Manny being brutally honest

[Tad Footeball]

He's right that the players have to get tougher and play harder. But he better get it done too. It's not all on the players.

The very next paragraph he mentions it's the same for coaches.



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I read it. He spent 10 minutes railing the players and 2 seconds saying, "yeah, and the coaches are held to a standard too."

Noticed that too. Diaz is fine (and right) in making those statements about the players as they have the actual resume of failure here attached to their names. He just better realize something the old regime refused to- you're every bit as accountable the moment you've coached one game here disirregardless of how many years kids on your roster have been here. So I have no problem with any harsh verbiage any coach uses now as long as they realize they have zero "learning curve" room themselves.

 

[drifters1234]

"Disirregardless"? That's a first.

 

[Tad Footeball]

"Disirregardless"? That's a first.

Not for me.

 

[The Franchise]

He's right that the players have to get tougher and play harder. But he better get it done too. It's not all on the players.

The very next paragraph he mentions it's the same for coaches.



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I read it. He spent 10 minutes railing the players and 2 seconds saying, "yeah, and the coaches are held to a standard too."

Noticed that too. Diaz is fine (and right) in making those statements about the players as they have the actual resume of failure here attached to their names. He just better realize something the old regime refused to- you're every bit as accountable the moment you've coached one game here disirregardless of how many years kids on your roster have been here. So I have no problem with any harsh verbiage any coach uses now as long as they realize they have zero "learning curve" room themselves.

Exactly. As I mentioned in a previous post, I don't know if Diaz was a tough talker like this at his previous stops because I didn't listen to him prior to him coming here. But if he used the press similarly to "motivate" his players at his previous stops, then it's not an effective tool for him because his defenses were average to sub-par.

 

[FAKE Chip Brierre]

Just remember this. We were a couple of plays away from beating FSU twice, while being coached by a HC and a DC wearing crotchless panties.

doesn't mean anything.

FSU was a few kicks away from beating us in the past.

Ws all that matters. I wouldn't necessarily brag about us almost beating anybody.

 

[D_G87]

Diaz has coached a Spring Game at Miami and you people are already calling this hire a failure lol. Tough world we live in

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

Just remember this. We were a couple of plays away from beating FSU twice, while being coached by a HC and a DC wearing crotchless panties.

doesn't mean anything.

FSU was a few kicks away from beating us in the past.

Ws all that matters. I wouldn't necessarily brag about us almost beating anybody.

You need to work on your comprehension. Wasn't bragging in the slightest.

My point is that even with incompetent coaches, we were one play from beating them. Twice. That's with a shīt show of a staff. So beating them going forward, this year, or in following years, is going to happen (or better)

Try just a little harder to understand. You'll find it's useful.

 

[Waterfall]

I like the speech and it gets me fired up. With that being said most coaches are good at fiery speeches. Whether or not Diaz is good at production on the field remains to be seen.

 

[Waterfall]

Diaz has coached a Spring Game at Miami and you people are already calling this hire a failure lol. Tough world we live in

I think Diaz like pretty much all of the staff is a question mark. Obviously it's stupid to call him a failure already.

But it's equally stupid to call him a success because he made an exciting speech.

 

[caneaddict]

he's removing the golden phucked this up built in excuse these players are probably riding, for some reason he always brings it up when speaking about chad thomas, it seems as though theres some initial frustration on his part with thomas

 

[Calinative]

I swear some of you guys want Diaz to fail.

Don't get all melodramatic like a chick. There's a difference between wanting him to fail and choosing not to blindly expect him to suddenly become a top DC out of nowhere.

I mean you don't have to blindly expect him to become a top DC. But to me it seems like you and others blindly expect him to fail. He's proven his scheme creates sacks, tfls, and turnovers, which I think is great.

 

[Unoah]

Sometimes the truth hurts.

Its those the take that hurt and turn it into something that makes them relentless towards working towards a goal.

This team has literally been a few stops in two years against FSU to wrap the games up and have fallen short. It seems though the coaches will not accept the mentality of falling short.

 

[The Franchise]

I swear some of you guys want Diaz to fail.

Don't get all melodramatic like a chick. There's a difference between wanting him to fail and choosing not to blindly expect him to suddenly become a top DC out of nowhere.

I mean you don't have to blindly expect him to become a top DC. But to me it seems like you and others blindly expect him to fail. He's proven his scheme creates sacks, tfls, and turnovers, which I think is great.

You don't understand the concept of blind expectations. My expectations of Diaz are for him to be basically the same guy he's been his entire career. That's not a blind expectation. Instead, it's an expectation based upon many years of data accumulated over Diaz's multiple DC jobs.

If we've discovered anything as UM fans it's that coaches generally don't change all that much. They tend to learn an approach and philosophy and stick with it.

 

[Coach Macho]

His past is just as questionable as our player's.

 

[Jeeperaf]

His past is just as questionable as our player's.

Has he learned from previous stops? Can he adjust his schemes? Can he find the right mix of DL pressure and stiffen the softer middles when exposed in matchups?

I guess we shall find out in a few more weeks.......

 

[DC1986]

I like the speech and it gets me fired up. With that being said most coaches are good at fiery speeches. Whether or not Diaz is good at production on the field remains to be seen.

Exactly.Of all the coaches on the staff,Diaz concerns me the most by far.I like aggressive defense but it has to be sound.From everything that I have read Manny's defense can be easily exposed at times and that worries me.Speeches are one thing,walking the walk is another.

 

[Coach Macho]

His past is just as questionable as our player's.

Has he learned from previous stops? Can he adjust his schemes? Can he find the right mix of DL pressure and stiffen the softer middles when exposed in matchups?

I guess we shall find out in a few more weeks.......

Indeed we will find out.

From my experience, however, coaches tend to stick to what they know. Many of the guys in the profession don't have the ability to look in the mirror when something goes wrong.

 

[demcanes26]

I swear some of you guys want Diaz to fail.

Don't get all melodramatic like a chick. There's a difference between wanting him to fail and choosing not to blindly expect him to suddenly become a top DC out of nowhere.

I mean you don't have to blindly expect him to become a top DC. But to me it seems like you and others blindly expect him to fail. He's proven his scheme creates sacks, tfls, and turnovers, which I think is great.

You don't understand the concept of blind expectations. My expectations of Diaz are for him to be basically the same guy he's been his entire career. That's not a blind expectation. Instead, it's an expectation based upon many years of data accumulated over Diaz's multiple DC jobs.

If we've discovered anything as UM fans it's that coaches generally don't change all that much. They tend to learn an approach and philosophy and stick with it.

Yeap. I didn't like the hire, but what is done, is done. The good news is Ritch isn't married to Diaz.

Ever coach on the offensive side of the ball has a connection to Ritch. Ritch has allowed Diaz to be the CEO of his defense. Not one coach on that side of the ball has worked with Ritch since he became a HC.

That tells me when the **** hits the fan that Diaz's *** will be gone if he doesn't produce. He has two years max to turn this defense around.

 

[MetiSkeemz]

Just watched Manny Diaz's defense in last years Belk Bowl. I originally confused his old defense at LTech with the one last year not realizing he coached Miss St.

They sacked a mobile QB 5 times in Jacoby Brissett in the game and won 51-28. In my opinion, they won 51-14 as the D made a mistake that sprung a guy who converted DE to TE the week of bowl prep on a fluke play and an end of the game Garbage TD. That NC State team AVERAGED 35 a game including an almost improbable comeback victory against a UNC team that DESTROYED us. I'm in full belief that Manny Diaz is going to be the difference in this team coupled with Coach K, Banda and Rumph. In all honesty I expect TONS of drops and a step back from the offense.


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[The Franchise]

His past is just as questionable as our player's.

Has he learned from previous stops? Can he adjust his schemes? Can he find the right mix of DL pressure and stiffen the softer middles when exposed in matchups?

I guess we shall find out in a few more weeks.......

Indeed we will find out.

From my experience, however, coaches tend to stick to what they know. Many of the guys in the profession don't have the ability to look in the mirror when something goes wrong.

Diaz seems like a guy who looks in the mirror and sees the players.