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Can you please offer a summary, unable to listen at work?
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That tells u that the younger kids r better and the older players well most of them r Golden/bigten croots
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2 best linebackers Golden recruited were Grace and Perryman. He had to be convinced to take both. That about sums it up.
Owens has star potential but I am vastly more confident that he will actually reach it now.
I feel bad for Kirby. Guy might have been a player in a competent defense.
Owens has star potential but I am vastly more confident that he will actually reach it now.
I feel bad for Kirby. Guy might have been a player in a competent defense.
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Like the fire that he's shown thus far.
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Manny Diaz still sees ‘fatal flaw’ in 2016 Miami Hurricanes | Canes Watch
summary from Matt Porter of PB Post:
The new doctor of defense, Manny Diaz, continues to see troubling signs as he assesses the health of his Hurricanes.
In reviewing the team’s scrimmage of the spring and the recent weeks of practice, the defensive coordinator said his unit still lacks the mental toughness needed to win this fall.
“We want to be defined by that word, and we’re still quite a ways from that,” he said.
In a WQAM interview on Monday, he illuminated an issue that led to several blowout losses in recent seasons (think Clemson 58-0, and North Carolina 59-21, and the final four games of 2014). “Our calling card, a little bit, has been to let go of the rope,” he said.
“It can’t just be wristbands and t-shirts and slogans. This is something that’s got to be earned on the field. It’s got to be earned in the weight room. That is as important as an offensive route or a blitz on defense or a coverage. Until we have that, we’ll still have a fatal flaw on our team.”
Slogans like “ignore the noise” and “full speed ahead” and “brick by brick” and “don’t take the cheese” and “deserve victory” were plastered all over Al Golden‘s program. They were seen on placards in the football facility and on banners at the practice fields as well as on the wristbands and t-shirts Diaz referenced. They are relics now. What remains are players who, generally, let things slip too far before pushing back.
Diaz and Mark Richt have struck similar chords in recent weeks, making it clear the team’s current levels of effort and consistency are unacceptable. Few — if any — coaches will express complete satisfaction with their programs. This new staff, clearly, has high expectations.
Other comments from Diaz:
He thought Saturday’s outing was “mixed bag” of a scrimmage, with his defense bringing less heat than Thursday’s pre-scrimmage practice. “I thought overall, defensively, we played a little slow, a more little timid for what I prefer,” he said, offhandedly comparing his players to dancers who nervously count their steps. “Unfortunately that’s not all that unusual for the first time out. … I think we’ll be a different outfit next Saturday.”
UM’s next scrimmage, which unlike last Saturday’s scrimmage is open to the public, 2 p.m. Saturday at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach.
He said an attacking defense, while something he wants to establish, does have a weakness. He also pointed out that more passive defenses have worked elsewhere.
“There have been great coaches that have done it both ways. There are some people, for example, that want their defensive linemen to just hold the point of attack, don’t get their feet across the line of scrimmage and the linebackers shuffle between two gaps. And then there’s people that want their defensive linemen to penetrate and get upfield and the linebackers to attack the line of scrimmage and hunt the tackle for loss. There have been great defenses that have done it both ways.
“We believe that the best way for UM is to attack. Now the thing is, the weakness of an attack defense is if we all don’t attack together, if some guys sit and some guys rest and some guys hang out at the line of scrimmage, you create a vertical seam in the defense. So when we hunt, we have to hunt in packs. That’s a little bit of what showed up on Saturday. We all have to go together.”
He pointed out five defensive tackles — Kendrick Norton, R.J. McIntosh, Anthony Moten, Courtel Jenkins and Gerald Willis — who have “flashed, who have shown the ability to make a play in the backfield.” Diaz said being able to rotate five (or more) will help defend against high-tempo offenses designed to wear out big-bodied linemen.
Asked about defensive ends Chad Thomas and Al-Quadin Muhammad, Diaz said he liked Muhammad’s effort but he is far from a finished project. Thomas, he said, isn’t consistently showing his five-star talent. “You’ve got to do it when you feel good, and you’ve got to do it when you don’t feel good,” he said. … Potential’s a dirty word in our profession.”
UM’s early-enrollee linebackers Michael Pinckney, Shaquille Quarterman and Zach McCloud “will help us” this fall, he said. “If you came in and watched practice, you couldn’t believe they should be in English 12 right now.” Miami’s early enrollees (those three, quarterback Jack Allison and defensive end Patrick Bethel) are slated to speak with the media on Tuesday.
At defensive back, Diaz said he’s still trying to determine who the best players are. Any position switches — such as moving sophomore safety Jaquan Johnson to cornerback — could happen in the summer. “We certainly have got to improve in the secondary,” he said, in particular tackling.
Fans who want a more aggressive Miami defnese will be happy to know the first defense Diaz called in the scrimmage included bump-and-run coverage (physical, man-to-man defense in which the cornerbacks cover receivers tight at the line of scrimmage; different than the soft, passive zone scheme often employed by Golden and Mark D’Onofrio). However, Diaz said, he isn’t sure if he has the cornerbacks to play it full-time (secondaries must be fast, well-conditioned and physical to play that style) or the disruptive ability in the front seven to do it (if a quarterback has too much time to throw, no secondary can consistently succeed). He did say he is recruiting toward it, and believes he has recruits coming who can do it. “It’s a hallmark” of Miami football, Diaz said.
summary from Matt Porter of PB Post:
The new doctor of defense, Manny Diaz, continues to see troubling signs as he assesses the health of his Hurricanes.
In reviewing the team’s scrimmage of the spring and the recent weeks of practice, the defensive coordinator said his unit still lacks the mental toughness needed to win this fall.
“We want to be defined by that word, and we’re still quite a ways from that,” he said.
In a WQAM interview on Monday, he illuminated an issue that led to several blowout losses in recent seasons (think Clemson 58-0, and North Carolina 59-21, and the final four games of 2014). “Our calling card, a little bit, has been to let go of the rope,” he said.
“It can’t just be wristbands and t-shirts and slogans. This is something that’s got to be earned on the field. It’s got to be earned in the weight room. That is as important as an offensive route or a blitz on defense or a coverage. Until we have that, we’ll still have a fatal flaw on our team.”
Slogans like “ignore the noise” and “full speed ahead” and “brick by brick” and “don’t take the cheese” and “deserve victory” were plastered all over Al Golden‘s program. They were seen on placards in the football facility and on banners at the practice fields as well as on the wristbands and t-shirts Diaz referenced. They are relics now. What remains are players who, generally, let things slip too far before pushing back.
Diaz and Mark Richt have struck similar chords in recent weeks, making it clear the team’s current levels of effort and consistency are unacceptable. Few — if any — coaches will express complete satisfaction with their programs. This new staff, clearly, has high expectations.
Other comments from Diaz:
He thought Saturday’s outing was “mixed bag” of a scrimmage, with his defense bringing less heat than Thursday’s pre-scrimmage practice. “I thought overall, defensively, we played a little slow, a more little timid for what I prefer,” he said, offhandedly comparing his players to dancers who nervously count their steps. “Unfortunately that’s not all that unusual for the first time out. … I think we’ll be a different outfit next Saturday.”
UM’s next scrimmage, which unlike last Saturday’s scrimmage is open to the public, 2 p.m. Saturday at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach.
He said an attacking defense, while something he wants to establish, does have a weakness. He also pointed out that more passive defenses have worked elsewhere.
“There have been great coaches that have done it both ways. There are some people, for example, that want their defensive linemen to just hold the point of attack, don’t get their feet across the line of scrimmage and the linebackers shuffle between two gaps. And then there’s people that want their defensive linemen to penetrate and get upfield and the linebackers to attack the line of scrimmage and hunt the tackle for loss. There have been great defenses that have done it both ways.
“We believe that the best way for UM is to attack. Now the thing is, the weakness of an attack defense is if we all don’t attack together, if some guys sit and some guys rest and some guys hang out at the line of scrimmage, you create a vertical seam in the defense. So when we hunt, we have to hunt in packs. That’s a little bit of what showed up on Saturday. We all have to go together.”
He pointed out five defensive tackles — Kendrick Norton, R.J. McIntosh, Anthony Moten, Courtel Jenkins and Gerald Willis — who have “flashed, who have shown the ability to make a play in the backfield.” Diaz said being able to rotate five (or more) will help defend against high-tempo offenses designed to wear out big-bodied linemen.
Asked about defensive ends Chad Thomas and Al-Quadin Muhammad, Diaz said he liked Muhammad’s effort but he is far from a finished project. Thomas, he said, isn’t consistently showing his five-star talent. “You’ve got to do it when you feel good, and you’ve got to do it when you don’t feel good,” he said. … Potential’s a dirty word in our profession.”
UM’s early-enrollee linebackers Michael Pinckney, Shaquille Quarterman and Zach McCloud “will help us” this fall, he said. “If you came in and watched practice, you couldn’t believe they should be in English 12 right now.” Miami’s early enrollees (those three, quarterback Jack Allison and defensive end Patrick Bethel) are slated to speak with the media on Tuesday.
At defensive back, Diaz said he’s still trying to determine who the best players are. Any position switches — such as moving sophomore safety Jaquan Johnson to cornerback — could happen in the summer. “We certainly have got to improve in the secondary,” he said, in particular tackling.
Fans who want a more aggressive Miami defnese will be happy to know the first defense Diaz called in the scrimmage included bump-and-run coverage (physical, man-to-man defense in which the cornerbacks cover receivers tight at the line of scrimmage; different than the soft, passive zone scheme often employed by Golden and Mark D’Onofrio). However, Diaz said, he isn’t sure if he has the cornerbacks to play it full-time (secondaries must be fast, well-conditioned and physical to play that style) or the disruptive ability in the front seven to do it (if a quarterback has too much time to throw, no secondary can consistently succeed). He did say he is recruiting toward it, and believes he has recruits coming who can do it. “It’s a hallmark” of Miami football, Diaz said.
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You can tell Diaz is very smart and that he's the son of a politician. He's adroit at giving the fans the tough guy aggressive talk we want while also trying his best to keep expectations as low as possible so he looks like a genius if we field a competent defense.
You'd think he was still coaching La Tech players the way he talks. He's got some players especially on that DL. Don't be fooled.
You'd think he was still coaching La Tech players the way he talks. He's got some players especially on that DL. Don't be fooled.
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It's amazing how the previous regime thought they could win by fielding such a soft team
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Why do I get the feeling the JC Jackson saga is far from over?
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April 11th right?
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Agree with you but also like that he's not blowing these guys up like the previous ******** did. He seems to calling it like he's seeing it and I like that.
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Im going to the scrimmage at Oxbridge, I live close. The team is certainly soft. We are not 59-13 worst than UNC. Not even58-0 worse than Clemson at home. Golden was more interested in mind games instead of making the players physically imposing. You get confidence when you know you are in tip top shape and can deal with any situation. The period between spring practice and fall camp will tell how much they are committed to being the best.
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Golden didn't lose the team once during his tenure. He never won them over to begin with.
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Nobody is being fooled. I think he is being 100 and some of these guys are just not as good as many thought or they are just soft.
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There is still a lot of Goldofrito symptoms remaining that the staff is working to cure. The soft ones will simply watch the tough ones, young or old play on Saturday's. This year we'll be a tougher team, 2017 only the very top teams would beat us and 2018 we'll be capable of beating anybody. year 3 2018 is when we become feared again.
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