SevenNSeven
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Going past the other obvious, glaring issues and the play-calling aspects. I'm simply taking a look at the biggest, more glaring disappointment from the game...
At it's base, this might have been one of the worst games by a Miami offensive line since the 2005 Peach Bowl against LSU.
Terrible at the point of attack, terrible at holding blocks, terrible at pulling, terrible all around performance. The few big runs Duke had were all outside (one of the longest caused by Walford's pretty obvious uncalled holding to set the edge) and they were blown up on numerous third and shorts. Most telling: I counted at least twice where Kaaya had defenders in his face on three step drops in non-blitz situations.
The 3-4 defense that Duh'Ville trotted out was by no means that good, the blitz packages not in any way complicated. Mostly it was a matter of the O-line being either technically weak or having bad communication (matters of 'passing' defenders off to teammates where they then aren't picked up), or, occasionally, just a matter of making mental mistakes.
The defense got worn down against a play caller that knows how to schematically draw blood, the QB play is pretty much setting up for Williams' return, we have play-makers that will inevitably do damage against other opponents, but the glaring weakness might be unfix-able at this point: against defenses with a wiff of talent, our OL is going to get their **** pushed in with that level of play.
We can, (and assuredly will) talk about Al Golden and his general aptitude (or lack thereof) and allegiance to his coaches all day, but it will be ironic if the unit that performs the weakest, the unit that has us staring down the barrel of a 7-5-ish type of year and Golden at his walking papers, is coached by none other than Art Kehoe, who himself was fired once before...not long after the last game I saw a UM offensive line perform much like this: the 2005 Peach Bowl.
At it's base, this might have been one of the worst games by a Miami offensive line since the 2005 Peach Bowl against LSU.
Terrible at the point of attack, terrible at holding blocks, terrible at pulling, terrible all around performance. The few big runs Duke had were all outside (one of the longest caused by Walford's pretty obvious uncalled holding to set the edge) and they were blown up on numerous third and shorts. Most telling: I counted at least twice where Kaaya had defenders in his face on three step drops in non-blitz situations.
The 3-4 defense that Duh'Ville trotted out was by no means that good, the blitz packages not in any way complicated. Mostly it was a matter of the O-line being either technically weak or having bad communication (matters of 'passing' defenders off to teammates where they then aren't picked up), or, occasionally, just a matter of making mental mistakes.
The defense got worn down against a play caller that knows how to schematically draw blood, the QB play is pretty much setting up for Williams' return, we have play-makers that will inevitably do damage against other opponents, but the glaring weakness might be unfix-able at this point: against defenses with a wiff of talent, our OL is going to get their **** pushed in with that level of play.
We can, (and assuredly will) talk about Al Golden and his general aptitude (or lack thereof) and allegiance to his coaches all day, but it will be ironic if the unit that performs the weakest, the unit that has us staring down the barrel of a 7-5-ish type of year and Golden at his walking papers, is coached by none other than Art Kehoe, who himself was fired once before...not long after the last game I saw a UM offensive line perform much like this: the 2005 Peach Bowl.
