock said:
We never have an never will win only south Florida talent
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I know we haven’t. Curious to know if we landed all of our top targets the last few years is it possible. I think it’s a least a playoff squad.

We don’t have enough homegrown DTs and OL to as you can see above. But am I wrong in thinking we could make the playoffs with Quintin Flowers at QB last season?
 
DT and OL are not plentiful enough. Nor are they good enough just from the names listed. We do have a lot
Of edge rushing talent tho
 
Of course. We would win it every year.

But you’d need to get everybody and hit on the sleepers, which is why it’s only hypothetical.
 
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Mico Jones said:
This. Just not enough good big uglies.
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It's funny how we get poached by OSU but we can't pluck any linemen from their backyard. It's not like NSD is on the coldest day of the year, or anything...
 
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South Florida does not produce enough talent depth in the trenches. Bama's national teams, Ohio State's national teams would still be better, especially in those areas, and there are only three quarterbacks on that list better than the worst they would run out. Those schools would get good south Florida kids also, even if it is the second tier to augment their pick of the rest of the country.

Also, the spread in years you are presenting in those categories makes those lists deceptively longer than the talent you would choose from in any 3 year cycle.

The "best team of all time" had less starters from south Florida than it did from outside the area, don't forget about that.
 
The game is won down low so no, not with just south Florida talent alone, we'd need some big guys upfront and Florida doesn't produce those at avery high rate, depending on the QB we might could do it
 
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Mico Jones said:
This. Just not enough good big uglies.
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Those would be the weak positions on what is basically an All-Star team. But you would have enough.

At tackle, you'd have Yodney Cajuste (top NFL prospect out of WVU) and Reggie Bain (All-Conference and potential pro) as excellent bookends. At guard, you have Navaughn Donaldson (who is a star inside) and Frederick Johnson (senior starting RG for Florida). I'd put Chris Gaynor (starter at TCU) or his brother Corey Gaynor at center.

This is just off the top of my head. There are other guys who start at FBS level and can be serviceable backups.

At defensive tackle, you'd have Slaton (starting for UF and mammoth) and Lamonte McDougle (freshman AA) as starters. Guys like Khairi Clark, Jon Ford and Nesta Silvera give you talented depth.

The QB position has been loaded with stars for the past five years. Same with RB, WR, DE, LB, S and CB. Those would be the best units in the country every season.
 
The skill positions would be outrageous. Just look at what our secondary would look like his year and next if a few dudes would’ve stayed.
But agreed on the need for trench bullys
 
You could get about 75% of your roster from that list. Then add in the out of state/not south Florida kids like Brevin, Mallory, Lingard, Willis, etc. to make it elite. I think CMR and staff has done a great job making south Florida a priority but we have obviously missed on some top end talent and some sleepers.
 
Bernie Kosar, Steve Walsh, Gino Torretta, and Ken Dorsey say "no".

Craig Erickson says "yes".

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