“You look at the backfield, you look at the depth they now have at receiver they didn’t have a year ago. You look at the offensive line. You have every reason to believe this comes down to — hate to say it — Malik Rosier and his development from where he was a year ago. There were times he looked really good and times, let’s face it, he didn’t look so good. How far he improves from last year to this year will tell you… what kind of year Miami will end up having.
“I know they lost a few guys on defense, but most of that leadership group is back. [Defensive coordinator] Manny Diaz is going to be aggressive. The gold chain is going to be out. This defense will keep them in every game they play. Until we see it, the question is how far along this offense has come and can they win the games that will be pretty tough for them this year, starting with LSU; they got Florida State, which will be a tough game. Let’s see where Rosier is and that will kind of dictate the kind of year the Canes end up having.”
