Fall Camp 2025 PractiSe 3 - Saturday August 2

[Stats02]

He’s a former 4,000 yard passer that has been projected as a top 10 pick in the NFL draft

but yeah sure we paid 2.5 million to have him hand the ball off

Use your brain

This x 1000.

Beck can sling it. Not as good as Cam, but he has an elite arm at the college football level.

He wasn’t brought here to be a game manager. Game managers don’t win championships unless you have the 2000 Baltimore Ravens defense and Jamal Lewis and Priest Holmes at running back. We have neither of those. Beck was brought here to get us to the playoffs and hopefully win a championship.

 

[JHallCanes]

Dawson didn’t call that offense with a hobbled Tyler Van Dyke but that’s what he’s doing with an NFL QB? This whole place needs a reboot.

Brother some of these posts need a can of Pledge they’re so old and dusty

 

[JHallCanes]

This x 1000.

Beck can sling it. Not as good as Cam, but he has an elite arm at the college football level.

He wasn’t brought here to be a game manager. Game managers don’t win championships unless you have the 2000 Baltimore Ravens defense and Jamal Lewis and Priest Holmes at running back. We have neither of those. Beck was brought here to get us to the playoffs and hopefully win a championship.

The “game manager” thing is kinda of odd anyway like not even sure exactly what it means. I think it’s a compliment but also a slight to someone’s overall talent

Beck is certainly no Cam but he’s also not a glorified Emory Williams. **** we could have pocketed 2.5 million and let Nickel hand the ball off and covert a 3rd down here and there if that’s was the case

Trust if we beat Notre Dame it’s gonna be because Beck made some bigtime throws

 

[Pearson704]

Dawson didn’t call that offense with a hobbled Tyler Van Dyke but that’s what he’s doing with an NFL QB? This whole place needs a reboot.

Our OL and RB rooms weren't what they are now; Dawson didn't have much of a choice back then.

 

[Pearson704]

He’s a former 4,000 yard passer that has been projected as a top 10 pick in the NFL draft

but yeah sure we paid 2.5 million to have him hand the ball off

Use your brain

So what?

He played at UGA; 4K doesn't mean he carried the team. Tua is an elite game manager and he led the NFL with over 4,600 yards in 2023 because of the system and skill players. Game managers can amass stats in the right system; can't they?

Let's keep this civil, friend. I could also suggest you use your brain but it's rhetorical if you don't understand football or have low comprehension.

 

[grover]

This. If Beck isn't going to carry the team, it begs the question - who will? We don't have a franchise back, a reliable WR1, or a proven defense (yet, of course.) Cam carried the team as far as he possibly could and we still missed the playoffs. Beck will need to carry this team at some point or else our NIL money was grossly misspent.

Hopefully he won't "need to". But you don't go get the best QB from the portal and expect him to be a game manager either.

Dawson is going to let Beck run the offense within very wide guardrails, guarantee it. And if people think Beck is going to just be a check down and not sling it, they don't have any idea what they're in for. He won't scramble like Cam. But he will absolutely go for the jugular.

IMO, Beck not only wants to be a Heisman and top R1 pick, he believes he deserves it and is out to prove it.

 

[Pearson704]

You think Beck came to Miami to play game manager?

I think people, and possibly you, have the wrong idea about being a game manager. It doesn't mean he's going to be handcuffed. It just means he's not meant to carry the offense/team with his arm the way Cam did. It means he'll play ( I anticipate at a high level) very-much within the system.

Nothing wrong with being a game manager, they win Heismans and that's all we've ever had at Miami.

 

[Peachycarnahan]

Hopefully he won't "need to". But you don't go get the best QB from the portal and expect him to be a game manager either. Dawson is going to let him run his plays, guarantee it. And if people think Beck is going to just be a check down and not sling it, they don't have any idea what they're in for. He won't scramble like Cam. But he will absolutely go for the jugular.

IMO, Beck not only wants to be a Heisman and top R1 pick, he believes he deserves it and is out to prove it.

and I'm all in that he gets it and comes out a day 1 pick. i dropped some cabbage on it.

 

[Fart Keyhole]

This absolutely maddening conversation about QBs is really mostly due to our defense ****ting a brick last season.

Because we couldn't play complementary football, Cam was big game hunting every series.

I don't think that Carson Beck will be more "efficient" than Cam Ward in an individual sense. But I have strong hope that the 2025 Hurricanes will be able to play complementary football in a way that makes both sides of the ball look better than they would by themselves.

 

[EudocimusAlbus]

I think people, and possibly you, have the wrong idea about being a game manager. It doesn't mean he's going to be handcuffed. It just means he's not meant to carry the offense/team with his arm the way Cam did. It means he'll play ( I anticipate at a high level) very-much within the system.

Nothing wrong with being a game manager, they win Heismans and that's all we've ever had at Miami.

While I have no problem with what you described, your previous post seemingly alluded to, what sounded like, bro ball, pound the rock w/ an occasional keep the defense honest with an over-the-top throw. I may have misinterpreted though. Weren't we pretty balanced last season? Run/Pass - if anything i believe Dawson even mentioned we ran more than we threw.

 

[E1k]

The “game manager” thing is kinda of odd anyway like not even sure exactly what it means. I think it’s a compliment but also a slight to someone’s overall talent

Beck is certainly no Cam but he’s also not a glorified Emory Williams. **** we could have pocketed 2.5 million and let Nickel hand the ball off and covert a 3rd down here and there if that’s was the case

Trust if we beat Notre Dame it’s gonna be because Beck made some bigtime throws

Agreed, game manager having a negative connotation is bad for discourse, every qb may need to be a game manager at some point it just depends on the team or the game situation

Like if we decide to run the ball more i don’t think it’s a slight against beck, tvd threw 333 times(i think he missed 2 game plus we ran alot more because of his turnovers), cam threw 454, beck threw 417 & 448 at uga. Clayton tune threw 421 & 496 at houston

We will be throwing that mf alot bro lmao, dawson offense is still air raid & qb based. It will be as good as the qb is like he always says, and the WRs too imo. We need someone to emerge as a wr1, preferably someone who can play in the slot imo

 

[Bender]

Let's keep this civil, friend. I could also suggest you use your brain but it's rhetorical if you don't understand football or have low comprehension.

You used Anthony Brown to draw a picture about Carson Becks role within the offense.

With all due respect, you should sit this one out and reconsider the meaning of the word "game manager".

And I'm being really civil here.

 

[JG13]

Was at Coldplay concert at HRS it was hot and Humid as ****. ND will struggle with that, was sweating my sack off in my seats.

NO I WAS NOT CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

 

[canecrazy23]

I think people, and possibly you, have the wrong idea about being a game manager. It doesn't mean he's going to be handcuffed. It just means he's not meant to carry the offense/team with his arm the way Cam did. It means he'll play ( I anticipate at a high level) very-much within the system.

Nothing wrong with being a game manager, they win Heismans and that's all we've ever had at Miami.

Listen, Dawson is going to call the exact same offense as last year. The difference is Beck won't run around looking to make spectacular plays. He will hit the check down when it's there. He will also throw plenty of bombs though.

 

[JHallCanes]

Agreed, game manager having a negative connotation is bad for discourse, every qb may need to be a game manager at some point it just depends on the team or the game situation

Like if we decide to run the ball more i don’t think it’s a slight against beck, tvd threw 333 times(i think he missed 2 game plus we ran alot more because of his turnovers), cam threw 454, beck threw 417 & 448 at uga. Clayton tune threw 421 & 496 at houston

We will be throwing that mf alot bro lmao, dawson offense is still air raid & qb based. Its will be as good as the qb like he always says, and the WRs too imo. We need someone to emerge as a wr1, preferably someone who can play in the slot imo

Yeah sometimes I feel like maybe we are all just saying the same things a little bit differently but I dunno

Like yes love the OL this year. Might be Mario’s best since he got here. The running back room is very solid and could be pretty nice if Lyle is a homerun hitter

Replacing Restrepo is a huge challenge especially how smart he was on the field but I get the people pointing out the talent of the room

I mean Marcus Freeman knows all this stuff so if he makes Dawson lean on the pass game, Dawson has shown that’s exactly what he will do

 

[Astcloud11]

A lot of people here are skipping clean across the part where Beck at UGA was in a pro-style system with Mike Bobo as the play caller. UGA fans are under the assumption that he's using Todd Monken's old playbook, or maybe a modified version of it. Regardless, he'll be in a different offense and his play tendencies may very well change from what they were at UGA. Especially in Dawson's offense, which allows the QB to dictate a lot of the play calling/audibles/checks

 

[Pearson704]

You used Anthony Brown to draw a picture about Carson Becks role within the offense.

With all due respect, you should sit this one out and reconsider the meaning of the word "game manager".

And I'm being really civil here.

Nah...

I use Anthony Brown to demonstrate Mario's philosophy on team-building and the QB's role for success.

You're being passive-aggressive by suggesting I "sit this one out" and reconsider "the meaning of the word 'game manager'" without offering any clarity on what the term means to you.

But I'll remain civil and continue to move this conversation in a meaningful direction by doing what you should have...

Game Manager QB

• Focus: Minimizing mistakes, making good decisions, and relying on a strong supporting cast (defense, running game, etc.) rather than elevating the team solely through individual brilliance.

There's a spectrum, but this is what Carson Beck and most QBs are equipped for and asked to do. It's not a slight to his ability; game managers win championships at every level and become HOFers.

 

[Pearson704]

Listen, Dawson is going to call the exact same offense as last year. The difference is Beck won't run around looking to make spectacular plays. He will hit the check down when it's there. He will also throw plenty of bombs though.

I agree with most of what you say but will wait to see how the offense looks. Dawson typically caters to the talent he has and this is a different team.

 

[mirvin88]

Hopefully he won't "need to". But you don't go get the best QB from the portal and expect him to be a game manager either.

Dawson is going to let Beck run the offense within very wide guardrails, guarantee it. And if people think Beck is going to just be a check down and not sling it, they don't have any idea what they're in for. He won't scramble like Cam. But he will absolutely go for the jugular.

IMO, Beck not only wants to be a Heisman and top R1 pick, he believes he deserves it and is out to prove it.

Beck also isn’t coming here for his money year to be a game manager

 

[brcane1]

Yeah sometimes I feel like maybe we are all just saying the same things a little bit differently but I dunno

Like yes love the OL this year. Might be Mario’s best since he got here. The running back room is very solid and could be pretty nice if Lyle is a homerun hitter

Replacing Restrepo is a huge challenge especially how smart he was on the field but I get the people pointing out the talent of the room

I mean Marcus Freeman knows all this stuff so if he makes Dawson lean on the pass game, Dawson has shown that’s exactly what he will do

We will beat Notre Dame through the air.

I can already hear the national apologists saying that our experience at QB should have been obvious going in, and that how this loss really shouldn't count for Notre Dame because of it.