k9cane
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and first of all, great to just hang out and watch our Canes, regardless. Want to thank @CanesAreAble for his hospitality. Seriously, just watching some football, cutting it up, drinking and eating in an unhealthy fashion, felt normal --- and great.
Now, dont want to be too critical, given the circumstances the past six months. I know this is just the beginning of the process, after 15 years of being behind the times, we aren't suddenly going to become this offensive juggernaut under this whole new system
the offense --- not great, but to me, this season will be about D-King just bailing us out with his athleticism and playmaking ability. yeah, he missed some shots downfield, but he also made plays with his legs. Able and I almost did a double Fred Sanford -- the big one!! -- as he made a dollar out 15 cents with his ability to scramble and make guys miss. Literally, we had never seen that utilized at UM in that way
I loved the tempo, you could see UAB wilt, we ran a lot more plays than usual and the Canes, at times, wore them down. IMO, King could've kept the ball a few times on the read plays but I get the sense he was told to make the plays straight dives. Which is fine, this was our exhibition season, I get it. But this season will be about wearing teams down late with the tempo and number of plays. We still dont have that Oline that can go out and just blow people off the ball early on and dominate. 2020 the Canes will be like Julio Cesar Chavez, they will have to body punch teams into submission late.
I still worry about the interior of the Oline, Marty Bibla and Richard Mercier aren't walking through that door. But again, that's where King's legs come into play
As for the D, not bad, take away the Pope punt muff, they score 7 points. Got gashed early, but overall not bad. I still feel we dont have an elite shutdown corner. But I think Nesta finally flashed. Kicking game was solid tonight. But I can't lie DJ Ivey concerns me
Now, L'ville is one of these pivotal games that will really tell if this team is poised to have a good/great season or just another average one.
Regardless, guys it was great to watch Hurricane football.
Now, dont want to be too critical, given the circumstances the past six months. I know this is just the beginning of the process, after 15 years of being behind the times, we aren't suddenly going to become this offensive juggernaut under this whole new system
the offense --- not great, but to me, this season will be about D-King just bailing us out with his athleticism and playmaking ability. yeah, he missed some shots downfield, but he also made plays with his legs. Able and I almost did a double Fred Sanford -- the big one!! -- as he made a dollar out 15 cents with his ability to scramble and make guys miss. Literally, we had never seen that utilized at UM in that way
I loved the tempo, you could see UAB wilt, we ran a lot more plays than usual and the Canes, at times, wore them down. IMO, King could've kept the ball a few times on the read plays but I get the sense he was told to make the plays straight dives. Which is fine, this was our exhibition season, I get it. But this season will be about wearing teams down late with the tempo and number of plays. We still dont have that Oline that can go out and just blow people off the ball early on and dominate. 2020 the Canes will be like Julio Cesar Chavez, they will have to body punch teams into submission late.
I still worry about the interior of the Oline, Marty Bibla and Richard Mercier aren't walking through that door. But again, that's where King's legs come into play
As for the D, not bad, take away the Pope punt muff, they score 7 points. Got gashed early, but overall not bad. I still feel we dont have an elite shutdown corner. But I think Nesta finally flashed. Kicking game was solid tonight. But I can't lie DJ Ivey concerns me
Now, L'ville is one of these pivotal games that will really tell if this team is poised to have a good/great season or just another average one.
Regardless, guys it was great to watch Hurricane football.
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