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Memnon said:
That's the question I asked several weeks ago.

Elija is & has allegedly been completely beat to sh*t injured all year, yet hasn't missed a game, nor has he even been mentioned once in the weekly injury reports.

If he really is that hurt, why continue to play him every week?
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It’s Groundhog Day in Miami. Why aren’t the younger guys getting more looks? Scott (portal bound?), Hellcat, Upshaw (that kid is him), Pringles, etc.? You can’t develop these kids if they never see the field. But sure, let’s keep running Bain and Mesidor into the ground just to pad stats or maybe you just don’t trust your depth.

By the way, we’re about to see a lot more of those young guys, but only because the team is dealing with injuries. It’s annoying as ****.
 
Rellyrell said:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t it stated that Mendoza wanted to come here, but we were slow playing him looking for a bigger fish? Could’ve sworn after Beck declared for the NFL, ala Cam Ward, we went full blown to flip him from his decision, & he took full advantage of our offer. Thus Mendoza went to the school that prioritized him.
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That’s how I remember it after it was reported he entered the portal & Mendoza’s father allegedly being close to Mario. on a similar comment and they said he was always going to Indiana because his brother is there. I’d like to think that the brother would have been packaged in. I also recall a prominent poster posting that Mendoza would be our next QB so I think it was planned until it wasn’t. I remember that we wanted Mateer but once he was gone, we pivoted to Beck not Mendoza and Mendoza went to Indiana - a true blessing in disguise for him.
 
RVACane said:
That’s how I remember it after it was reported he entered the portal & Mendoza’s father allegedly being close to Mario. on a similar comment and they said he was always going to Indiana because his brother is there. I’d like to think that the brother would have been packaged in. I also recall a prominent poster posting that Mendoza would be our next QB so I think it was planned until it wasn’t. I remember that we wanted Mateer but once he was gone, we pivoted to Beck not Mendoza and Mendoza went to Indiana - a true blessing in disguise for him.
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Yeah; we’re on the same accord. That’s exactly how I remember things. It felt like Mendoza was being slow played. Mateer was option 1, then when it became evident he was going to OU, we pivoted & threw a hail marry to get Beck to reconsider, going the Cam Ward route. Mendoza & his camp saw the writing & went to the P4 program that valued him.

Who knows, though; now that all of sudden Dawson’s O is the problem, maybe Mendoza is even worst than Beck here, & if Beck went to IU, maybe it’s him leading the N° 2 team in the nation. U know, storylines becomes blurred this time of the yr.
 
A rash of injuries would be outside his control
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That could still be in his control. He came in and ran 150 play scrimmages with Feld as his S&CC. I've heard (you can correct me) that both of those things are gone now. Miami spent Spet-Oct recovering from August in years 1-2 under Mario.

Also the S&C program, recovery, practice plans, etc can contribute to 'the injury bug' which isn't a real thing. However, later you'll mention Lofton and injuries to a guy that you thought they'd build the offense around are quality vs quantity injuries. Same for Bain last year, now Fletcher, Mesidor, etc.

Miami had early bye weeks and now will start to feel the grind of 7 straight games.
DMoney said:
If I could sum up this year's problem, it's this: We're a down-and-distance offense that commits an extraordinary amount of penalties. That combination will get you beat in close games.
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So Mario should've built a more disciplined team OR a more explosive offense (see: Ward, Cam) but instead has neither. Clearly Cam saved Miami from penalties converting a ton of 3rd and longs.
We're averaging 3.9 yards per carry, good for 84th nationally. The running game that ran for 5+ yards per carry behind TVD and Anthony Brown looks like ancient history now. We're as bad as everyone says we are.
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Running duo and split zone with TE's that won't block and guard wrap with 3 G's that are terrible at pulling hasn't helped. People thinking they struck gold on that C and could just replace Rivers were crazy. C being pushed into the wrapping guard hasn't helped either.
My second big miss comes from a trio of offensive players. Coming out of spring, I thought Elija Lofton, Jordan Lyle and JoJo Trader would be the focal points of our offense. At his current pace, Lofton will go down as an all-time Greentree All American. I'll wear that albatross forever. He's been that bad.
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I go back to injuries of quality- wasn't Lyle injured? Wasn't Trader for a little of his dog-housing?
My big takeaway- don't put too much stock in spring (which is far away from the season) and base expectations on August camp, which is more predictive.
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Two hand touch practices don't equate to the season? No way! But I get why you're the hype machine, it brings us to the site / makes money. No shame.
Which brings me to their next observation- even accounting for stacked boxes, our run blocking has taken a huge step back. My NFL sources pointed to C and LG as major problem areas, and Anez Cooper has been disappointing as well.
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So Mario and Mirabal have made some terrible evals at C/G, and have let an NFL caliber guard (that they molded) regress before his contract year? Woof. Add that to the TE's and we'll be lucky if they're 9-3 this year in the regular season.

Biggest question is has the team quit on Mario?
 
kyle_schick said:
Wait til Toney transfers to Ohio State
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Mi.Cane said:
I think part of it is also the style we play keeps games so close that starters don’t get a chance to rest which also means back ups miss out on valuable game time experience
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Great point. Remember how few reps any QB besides Ward took throughout the season, especially early on? Miami was gaping UF and he stayed in for another "record breaking" TD. Also the starters get more miles on them, nothin' is real but the money and the miles, hoss.
 
Ironmanfootball said:
Great point. Remember how few reps any QB besides Ward took throughout the season, especially early on? Miami was gaping UF and he stayed in for another "record breaking" TD. Also the starters get more miles on them, nothin' is real but the money and the miles, hoss.
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Common sense would tell a coach that playing your two best DEs 65 snaps a game is gonna be a recipe for disaster if you end up making a run into the playoffs. Especially with the 7 games in a row.
 
Rellyrell said:
Yeah; we’re on the same accord. That’s exactly how I remember things. It felt like Mendoza was being slow played. Mateer was option 1, then when it became evident he was going to OU, we pivoted & threw a hail marry to get Beck to reconsider, going the Cam Ward route. Mendoza & his camp saw the writing & went to the P4 program that valued him.

Who knows, though; now that all of sudden Dawson’s O is the problem, maybe Mendoza is even worst than Beck here, & if Beck went to IU, maybe it’s him leading the N° 2 team in the nation. U know, storylines becomes blurred this time of the yr.
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I think the poster who said Moendoza wouldn’t be as successful here as he is at IU is probably right. I get that Cam Ward did great but that’s Cam. I think Mendoza would do better here than Beck has.
 
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Ironmanfootball said:
but he was "Young Warren" to this board
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Yeah I’ve been saying this. He should be used as a fullback in an I formation look. Let him lead block, let him leak out for a pass in the flat, let him actually do football things that create leverage instead of just standing there in a shotgun look.

I cannot stand lining up in shotgun and handing it to the back flat footed. No momentum, no downhill force, no physical identity. Give the RB a running head start. Let the line fire off. Put Carson under center and let us actually attack the line of scrimmage. That’s literally what Miami built its identity on for decades. We had fullbacks and backs in the same backfield and it worked because it was violent, it was downhill, and it made defenses respect every gap.

I formation still works in today’s game. It stresses defenses, forces them to match physicality, and opens up play action in a real way. And right now I don’t think anyone here is thrilled with what we’re doing out of shotgun anyway. Adding even a small package of under center I formation looks would completely change how teams have to defend us.

We used to make teams feel us. That’s how Miami football was supposed to look.
 
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