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Miami has its quarterback of the future​


Van Dyke has thrown for 751 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception over the past two weeks -- both Miami victories.



When Miami lost D'Eriq King for the season with a shoulder injury, the situation looked bleak. But if there is any silver lining to a season that has not gone quite as expected, it is this: The Hurricanes seem to have found their quarterback of the future.

Since taking over for King, Tyler Van Dyke has coolly led the Hurricanes' offense with a confidence that has become increasingly contagious. On Saturday, he delivered his best performance yet in a 38-34 upset over Pittsburgh, throwing for 426 yards and three touchdowns.

"The guy walks off the field after throwing a touchdown pass like it's just a walk in the park," coach Manny Diaz said afterward. "He's got such a cool demeanor. That was a rough environment. Pitt, they take pride in making life hard on opposing quarterbacks and to be able to hang 38 points on them and throw for 426, that's pretty special."

In these past two wins over ranked opponents, Van Dyke is completing over 75% of his passes and has thrown for a combined 751 yards, seven touchdowns and only thrown one interception. Not bad for a quarterback who went into preseason camp behind King and splitting reps with fellow freshman Jake Garcia, projected by some to have the greater upside of the two.

But Garcia is hurt too, leaving the spotlight to Van Dyke -- and he has completely taken advantage. We saw glimpses in his first two starts against ACC opponents, as he put together impressive second-half performances against both Virginia and North Carolina in heartbreakingly close losses. Diaz spoke about the need for Van Dyke to play with more confidence from kickoff forward.

Maybe it helped that Van Dyke talked a little trash the week leading up to NC State, when he said he was not too worried about the ranked Wolfpack because Miami had beaten them the previous year.

****y? Sure. Bulletin board material? Absolutely. But Miami has been missing that type of swag, and Diaz chose to embrace those words and use it as a rallying cry for his team. The confidence has clearly rubbed off. Despite the 2-4 start, Miami has not given up on the season and is playing harder than ever. Younger players are making plays to help Van Dyke, including running back Jaylan Knighton and receivers Key'Shawn Smith and Xavier Restrepo.

Two weeks ago, bowl eligibility seemed out of reach and questions persisted about Diaz and whether he would keep his job. Those questions still linger, but suddenly it feels as if Miami could win out and salvage an 8-4 record -- nearly the same as one year ago. The Hurricanes have zero games left against teams with winning records.

Look at those four losses: Alabama and Michigan State are a combined 15-1. They lost to Virginia and North Carolina by a combined five points. When seen through that prism -- and the youth movement that has shown the pieces are in place to build around -- there is reason for optimism. That's why the upcoming month is so important not only for Miami, but also for Diaz. -- Andrea Adelson
 
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TVD got skilz now! Travis, Tyler, T-Roy wutever ya cawl em. I had a coon hound cawled Tyler won tyme. dat dam dawg culd trak like a musheen sun. Eye hope TVD stayes helthy threw rest a seazin. Mite brake Jem Kellie’s wreckerds! Quote me on dat!
 
Adelson is a solid reporter. However keep in mind she's also had a long-standing, close relationship with Blake James and the Miami AD. The following words have me narrowing my eyes to the purpose of the article (outside of TVD promotion):

Two weeks ago, bowl eligibility seemed out of reach and questions persisted about Diaz and whether he would keep his job. Those questions still linger, but suddenly it feels as if Miami could win out and salvage an 8-4 record -- nearly the same as one year ago.
 
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Sun dem hawgs iz hard too trek. I got won cawled hogzela- scuze da spellin on dat won- anyhow hogzela part gost I sware dood. He stand 5 fuut tawl at da sholder an ways at lease 600 pounds! Stil hard for ole blew to trek it threw da swamp. We goin out aftur him agin tonite. I kepe you in da lupe.
 
Adelson is a solid reporter. However keep in mind she's also had a long-standing, close relationship with Blake James and the Miami AD. The following words have me narrowing my eyes to the purpose of the article (outside of TVD promotion):
While leaving off how horrible the defense is and fundamentally unsound we are. A defensive coordinator that has a god awful d can save him job going 8-4? Riding the offense lol. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills, he’s horrible at his job. How much can we regress before they get it? We’ll finish In the 80’s on defense the year he took over to save his job lol. You can’t make this stuff up.

We Wouldn’t have to worry about those close losses if his d wasn’t garbage.
 
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While leaving off how horrible the defense is and fundamentally unsound we are. A defensive coordinator that has a god awful d can save him job going 8-4. Riding the offense lol. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills, he’s horrible at his job. How much can we regress before they get it? We’ll finish In the 80’s on defense the year he took over to save his job lol. You can’t make this stuff up.

We Wouldn’t have to worry about those close losses if his d wasn’t garbage.
Has bad as goldens defense was. He developed kids into nfl players. This staff is opposite. Kids regress. We can’t be 99.9% bad on evals
 
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This is a typical case of a coach (any coach) not knowing capabilities a player has until they get to perform under the bright lights. Seen it at all levels, especially when a coach remarks the kid sucks in practice or hasn't learned the play book. Also inversely a practice great might just shut down under the bright lights pressure. Some dread pressure others thrive under pressure.

To see cool under pressure watch the last 47 seconds of this game:
1984 Miami game

Per a source when Kosar called a timeout with 20 seconds left he went to JJ and before JJ could calla play Kosar said "Isn't this fun". Don't watch the whole thing just the last 47 seconds shows what a cool QB can accomplish, methinks TVD just might be in that category, we can only hope!
 
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Has bad as goldens defense was. He developed kids into nfl players. This staff is opposite. Kids regress. We can’t be 99.9% bad on evals
No. NFL scouts just recognized al had talent he wasn’t using properly. They got drafted despite al.
 
New England never knew how good Brady was until Bledsoe got hurt. It happens all the time. Seattle paid a big free agent contract to a back up from Green Bay and he never started a game. They went with Russell Wilson.
 
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