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First play of the 2nd half and Garvin eats Perine for no gain. They send a CB blitz to the boundary side and leave the WR wide-open for a 1st down. (Not pictured)
Bethel is the one ducking his head and just battering into the OL here at the LOS. He needs to attack this OL and shock him back and set the edge. This is really poor technique that allows Perine to walk to a 1st down.
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The officials had a rough night. No doubt about it. They actually called a play that I would put on a teaching tape as PI. Blades gives contact, turns, finds the ball, spins, finds the ball again and forces the WR towards the sideline. Woof, what a bad call.
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Ford beats a blocker inside. It’s also a hold, but we won’t nitpick on that one because you can call this on most plays (it’s still pretty blatant).
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This is why Patchan starts over the talented Trevon Hill. Look at him set this edge and force the ball carrier back inside to his pursuing backside LB. He tries to bounce it and loses a bunch of yards, but the play was actually made by Patchan.
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Florida is just eating Miami up in the punting game. A huge part of this game that hasn’t gotten much pub, but the ability of Florida to control the field position with their kicking game was a big factor. (Not pictured)
Zion has no chance of winning this rep if he’s going to drop his head. 58 fakes outside and then goes inside and Zion immediately drops his head and is beaten inside. They also tried to block Zuniga with Mallory and that is just not a good plan. They meet in the backfield for a TFL.
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This is on Jarren. This has to be a completion for the 1st down. These are the plays that change games. They finally give you a clean pocket. It’s your first read to Thomas, just set your feet and drill this ball. Instead he turfs it.
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Instead Miami has to punt from their own goal line and Hedley gets off another ugly kick. (Not pictured)
Frierson makes a great play when they try to run a slant on him on 3rd down. (Not pictured)
Another game changing mistake by the officials in this game, who truly were incompetent at times in this game. This is clearly and easily a false start by the RT. This isn’t a judgment call. This isn’t a missed holding call. This is a clear and easy false start that they would be punting the ball if you make the call and instead they get a TD later in the drive.
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Next play Miami brings the boundary CB blitz again and again it is a mistake. Florida gets an easy completion inside the 5-yard line. (Not pictured)
Do you see the Florida OL with two hands full of the Miami DL jersey? He spins and two-hand throws him down by the back of his jersey on this play. Another egregious, easy call completely missed. Did they think Jordan Miller just spun and fell down on his own?
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I think was an RPO and Jarren chose wrong. He’s got KJ out there with blockers and instead he gives it. Brevin gets owned by Greenard (not a good matchup for us). What happened to the screen passes? What happened to getting our playmakers in space?
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Miami gets a lucky call on a late hit (but it was a pretty late, if not soft, hit). (Not pictured)
This sack is 100% on Jarren, get rid of the ball.
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Just so it’s clear I’m not a homer when it comes to the officials, Brevin did hold on the play. He slipped trying to make his block in-line and tackles the defender. The sucky part is it had absolutely nothing to do with the play. This was going to work even if Brevin had stayed on the sideline. They actually called holding on Jeff Thomas as well and that was a good call also.
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Zion has gotten better as the game has gone along. Campbell has not, honestly. Here he gets long-armed by #7 and nearly gets Jarren decapitated.
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Next play, Campbell gets beaten inside and he is knocked into Scaife, allowing his man to come free. It looked like Scaife was beaten, but it was Campbell. Jarren made that guy miss and then danced and was sacked. Needs to get rid of the ball, but Campbell is really struggling. Jarren can make people miss, but the next step in his evolution is to get his eyes downfield after making someone miss and hit a big play somewhere. You see that WR running free down the sideline? Neither did Jarren as he ducked his head. Had a TD or a PI if he keeps his eyes downfield.
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Pass rush gets nowhere near Franks and he has forever on max protection. Finds a deep comeback for a 1st down. (Not pictured)
I wonder if the plan was to have three guys rush from the same side like this. They want to force Franks to his left and they do here and it is incomplete. You can see they are spying Franks with Garvin in the middle of the field. I get the plan, but I want him hunting QB’s and trying for strip sacks.
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Major mistake by the defense here. They aren’t set. They aren’t ready for the snap as Blades and his S are talking over there off the LOS. They throw it out for a screen, pick up 9 yards and almost got a 1st down. Gotta be ready to play.
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Their kicking game was the difference in the game. Their punter just punted magnificently all night long and then Thomas dropped the ball.
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A game of what-ifs for Miami. Rousseau has to make this tackle in the backfield. He has him wrapped up. He squirts free and makes it a manageable 3rd down rather than 3rd and 13.
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Shaq with a big mistake here. He vacates the middle and he has his back turned and doesn’t see that Perine is coming right into his area here. Needs a more controlled drop with eye discipline and this play doesn’t happen. Pinckney jumps outside and Perine beats him on an angle route. This is a TD Miami gives up maybe once in 10 plays and this was the one.
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Easy PI called on Chris Henderson gets the 1st down. (Not pictured)
This kind of stuff is just drive killing. Campbell is beaten so badly he’s tackling Zuniga from behind and he blows up the run in the backfield for a huge loss. Moon clearly stood over him and taunted him right in front of the officials to save us. It truly was an easy call though. You’d think getting blocked 1-on-1 by Tate Martell on the edge there (#7) would keep him from chirping, but I guess not.
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Everyone is looking at Tate after they faked the jet sweep to him. Scaife not exactly helping Zion out here by ramming into his back. This play goes for a TD only because of the brilliance of Dallas, but the impact of Tate on the field is real on these plays. Give some love to Campbell, who goes from where he is on the end of the line on a pull around left side and gets in the way of a defender at the 40-yard line. Great effort young man.
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Campbell blocks three guys on the play. He gets his man initially, gets a LB, comes off that man and then gets just enough of 55 here. I’ve heard Florida fans say this was a missed block-in-the-back, but it was not. Clearly impacted from the side to start.
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Bethel makes a nice run stop on 1st down. (Not pictured)
Miami gets lucky on this one. Florida motions their RB to the bottom of screen and the QB tells him to go to the other side. Pinckney and Shaq are communicating about it, but Miami doesn’t really reset the strength of their defense and they get a free runner down the seam. Finley is clapping his hands trying to get Gurvan’s attention and the ball is snapped while they are nowhere near set to play. Finley and Gurvan try to cover the same player. The CB slips and there are two receivers basically uncovered behind this. A stunt by Ford and Patchan gets pressure in Franks’ face and he once again falls apart and throws a pick that Carter makes a great catch on. It’s really where Miami threw the game away. In the 4th quarter, with the ball in Florida territory, a TD probably salts this game away.
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You know what really hurts? If Carter slows down and goes outside he walks into the end zone. He cuts into the defense instead of letting his blockers block #20 and then follow them into the end zone. There were zero Gators out there besides #20 all the way to the end zone.
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First play is a toss sweep to the right side and Campbell never touched a soul.
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Not sure about a play design that is a deep handoff and pull the RG in front of Zuniga and let him run straight to your RB with no one ever touching him- on purpose. This play call was the one that really drove me crazy. You have to be a little more aggressive in going for the TD in my opinion.
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This was the play call on 3rd & 7 right at the red zone where a TD really puts a strangle hold on the game. Harris made an excellent individual effort to get close.
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Mallory. What a mistake. He had this the whole way, Mallory. Just use your hands and don’t panic. This is a hold, I know others disagree, but it’s a real call. He didn’t need to do this at all. Just shield him and stay in his way and Baxa walks to a 1st down. The personal foul gives us a 1st down at the 11, but we’d have had it at the 2 and that opens up everything.
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This play wasn’t going to score, but a quick little flip to Thomas here has his speed in the open field out there. Instead, Donaldson is annihilated so badly he tackles Thomas and Jarren has to throw it to Mallory, who drops it.
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2nd down and do I ever dislike the play call again. They bring in Tate in and flex Jarren out wide. It’s a read and they give it to Dallas who has no chance. (Not pictured)
Best throw of the night from either QB. He throws it on time, in the only spot his man can get it, in the end zone. You have to catch this, Jeff Thomas. He tried to cradle it instead of plucking it with strong hands.
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Bubba Baxa misses a 27-yard chip shot FG and Miami just gave this game away. Just gave it away. (Not pictured)
Here’s your difference in the two players. Bandy knows he needs to get deep quickly and is in position to run. Frierson is flat footed and the WR has a free release and a running start to add to his already built in speed advantage. Carter is in single-high and simply doesn’t have the range to get there on this play from where he started.
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This 4th quarter is painful to watch with all the mistakes that we know added up to a loss.
Gurvan Hall absolutely killed us here. Why are you stopping your feet and standing up? If he knifes into that opening outside he has a LB and Patchan in backside pursuit. They get a TE get free from this for a 1st down. It should’ve been 3rd and 10, instead it’s a soon to be TD.
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Jarren finally gets protection as Donaldson pulls around and handles Zuniga. Nice pass to Osborn. 1st down. (Not pictured)
Florida’s front-7 just dominated us. Campbell is beaten immediately by Zuniga. Gaynor trips Scaife and that allows 55 to run right in and combine for a TFL.
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This is a beautiful play by Jarren. He steps up in the pocket and keeps his eyes downfield. Brevin is just coming up at the top of the screen and this gets down to the 30-yard line. How did Miami lose this game?
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They went back to the Tate Martell direct snap and I just want to jump off a bridge. TFL…again. Stop it. (Not pictured)
4th & 9 right here is a bad decision. It was truly unfortunate that Osborn had his knee touch down on the play or it would have been 4th & 1 and that’s a different game. (Not pictured because I can’t stand to picture it)
Franks is not a good QB. When you pressure him he will blow the game. This should’ve blown the game.
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Al Blades should’ve gotten kicked out of the game for this. I love all the swag and the bravado and the intensity that comes from being a Cane, but you can’t do this. It’s selfish. It’s also a dude who might be hurt and you’re acting like this. Not cool at all.
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The final drive was a calamity. They obviously got fortunate on the 4th down play and they simply could not handle the pass rush when Florida knew they had to throw. Jarren panicked on the final drive in my eyes and didn’t stick to the plan or his progressions. The interception could’ve been a TD return but then the penalty put it all the way back at the 40 and then things went ugly from there. A game they absolutely should’ve won becomes a loss.
Things I liked:
Things I didn’t like:
- The defense looks like it will continue to create pressure and be smart in the front-7.
- DeeJay Dallas looks like he is poised to be a playmaker this year.
- Jarren showed enough things to make me believe he will develop into a strong QB for Miami.
- The first game is over and a team with 20 players making their first start in their two-deep now are through the first game against a major rival.
- The cornerbacks played very well. Blades held up. The young corner held up.
Overall
- The game plan. It moved away from a plan to create mismatches and win and turned into a flashback of the Enos’ Arkansas offense.
- The S’s gave up some big plays- in particular Gurvan Hall played poorly. Last year Jaquan and Redwine erased so many mistakes that are now shining through in big plays.
- Officiating was really bad at times.
- Coach Diaz going for it on 4th & 9 when you haven’t protected your QB all night.
- Every player on the OL played poorly in my view. Scaife and Gaynor were the least bad, but still had their moments and got very little push in the run game. Campbell was all-time bad in this game. Zion was just awful (rather than all-time bad).
- Giving away a game that you absolutely should’ve won on national television with recruits and everyone watching.
- Penalties and sacks. Last year, the highest sack percentage any team in college football had was 10.64%. Miami gave up a sack on 25% of passing plays against Florida. The worst team in college football average 9.2 penalties per game last year (Florida State). Miami had 14 penalties in this game. I ran a scrub of plays last year and found no combination of the two stats that another team had all of last year. Woof.
- Tate Martell in the Wildcat. It doesn’t create lanes and big plays, it just stalls the offense. Throw it out of the playbook and if you want to go Wildcat stick with DeeJay and use Tate as a decoy.
- Baxa missing that kick had a trickle-down effect on the entire game.
- Lack of nasty from the OL. Yes, Zion was late out of his stance a bunch of times. Yes, Campbell just couldn’t handle the quickness of the Florida DL. What really bothered me was the lack of nastiness on the OL. Several times a Miami OL had a free shot at the ribs of a Florida DL and just decided to love-tap him rather than hit him hard. Those body blows absolutely add up over the course of the game and Miami never really tried to bury anyone on the OL.
Like most of you, I was pretty upset after the game and couldn’t shake the feeling that we gave this game away. After rewatching the game, I do feel better about where the team is headed and do feel that things are better than first glance. Miami still finishes up 9-3 or 10-2 this season. They’re a ways away on the OL to being a true contender, but I do feel Miami showed more fight in this game than they traditionally would when adversity hit.
Where would you rate the coaching staff, in the things you liked or the things you didn’t like? I’m left with a haunting feeling that experience among the coaching staff (i.e, an adult in the room) is glaring. I may be premature in my feeling, but that is what came through to me. Please give me your two cents on this.