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Miami Hurricanes ‘gunslinger’ Malik Rosier learning to bite bullet | Canes Watch
“I’m a gunslinger, honestly,” he says, laughing. “I can’t lie.”
That’s not to say that Rosier, a redshirt sophomore, will go against the coaches’ wishes as he battles Vincent Testaverde for the right to back up quarterback Brad Kaaya. It is to say that a more conservative approach to running the Hurricanes’ offense takes some adjustment now that Rosier isn’t being coached by coordinator James Coley.
“It’s the heroic factor,” Rosier said. “Coach Coley was big — he was like, ‘When nothing’s there, make a play. Scramble the pocket.’ ”
And under coach Mark Richt?
“They’re more like, ‘Don’t. Eat it. Burn it. Let’s play for a kick. Let’s play for a field goal.’ That’s the biggest adjustment for me and Brad.”
And Rosier understands the reasoning behind it, acknowledging that the margin for error on a deep ball is much smaller than an easy dump to a running back.
“We’ve got enough good backs where they’ll run through tackles,” Rosier said. “They’ll make people miss. Like there was one time we hit Joe (Yearby) on a simple check-down and he went 20-30 yards. That’s just as good as throwing a bomb for 20 or 30. … No need to force the ball downfield.”
Any time you have the luxury of playing with Florida backs YOU HAVE TO check down. I watched Jameis live off of Devonta Freeman out of the backfield their championship year.
I feel like most backs out of the region are great at catching out of the backfield. Always use it to your advantage.
Furthermore, Malik does throw a pretty deep ball but i wouldn't call it gunslinging.
“I’m a gunslinger, honestly,” he says, laughing. “I can’t lie.”
That’s not to say that Rosier, a redshirt sophomore, will go against the coaches’ wishes as he battles Vincent Testaverde for the right to back up quarterback Brad Kaaya. It is to say that a more conservative approach to running the Hurricanes’ offense takes some adjustment now that Rosier isn’t being coached by coordinator James Coley.
“It’s the heroic factor,” Rosier said. “Coach Coley was big — he was like, ‘When nothing’s there, make a play. Scramble the pocket.’ ”
And under coach Mark Richt?
“They’re more like, ‘Don’t. Eat it. Burn it. Let’s play for a kick. Let’s play for a field goal.’ That’s the biggest adjustment for me and Brad.”
And Rosier understands the reasoning behind it, acknowledging that the margin for error on a deep ball is much smaller than an easy dump to a running back.
“We’ve got enough good backs where they’ll run through tackles,” Rosier said. “They’ll make people miss. Like there was one time we hit Joe (Yearby) on a simple check-down and he went 20-30 yards. That’s just as good as throwing a bomb for 20 or 30. … No need to force the ball downfield.”
Any time you have the luxury of playing with Florida backs YOU HAVE TO check down. I watched Jameis live off of Devonta Freeman out of the backfield their championship year.
I feel like most backs out of the region are great at catching out of the backfield. Always use it to your advantage.
Furthermore, Malik does throw a pretty deep ball but i wouldn't call it gunslinging.
