k9cane
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Alright, got a good nights sleep after a long day in Death Valley/Clemson and the drive back-and-forth to Atlanta. Despite the week long forecasts, there wasn't a drop of rain on game day out there. Miami came out on top of the Tigers, 41-13 in their storm troopers gear. Some thoughts on the game..
- I don't think I've ever looked forward to a bye week as now. Miami is the walking wounded. Once again key players (Lightfoot, McCoy, O'Conner) were nicked up. They need to re-set physically as they go into FSU week.
A lot of young players like Ryan Mack are getting key reps now. If this team can get healthy down the stretch they will have some real depth to it
- Miami started off fast and at 17-3 it looked like it would be an early blowout. The last half of the second quarter was frustrating, a lot of little things collectively were big. From not converting on 3 and 1, the procedure penalty that wiped out Malachi Toney's touchdown down the seam (his second career TD that has been taken off the board due to that kind of infraction) , to not getting off the field defensively on 3rd and 16 near halftime as Clemson was pinned deep on their side of the field.
They were up 17-6, but it felt like the game should've been 31-3 at the half.
- Dylan Joyce I think had one of his better games punting. He nailed a few that flipped the field.
- No more questions about Damon Wilson, every week he's getting better and more disruptive on every series. If Im not mistaken, there was a missed holding call on Clemson's opening drive on 3rd down.
- Omar Thorton is a hard hitter, but an unreliable tackler out in space. It may be time to just pare down what he does. He had two misses that led to about 60 yards for Clemson. Sometimes the difference between a good play on this side of the ball, and one that gives up 50 yards is one guy not making a routine play
- Tait Reynolds was pretty gutty. Maybe they had no choice, till the very end of the game, Clemson had less than 30 yards rushing. Reynolds threw for 295 but it took 44 attempts. There was a lot of quick, horizontal throws. I wonder if the Miami corners like OJ Fredrique and X-Lucas were available if Cory Hetherman would be more aggressive on the back end and have them press. '
His unit bent a bit, but given the circumstances they played well
- As for Clemson, I think it's fair to say that they may have the best pair of WR"s and corners that Miami will face in the ACC. They don't have nearly the overall talent they had but those two units have future NFL guys.
- Running game was strong at the end. At 27-13 after Clemson's touchdown, Miami chewed up about 6 minutes and pounded the rock down field to salt the game away. Mark Fletcher was the closer. It was a good sign. But take away Darien Mensah's touchdown scramble (and his other two rushes), Miami rushed for 165 yards on 32 carries (which also includes a Toney 19 yard end-around).
So while some progress was made upfront, a lot can be improved upon. I noticed Ben Congdon getting a lot of snaps last night.
- So Miami is 5-0 and they have won three ACC road games. I just hope this team can get healthier for the stretch run.
- I don't think I've ever looked forward to a bye week as now. Miami is the walking wounded. Once again key players (Lightfoot, McCoy, O'Conner) were nicked up. They need to re-set physically as they go into FSU week.
A lot of young players like Ryan Mack are getting key reps now. If this team can get healthy down the stretch they will have some real depth to it
- Miami started off fast and at 17-3 it looked like it would be an early blowout. The last half of the second quarter was frustrating, a lot of little things collectively were big. From not converting on 3 and 1, the procedure penalty that wiped out Malachi Toney's touchdown down the seam (his second career TD that has been taken off the board due to that kind of infraction) , to not getting off the field defensively on 3rd and 16 near halftime as Clemson was pinned deep on their side of the field.
They were up 17-6, but it felt like the game should've been 31-3 at the half.
- Dylan Joyce I think had one of his better games punting. He nailed a few that flipped the field.
- No more questions about Damon Wilson, every week he's getting better and more disruptive on every series. If Im not mistaken, there was a missed holding call on Clemson's opening drive on 3rd down.
- Omar Thorton is a hard hitter, but an unreliable tackler out in space. It may be time to just pare down what he does. He had two misses that led to about 60 yards for Clemson. Sometimes the difference between a good play on this side of the ball, and one that gives up 50 yards is one guy not making a routine play
- Tait Reynolds was pretty gutty. Maybe they had no choice, till the very end of the game, Clemson had less than 30 yards rushing. Reynolds threw for 295 but it took 44 attempts. There was a lot of quick, horizontal throws. I wonder if the Miami corners like OJ Fredrique and X-Lucas were available if Cory Hetherman would be more aggressive on the back end and have them press. '
His unit bent a bit, but given the circumstances they played well
- As for Clemson, I think it's fair to say that they may have the best pair of WR"s and corners that Miami will face in the ACC. They don't have nearly the overall talent they had but those two units have future NFL guys.
- Running game was strong at the end. At 27-13 after Clemson's touchdown, Miami chewed up about 6 minutes and pounded the rock down field to salt the game away. Mark Fletcher was the closer. It was a good sign. But take away Darien Mensah's touchdown scramble (and his other two rushes), Miami rushed for 165 yards on 32 carries (which also includes a Toney 19 yard end-around).
So while some progress was made upfront, a lot can be improved upon. I noticed Ben Congdon getting a lot of snaps last night.
- So Miami is 5-0 and they have won three ACC road games. I just hope this team can get healthier for the stretch run.
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