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Great stuff man. Thanks for all the information. I was just messing with you about the Brock Bowers typo lol. We get Beck back healthy and add another WR plus a few more depth pieces and we could have a very good football team by the start of the season.
 
TriStarCane said:
A few questions

- what is the biggest portal need in spring in your opinion? Even if it drives off younger guys

- is there any chance we go after a portal QB as insurance? Would one even come?

- names to watch for transfer outs?

-What is the plan for interior depth at the guard spots? We had injuries last year

-Who is our swing tackle? Do we have one?

- I have to ask again: what is our FG kicker situation? We’ve had guaranteed points from the 40 yard line in for 5 years. It matters a lot

Thanks, D
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Memnon said:
So if Lofton is quasi-RB3, then who's RB4?

Pringle or CWH?
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Lyle Rb1, Fletcher Rb2A, Lofton Rb2B, Pringle RB 3, CWH Rb4. Need a portal RB that can be RB 3 or 4.

I think Lofton should primarily be a TE more than RB, even if I get wanting to get him the ball more. Whereas like Jaylin Samuels body type made him more of a RB than TE at the next level, he's probably the best comparison to what if hope Loftons production is. Lofton is probably at least 2-3" take and like 20+ lbs heavier than Samuel was...

Like 2015 Samuel put up 65 catches for 597 yards and 7 tds, and added 368 yards rushing, 9 rush tds on 56 carries. That's be awesome production for Lofton. Maybe better y/catch...
 
Gocanes1990 said:
Good stuff D
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Memnon said:
Post in thread 'DAILY DEBATE: What adjustments would you make on offense going from Ward to Beck?'
Memnon

Post in thread 'DAILY DEBATE: What adjustments would you make on offense going from Ward to Beck?'

Applecane said:
Do you think that Beck transferred here to play in a run-dominant offense?
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Since he's played in one for the entirety of his career I don't think he more-or-less cares.

He transferred here because he got paid $4million dollars upfront guaranteed, which is likely more than he would've got had he stayed in the draft.

If the Goal is to win the ACC & be a playoff contender, then operating a run heavy Offense is our best shot with him at QB.

Unless we add multiple NFL caliber WR's on the roster by Spring, I don't think you guys would want to see a pass heavy Offense with Beck not...
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DMoney said:
It was a boring spring game, but the weather was good and nobody got hurt. At least they played. The best part was seeing members of the CanesInSight community. This isn't the most in-depth breakdown (even the replay screen was blacked out to avoid recording) but these things stood out to me:

- Malachi Toney put on a show. He's been consistent all spring, but this was a statement performance in front of the crowd. Toney shares a lot of qualities with Xavier Restrepo. Extremely smart, great instincts, works hard, aggressive, adjusts to the ball and is very QB-friendly. He's lighter than Restrepo but shiftier with more speed. Today, he made plays at all three levels and flashed nice chemistry with Luke Nickel.

You don't want to rely on a smaller true freshman, but Toney's mental game gives me confidence he can perform this season.

- The good news is he doesn't have to do it alone. Ray-Ray Joseph is competing the right way and seems to have more burst than last year. He's a hard worker entering Year 3 and I think he can help us. Between Toney and Joseph, we have some homegrown options in the slot.

- There was a lot of talent on the sideline. Carson Beck was throwing lefthanded to Elijah Lofton. Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor had light days of work. JoJo Trader, OJ Frederique and Josh Moore didn't play. The 2025 Miami Hurricanes are going to look a lot different than what we saw today.

- With that said, the team still needs to perform. I thought we tackled well and played physical. Last year was a million times more entertaining, but the defense played better this year. Of course, they didn't need to go against Cam Ward, but it was still a good day. Damari Brown, Zechariah Poyser, Bobby Pruitt and Markeith Williams made strong tackles in space. The best moment was a goalline stand where Popo Aguirre stuffed our first-team offense on 4th down.

- Emory Williams found completions (including a TD over the middle to Toney) and protected the ball, just didn't make many explosive plays. Judd Anderson had an uneven day, missed some throws high. I'm in on Luke Nickel. Even if the conditions around him aren't perfect, he always looks to make plays. He has a feel for the rush and keeps his eyes downfield. He connected on several chunk plays to Toney and the walk-ons. The challenge with him will be limiting the mistakes, but he is not afraid to throw.

- The overall talent on the front has increased significantly. Four elite DL recruits (Justin Scott, Marquise Lightfoot, Armondo Blount and Hayden Lowe) are poised to be significant parts of the defense. Donta Simpson isn't rated as high, but he fits right in with his size and quickness. He sacked Nickel to wipe out a big pass to Toney (which Nickel might've completed if it was live).

- This was a huge day for Girard Pringle and he delivered. After missing parts of spring, Pringle looked explosive against live tackling. He had a big run down the sideline and made several players miss in traffic. This offense could use some speed and Pringle has that.

- TE Owen Ruskavich is a real player. Miami's walk-on program is limited by the cost of tuition, so it's been a while since we got rotational player from there. Big #44 caught a couple passes and didn't look out of place with the top groups. He won't make anyone forget about Elijah Arroyo, but he's a functional receiver and a big body as a blocker.

- Freshman TE Brock Schott showed some speed to beat the defense to the corner on a short catch-and-run. Him and Luka Gilbert both made real strides during spring.

- Amari Wallace and Dylan Day both grabbed interceptions on overthrows, and Isaiah Taylor made a play sinking in zone coverage. Wallace in particular took it to another level in live action. He's physical.

Overall, I'd say the spring was a success. Hetherman installed a new defense, we stayed relatively healthy, and we're seeing the byproduct of sustained recruiting. There are a lot of blue-chip body types. Now it's time to get Beck in the fold and add a couple impact players to get us over the top. See you at the Portal.

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D$ -Outstanding Work & attention to Details!! One ☝️ Thing I surmise From Spring ,is Miami’s Need For Speed on Offense Particularly. Do you think Pringle , Brock Schott From the TE position & Ny Carr can find Roles to be on the field with the intent To Add Speed?
Will Miami be looking to add more Speed on Offense?
 
DMoney said:
It was a boring spring game, but the weather was good and nobody got hurt. At least they played. The best part was seeing members of the CanesInSight community. This isn't the most in-depth breakdown (even the replay screen was blacked out to avoid recording) but these things stood out to me:

- Malachi Toney put on a show. He's been consistent all spring, but this was a statement performance in front of the crowd. Toney shares a lot of qualities with Xavier Restrepo. Extremely smart, great instincts, works hard, aggressive, adjusts to the ball and is very QB-friendly. He's lighter than Restrepo but shiftier with more speed. Today, he made plays at all three levels and flashed nice chemistry with Luke Nickel.

You don't want to rely on a smaller true freshman, but Toney's mental game gives me confidence he can perform this season.

- The good news is he doesn't have to do it alone. Ray-Ray Joseph is competing the right way and seems to have more burst than last year. He's a hard worker entering Year 3 and I think he can help us. Between Toney and Joseph, we have some homegrown options in the slot.

- There was a lot of talent on the sideline. Carson Beck was throwing lefthanded to Elijah Lofton. Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor had light days of work. JoJo Trader, OJ Frederique and Josh Moore didn't play. The 2025 Miami Hurricanes are going to look a lot different than what we saw today.

- With that said, the team still needs to perform. I thought we tackled well and played physical. Last year was a million times more entertaining, but the defense played better this year. Of course, they didn't need to go against Cam Ward, but it was still a good day. Damari Brown, Zechariah Poyser, Bobby Pruitt and Markeith Williams made strong tackles in space. The best moment was a goalline stand where Popo Aguirre stuffed our first-team offense on 4th down.

- Emory Williams found completions (including a TD over the middle to Toney) and protected the ball, just didn't make many explosive plays. Judd Anderson had an uneven day, missed some throws high. I'm in on Luke Nickel. Even if the conditions around him aren't perfect, he always looks to make plays. He has a feel for the rush and keeps his eyes downfield. He connected on several chunk plays to Toney and the walk-ons. The challenge with him will be limiting the mistakes, but he is not afraid to throw.

- The overall talent on the front has increased significantly. Four elite DL recruits (Justin Scott, Marquise Lightfoot, Armondo Blount and Hayden Lowe) are poised to be significant parts of the defense. Donta Simpson isn't rated as high, but he fits right in with his size and quickness. He sacked Nickel to wipe out a big pass to Toney (which Nickel might've completed if it was live).

- This was a huge day for Girard Pringle and he delivered. After missing parts of spring, Pringle looked explosive against live tackling. He had a big run down the sideline and made several players miss in traffic. This offense could use some speed and Pringle has that.

- TE Owen Ruskavich is a real player. Miami's walk-on program is limited by the cost of tuition, so it's been a while since we got rotational player from there. Big #44 caught a couple passes and didn't look out of place with the top groups. He won't make anyone forget about Elijah Arroyo, but he's a functional receiver and a big body as a blocker.

- Freshman TE Brock Schott showed some speed to beat the defense to the corner on a short catch-and-run. Him and Luka Gilbert both made real strides during spring.

- Amari Wallace and Dylan Day both grabbed interceptions on overthrows, and Isaiah Taylor made a play sinking in zone coverage. Wallace in particular took it to another level in live action. He's physical.

Overall, I'd say the spring was a success. Hetherman installed a new defense, we stayed relatively healthy, and we're seeing the byproduct of sustained recruiting. There are a lot of blue-chip body types. Now it's time to get Beck in the fold and add a couple impact players to get us over the top. See you at the Portal.

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D$ - Who is this # 44 ?
DMoney said:
It was a boring spring game, but the weather was good and nobody got hurt. At least they played. The best part was seeing members of the CanesInSight community. This isn't the most in-depth breakdown (even the replay screen was blacked out to avoid recording) but these things stood out to me:

- Malachi Toney put on a show. He's been consistent all spring, but this was a statement performance in front of the crowd. Toney shares a lot of qualities with Xavier Restrepo. Extremely smart, great instincts, works hard, aggressive, adjusts to the ball and is very QB-friendly. He's lighter than Restrepo but shiftier with more speed. Today, he made plays at all three levels and flashed nice chemistry with Luke Nickel.

You don't want to rely on a smaller true freshman, but Toney's mental game gives me confidence he can perform this season.

- The good news is he doesn't have to do it alone. Ray-Ray Joseph is competing the right way and seems to have more burst than last year. He's a hard worker entering Year 3 and I think he can help us. Between Toney and Joseph, we have some homegrown options in the slot.

- There was a lot of talent on the sideline. Carson Beck was throwing lefthanded to Elijah Lofton. Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor had light days of work. JoJo Trader, OJ Frederique and Josh Moore didn't play. The 2025 Miami Hurricanes are going to look a lot different than what we saw today.

- With that said, the team still needs to perform. I thought we tackled well and played physical. Last year was a million times more entertaining, but the defense played better this year. Of course, they didn't need to go against Cam Ward, but it was still a good day. Damari Brown, Zechariah Poyser, Bobby Pruitt and Markeith Williams made strong tackles in space. The best moment was a goalline stand where Popo Aguirre stuffed our first-team offense on 4th down.

- Emory Williams found completions (including a TD over the middle to Toney) and protected the ball, just didn't make many explosive plays. Judd Anderson had an uneven day, missed some throws high. I'm in on Luke Nickel. Even if the conditions around him aren't perfect, he always looks to make plays. He has a feel for the rush and keeps his eyes downfield. He connected on several chunk plays to Toney and the walk-ons. The challenge with him will be limiting the mistakes, but he is not afraid to throw.

- The overall talent on the front has increased significantly. Four elite DL recruits (Justin Scott, Marquise Lightfoot, Armondo Blount and Hayden Lowe) are poised to be significant parts of the defense. Donta Simpson isn't rated as high, but he fits right in with his size and quickness. He sacked Nickel to wipe out a big pass to Toney (which Nickel might've completed if it was live).

- This was a huge day for Girard Pringle and he delivered. After missing parts of spring, Pringle looked explosive against live tackling. He had a big run down the sideline and made several players miss in traffic. This offense could use some speed and Pringle has that.

- TE Owen Ruskavich is a real player. Miami's walk-on program is limited by the cost of tuition, so it's been a while since we got rotational player from there. Big #44 caught a couple passes and didn't look out of place with the top groups. He won't make anyone forget about Elijah Arroyo, but he's a functional receiver and a big body as a blocker.

- Freshman TE Brock Schott showed some speed to beat the defense to the corner on a short catch-and-run. Him and Luka Gilbert both made real strides during spring.

- Amari Wallace and Dylan Day both grabbed interceptions on overthrows, and Isaiah Taylor made a play sinking in zone coverage. Wallace in particular took it to another level in live action. He's physical.

Overall, I'd say the spring was a success. Hetherman installed a new defense, we stayed relatively healthy, and we're seeing the byproduct of sustained recruiting. There are a lot of blue-chip body types. Now it's time to get Beck in the fold and add a couple impact players to get us over the top. See you at the Portal.

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D$- Who is this Guy # 44 at TE? Thought it was Cole Mac / But it Wasn’t he looks like a Player? What is his Story
 
WestEndZone said:
Random thoughts, opinions and observations below:

Hot take: Nickel will be the backup QB if he keeps progressing at this rate.

2nd on the Pringle observations. He is a running back who is also a sprinter, not the opposite. I am excited about him.

Defense, from what I saw, sat in Palms (Quarters, Read-2, Cov. 4, etc.) all day and it looked functional. For the love of god I hope we get good at this base coverage. We need to develop some IQ in coverage. Last year was an abortion in any pattern match zones and we weren't good in Man-Free. Man-Free was the lesser of two evils and we also got schemed up because of it. We saw the result.

People got ****ed at Emory for checking down to the flat all day--it was the correct safe read in the coverage we were in. I would have liked to see him find some soft spots in the middle or down the field. He is too mechanical--but we all know that. Nickel had the balls to go down field. I'm a fan.

We aren't very good right now--but that isn't unexpected at this point. We get the QB back and we get the defense organized, and we have the personnel to put together a strong season. People don't want to hear this, but we will win a lot of games on ball control and depth. WE WILL RUN THE BALL.

We need another outside receiver.

Earlier in the spring I thought we needed another LB. I don't think that anymore.

Add some depth in the portal and let's roll.
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Good post. A few comments/questions

I agree about Nickel and Pringle.

I have no problem with your statement about winning with ball control and depth. We are built to run the ball. However once we get Beck back healthy plus a portal WR, we will be very good at throwing the football as well.

Do you think that the OL is better this year?

Regarding the secondary....How would you rate their potential this season? Apparently, Hetherman is more zone heavy in his coverage calls than what we have had here recently. How do you feel about that approach? Personally, I feel that zone is more difficult to teach but if you can find a DC who excels at teaching zone then you hit the jackpot because if done well it can be extremely effective on the college level. Do you agree with this?

You mentioned that you now do not believe that we need another LB. What exactly did you see and by who that allowed you to come to that conclusion?

Thanks.
 
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Depth piece. The discussion we had before was about bringing in a premium RB1, which I didn’t think made sense based on budget and availability.

One name you brought up was Chauncey Bowens, and I think that’s the right type- talented guy who hasn’t played as much. Bowens actually looked pretty good in the UGA spring game.
 
Calinative said:
Lyle Rb1, Fletcher Rb2A, Lofton Rb2B, Pringle RB 3, CWH Rb4. Need a portal RB that can be RB 3 or 4.

I think Lofton should primarily be a TE more than RB, even if I get wanting to get him the ball more. Whereas like Jaylin Samuels body type made him more of a RB than TE at the next level, he's probably the best comparison to what if hope Loftons production is. Lofton is probably at least 2-3" take and like 20+ lbs heavier than Samuel was...

Like 2015 Samuel put up 65 catches for 597 yards and 7 tds, and added 368 yards rushing, 9 rush tds on 56 carries. That's be awesome production for Lofton. Maybe better y/catch...
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Absolutely have to get Lofton the ball past the LOS in space
 
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DMoney said:
It was a boring spring game, but the weather was good and nobody got hurt. At least they played. The best part was seeing members of the CanesInSight community. This isn't the most in-depth breakdown (even the replay screen was blacked out to avoid recording) but these things stood out to me:

- Malachi Toney put on a show. He's been consistent all spring, but this was a statement performance in front of the crowd. Toney shares a lot of qualities with Xavier Restrepo. Extremely smart, great instincts, works hard, aggressive, adjusts to the ball and is very QB-friendly. He's lighter than Restrepo but shiftier with more speed. Today, he made plays at all three levels and flashed nice chemistry with Luke Nickel.

You don't want to rely on a smaller true freshman, but Toney's mental game gives me confidence he can perform this season.

- The good news is he doesn't have to do it alone. Ray-Ray Joseph is competing the right way and seems to have more burst than last year. He's a hard worker entering Year 3 and I think he can help us. Between Toney and Joseph, we have some homegrown options in the slot.

- There was a lot of talent on the sideline. Carson Beck was throwing lefthanded to Elijah Lofton. Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor had light days of work. JoJo Trader, OJ Frederique and Josh Moore didn't play. The 2025 Miami Hurricanes are going to look a lot different than what we saw today.

- With that said, the team still needs to perform. I thought we tackled well and played physical. Last year was a million times more entertaining, but the defense played better this year. Of course, they didn't need to go against Cam Ward, but it was still a good day. Damari Brown, Zechariah Poyser, Bobby Pruitt and Markeith Williams made strong tackles in space. The best moment was a goalline stand where Popo Aguirre stuffed our first-team offense on 4th down.

- Emory Williams found completions (including a TD over the middle to Toney) and protected the ball, just didn't make many explosive plays. Judd Anderson had an uneven day, missed some throws high. I'm in on Luke Nickel. Even if the conditions around him aren't perfect, he always looks to make plays. He has a feel for the rush and keeps his eyes downfield. He connected on several chunk plays to Toney and the walk-ons. The challenge with him will be limiting the mistakes, but he is not afraid to throw.

- The overall talent on the front has increased significantly. Four elite DL recruits (Justin Scott, Marquise Lightfoot, Armondo Blount and Hayden Lowe) are poised to be significant parts of the defense. Donta Simpson isn't rated as high, but he fits right in with his size and quickness. He sacked Nickel to wipe out a big pass to Toney (which Nickel might've completed if it was live).

- This was a huge day for Girard Pringle and he delivered. After missing parts of spring, Pringle looked explosive against live tackling. He had a big run down the sideline and made several players miss in traffic. This offense could use some speed and Pringle has that.

- TE Owen Ruskavich is a real player. Miami's walk-on program is limited by the cost of tuition, so it's been a while since we got rotational player from there. Big #44 caught a couple passes and didn't look out of place with the top groups. He won't make anyone forget about Elijah Arroyo, but he's a functional receiver and a big body as a blocker.

- Freshman TE Brock Schott showed some speed to beat the defense to the corner on a short catch-and-run. Him and Luka Gilbert both made real strides during spring.

- Amari Wallace and Dylan Day both grabbed interceptions on overthrows, and Isaiah Taylor made a play sinking in zone coverage. Wallace in particular took it to another level in live action. He's physical.

Overall, I'd say the spring was a success. Hetherman installed a new defense, we stayed relatively healthy, and we're seeing the byproduct of sustained recruiting. There are a lot of blue-chip body types. Now it's time to get Beck in the fold and add a couple impact players to get us over the top. See you at the Portal.

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Haven’t followed along much. What positions aware being targeted in the spring portal?
 
Hetherman installed a new defense -

Defense scares me the most on this team after last year.
What scheme are we running, did we get away from the 5-2-4 BS from last year?
Are we back to the traditional 4-3 base?
 
Bringing in a new, talented RB from the portal is easier said than done. Portal players are looking for either more playing time than they are receiving with their current team, or the ability to showcase their skills for the NFL draft.

We offer neither at this point. What’s our selling point? “Hey kid…come play behind this amazing OL where at best you will be RB #3 and get some garbage time carries unless of course there is an injury to one of the backs ahead of you on the depth chart.”

I’m not saying we cannot grab another back but it will be somebody who is content with being a depth piece, not a proven player from a quality team.

Just my opinion but it will be a difficult pull.
 
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