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Thoughts on the Stanford win

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404Usernamenotfound said:
He has coached 5 all american players, 30 all-conference selections, and the top 10 pick in Penei. He should add another top 10 or 15 pick in Mauigoa. Cooper is projected late first or second round.

Marshall is at the same level if not higher than FIU. So it was a lateral career move (you make it sound like a demotion). Also, he took the Marshall job in 2013...We are now in 2025. Do you not think people get better at their craft with more experience?
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Yeah he stuck there till Mario rescued him. Why didn’t anyone hire him ? So one first rounder
 
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rascon said:
If Mario/Mirabel want to run duo/inside dives as their preference, then please just do it out of formations that are typical of the passing scheme. Our tight formations with WRs slow motion to lead block/double DEs screams run. Can we not run duo from 4 wide consistently?

Then the defense must honor the WRs out wide. That limits the box to 5 and forcing teams to bring up the safety or run blitz from outside.

I don’t have stats to prove this, but I feel like we have more success from 4 wide than our standard personnel packages.

It’s not rocket science - just don’t have two totally different alignments for run and pass game.

Then you can run natural tempo instead of slow down to bring run/pass game specific personnel.

And oh, this years defense is not last years defense - so we don’t need to protect them like we did last year with time consuming drives.
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I would love to hear their response to this question, as opposed to the usual softballs lobbed their way.

The only answer I can ascertain is that we really are running a Playbook A and Playbook B approach, like they handed Dawson a binder and said, "welcome aboard, here's the run formations."

The OL splits alone telegraph we aren't threatening the edges, and then we condense personnel and motion in ANOTHER defender. It passed insanity a long time ago, it's just incompetent coaching at this point.
 
mosthated305 said:
Same **** we killed Gattis for and rightfully so. We need to run more tempo and actually spread teams out. Why keep running into 8 man boxes hoping teams will wear down.
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"Because most of the time, they do, Mo?" -Cristobal, probably, after another 2 losses.
 
DMoney said:
The first hour of this game looked familiar. We'd been playing bad football since the fourth quarter of the FSU game, and this felt like a Greatest Hits of our struggles: pre-snap penalties, no explosives, dead runs between the tackles. Everyone left on our schedule is better than Stanford, and those teams will beat us if we play like that.

But the rest of the game was productive. We covered a 30-point spread and got young players reps. Zero giveaways. Best of all, we stayed healthy. So how do we build on the good stuff going forward? Here are some position-by-position thoughts:

- I'd love to see more tempo for Carson Beck. He's a naturally quick operator- quick release, quick hands, quick decisions. When he's at his best, he's spreading the ball short and intermediate. The explosive plays will come without forcing them. Cam Ward was a totally different player- he's a basketball guard who could always hold the ball and make spectacular plays. Beck isn't going to elude rushers or throw off schedule. Get him in rhythm and let him heat up. He's 30-4 as a starter for a reason and we need to trust him.

- This offense is at his best when Mark Fletcher is at running back. His power-running energizes the team. He's good in the passing game, too. Treat him like 1A and it will pay off over four quarters.

It was nice for Jordan Lyle to get some confidence. The coaches are force-feeding him because they know he has juice. There may be some fit issues with our running game, as Lyle is patient and and likes slow-developing runs more than brute force. But both sides need to make it work for our offense to be at its best.

One player I'd love to see more often: Girard Pringle. He's a tough, one-cut runner and his acceleration gives us an element we need.

- After missing Jeremiah Smith, we signed another South Florida receiver who happens to be the best freshman in America. Malachi Toney is a superstar right now and we have him for two more years. He's really improved his contact balance. One thing that separates guys like Toney, Xavier Restrepo and KJ Osborn is how hard they work in the weight room. That lower-body and core strength shows up on the field.

My co-host @Peter Ariz has been calling for more Tony Johnson and the veteran delivered on Saturday. I think you can play him and Toney together.

There's a reason why Josh Moore and JoJo Trader got so many snaps last night. The coaches know we need more athleticism on the field. Moore had more success than Trader, but I expect them both to continue to get opportunities.

- The tight end position is struggling. When Elija Lofton is right, he's making the first guy miss every time. That's not happening now. He had some chances in space and looked lumbering. We need to improve there.

- James Brockermeyer struggled run blocking, including a poor rep on 4th and 1 that cost us a drive. He had some run-blocking issues at TCU, too. We hide some of that with our emphasis on double-teams, but he needs to get back to the way he was playing earlier in the year.

- Markel Bell is quietly having a strong season. I don't know what his NFL future holds, but he's giving us a steady presence on the left side. He was dominant last night.

- Overall, everyone knows we need to get more explosive on offense. 5.5 yards per play is a poor number against a terrible Stanford defense. There was progress with the turnovers, but we need more to beat the good teams.

- For all the uncertainty on offense, it's safe to say our defense is legit. We're 10th in scoring defense, 10th in yards per play, 10th in yards per rush, and 12th in yards per pass. We're 33rd in takeaways now but I think that number will keep going up with our pass rush.

- Stanford was particularly overmatched inside. David Blay ate them alive. I loved what I saw from Armondo Blount. What he might lack in pass-rush finesse, he makes up for with power, speed and effort. I expect him to keep expanding his role because he has the right approach.

- Rueben Bain is getting held on every single play. It's a shame he only has two sacks, but anybody watching our games knows how dominant he is on a snap-to-snap basis.

- One of the good things about last night was that we got real experience for a ton of young players. I saw Donta Simpson, Herbert Scroggins, Booker Pickett, Jaboree Antoine, Dylan Day, Luka Gilbert, Girard Pringle, SJ Alofaituli, and more getting meaningful work.

As we know in college football, the momentum from this finish doesn't necessarily carry over to the next game. We've seen teams look different week-to-week across the country. It's a good week to get on the road and go 1-0. Go Canes.
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@DMoney Speaking of SJ Alofaituli, he looks tiny (comparatively speaking). Does he ever play center here?
 
Cribby said:
I just watched McDaniels put on a clinic against the Browns that are squeezing down on the inside run. So their adjustment was tosses , pitches , options , end arounds and a double pass. That’s the name of the game . Not slamming my head into the wall and proving I’m more physical all game. It’s countering to what you’re trying to do schematically. Yes it’s ok to be physical and lean on the run late in a game but when teams are flying down hill because they know what you’re doing that makes you ignorant. It’s nice to see an actual adjustment mid game.
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Mario and Mirabal are just not good coaches, they can recruit and develop but what's the point of having a good recruiter when you don't know how to coach or use the talent
 
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nickster said:
You are wrong DMONEY. The game was out of control and those kids should have been put in in the beginning of the fourth quarter.
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There's plenty to criticize Cristobal on, this isn't one of them. For once coach respected the coin, and ran up the sore to get us the cover and the over.
 
nickster said:
If the shoe was on the other foot MOSTLY all of you would be compalining about the classless act Mario pulled last night. He scores a meaningless TD right at the end of the game. Maybe some of his buddies bet the game who knows. Whatever you guys think its fine but not only is he clueless on coaching day game situations, his clock management is the worst in the history of fooball, and he is a POS trying to score right at the end of the game. THAT WAS CLASSLESS AND FRANK WAS NOT HAPPY!
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Sounds like it may be time for you to fly another banner.
 
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Spoke to someone on staff at Stanford. Really good football mind. Said Miami is “high talent” but doesn’t have “it”… I joked that was a nice way of saying a mediocre coach and he laughed and told me he thought we were one tier below championship contention. Progress but sobering
 
simplycanes said:
I would love to hear their response to this question, as opposed to the usual softballs lobbed their way.

The only answer I can ascertain is that we really are running a Playbook A and Playbook B approach, like they handed Dawson a binder and said, "welcome aboard, here's the run formations."

The OL splits alone telegraph we aren't threatening the edges, and then we condense personnel and motion in ANOTHER defender. It passed insanity a long time ago, it's just incompetent coaching at this point.
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theyve run this since oregon. its def binder A and binder B (and picked an OC who is comfortable with it)
 
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