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Lingard in the Portal

AtlAtty said:
What did you see in those practices that either convinced you that Harris was that good, Lingard was not that good, or maybe both?
I always like to hear what a person sees from a coaching perspective
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Two things I saw from Lingard...

1. Had no vision within a modern running scheme. He was making the wrong reads, missing holes, running into the back of his linemen, etc. I took into consideration that he played in the Wing-T during high school and was gonna need some time to adjust to a more modern offense. I knew Cam had the edge over him in this aspect. Cam played in a similar running scheme as we employed at Miami.

2. He lacked wiggle. I saw him catch a pass in the flats. He had the Safety 1-on-1 in the open field. We all held our breath just KNOWING that Lingard was about to abuse this defender in some shape or form...annnnnnd... he got tackled. Easily.


I also figured that Cam played against much better competition during high school, so I gave him the edge on that as well.

I feel like Lingard is one of those kids that got highly ranked because he passes the eyeball test. Kid looks phenomenal. He's put together. He's big and he's fast as ****. So when these "recruiting gurus" see him at a camp of course they're gonna rank him high. He's probably the best looking RB at every camp he's been to.
 
Coach Macho said:
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You tell no lies. I drive up there from Miami for an order of the Extra Hot or Hot Jerk. They're awesome, the pepper flavors and the crispy texture.
 
BigDikCane said:
I love to bet but I like my starting backfield line up to be...

1. #23
2. #22
3. #2
4. #4
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Firesite said:
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If they recruiting other RB transfers then they must not think Lingard the goods either given he has like 3 years left.

What shouldn't be lost in all of this is that we've been recruiting to many 5 and 4 stars bust. Our ability to evaluate players even 5 stars has been pretty bad.
 
Coach Macho said:
Two things I saw from Lingard...

1. Had no vision within a modern running scheme. He was making the wrong reads, missing holes, running into the back of his linemen, etc. I took into consideration that he played in the Wing-T during high school and was gonna need some time to adjust to a more modern offense. I knew Cam had the edge over him in this aspect. Cam played in a similar running scheme as we employed at Miami.

2. He lacked wiggle. I saw him catch a pass in the flats. He had the Safety 1-on-1 in the open field. We all held our breath just KNOWING that Lingard was about to abuse this defender in some shape or form...annnnnnd... he got tackled. Easily.


I also figured that Cam played against much better competition during high school, so I gave him the edge on that as well.

I feel like Lingard is one of those kids that got highly ranked because he passes the eyeball test. Kid looks phenomenal. He's put together. He's big and he's fast as ****. So when these "recruiting gurus" see him at a camp of course they're gonna rank him high. He's probably the best looking RB at every camp he's been to.
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I only saw him carry the ball for Miami a handful of times, but yeah my immediate reaction was "****, he looks stiff". Very much a straight line athlete.

Crazy how fast life comes at ya, huh? From the crown jewel in the recruiting class at Miami, to probably a second transfer in two years to a G5 school.
 
Coach Macho said:
Two things I saw from Lingard...

1. Had no vision within a modern running scheme. He was making the wrong reads, missing holes, running into the back of his linemen, etc. I took into consideration that he played in the Wing-T during high school and was gonna need some time to adjust to a more modern offense. I knew Cam had the edge over him in this aspect. Cam played in a similar running scheme as we employed at Miami.

2. He lacked wiggle. I saw him catch a pass in the flats. He had the Safety 1-on-1 in the open field. We all held our breath just KNOWING that Lingard was about to abuse this defender in some shape or form...annnnnnd... he got tackled. Easily.


I also figured that Cam played against much better competition during high school, so I gave him the edge on that as well.

I feel like Lingard is one of those kids that got highly ranked because he passes the eyeball test. Kid looks phenomenal. He's put together. He's big and he's fast as ****. So when these "recruiting gurus" see him at a camp of course they're gonna rank him high. He's probably the best looking RB at every camp he's been to.
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When they were freshmen I had someone around the program tell me “all he can do is run straight. Cams a beast”
 
TheChosenOne said:
If they recruiting other RB transfers then they must not think Lingard the goods either given he has like 3 years left.

What shouldn't be lost in all of this is that we've been recruiting to many 5 and 4 stars bust. Our ability to evaluate players even 5 stars has been pretty bad.
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We are good at running back for the foreseeable future.
 
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