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Rellyrell said:
Not an overreaction, but this definitely looks like a team a yr away. We have some nice, young pieces that we’ll build around, but we’re still too small, & not explosive at key positions.

Here’s my fake:

The TE room looks outstanding, & we’re still missing Mallory.

The OL had some good protection & run blocking moments, but my caution is clearly the DL is not elite & struggled mightily, yet there were moments the OL got smoked. Something to keep an eye on.

Speaking of The DL, it needs an infusion of grown man talent.
-Moss is going to be a problem, but he’s too light in the pants right now.
-LT has the potential, but he, too, needs to gain some grown man weight on him & work on his motor.
-Was really impressed by what I saw from Lichtenstein; thought he was our most “consistent” disrupter.
-Also liked what I saw from Davis, however he was off sides on a couple of his “1st steps.” Lol. I love his explosiveness. He looks like a 3rd down specialist at this point, but would also love for him to develop a spin move w/ that 1st step.

Our WR room leaves something to be desired from a vertical standpoint.
-Love X, he’s just a 1st down machine. Guy just know how to get open. A QBs best friend
-While I’ve been high on Key, he didn’t separate himself today. Dropped a couple of contested catches that hit him squarely in the hands.
-Jacolby, while fluid, doesn’t stretch the field.
-B Smith appears to be a flat, crossing pattern problem, but again, I don’t see stretch fear.
-Forgot Ladson was on the field & that’s not a good thing. He looked like his predecessor that wore that same #.
-All of that led to our deep ball game being pretty much non existent. The rapport that TVD had w/ Rambo MUST be established w/ another WR this off season or we’ll be a horizontal team vs. vertical.

LBs………….

Moving on to the secondary
-Liked what I saw from the 2ndary.
-Dunson looks like a player
-A Williams is a player, good range
-Liked what I saw from Gil; that’s what I expected from him when he committed here. Hoping that energy & IQ carries over to the season


All in all, I expected to see some flat moments, some improved areas, & some areas we’ll take a step back in. Again, we have an inconsistent roster due to faulty recruiting + new staff, new language, new concepts, new everything. It’s extremely hard to come into a situation that Rolle so eloquently pointed out & change it over night. ****, JJ came in after the ‘83 title, implemented a whole new system & we know what happened in ‘84, & that’s coming into a strong culture.

Let’s see how this portal situation shakes out, but as of 04/16/2022, this looked like an 8-9 win team. It looked more 2016 Canes vs. 2017 & that’s OK.

Edit: Forgot RBs. Thad is a thumper, but I did see him go down rather easy on several drives. I liked Parrish coming out, but I can see why his PT grade dropped from a 4 to a 3 star. He looks better suited as a 3rd down/rotational back vs. an every down back. If Rooster & Chaney return to form, the RB room is the least of my worries. Btw, who’s that Perry kid?? Kudos to him for making the best of his opportunity.
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When a Rotational DL from USC comes here and is immediately your most consistent DL you have problems. Antonio Moultrie, Mitchell Agude and Hopefully Akheem Mesidor will help a lot on this DL but we still need another 315LB grown man on the inside.
 
smack99 said:
Thad might be a solid back to run between the tackles but don’t ever expect a 50 yard run. If Don ever gets healthy and stays healthy, he’s easily the better RB.
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Don is a beast but don't underestimate the RBs who always fall forwards and never get less then 3-4 yards, Frank Gore made a hall of fame career of that and those guys keep you in front of the chains
 
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smack99 said:
@txcanes girl if you don't get out my DMs cause you mad I called you and your girl @trillcane31 out for the stupid Khamauri Rogers posts....

🤣🤣🤣 Those clowns were after me earlier. Weirdos
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He was in yours, too???
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still saw too many guys that I dont think will ever play at UM, and were reaches as recruits. Still another recruiting class or two away in my view

Which is precisely why there will be heavy roster turnover from here till the beginning of fall camp...
 
Mackmiller974 said:
When a Rotational DL from USC comes here and is immediately your most consistent DL you have problems. Antonio Moultrie, Mitchell Agude and Hopefully Akheem Mesidor will help a lot on this DL but we still need another 315LB grown man on the inside.
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I was literally putting that in my post & I erased it b/c I didn’t wanna take away from my compliment of Jacob. But yeah, u’re 100% right.
 
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BostonCanes47 said:
Love parts of flaggs game and his intangibles, but if I was an opposing OC I would just single him up against a running back out of the backfield all day long.
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Unfortunately, I literally said that while watching the SG. I said I would just target 11, he struggles mightily in open space on a crossing pattern. His IQ is there, & when he reads properly, he’s a good tackler; but, if he can’t get that read, he’s butt naked out there.
 
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Deebo16 said:
Some posters are annoying and just enjoy complaining. Someone said the other day that nobody thought Rambo would do anything after spring ball last year. Give these WRs time and stop being a mope.
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THIS.

If there is a stud in the portal, get him.

Still, there is no need to panic. The receivers have to adjust to the change in physicality. They will be fine if they work hard.

That group and the DL have the toughest adjustments to make from last years soft preparation. Receivers have to get off press after never practicing against it and the DL has to play physical when they were trained to finesse.

We will look a lot better in the fall.
 
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