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to our immediate future?
I am of the opinion that this class is absolutely crucial. Golden and Co have done a good but not great job so far in stocking the roster with a decent amount of legit BCS caliber Miami talent.
The issue is that we need more to truly get to that elite level. We are at a critical juncture right now in terms of roster management. We must sign elite players at certain positions to insure the highest quality depth and talent levels.
Take CB for example. We have an excellent group but need to address the future now. Howard is a Junior and Burns and Elder true Sophs. Gunter is gone next year and possibly Howard. Since we only landed Mayes last year, it is imperative that we add 2-3 good to excellent prospects to complement and push Crawford, Dortch, Lewis and Mayes.
LB and NT/DT are even more pressing. We finally have a Miami caliber LB corps in Perryman, Kirby, Figueroa, Grace, Young and Owens. We need to continue to add there. Perry and George are a good start.
There is finally some hope on the interior DL in the form of Moten and Jenkins with Wyche and Hertelou. We need to continue to add and upgrade. Fines is not going to cut it as the only commit. Realistically we need 2 more elite players to add here, preferably out of HS but I'll take anyway I can get them.
We need 3 Miami caliber elite WRs as well. Scott and Dorsett are gone after the year and Waters is a Senior next year. Coley seems to be a sure 3 and out guy barring injury. I love Chocolate here and Berrios should thrive but we can't assume that Langham and Brady will develop like we hope they will.
OL is a given as a continuous need. With the departure of Shane Mc and Feliciano and Flowers likely declaring we will still have a very talented starting five in 2015. The depth and future need to be addressed. So far our 2015 seem workmanlike at best but OL is the toughest position to project. Our current commits could be future Outland Trophy winners for all we know.
If Jack Allison sticks the QB position will be loaded with talent. Consider a depth chart of Kayaa, Olsen, Rosier, Larson and Allison in 2016.
Being Miami we should never want for CBs, Safeties, WRs or RBs. If Duke stays for his Senior year and our commitments hold(Dexter Williams is a big if) our RB depth chart next fall will be Duke, Yearby, Edwards, Cronkrite, Walton and Williams. Now tbat my friends is what a UM RB depth chart should look like.
Great TE play has always been a hallmark of all great UM offenses. With Walford and Sandland gone after this year, Stan Dobard will get his shot to headline this group which will also hopefully consist of Archibald, O'Donnell, Herndon, Njoku(WR?), and Clarington.
We have come a long way at Safety in one year. Looking ahead to 2015 we will have 3 Seniors in Crawford, Bush and Jenkins with true Junior Carter to go along with Kiy Hester. I believe Gayot moves to Will and Mayes moves here. It is imperative we pull Tim Irvin and Jaquan Johnson possibly adding Carlton Davis to keep this unit deep and elite.
Finally the DE/Jack position(s) are beging to look like Miami with Kamalu, Thomas, Jackson, Harris, Mohammed, McCord, McCray and Patchan representing in 2015.
As you can see this roster is getting very close to being completely stocked with UM caliber talent at every position. Even our weakest position(NT/DT) is no longer a hopeless and may be serviceable this year. In order to get to the elite level we need to get to the point where we can simply reload. The fact that we are so close(on paper anyway) makes the 2015 extremely important in terms of continuity of quality talent ,depth and the ability to improve. We must bring in 5 top notch DBs(CB and Safety), 2 more NT/DT types, keep at least 2 of the RB commits, add one more elite OL to the current commits, one more LB and 2 more stud receivers to have a successful 2015 class that meets our needs.
Thoughts?
I am of the opinion that this class is absolutely crucial. Golden and Co have done a good but not great job so far in stocking the roster with a decent amount of legit BCS caliber Miami talent.
The issue is that we need more to truly get to that elite level. We are at a critical juncture right now in terms of roster management. We must sign elite players at certain positions to insure the highest quality depth and talent levels.
Take CB for example. We have an excellent group but need to address the future now. Howard is a Junior and Burns and Elder true Sophs. Gunter is gone next year and possibly Howard. Since we only landed Mayes last year, it is imperative that we add 2-3 good to excellent prospects to complement and push Crawford, Dortch, Lewis and Mayes.
LB and NT/DT are even more pressing. We finally have a Miami caliber LB corps in Perryman, Kirby, Figueroa, Grace, Young and Owens. We need to continue to add there. Perry and George are a good start.
There is finally some hope on the interior DL in the form of Moten and Jenkins with Wyche and Hertelou. We need to continue to add and upgrade. Fines is not going to cut it as the only commit. Realistically we need 2 more elite players to add here, preferably out of HS but I'll take anyway I can get them.
We need 3 Miami caliber elite WRs as well. Scott and Dorsett are gone after the year and Waters is a Senior next year. Coley seems to be a sure 3 and out guy barring injury. I love Chocolate here and Berrios should thrive but we can't assume that Langham and Brady will develop like we hope they will.
OL is a given as a continuous need. With the departure of Shane Mc and Feliciano and Flowers likely declaring we will still have a very talented starting five in 2015. The depth and future need to be addressed. So far our 2015 seem workmanlike at best but OL is the toughest position to project. Our current commits could be future Outland Trophy winners for all we know.
If Jack Allison sticks the QB position will be loaded with talent. Consider a depth chart of Kayaa, Olsen, Rosier, Larson and Allison in 2016.
Being Miami we should never want for CBs, Safeties, WRs or RBs. If Duke stays for his Senior year and our commitments hold(Dexter Williams is a big if) our RB depth chart next fall will be Duke, Yearby, Edwards, Cronkrite, Walton and Williams. Now tbat my friends is what a UM RB depth chart should look like.
Great TE play has always been a hallmark of all great UM offenses. With Walford and Sandland gone after this year, Stan Dobard will get his shot to headline this group which will also hopefully consist of Archibald, O'Donnell, Herndon, Njoku(WR?), and Clarington.
We have come a long way at Safety in one year. Looking ahead to 2015 we will have 3 Seniors in Crawford, Bush and Jenkins with true Junior Carter to go along with Kiy Hester. I believe Gayot moves to Will and Mayes moves here. It is imperative we pull Tim Irvin and Jaquan Johnson possibly adding Carlton Davis to keep this unit deep and elite.
Finally the DE/Jack position(s) are beging to look like Miami with Kamalu, Thomas, Jackson, Harris, Mohammed, McCord, McCray and Patchan representing in 2015.
As you can see this roster is getting very close to being completely stocked with UM caliber talent at every position. Even our weakest position(NT/DT) is no longer a hopeless and may be serviceable this year. In order to get to the elite level we need to get to the point where we can simply reload. The fact that we are so close(on paper anyway) makes the 2015 extremely important in terms of continuity of quality talent ,depth and the ability to improve. We must bring in 5 top notch DBs(CB and Safety), 2 more NT/DT types, keep at least 2 of the RB commits, add one more elite OL to the current commits, one more LB and 2 more stud receivers to have a successful 2015 class that meets our needs.
Thoughts?
