OrangeBowlMagic
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The problem is we don't have a "Mike Smith" who can provide Shaq a breather and be dependable not to F anything up in the process. That is why there should be cause for concern. Same with Pinckney. Who is his reliable backup? We cant depend on them to play whole games especially against team that will require them to chase.
Don't even try. You're talking to people who play Madden with the fatigue setting off.
Mike Smith is a great example....kid played a lot, had 40+ tackles, including 7.5 for loss. You have to have a kid like that. 55 & 56 play maybe 70% of the snaps. Who is backing them up? The answer this year is, who the f knows?
But again, we don't have to talk in absolute extremes. Is LB depth a concern? Of course. Is it cause to shut down the program or will it cause Miami to go 0-12 this year? Of course not. So I hate the people who say "relax". It's 9:30 in the morning on a random Tuesday in the spring. We're all relaxed. But we're discussing the state of this program, and unequivocally, the LB recruiting and depth is not on par for a championship program, and there's no excuse for it.
The 2020 class is a chance to get it right. Manny and his staff need to make that happen.