SJ Alofaituli- season stats, other interesting stats. Mensah is saving the line

[JamesQuall]

Because it begs the question: why was he so inconsistent at Miami if he was an NFL talent?

Maybe it's coaching. But his DB coaches were stars in the coaching profession. Still are. Work ethic was never an issue, either.

I think he lost confidence. TRob said it directly- the only thing keeping Ivey from the NFL was his confidence. And a big reason he lost confidence is because he was a young man dealing with a toxic fanbase. It messed with his head.

I'm not even talking about the morality. They're adults, they get paid, whatever. I just want them to perform at their best when they're here. And stupid narratives only hurt the cause.

If it's fans fault for a player's performance.

The inverse then should be true. It's our fault for how good Scott, Ward, Bain, Cici, etc were. They should be thankful they didn't go to a school where the fan base caused them to play poorly.

 

[who]

New life cheat code unlocked. Just say my feelings were hurt and I lost confidence.

 

[who]

SJ is so ******* ***, 76 over there just happy he’s not catching the same criticism.

76 and 65 are two cheeks of the same deformed ***. 65 was a BBL that went wrong.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Because it begs the question: why was he so inconsistent at Miami if he was an NFL talent?

Maybe it's coaching. But his DB coaches were stars in the coaching profession. Still are. Work ethic was never an issue, either.

I think he lost confidence. TRob said it directly- the only thing keeping Ivey from the NFL was his confidence. And a big reason he lost confidence is because he was a young man dealing with a toxic fanbase. It messed with his head.

I'm not even talking about the morality. They're adults, they get paid, whatever. I just want them to perform at their best when they're here. And stupid narratives only hurt the cause.

Just to be certain, we are talking about the DJ Ivey on the Cincinnati Bengals, right? If so, that same DJ Ivey is indeed in his 4th season with Cincinnati and has accumulated the following statistics during his time there:

6 PBUs
26 total tackles; 18 solo
1 fumble recovery
1 forced fumble
38 games played

So yes, he has been on an NFL roster for 3+ seasons. But....let's not pretend he is some AllPro. He's primarily a special teamer and he's played a total of 13 snaps this season. Thur. Teen.
Last year he looged 115 defensive snaps and 273 special teams snaps; 255 total snaps the year prior and 134 snaps in his rookie year prior to his ACL injury. I wonder why he isn't getting more snaps on passing downs?

While your bigger point about not picking on these players via social media is valid, let's not overconflate our stories to try to prove a narrative that DJ Ivey would've been better here had he not been picked on. You know who else picked on him while he was at UM? Opposing teams OCs.

I rest my case.

 

[rascon]

So for those in the know, did SJ stand out in practice? If so, who was he going against?
From what I have seen in the games, he has been outperformed by not just Cantwell, but several others that are backups. Just curious where he stood out in preseason? Wondering if he stood out more in the film room vs the practice field.

And the only other thing is that there are cases that people just play better in games than they do in practice.

As for Cantwell, they had him at LT all spring and McCoy at RT. If McCoy was wanting to play a money position, that would have been LT. And let’s be real. If Mauigoa got shifted to RG the moment he was drafted after playing 4 years at RT, what does that say for McCoys chances of playing RT?

 

[Stingarov]

This has entered the territory of 2024 where Lance would have Jaden Harris out there constantly when he was one of the worst Dbs to play here.

Its ******* exactly this until we see something different.

Also - Jaden Harris is STILL making the exact same mistakes. Exact same ones. Getting sucked up into the interior cost Kansas a 65 yd td vs Mizzou just like the long rushing td UF had in 2024 against Miami.

Some guys dont have it.