Glaring Weaknesses

[Shooter McGavin]

well, that's a question about selective caring. And other than booze and throwing your life down the *******, you probably don't give a **** about anything else.

Throwing my life down the *******? Oh so you know everything about me huh? Interesting

 

[Cribby]

Is James Brockermeyer also a glaring weakness? Because he was a trigger happ
How about WR depth?
Penalties? Pretty lousy in the second half against FSU. The refs did us no favors though.
DL? We had concerns about depth there since before spring. What team doesn’t have DL depth concern? Texas? Oops. Penn State? Double oops.
Yes they are concerns. Glaring weakness? Eh.

If you want to pick apart my comment, pick it apart in its entirety.

He’s solid but lacks some strength. He can get mauled by bigger guys which most centers will struggle with. I mean he’s listed 295

Losing Lowe hurt, he could have eaten some snaps on Saturday for sure. Also what is up with Cole? I know he was injured over summer but I was surprised he was not on the "injury" report mario put out yet I dont think he has dressed all year. He is one that can play the run or get in on early downs with Lightfoot and Pickett being the 3rd and long guys. Maybe Scorggins can accelerate as he came in with some good weight already but relying on TF is never ideal. Otherwise I could see Blount playing more DE, it would be nice if Artavius Jones could step up on the interior as well but looks like SImpson already beat him for the DT4 spot.

Lowe really bummed me out because I knew he was the third guy that could play all three downs , four if ya count Blount who’s more of a utility guy that fills in inside and outside. As for Cole I assumed he be back sometime after the second bye but that doesn’t look like it’s happening.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Dude is a ****boy of a porster. Don’t even bother with that knobjob.

I thought about just ignoring it; but a subtle yet friendly jab was the course of action I chose.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

If you don't understand how a glaring weakness is associated or leads to a concern, then you're the one that needs to be on medication. And please, don't send me a direct message after this exchange like the last time. I don't care for men in my dm's.

Ok. I'm not really into public arguments with (alleged) fellow Canes, but if you insist....
You're a *****. Is that better now that everyone can see it?

God forbid you laugh at yourself even a little. And yes, I would 100% say this right to your face. In the Blue Lot, Red Lot, Odd Lot, and a whole lot.

Have an awesome day.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

He’s solid but lacks some strength. He can get mauled by bigger guys which most centers will struggle with. I mean he’s listed 295

Lowe really bummed me out because I knew he was the third guy that could play all three downs , four if ya count Blount who’s more of a utility guy that fills in inside and outside. As for Cole I assumed he be back sometime after the second bye but that doesn’t look like it’s happening.

"He's solid but lacks some strength" doesn't exactly ring the alarm bells of glaring weakness; which was the entire point of me commenting that a concern and a glaring weakness aren't (necessarily) the same.
On a side note, I don't feel like arguing with you. Generally speaking you make really good points.

 

[P-Tizzle]

"He's solid but lacks some strength" doesn't exactly ring the alarm bells of glaring weakness; which was the entire point of me commenting that a concern and a glaring weakness aren't (necessarily) the same.
On a side note, I don't feel like arguing with you. Generally speaking you make really good points.

So you get your panties in a wad, when I make a correlation between a glaring weakness and a concern, but now you admit that a glaring weakness and a concern aren't "necessarily the same". You're schizo.

 

[Cribby]

"He's solid but lacks some strength" doesn't exactly ring the alarm bells of glaring weakness; which was the entire point of me commenting that a concern and a glaring weakness aren't (necessarily) the same.
On a side note, I don't feel like arguing with you. Generally speaking you make really good points.

I don’t view him as a weakness. Solid player imo .

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

So you get your panties in a wad, when I make a correlation between a glaring weakness and a concern, but now you admit that a glaring weakness and a concern aren't "necessarily the same". You're schizo.

Yes schizo. It's why you should probably avoid me. Schizos and gas lighters don't belong together.

My panties were never wadded up. You made a dumb comment and I poked at it. Wah, you didn't like that. I see you on this board. You pick fights with people (fellow Cane fans) on here regularly. You're another internet tough guy. I have to go clock in at my Wal-Mart shift now. Remember that one?

I wrote a poem for you P-TizzleB!tch:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm a schizophrenic
And so am I.

 

[ThomasM]

Brockermeyer was just name ACC offensive lineman of the week.

Just like that.... problem solved.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

I don’t view him as a weakness. Solid player imo .

Agree... Which is part of why I commented on that buffoon's statement about concerns originally. I agree that Brockeremeyer is solid. The thread is about glaring weaknesses and the only comment so far that holds any water in that regard was what you said about DL depth, which is an issue for all (I think) CFB teams.

Carry on.

 

[coffeecane]

Agree there is no glaring weakness with team but I do have concern with Beck's mobility and ability to improvise or throw on the run on the few occasions this needed. Otherwise, he's a solid college QB on a talented team.

He has so much time and quick release on top of that. I don't have a lot of concern about his mobility. Similar to Dorsey, it just doesn't seem to matter.

 

[MedleyCane]

He has so much time and quick release on top of that. I don't have a lot of concern about his mobility. Similar to Dorsey, it just doesn't seem to matter.

Agree that he has a nice release and he is a very good QB, but these days you need to have a mobile QB, to be able throw on the run and run for first downs in tight games. Can't be a statute.

 

[P-Tizzle]

Yes schizo. It's why you should probably avoid me. Schizos and gas lighters don't belong together.

My panties were never wadded up. You made a dumb comment and I poked at it. Wah, you didn't like that. I see you on this board. You pick fights with people (fellow Cane fans) on here regularly. You're another internet tough guy. I have to go clock in at my Wal-Mart shift now. Remember that one?

I wrote a poem for you P-TizzleB!tch:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm a schizophrenic
And so am I.

Sending me DMs and now poems. Okay dude.

But stick to the original post.

Why do you disagree that

Brockermeyer, the WR unit after our top 2 guys, penalties, and DL depth are not glaring weaknesses for the best team in the country (i.e., Miami)?

Here's why they are.

Brockermeyer, ITU put out an article this past week of rating each player's PFF grades and the number of snaps. Brockermeyer was behind: CiCi, Bell, Okunlola, Cooper. And albeit limited action, behind Rodriguez, and SJ.

WR Unit: beyond our top two guys (Daniels and Toney), and Moore one game (vs ND), who has made an impact? Who has been consistent as a 3rd man? Marion, Johnson, JoJo, Moore?? Marion has 125 yards receiving, Lofton (TE) has 100, no one else has above 80. That's a glaring weakness.

Penalties. Miami is tied for 101st in penalties and 96th in penalty yards. That's not good. It's a glaring weakness. They kill drives. And as we have seen, they take points off the board.

DL depth. Bain and Mesidor played 76 snaps against FSU. They were gassed. The defense was gassed late in the 4th quarter. Everyone in the country has addressed Miami's lack of DL depth.

now, answer the post with a logical response, or go **** off. I think that's fair.

 

[Bpayne32]

He’s solid but lacks some strength. He can get mauled by bigger guys which most centers will struggle with. I mean he’s listed 295

Lowe really bummed me out because I knew he was the third guy that could play all three downs , four if ya count Blount who’s more of a utility guy that fills in inside and outside. As for Cole I assumed he be back sometime after the second bye but that doesn’t look like it’s happening.

It’s time for lightfoot and Pickett to get more reps bain and Mesidor aren’t sustainable the rest of the season

 

[miamifan007]

After watching this team over five games, from a pure football standpoint, there isn’t a single glaring weakness. Now, of course, most people will point to the conservative play calling as that weakness, but this post isn’t about coaching; it’s about the makeup of the team itself.

At this point last season, we all knew the secondary was historically bad and would eventually cost the team a game or two. We could also see the serious coverage issues at linebacker.

With this 2025 team, those holes simply don’t exist. When Florida sold out to stop the pass and Carson was struggling, the team won by running the ball. The very next game, FSU stacked the box to stop the run and Carson carved them up for four touchdowns. Defensively, there isn’t a single position group that’s a liability. There are no tight ends pulling away from defensive backs, no safeties missing easy tackles, and no opposing quarterbacks looking like Heisman finalists.

If Mario stays aggressive on offense for all four quarters, there isn’t a team in America that this Miami squad can’t beat.

I had no issue with Mario ball.

The defense is stellar.

 

[U_Canes]

It’s time for lightfoot and Pickett to get more reps bain and Mesidor aren’t sustainable the rest of the season

Louisville will be a good test for them and our D. They’re both around 230. So it’s a huge drop off against the run and setting the edge having them in for Bain and Mesidor.

Louisville and Moss are our first real downfield vertical passing offense and have had a questionable offensive line. Should see more opportunities for Lightfoot especially and even Pickett

 

[Calinative]

He said glaring weakness, not concern.

I'd say Penalties are a glaring weakness of this team so far. Last year we averaged 6.6 penalties per game for 68 yards per game. So far we are averaging 7.6 for 63 per game.

BUT given our offensive style this yr vs last year of being so much more ground and pound into the A/B gaps, It's having a larger impact for every offensive penalty we get. Once we get behind the sticks on 1st/2nd our offense is getting ****ed.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Sending me DMs and now poems. Okay dude.

But stick to the original post.

Why do you disagree that

Brockermeyer, the WR unit after our top 2 guys, penalties, and DL depth are not glaring weaknesses for the best team in the country (i.e., Miami)?

Here's why they are.

Brockermeyer, ITU put out an article this past week of rating each player's PFF grades and the number of snaps. Brockermeyer was behind: CiCi, Bell, Okunlola, Cooper. And albeit limited action, behind Rodriguez, and SJ.

WR Unit: beyond our top two guys (Daniels and Toney), and Moore one game (vs ND), who has made an impact? Who has been consistent as a 3rd man? Marion, Johnson, JoJo, Moore?? Marion has 125 yards receiving, Lofton (TE) has 100, no one else has above 80. That's a glaring weakness.

Penalties. Miami is tied for 101st in penalties and 96th in penalty yards. That's not good. It's a glaring weakness. They kill drives. And as we have seen, they take points off the board.

DL depth. Bain and Mesidor played 76 snaps against FSU. They were gassed. The defense was gassed late in the 4th quarter. Everyone in the country has addressed Miami's lack of DL depth.

now, answer the post with a logical response, or go **** off. I think that's fair.

I don't know how to send closed fists electronically, so I chose a poem...it just hit different didn't it?

1. Do you understand OL play? I do. Very well to be honest. I just don't know the schemes they're calling pre-snap and what their assignments are supposed to be (ie, who is supposed to roll off the double team to the second level and who stays locked with the DT). Do you understand that PFF grades are made without the evaluators knowing what the assignments are? Do you also understand that Cici, Bell and Cooper are playing at ALL ACC levels? You want to tell me Brockermeyer is a glaring weakness, SHOW ME using multiple clips from multiple games of him getting manhandled, driven backwards and/or giving up sacks and pressures. I have yet to see that. When I see that, I'll agree he's a GLARING WEAKNESS. Til then, he's not even a concern.

2. Moore's one game was against USF. I mentioned it earlie in this thread. But that's not a big deal to pick apart - small error on your end, again no biggie. I don't know who the third WR is because we haven't really had ONE GUY step into that role. Sometimes it's Marion, sometimes it's Johnson. I thought it would be Jojo, but Jojo is NoSho so far this year. Our RBs have caught some passes as have both TEs (Not counting Luka cuz I don't feel like it). Worrying about a true 3rd WR is a luxury issue, not a glaring weakness.

3. Penalties. 6/51 against ND. 9/69 against USF. Florida 6/30. FSU 13/114. I excluded Bethune Cookman because I did. 2 of the 4 games are what I would call normal levels of penalties (ND and Florida) and half the penalties in the UF game were Brockermeyer illegally snapping. USF game was borderline and FSU was atrocious. So 1 game was atrocious - I'll grant you that. It was also our biggest rivalry game. I didn't bother to verify your numbers - I assume they're true. We have one game that has distorted the statistics. Is there roome for improvement? God yes there is. Is it a glaring weakness? No, not yet anyway.

4. DT Depth. This has some merit. However, in today's game of NIL and transfer portal, what teams don't have DT depth concerns?

So now that I've wasted my 15 minute break at Wal-Mart, I hope you feel better that I answered your questions. Yes, these areas have some concern attached to them. However, calling them glaing weaknesses is too far for me. I'm not some ostrich burying my head in the sand. I'm just a fan and alum who sees the best team we've fielded in 2 decades, that isn't perfect, but is 100% relevant in the national picture.

 

[FrancisSawyer]

Glaring is a little dramatic but the only weakness I see is the depth of the defensive line.

I'm not saying the rest of the group are all All-Americas, just if you ask me to point out a weakness, the first (and maybe only?) thing I'm going to do to is, late in games, if we're in a dogfight and it's a back and forth affair, you're really only playing 6 defensive linemen. Bain, Mesidor, Blay, Moten, Scott, and Blount. Is that enough to play championship defense for 75+ snaps against an elite offense? That's really the only thing that I see biting us in the *** from a overall standpoint. Obviously anything can happen in a football game, I'm not saying no other group/player will be a reason we lose a game, but I really see very few weaknesses here.

If we want to reach a little deeper, we're only playing 3 receivers, and none of them are overly big. If we match up with a team who can somewhat limit the run game with their front 7 while being able to play press-man with their corners, do we have kids who can consistently beat that and get open? I'm not sold.

But we have an elite QB, a stable of backs, one of the best OLs in America (if not the best), one of the best DLs in America, fast/aggressive backers, and a tremendous secondary, led by a serial killer coordinator.

The ceiling of the WR group and the depth of the DL are the only things I can think of that can really be called potential weaknesses.

This is a really, really, really good football team.

Glaring is a little dramatic but the only weakness I see is the depth of the defensive line.

I'm not saying the rest of the group are all All-Americas, just if you ask me to point out a weakness, the first (and maybe only?) thing I'm going to do to is, late in games, if we're in a dogfight and it's a back and forth affair, you're really only playing 6 defensive linemen. Bain, Mesidor, Blay, Moten, Scott, and Blount. Is that enough to play championship defense for 75+ snaps against an elite offense? That's really the only thing that I see biting us in the *** from a overall standpoint. Obviously anything can happen in a football game, I'm not saying no other group/player will be a reason we lose a game, but I really see very few weaknesses here.

If we want to reach a little deeper, we're only playing 3 receivers, and none of them are overly big. If we match up with a team who can somewhat limit the run game with their front 7 while being able to play press-man with their corners, do we have kids who can consistently beat that and get open? I'm not sold.

But we have an elite QB, a stable of backs, one of the best OLs in America (if not the best), one of the best DLs in America, fast/aggressive backers, and a tremendous secondary, led by a serial killer coordinator.

The ceiling of the WR group and the depth of the DL are the only things I can think of that can really be called potential weaknesses.

This is a really, really, really good football team.

Agreed. This is why during conference play it's crucial to continue the development of players like Josh Moore(Tall WR) Jojo Trader, Booker Pickett, Herbert Scroggins, and Cole McConathy. We can't go the rest of the season and deep into the playoffs with Bain and Mesidor getting 70+ snaps a game. That just isn't sustainable. Losing Hayden Lowe for the season hurt here. Also DTs Donta Simpson and Daylen Russell to provide more interior depth. Bryce Fitzgerald, Dylan Day and Cam Pruitt will continue to develop but frankly there is nobody on the roster who could replace Jakobe Thomas. At Nickel, Keionte Scott has been fantastic but I'm not sure who could replace him if needed. Maybe Damari Brown? I would love to see Kellen Wiley get some PT to spell Mo Toure eventually but Chase Smith and Popo Aguirre have done very well thus far.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

I'd say Penalties are a glaring weakness of this team so far. Last year we averaged 6.6 penalties per game for 68 yards per game. So far we are averaging 7.6 for 63 per game.

BUT given our offensive style this yr vs last year of being so much more ground and pound into the A/B gaps, It's having a larger impact for every offensive penalty we get. Once we get behind the sticks on 1st/2nd our offense is getting ****ed.

I just replied to someone else with this:

Penalties. 6/51 against ND. 9/69 against USF. Florida 6/30. FSU 13/114. I excluded Bethune Cookman
FSU penalties were bad and helped them creep close at the end. ND and Florida were in the acceptable range, especially when you consider that HALF the penalties in the UiF game were on Brockermeyer's twitchy hand.

If the trend continues, then yes, glaring weakness. Until then, something to monitor.