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Rob Likens on Joe Rose this morning

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Highlights:

-Likens says his message to the receivers room is don’t worry about the depth chart, just focus on each rep you get and make it your best rep.

-“It’s see who can stand up and do the details of their assignment at an extremely high level,” “We have another good week-and-a-half until we really talk about depth charts. You put several different combinations of guys when you can with your quarterbacks, see who can perform under pressure. … You mix it up, find out who the better guys are.”

-Likens says he will keep mixing and matching, rolling his receivers around between different QBs, different combinations on the field. He says it’s hard to sometimes gauge how a receiver is performing if he’s against a third team cornerback instead of a first team cornerback. Hence his receiver rotation in practices.

-On Rambo: He has the capability of making big plays. He has the prototypical size of an outside receiver, tall, has length, has straight line speed but also elite quickness. So the possibility of big plays and getting behind people. He’s going to get respect as far as when you look at him. … He makes the defense feel like they need to help (which affects what the overall defense facing Miami can do).” He has the ability to beat on 1v1s, he just has to go out and do it.

-On Pope and Wiggins: “You have to teach them how to handle adversity. You have to get them to think about that in the right way - people are going to fail, you’re going to fail in life, but you can’t allow the outside opinions of people to affect you. You have to stay off social media and can’t listen to other people’s opinions. … You can’t get caught up in that as a person, have to believe in yourself. They have to know I believe in them, we believe in them. and they have to go out and do it.” "You have to be mentally tough and not let it snowball"

-On Keyshawn Smith: “I have seen him (flash) in spurts, he’s not all the way yet,” "I've seen him make some plays, he's very good at that" "His thing is he’s learning the different types of coverages that can come at you and fool you. As a young wide receiver you can get rolled up on really fast. Trying to work on him with his mindset, that pre-snap you have to be thinking about those things." “But as far as talent, being athletic, making big plays and his speed, yes he definitely has that.”


On Harley: “He came back obviously to have a big year and to help us win. " "Every day the number 1 thing is Mike tries to get better, but he’s also looking around nonstop trying to help the young guys. Mike is like that kid you have, one of your sons that does everything right and perfect, you tend to forget about him sometimes. He’s kind of like my assistant coach out on the field helping me out. He’s expecting big things, I’m expecting big things.”

Likens says that all the guys that decided to come back are focused on the team; on getting better, bringing the young guys along and being the best they can be. They aren't looking forward to the next step in their careers, they are focused on what is happening now.


What does he tell the young guys - Brashard Smith, Brinson, George - when there are so many capable bodies on the depth chart ahead of him? He tells them not to focus on depth charts, just control what you can control. When you get your rep, make it the best rep you can. Focus on the details and go every play 100%. He said it's tough but he enjoys this aspect of coaching, reaching into a kid's mind and getting them to understand.

Likens says he is looking forward to the challenge of playing Bama in the first game. He says he talks to the guys all the time about holding themselves and their teammates accountable. He sees this game as a measuring stick of where they are.
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
Highlights:

-Likens says his message to the receivers room is don’t worry about the depth chart, just focus on each rep you get and make it your best rep.

-“It’s see who can stand up and do the details of their assignment at an extremely high level,” “We have another good week-and-a-half until we really talk about depth charts. You put several different combinations of guys when you can with your quarterbacks, see who can perform under pressure. … You mix it up, find out who the better guys are.”

-Likens says he will keep mixing and matching, rolling his receivers around between different QBs, different combinations on the field. He says it’s hard to sometimes gauge how a receiver is performing if he’s against a third team cornerback instead of a first team cornerback. Hence his receiver rotation in practices.

-On Rambo: He has the capability of making big plays. He has the prototypical size of an outside receiver, tall, has length, has straight line speed but also elite quickness. So the possibility of big plays and getting behind people. He’s going to get respect as far as when you look at him. … He makes the defense feel like they need to help (which affects what the overall defense facing Miami can do).” He has the ability to beat on 1v1s, he just has to go out and do it.

-On Pope and Wiggins: “You have to teach them how to handle adversity. You have to get them to think about that in the right way - people are going to fail, you’re going to fail in life, but you can’t allow the outside opinions of people to affect you. You have to stay off social media and can’t listen to other people’s opinions. … You can’t get caught up in that as a person, have to believe in yourself. They have to know I believe in them, we believe in them. and they have to go out and do it.” "You have to be mentally tough and not let it snowball"

-On Keyshawn Smith: “I have seen him (flash) in spurts, he’s not all the way yet,” "I've seen him make some plays, he's very good at that" "His thing is he’s learning the different types of coverages that can come at you and fool you. As a young wide receiver you can get rolled up on really fast. Trying to work on him with his mindset, that pre-snap you have to be thinking about those things." “But as far as talent, being athletic, making big plays and his speed, yes he definitely has that.”


On Harley: “He came back obviously to have a big year and to help us win. " "Every day the number 1 thing is Mike tries to get better, but he’s also looking around nonstop trying to help the young guys. Mike is like that kid you have, one of your sons that does everything right and perfect, you tend to forget about him sometimes. He’s kind of like my assistant coach out on the field helping me out. He’s expecting big things, I’m expecting big things.”

Likens says that all the guys that decided to come back are focused on the team; on getting better, bringing the young guys along and being the best they can be. They aren't looking forward to the next step in their careers, they are focused on what is happening now.


What does he tell the young guys - Brashard Smith, Brinson, George - when there are so many capable bodies on the depth chart ahead of him? He tells them not to focus on depth charts, just control what you can control. When you get your rep, make it the best rep you can. Focus on the details and go every play 100%. He said it's tough but he enjoys this aspect of coaching, reaching into a kid's mind and getting them to understand.

Likens says he is looking forward to the challenge of playing Bama in the first game. He says he talks to the guys all the time about holding themselves and their teammates accountable. He sees this game as a measuring stick of where they are.
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So he’s calling pope and Wiggins soft. They been here how long and he’s talking like they are freshman. Smh
 
-On Pope and Wiggins: “You have to teach them how to handle adversity. You have to get them to think about that in the right way - people are going to fail, you’re going to fail in life, but you can’t allow the outside opinions of people to affect you. You have to stay off social media and can’t listen to other people’s opinions. … You can’t get caught up in that as a person, have to believe in yourself. They have to know I believe in them, we believe in them. and they have to go out and do it.” "You have to be mentally tough and not let it snowball"


Blessings sent if this is still an issue.
 
Yeah his quotes on Pope and Wiggins read like a **** obituary! Like they are pretty much put out to pasture and are hanging on mentally by a thread. Smh.

Sounds like the 5 man rotation is Harley, KSmith, Rambo, Xman and Pope if Bama was tomorrow. I think Pope doesnt go down without a fight and grabs that 5th spot over Redding and others... Wiggins seems like its pretty much over for him. Get your degree young man and grad transfer for your last year to an HBCU or something.
 
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Naw he calling the adults who have made their failures on a football field personal, soft.
I like this coach, great interview, now I feel like I learned more about him. Really appreciate the insight he gave on Harley. He was closing in on getting dogged like Pope and Wiggins too, but look at him now. It’s the same Canes mob posters every time and they always end up wrong (on every single topic). Whatever narrative they roll with, I roll the other way.
 
So worried about likes instead of drops. Catch the **** ball.

John Rambo and Keyshawn John gotta hold us down outside.
 
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