Honestly this game is even more proof that Manny should be fired. We obviously have talent, particularly young talent.
I was thinking the exact same thing during the game. We were playing against a glorified high school team but the young talent on display was undeniable and stood out like a sore thumb.
This was just another example of what a clueless *** clown Diaz is. The guy has absolutely no idea how to manage a roster both from a recruiting standpoint and in terms of distributing playing time. There was literally no excuse for Cam Harris to get every carry last week with Brown and Franklin available and that is just one example.
Watching all these talented young kids play was both exciting and infuriating. Infuriating because you realize that practically none of those talented young kids would have sniffed the field against a P5 opponent. Infuriating when you realize that Diaz either has no idea how or absolutely no desire to integrate these young players into a real game so he lets them rot on the bench while he plays every marginal, mediocre 5th year junior and 6th year senior that he has.
1. There is no reason for King to play another snap here. We have two good young QBs who are the present and the future but they need reps. King will always be greatly respected for what he brought to us but the reality is that we need to move on. Nothing personal.
2. There is no reason for Cam Harris to start or get half the carries he has been getting especially with Knighton coming back for Virginia.
3. There is no reason to start Hall or Bolden at Safety. None.
4. There is no reason to have Jennings out there at all at this point. That playing time should go to develop Cave and Brooks and any other LB that is healthy.
5. There is no reason whatsoever to start DJ Ivey.
6. Brashard Smith, Jacolby George and Romello Brinson should continue to play going forward to go along with Key Smiff, Rambo and Restrepo. As far as Harley is concerned, I can take him or leave him. I need to see more Redding if he indeed deserves the PT. The larger point here is that we need to let competition sort it all out and let the top 5-6 play the majority of the snaps. The problem is that this staff doesn't seem to want to commit to the best players because it appears as if they don't want to hurt anyone feelings. So meanwhile with this " Everybody is a winner mentality" the best players are unable to establish chemistry and develop like they should because Diaz believes everyone deserves a juice box. Clean this mess up and go with your best not your oldest.
At TE we know all about Arroyo but the others kids like Brantley and Hodges need to play in these types of games so we know what we have.
As most of us have realized, Diaz is a dead man walking and it's very debatable as to whether or not he will finish out the season. Its always possible that one of Garcia or Van Dyke get hot and somehow save his job but I just cant see that happening at this point. Diaz has been exposed to such a degree that most anyone can see that he will never lead this program to anything. He is clearly in over his head. His teams lack attention to detail and basic fundamentals at a shocking level. His teams are undisciplined and are consistently unprepared on game day while the game plans on both sides of the ball reveal a level of ineptitude that is difficult to reconcile considering that Diaz is in his 3rd year. Simply put the Diaz regime cannot be salvaged. He must be relieved of his duties as soon as possible because the longer he stays on the more damage will be done.