Canegrad89
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Team fought hard to come back after a rough start but just fell short. Much better than some other bowl performances in recent years...but still nowhere close to where it needs to be. Help is on the way though with the current recruiting class.
Random observations:
1) Hope D'Eriq will recover quickly from his injury
2) Perry played well in this game...and was let down by some bad drops. Pope needs to play tougher and fight for the ball. He has potential but needs to show a little more fight.
3) We need to see more of the young WRs (Redding & Keyshawn). We will badly need physical receivers against Bama. These players will need to be ready. Some of our current WRs just aren't physical enough to hang with Bama.
4) We need another Roche type (or two) in the Portal. We got very little pressure tonight without Jaelan. Our young DL will need to step up this offseason & be ready to bring it next year. We should have had a spectacular Nascar package this year (with Jaelan, GR15 and Roche). Next year it looks like the opposite (except for HH & a couple others with some potential). Need help here via the Portal.
5) We need an infusion of Upperclassmen at LB (via the Portal). We have some talented young guys but I see virtually no resistance being provided by LBs on Defense currently. I hope our young LBs will learn & work super hard in the offseason. Our LBs were taken out of plays far too often tonight (and just weren't quite ready this year). We need to get more physical on D (especially at the LB position). Got to shore this up via the Portal or we will get gored by Bama in the opener.
6) Our DBs: Pretty poor effort tonight. I'd love to see guys tackling properly, taking good angles & showing some toughness. Yes, I'd love some ballhawks back there ultimately (like the good old days) but can we at least start with good fundamental football with some toughness displayed?
7) Chaney is, and will be, special. Hope he continues to work hard. He made one big mistake tonight but overall he's a stud and we're very lucky to have him.
8) Turnovers (including the muffed punt) were really costly.
9) OL wasn't all world but it's amazing how they've gone from the focal point of the chatter to being relatively unnoticed (not a bad thing at all). Props to the players and the coaches from getting the OL play moving in the right direction.
10) Would love to see more toughness on both sides of the ball (especially WR, LB and DB).
We need to continue recruiting at an elite level (top 10) and support Manny. If he recruits at an elite level, wins in the Portal and upgrades his defensive staff then we will improve from here. Go Canes!
Random observations:
1) Hope D'Eriq will recover quickly from his injury
2) Perry played well in this game...and was let down by some bad drops. Pope needs to play tougher and fight for the ball. He has potential but needs to show a little more fight.
3) We need to see more of the young WRs (Redding & Keyshawn). We will badly need physical receivers against Bama. These players will need to be ready. Some of our current WRs just aren't physical enough to hang with Bama.
4) We need another Roche type (or two) in the Portal. We got very little pressure tonight without Jaelan. Our young DL will need to step up this offseason & be ready to bring it next year. We should have had a spectacular Nascar package this year (with Jaelan, GR15 and Roche). Next year it looks like the opposite (except for HH & a couple others with some potential). Need help here via the Portal.
5) We need an infusion of Upperclassmen at LB (via the Portal). We have some talented young guys but I see virtually no resistance being provided by LBs on Defense currently. I hope our young LBs will learn & work super hard in the offseason. Our LBs were taken out of plays far too often tonight (and just weren't quite ready this year). We need to get more physical on D (especially at the LB position). Got to shore this up via the Portal or we will get gored by Bama in the opener.
6) Our DBs: Pretty poor effort tonight. I'd love to see guys tackling properly, taking good angles & showing some toughness. Yes, I'd love some ballhawks back there ultimately (like the good old days) but can we at least start with good fundamental football with some toughness displayed?
7) Chaney is, and will be, special. Hope he continues to work hard. He made one big mistake tonight but overall he's a stud and we're very lucky to have him.
8) Turnovers (including the muffed punt) were really costly.
9) OL wasn't all world but it's amazing how they've gone from the focal point of the chatter to being relatively unnoticed (not a bad thing at all). Props to the players and the coaches from getting the OL play moving in the right direction.
10) Would love to see more toughness on both sides of the ball (especially WR, LB and DB).
We need to continue recruiting at an elite level (top 10) and support Manny. If he recruits at an elite level, wins in the Portal and upgrades his defensive staff then we will improve from here. Go Canes!
