Hurricanes Practice #18: WR Drills

[IMissCoker]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

I was going to post this in the TE thread, but Richt has to be absolutely giddy as a play caller with the versatility he's going to have when they get down near the redzone. You have 3 TE's that can play multiple positions on the field at the same time without limiting your play calling. When most teams line up 3 TE's on the field, it's power running game. But imagine the play calling flexibility Richt can have while splitting Njoku out wide at WR, Standish at TE and Herndon at H-back. You can motion Njoku down and go power-I running, or play action with Herndon slipping into the flats. You can flex Herndon out and go single back, or even motion Walton out of the backfield and go no back while still crrating mismatches and space. You can go trips with Coley, Herndon and Njoku, while still being able to run the ball, throw a WR screen or match up Njoku or Herndon on a CB or a WR on a LBer. There's absolutely no reason for this team not to be vastly improved in the redzone, with a competent play caller, what should be an improved OL and Kaaya's ability to read defenses and make quick decisions. That flexibility and lack of predictability should help the OL as well. ****, I'm excited to just watch this **** unfold, I'd be walking around with a raging boner if I was the one calling plays.

Njoku vs any corner in the redone on the goal line is going to be awesome

 

[blackvern]

Oline will be fine as long as Gall doesn't play

 

[The Svengali]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

Yes, sir!

I'm on record. We are going to be in the playoff hunt in December. 8 or 9 wins my rear end. I think we have a shot to make a run for the big game THIS year

 

[Billy D Williams]

It is my view that we're looking at an entirely different school and team in terms of commitment to football. The "huge" optimism is very reasonable when you consider the two most important changes, President and Head Coach. We now have a President providing the necessary resources for success. A real HC who is on par with the top football HC's.

Though true, the OL is the lesser to say of the entire offense, all our offensive units will be vastly improved with real coaching. Although the OL does lack depth we have a solid 5 and a good 7 including St. Louis and Gauthier.

 

[plantcity3]

Oline will be fine as long as Gall doesn't play

+1000

 

[JG13]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

I was going to post this in the TE thread, but Richt has to be absolutely giddy as a play caller with the versatility he's going to have when they get down near the redzone. You have 3 TE's that can play multiple positions on the field at the same time without limiting your play calling. When most teams line up 3 TE's on the field, it's power running game. But imagine the play calling flexibility Richt can have while splitting Njoku out wide at WR, Standish at TE and Herndon at H-back. You can motion Njoku down and go power-I running, or play action with Herndon slipping into the flats. You can flex Herndon out and go single back, or even motion Walton out of the backfield and go no back while still crrating mismatches and space. You can go trips with Coley, Herndon and Njoku, while still being able to run the ball, throw a WR screen or match up Njoku or Herndon on a CB or a WR on a LBer. There's absolutely no reason for this team not to be vastly improved in the redzone, with a competent play caller, what should be an improved OL and Kaaya's ability to read defenses and make quick decisions. That flexibility and lack of predictability should help the OL as well. ****, I'm excited to just watch this **** unfold, I'd be walking around with a raging boner if I was the one calling plays.

Excellent post

 

[jerzeycane]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

I was going to post this in the TE thread, but Richt has to be absolutely giddy as a play caller with the versatility he's going to have when they get down near the redzone. You have 3 TE's that can play multiple positions on the field at the same time without limiting your play calling. When most teams line up 3 TE's on the field, it's power running game. But imagine the play calling flexibility Richt can have while splitting Njoku out wide at WR, Standish at TE and Herndon at H-back. You can motion Njoku down and go power-I running, or play action with Herndon slipping into the flats. You can flex Herndon out and go single back, or even motion Walton out of the backfield and go no back while still crrating mismatches and space. You can go trips with Coley, Herndon and Njoku, while still being able to run the ball, throw a WR screen or match up Njoku or Herndon on a CB or a WR on a LBer. There's absolutely no reason for this team not to be vastly improved in the redzone, with a competent play caller, what should be an improved OL and Kaaya's ability to read defenses and make quick decisions. That flexibility and lack of predictability should help the OL as well. ****, I'm excited to just watch this **** unfold, I'd be walking around with a raging boner if I was the one calling plays.

Every time Richt talks to the media he sounds almost c0cky. It took him a little while to get his sea legs back as a playcaller, but he's walking around with 3 legs lately.

Look at Kaaya's numbers in these scrimmages. They're absurd. That's not a fluke. He's poised to kill. Those TEs pose all kinds of additional problems for defenses.

I can't wait to watch this offense. Richt has had some incredible success over the years coaching QBs.

Miami may still be a recruiting class or two from accumulating the type of depth you need to be at the upper, upper echelon but it's top-end, front line talent is very good. This was not a rebuilding job Richt took over and he knows this 9 months into this job. Anything less than 10 wins this season( barring any catastrophic injuries - which again, can happen to any team) will be a buzzkill

Kaaya, Coley, Njoku, Herndon, Grace, CT9, AQM, Norton, Willis, McIntosh, D-Jack, and Rayshawn will give us a shot to beat any team we play.

Them guys are that good.


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[brock]

Oline will be fine as long as Gall doesn't play

Same here lol, that was the worst offensive line play from a lineman we have seen at Miami in a long time.

 

[Novacane32000]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

How is 61.2% "freakish accuracy". Kaaya was ranked #47 in completion % last year.

Since he is the worse running QB in all of college football he needs to be around 67% to make up for his lack of mobility.

61% is middle of the pack

67% gets you in the top 10 and would have meant about 2 more completions a game last year. Makes a difference.

 

[The Franchise]

I didn't see the Kevin Beard Quadruple Move Dance Party in those WR drills.

 

[The Franchise]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

How is 61.2% "freakish accuracy". Kaaya was ranked #47 in completion % last year.

Since he is the worse running QB in all of college football he needs to be around 67% to make up for his lack of mobility.

61% is middle of the pack

67% gets you in the top 10 and would have meant about 2 more completions a game last year. Makes a difference.

Watch the games this year. I don't want to hear fckbag stats from last year. All new deal this year.

Quote me Kaaya's stats from all the scrimmages under Richt if you want to show me some relevant stats. Otherwise, EAD.

 

[LuCane]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

How is 61.2% "freakish accuracy". Kaaya was ranked #47 in completion % last year.

Since he is the worse running QB in all of college football he needs to be around 67% to make up for his lack of mobility.

61% is middle of the pack

67% gets you in the top 10 and would have meant about 2 more completions a game last year. Makes a difference.

Accuracy is about more than what that completion % number shows. Ryan Tannehill hit something like 66% of his passes a couple years back while Brees threw something like 69%. Are those two even in the same stratosphere in terms of accuracy? Tannehill regularly made WRs slow or stop their route progressions, couldn't hit almost anyone on the run, and lived off short screen passes.

Last year, Kaaya regularly threw the ball downfield in the face of pressure. This year, you'll watch him hit guys out of combination routes, in the middle of the field, in the flats and on in breaking routes downfield. His completion percentage will almost surely jump up and some will think he made a big leap. In reality, it'll be scheme and playcalling responsible for the biggest portion of his "improvement." He has gotten better with his feet, though. Hoping to see more mobility within the pocket from him, which should also further help his completion %.

 

[kutz]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

I was going to post this in the TE thread, but Richt has to be absolutely giddy as a play caller with the versatility he's going to have when they get down near the redzone. You have 3 TE's that can play multiple positions on the field at the same time without limiting your play calling. When most teams line up 3 TE's on the field, it's power running game. But imagine the play calling flexibility Richt can have while splitting Njoku out wide at WR, Standish at TE and Herndon at H-back. You can motion Njoku down and go power-I running, or play action with Herndon slipping into the flats. You can flex Herndon out and go single back, or even motion Walton out of the backfield and go no back while still crrating mismatches and space. You can go trips with Coley, Herndon and Njoku, while still being able to run the ball, throw a WR screen or match up Njoku or Herndon on a CB or a WR on a LBer. There's absolutely no reason for this team not to be vastly improved in the redzone, with a competent play caller, what should be an improved OL and Kaaya's ability to read defenses and make quick decisions. That flexibility and lack of predictability should help the OL as well. ****, I'm excited to just watch this **** unfold, I'd be walking around with a raging boner if I was the one calling plays.

Every time Richt talks to the media he sounds almost c0cky. It took him a little while to get his sea legs back as a playcaller, but he's walking around with 3 legs lately.

Look at Kaaya's numbers in these scrimmages. They're absurd. That's not a fluke. He's poised to kill. Those TEs pose all kinds of additional problems for defenses.

I can't wait to watch this offense. Richt has had some incredible success over the years coaching QBs.

Miami may still be a recruiting class or two from accumulating the type of depth you need to be at the upper, upper echelon but it's top-end, front line talent is very good. This was not a rebuilding job Richt took over and he knows this 9 months into this job. Anything less than 10 wins this season( barring any catastrophic injuries - which again, can happen to any team) will be a buzzkill

9 months ago I would have said I'd be fine with an 8 win season, but if injuries do not arise and younger players stepping up, there should be no reason why we can't post double digit wins.

 

[AtrainCane]

Oline will be fine as long as Gall doesn't play

My name is Atraincane, and I approve this message.

 

[k9cane]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

How is 61.2% "freakish accuracy". Kaaya was ranked #47 in completion % last year.

Since he is the worse running QB in all of college football he needs to be around 67% to make up for his lack of mobility.

61% is middle of the pack

67% gets you in the top 10 and would have meant about 2 more completions a game last year. Makes a difference.

Accuracy is about more than what that completion % number shows. Ryan Tannehill hit something like 66% of his passes a couple years back while Brees threw something like 69%. Are those two even in the same stratosphere in terms of accuracy? Tannehill regularly made WRs slow or stop their route progressions, couldn't hit almost anyone on the run, and lived off short screen passes.

Last year, Kaaya regularly threw the ball downfield in the face of pressure. This year, you'll watch him hit guys out of combination routes, in the middle of the field, in the flats and on in breaking routes downfield. His completion percentage will almost surely jump up and some will think he made a big leap. In reality, it'll be scheme and playcalling responsible for the biggest portion of his "improvement." He has gotten better with his feet, though. Hoping to see more mobility within the pocket from him, which should also further help his completion %.

Lu, what's that old saying? Lies, **** lies and statistics?

I think what you pointed out is another example of that. Last year Kaaya did a really nice job of getting the rid of the ball as early upfront pressure came upon him. I see a lot of QB's who get to throw a dozen or so bubble screens who have great completion %'s but downfield aren't very accurate on intermediate stuff. It's why you have to actually watch the game and then put into context what's being run and stuff like protection, etc.

 

[Novacane32000]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

How is 61.2% "freakish accuracy". Kaaya was ranked #47 in completion % last year.

Since he is the worse running QB in all of college football he needs to be around 67% to make up for his lack of mobility.

61% is middle of the pack

67% gets you in the top 10 and would have meant about 2 more completions a game last year. Makes a difference.

Accuracy is about more than what that completion % number shows. Ryan Tannehill hit something like 66% of his passes a couple years back while Brees threw something like 69%. Are those two even in the same stratosphere in terms of accuracy? Tannehill regularly made WRs slow or stop their route progressions, couldn't hit almost anyone on the run, and lived off short screen passes.

Last year, Kaaya regularly threw the ball downfield in the face of pressure. This year, you'll watch him hit guys out of combination routes, in the middle of the field, in the flats and on in breaking routes downfield. His completion percentage will almost surely jump up and some will think he made a big leap. In reality, it'll be scheme and playcalling responsible for the biggest portion of his "improvement." He has gotten better with his feet, though. Hoping to see more mobility within the pocket from him, which should also further help his completion %.

Lu, what's that old saying? Lies, **** lies and statistics?

I think what you pointed out is another example of that. Last year Kaaya did a really nice job of getting the rid of the ball as early upfront pressure came upon him. I see a lot of QB's who get to throw a dozen or so bubble screens who have great completion %'s but downfield aren't very accurate on intermediate stuff. It's why you have to actually watch the game and then put into context what's being run and stuff like protection, etc.

Ok--So lets look at games where he didnt have much pressure vs the 2 worse teams on the schedule last year.

vs Bethune 16/27 59%
vs FAU 21/32 66%

For whatever reason--up to now --Kaaya has not been very accurate in games.

 

[paksat]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

How is 61.2% "freakish accuracy". Kaaya was ranked #47 in completion % last year.

Since he is the worse running QB in all of college football he needs to be around 67% to make up for his lack of mobility.

61% is middle of the pack

67% gets you in the top 10 and would have meant about 2 more completions a game last year. Makes a difference.

Did you watch the FSU game at all?

Did you see what that man did against that defense with those grade school "coaches"

You should be AMAZED he completed 61%.. I mean it's in the top 8 wonders of the world

One man army'ing it up last year vs the noles, that has got to scare the sh*t out of them I know I would be.. with that embarrassment of a management staff over his head he was tossing ropes and flat out torching them

 

[Novacane32000]

Lu, the people who are thinking we'll be lucky to win 8 games aren't putting enough stock in how dominant Kaaya will be with Richt calling plays combined with his freakish accuracy and our extraordinary pass catching talent in Coley, Berrios, Richards, Harris, Njoku, Herndon, Yearby and Walton. That pass offense should be practically unstoppable.

How is 61.2% "freakish accuracy". Kaaya was ranked #47 in completion % last year.

Since he is the worse running QB in all of college football he needs to be around 67% to make up for his lack of mobility.

61% is middle of the pack

67% gets you in the top 10 and would have meant about 2 more completions a game last year. Makes a difference.

Did you watch the FSU game at all?

Did you see what that man did against that defense with those grade school "coaches"

You should be AMAZED he completed 61%.. I mean it's in the top 8 wonders of the world

One man army'ing it up last year vs the noles, that has got to scare the sh*t out of them I know I would be.. with that embarrassment of a management staff over his head he was tossing ropes and flat out torching them

Kaaya was good vs FSU (59%) but what I remember about that game was the outstanding play of our WRs (Coley and Scott) not so much the "freakish accuracy" of Kaaya.