k9cane
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Admit it, you're a bit breathless right now as a #Canes fan. I know I am. The Hurricanes just escaped Jason Vorhees at Chapel Hill on Halloween night. Gotta give Bill Belichick(and especially Bobby 'Olive Garden' Petrino) credit. They can still coach ball. But Miami found a way to win 38-35. Some quick thoughts:
- It's OK to admit it, this defense isn't good. The front four doesn't get the pressure it did last season, the backers are liabilities in space, and the secondary is lost. Billy Edwards had a career night (28 for 34, 341 yards and 4 touchdowns).
There are some injury issues, I get it (can OJ Fredrique go see Benny Hinn and get touched by his healing hands?) but they just look so unsound. The whole game the Tar Heels out-leveraged UM, and then there were so many missed tackles, after having their zone defense carved up.
Coach JB remarked how Petrino was out-scheming Miami with man-beaters of every kind.
It wasn't till late in the game that guys like Marquis Lightfoot got to Edwards. I really don't know if Cory Hetherman has any answers with what he's got this season. But this is very reminiscent of the 2024 unit that was routinely carved up. I get the sense that Miami will have to play a lot of shootouts moving forward. But tonight, after the first drive, they simply couldn't get off the field and allowed UNC to shorten this game. It reminded me a lot of the 2024 Gatech loss in Atlanta.
This wasn't a situation where Miami was looking ahead. This was just bad defense that was carved up by a master play-caller.
I don't see a championship caliber defensive unit this season.
- A couple of times late in the game, Miami once again gave up big screens for huge yards. Again, at a certain point you have to have a better football IQ, don't you? That 2nd and 17 late in the game, was an especially egregious lack of situational awareness.
- Offense was good but tonight, it's like they weren't allowed to be less-than-perfect. But Miami's big time players, made big-time plays when it mattered, from Darian Mensah, Mark 'Touchdown Machine' Fletcher, and of course, 'the GABOS Glider', Malachi Toney, and Javian Mallory.
But maybe the most pivotal play late was one made by Elija Lofton, who kept his feet and rumbled for a first down that extended the drive. That was an amazing play by 9. OK, has he finally ditched the 'Greentree All-American' label?
- Finally, special teams. It's clear that UNC really works on onside kicks. I mean, that was....well, it was what it was. Our special teams is something I always worry about.
- With all that said, winning is great. Miami is 8-0. Every conference road game is riskly. Look around the country. You see really good teams getting knocked off or having tough games. The Canes won tonight, and now look ahead the big one in South Bend
Hey, 1-0
- It's OK to admit it, this defense isn't good. The front four doesn't get the pressure it did last season, the backers are liabilities in space, and the secondary is lost. Billy Edwards had a career night (28 for 34, 341 yards and 4 touchdowns).
There are some injury issues, I get it (can OJ Fredrique go see Benny Hinn and get touched by his healing hands?) but they just look so unsound. The whole game the Tar Heels out-leveraged UM, and then there were so many missed tackles, after having their zone defense carved up.
Coach JB remarked how Petrino was out-scheming Miami with man-beaters of every kind.
It wasn't till late in the game that guys like Marquis Lightfoot got to Edwards. I really don't know if Cory Hetherman has any answers with what he's got this season. But this is very reminiscent of the 2024 unit that was routinely carved up. I get the sense that Miami will have to play a lot of shootouts moving forward. But tonight, after the first drive, they simply couldn't get off the field and allowed UNC to shorten this game. It reminded me a lot of the 2024 Gatech loss in Atlanta.
This wasn't a situation where Miami was looking ahead. This was just bad defense that was carved up by a master play-caller.
I don't see a championship caliber defensive unit this season.
- A couple of times late in the game, Miami once again gave up big screens for huge yards. Again, at a certain point you have to have a better football IQ, don't you? That 2nd and 17 late in the game, was an especially egregious lack of situational awareness.
- Offense was good but tonight, it's like they weren't allowed to be less-than-perfect. But Miami's big time players, made big-time plays when it mattered, from Darian Mensah, Mark 'Touchdown Machine' Fletcher, and of course, 'the GABOS Glider', Malachi Toney, and Javian Mallory.
But maybe the most pivotal play late was one made by Elija Lofton, who kept his feet and rumbled for a first down that extended the drive. That was an amazing play by 9. OK, has he finally ditched the 'Greentree All-American' label?
- Finally, special teams. It's clear that UNC really works on onside kicks. I mean, that was....well, it was what it was. Our special teams is something I always worry about.
- With all that said, winning is great. Miami is 8-0. Every conference road game is riskly. Look around the country. You see really good teams getting knocked off or having tough games. The Canes won tonight, and now look ahead the big one in South Bend
Hey, 1-0
