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Mario says he had to relearn how to let loose during game time

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LPK2006 said:
I swear limping to a victory against SMU would have lost us one of the remaining games, most likely Pitt, or maybe even an embarrassment at Blacksburg.
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I don't disagree with this. It really did feel like we were trying to sneak out of their with a win that day in Dallas. Sometimes, you have to hit rock bottom (or a real low) to understand you need to make changes or at least some alterations

Another factor, we had sooooo many pre-snap OLine flags this year. The last month or so, they've curbed that a bit and it's become better. But that was really impacting down and distances on a lot of drives
 
All I know is that @LuCane knows ball. Bottom line

My layman's view is that the structure of this offense has not really changed, it's not like 500 new plays have been installed. But as I said with Danny and Pete back in October, there was nothing so broken with this offense that couldn't be fixed THIS season. Sometimes, you really have to wait till the off-season to make changes that matter

You can have the same set of plays, but how you mix those plays, your personnel groupings and tempo can impact how effective they are going to be over the course of a game

10 different chefs can have the same ingredients and you'd probably get 10 different dishes.

Personally, I still want a bit more quick tempo at times...
 
k9cane said:
All I know is that @LuCane knows ball. Bottom line

My layman's view is that the structure of this offense has not really changed, it's not like 500 new plays have been installed. But as I said with Danny and Pete back in October, there was nothing so broken with this offense that couldn't be fixed THIS season. Sometimes, you really have to wait till the off-season to make changes that matter

You can have the same set of plays, but how you mix those plays, your personnel groupings and tempo can impact how effective they are going to be over the course of a game

10 different chefs can have the same ingredients and you'd probably get 10 different dishes.

Personally, I still want a bit more quick tempo at times...
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The funny thing about this ‘debate’ was that I wasn’t the one of the posters who said we’ve seen a totally or ‘structurally’ different offense. But, we’ve seen new formations, a new focus (using Toney’s motion more and overall featuring him more), and breaks in tendencies.

If you add those up, that is plainly a different approach to getting too tight when the pressure previously increased.

And, I have no idea who is singularly responsible for that approach or if they all decided it. None of us are in their meetings. I just wanted it to change and it has been adjusted.

I’d hope staying diverse and focused on breaking tendencies is at the heart of what we take to College station.
 
I’m sure drinking 30 Bucci’s a day doesn’t help with his stress levels either lol. I can remember going to La Lechonera in Key West with my dad as a kid and downing a couple of those. Stuff is like jet fuel.
 
LuCane said:
The funny thing about this ‘debate’ was that I wasn’t the one of the posters who said we’ve seen a totally or ‘structurally’ different offense. But, we’ve seen new formations, a new focus (using Toney’s motion more and overall featuring him more), and breaks in tendencies.

If you add those up, that is plainly a different approach to getting too tight when the pressure previously increased.

And, I have no idea who is singularly responsible for that approach or if they all decided it. None of us are in their meetings. I just wanted it to change and it has been adjusted.

I’d hope staying diverse and focused on breaking tendencies is at the heart of what we take to College station.
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Lu, two other things that I think matter, but really don't have to do with the X-and-O's of this whole thing:

First, the fun factor. Michael Irvin flat out said that he noticed that after the gadget plays vs Syracuse, he noticed the guys having fun on the sideline and getting into it. Lamar Thomas told me the same thing He didn't necessarily like that we had to run it vs bad teams but he saw the impact he had on the sideline during those games. Football isnt always fun, but it can't just always be a hard and physical grind

Also, this program is in Miami. I believe entertainment matters. It's a lot like LA in that regard. Yeah, winning is paramount, but you can't be methodical and boring while doing it. Also, I believe you want to have a style of play that will attract the elite players. What we've seen since Nov 1 is something you can easily sell to the best players in the country...
 
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JHallCanes said:
Theres definitely been some times I think the fans have been overly critical of our identity

When games get tough why wouldn’t you lean on the strength of the team? The OL and physicality is what he’s been wanting to build for 4 years. Use it.

Going back to some of the early games we didn’t take the foot off the gas as much as some say, in my opinion. Notre Dame we did have a drive we ran it 3 times and punted but we got stuffed on 3rd and 1. 9/10 we get that yard and maybe things change but we tried to throw the ball

What’s been different to me lately is the HOW

Using Toney is creative ways. Using him like a decoy. Sending Lofton in motion. I’d love one of these analytical sites to show me how many yards we get per play when we send Toney in motion

It’s simple small things like this that can put this team over the top

You’re not stopping us on 3rd and 1 if you hesitate a millisecond when you see Toney on the move

So I don’t think it’s been a huge philosophical change. We never needed one which I suppose was the most frustrating part

Also to be fair our offense was HORRIBLE early in the season with pre snap penalties so you can want to be creative but the players had to step up as well

Some of our injuries are about to be a blessing in disguise as well offense and defense

We had some players like Marion, Pringle, Poyser, O’Connor etc step up

This is a dangerous ******* football team man
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One thing I would say to add balance is that, for example, using Toney in motion will hit different now, as opposed to the first game, or first couple of games.

Everybody knows who he is now - he’s being schemed for. Initially, as far as our opposition, Toney was a three star that our opponents probably were preparing for as they normally would prepare for a receiver in his position. Now it’s a little different
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
One thing I would say to add balance is that, for example, using Toney in motion will hit different now, as opposed to the first game, or first couple of games.

Everybody knows who he is now - he’s being schemed for. Initially, as far as our opposition, Toney was a three star that our opponents probably were preparing for as they normally would prepare for a receiver in his position. Now it’s a little different
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Absolutely. That’s why it’s nice getting CJ back and Lofton has started to produce Marion/Moore/Upshaw stepping up

I’m biased obviously but I called a sneak play to Lofton for a TD in the Pitt game because they were gonna make teams pay for keying on Toney

I think we were getting stopped on short yardage runs more because of the complete run sell outs of the defense rather than our OL not blocking well if that makes sense

For the first time in a long long lonnnggggg time it feels like we are clicking to end the season
 
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He was under Saban during his caveman mode, up to 2013. He left just before Kiffin arrived which changed Saban's mind and MC never saw that.
 
YLCANE said:
Saw that as well, I think it was on Podcast w Herbstreit and that homo galloway
And I too posted that Mario seems different since Smu
I love it!!!
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The guy wanted it so bad for miami
He didn't want to ***** it up
He got tight
I'm sure it will rear its ugly ahead again as we get closer and closer to #6 especially if when he comes up short
But dude accomplished the 1st major step and he is feeling it now
 
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