FullyERicht
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......and spoke to me about what first put Miami on the map. It wasn't "swagger". It wasn't "local recruiting ties", or "understanding South Florida". It wasn't even defense.
It was The Quarterback.
For those too young to know, or too old to remember, this place used to be called "Quarterback U". Kelly, Kosar, Vinny and Walsh one right after the next. Innovative offense meets elite QB play. We used to expect it around here.
But then suddenly Miami fans began to take an odd stance: "all we need is a game manager". It's actually Butch's fault; he built a team that was so insanely talented, including the best O-Line in history, that a big-hearted but physically limited Dorsey was able to guide us to title(s).
Now I bet you expect me to rail on our sophomore QB.....but the burning bush reminded me that we have had a half-dozen highly sought after QB recruits since Dorsey left, and they all experience the same troubling pattern:
Young player shows talent but makes expected rookie mistakes. Rookie mistakes never go away even in 3rd and 4th year. Fans determine player a bust. Rinse and repeat.
Those early years QBs were guided by the likes of Howard Schnellenberger (a Superbowl winning OC), Mark Trestman (a future NFC champion OC, AFC champion OC, and three time CFL Champion HC), and Gary Stevens (who ran the Phins offense for a decade with Marino).
Compare that to the likes of Larry Coker, Patrick Nix, Mark Whipple, and the FSU head recruiter whose name I can't even type he's so bad.
So I ask you what is more likely: Bad luck, or horrendously inadequate coaching at the QB position?
I have my preferences for the next HC, but really, what matters more to me than the specific HC is that we get someone in here that understands that the QB is not only the most important position on the field, but it's the most important position in Miami history. It is much easier to take a talented QB and couple him with an ELITE coach, than it is to hope to field a team of probowlers.
It's time to bring explosive offense back to Miami, and it starts with coaching up the QB.
It was The Quarterback.
For those too young to know, or too old to remember, this place used to be called "Quarterback U". Kelly, Kosar, Vinny and Walsh one right after the next. Innovative offense meets elite QB play. We used to expect it around here.
But then suddenly Miami fans began to take an odd stance: "all we need is a game manager". It's actually Butch's fault; he built a team that was so insanely talented, including the best O-Line in history, that a big-hearted but physically limited Dorsey was able to guide us to title(s).
Now I bet you expect me to rail on our sophomore QB.....but the burning bush reminded me that we have had a half-dozen highly sought after QB recruits since Dorsey left, and they all experience the same troubling pattern:
Young player shows talent but makes expected rookie mistakes. Rookie mistakes never go away even in 3rd and 4th year. Fans determine player a bust. Rinse and repeat.
Those early years QBs were guided by the likes of Howard Schnellenberger (a Superbowl winning OC), Mark Trestman (a future NFC champion OC, AFC champion OC, and three time CFL Champion HC), and Gary Stevens (who ran the Phins offense for a decade with Marino).
Compare that to the likes of Larry Coker, Patrick Nix, Mark Whipple, and the FSU head recruiter whose name I can't even type he's so bad.
So I ask you what is more likely: Bad luck, or horrendously inadequate coaching at the QB position?
I have my preferences for the next HC, but really, what matters more to me than the specific HC is that we get someone in here that understands that the QB is not only the most important position on the field, but it's the most important position in Miami history. It is much easier to take a talented QB and couple him with an ELITE coach, than it is to hope to field a team of probowlers.
It's time to bring explosive offense back to Miami, and it starts with coaching up the QB.
