Landon Tengwall: Miami's OL vs FSU

[Zbrod95]

SJ had some better reps than I recalled before, pulling etc .

Largely when he doesnt need to be at all physical & just washes guys out of the play.

Hence why everybody knows he’ll be an elite center.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Great breakdown.

Shows that maybe our OL issues are not talent or size (SJ) but it’s actually experience/reps as a cohesive unit and communication together

If you think about it this way:

2026 OL
LT - Samson (first year starting at Tackle)
LG - Cogdon (true freshman, didn’t start until 2 weeks ago)
C - Rodriguez (first year starting)
RG - SJ (first year starter and first game at RG next to McCoy)
RT - McCoy (first year starting at Tackle)

As fans we’re expecting the same performance as what we saw with last years OL in the playoffs. But that’s with multiple year starters and a whole season together (and they started to hit their stride in games 12-15). Look at the comparison, especially when OL is a position that is all about maturity and experience:

2025 OL
LT - Bell (2 year starter at LT)
LG - Samson/McCoy (second year rotating starters)
C - Brockermeyer (All Big 12 before coming to Miami)
RG - Cooper (3-4 year starter)
RT - Cici (3 year starter)

Gives me hope that Mirabal will get it right and the unit we have now will only get better

Holy fuccin schidt. A fan with a brain. Like a true brain. After some of the other porsts and corments I saw on CiS today, I must say thank you. I mean that. What you wrote about experience is the piece of the development puzzle that requires patience. Most fans just don’t get it or are too impatient to let it happen.

 

[Category81]

Knew that was Lyle before I pressed play on the clip

Actually was Fletcher…

 

[Numb Nuts]

Gold jacket* but **** straight

Gold jacket, green jacket, who gives a ****?

 

[Numb Nuts]

Great breakdown.

Shows that maybe our OL issues are not talent or size (SJ) but it’s actually experience/reps as a cohesive unit and communication together

If you think about it this way:

2026 OL
LT - Samson (first year starting at Tackle)
LG - Cogdon (true freshman, didn’t start until 2 weeks ago)
C - Rodriguez (first year starting)
RG - SJ (first year starter and first game at RG next to McCoy)
RT - McCoy (first year starting at Tackle)

As fans we’re expecting the same performance as what we saw with last years OL in the playoffs. But that’s with multiple year starters and a whole season together (and they started to hit their stride in games 12-15). Look at the comparison, especially when OL is a position that is all about maturity and experience:

2025 OL
LT - Bell (2 year starter at LT)
LG - Samson/McCoy (second year rotating starters)
C - Brockermeyer (All Big 12 before coming to Miami)
RG - Cooper (3-4 year starter)
RT - Cici (3 year starter)

Gives me hope that Mirabal will get it right and the unit we have now will only get better

No I’m gonna still believe SJ sucks

 

[JD4]

We need to have an answer for those Ends taking out our Guards. Landon made a good point about the Tackles shocking the Ends to take them off track. TBH FSU did a really good job on their stunts. But we'll have to fix it because they created a blueprint for others to copy.

Better to have it exposed now than vs a team that is as talented as us

 

[Pearson704]

I see growth.