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To go from ACC Costal champs to national championship what is the biggest area we need to improve? QB play, depth, OL play, play calling are some areas that come to mind..
 
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We just need need to continue to recruit and develop players at a high level. Continuity on the staff is under appreciated too. Those things happen and I think things will take care of themselves.
 
- Overall Physicality.
When "Will Miami play with the same physicality they had vs ND" is a main talking point (or key to the game) in the pregame then your team ain't physically enough. We should be able to sleepwalk and physically overwhelm Pitt, UNC, Syracuse, UVa, GT, Duke. We don't have any brute strength IMO.

- Teaching Physicality
I don't see our defensive player get physical with WR/TEs. During the Alabama-Clemson game they asked an Alabama player "What are you going to do to stop the play makers on Clemson?" and the player responded by saying "we're going to put our hands on 'em." Thats what I don't see from us. To many times we give WR/TE free releases (in man or zone) and we don't disrupt the timing or reroute them AT ALL. I low-key want to see our CB/LB mug WR/TEs. Other teams have been mugging our players all year yet we don't mug theirs. Our WRs have been mugged in countless games and DL has been held all year and nothing gets called.. like they say.. if you can't beat 'em join 'em. Lets see how great they are when we play by their rules.

- Great running game.
We need a great running game so it doesn't necessary matter who is the QB if we can be one of the best running teams in the country (Like ND earlier in the season). I want to be less reliant on QBs and more reliant on a physical running game kinda like Wisconsin, Clemson etc. Tired of 3rd and 1 or 2 and we can't get it running the ball. It ridiculous.

- Better run defense.
41st run defense. F***ing Oregon finished with a better run defense then we did. That's a F***ing embarrassment.

- Not make average QB look like Tom Brady vs us.
We always try to make excuses for these QBs who go off on us. "He had the game of his life!" Enough of that. Make bad QB look back. Like we did that Syracuse QB. How can we seriously become a title contender when this is a constant trend?

-SPECIAL TEAMS
The biggest joke on our team. Place kicking? ***. Punting? ***. Kick Coverage? ***. We do nothing even at an average level on special team.

- Recruiting.
Obviously.
 
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ChosenOne said:
- Overall Physicality.
When "Will Miami play with the same physicality they had vs ND" is a main talking point (or key to the game) in the pregame then your team ain't physically enough. We should be able to sleepwalk and physically overwhelm Pitt, UNC, Syracuse, UVa, GT, Duke. We don't have any brute strength IMO.

- Teaching Physicality
I don't see our defensive player get physical with WR/TEs. During the Alabama-Clemson game they asked an Alabama player "What are you going to do to stop the play makers on Clemson?" and the player responded by saying "we're going to put our hands on 'em." Thats what I don't see from us. To many times we give WR/TE free releases (in man or zone) and we don't disrupt the timing or reroute them AT ALL. I low-key want to see our CB/LB mug WR/TEs. Other teams have been mugging our players all year yet we don't mug theirs. Our WRs have been mugged in countless games and DL has been held all year and nothing gets called.. like they say.. if you can't beat 'em join 'em. Lets see how great they are when we play by their rules.

- Great running game.
We need a great running game so it doesn't necessary matter who is the QB if we can be one of the best running teams in the country (Like ND earlier in the season). I want to be less reliant on QBs and more reliant on a physical running game kinda like Wisconsin, Clemson etc. Tired of 3rd and 1 or 2 and we can't get it running the ball. It ridiculous.

- Better run defense.
41st run defense. F***ing Oregon finished with a better run defense then we did. That's a F***ing embarrassment.

- Not make average QB look like Tom Brady vs us.
We always try to make excuses for these QBs who go off on us. "He had the game of his life!" Enough of that. Make bad QB look back. Like we did that Syracuse QB. How can we seriously become a title contender when this is a constant trend?

-SPECIAL TEAMS
The biggest joke on our team. Place kicking? ***. Punting? ***. Kick Coverage? ***. We do nothing even at an average level on special team.

- Recruiting.
Obviously.
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Couldn't have said it better especially this.
 
MizCane said:
Special teams is a problem. Hartley cannot retain those duties after the last 2 years.
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I keep hearing this, but what are the examples of special teams costing us a game? We had a freshman punter that while suspect early, actually had his best game in the ACCCG and bowl game, our icker was not exactly clutch, but how do you pin that on the coach?
 
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One thing I notice. Playoff teams have first tier coaches. All of them since the inception of the playoffs.
 
Win on 3rd downs - both offense and defense (Enough 3 and outs on offense and giving up first downs on 3rd and 10+ on defense)

Improve Overall Team Depth

More Efficient and Consistent QB Play - Playing 1 Good Quarter per Game is not Enough

Defensive Consistency - Yes, the offense needs to stay on the field more, but the defense has not played well at the beginning of games either.
 
Technically, you should always be looking to get better at every position every year. But if we had to narrow it down --

Quarterback. Wasn't the playcalling.
Need to get faster at LB.
Need to defend the slot and middle of the field better (and by better I mean DEFEND THE SLOT AND MIDDLE OF THE FIELD!).
Better run blocking by the OL.
Special Teams is still nowhere near where it should be.
 
QuatroCane said:
MizCane said:
Special teams is a problem. Hartley cannot retain those duties after the last 2 years.
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I keep hearing this, but what are the examples of special teams costing us a game? We had a freshman punter that while suspect early, actually had his best game in the ACCCG and bowl game, our icker was not exactly clutch, but how do you pin that on the coach?
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His duties don't revolve specifically around the specialists. He's also coaching up the other 10 players on the units. Our kickoff and kick return teams were particularly ineffective. Opposing teams that had the opportunity to return kicks were routinely getting back to the 30, while we routinely would get tangled up around the 20. 10 extra yards of field position adds up series after series.
 
Bama needle game as good as their bag game.

Their players go from HS players to full grown men inside of 6 months of getting on campus.That kind of development ain’t coming from just weights and eating right.

When we can compete in the trenches with them we will be winning NC again.
 
KWConch said:
Bama needle game as good as their bag game.

Their players go from HS players to full grown men inside of 6 months of getting on campus.That kind of development ain’t coming from just weights and eating right.

When we can compete in the trenches with them we will be winning NC again.
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This. Them players have to be on the juice. I’ve never seen anything like it.
 
Offensive line- can’t convert 3rd and 2 to save our life. Can’t run against most teams. Not physical enough yet to push anyone around.
Defense line- need run stopper defensive tackles. Our tackles look like every play is a pass play and can’t stop 3rd and 2 if their life depended on it.
QB- obvious. With the receivers we have, we should have a consistent passing game.
Special teams- terrible.
Secondary- the next slant they stop will be the first and please learn how to play the ball in the air. What the **** are they learning in practice?
 
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DC1986 said:
Offensive line- can’t convert 3rd and 2 to save our life. Can’t run against most teams. Not physical enough yet to push anyone around.
Defense line- need run stopper defensive tackles. Our tackles look like every play is a pass play and can’t stop 3rd and 2 if their life depended on it.
QB- obvious. With the receivers we have, we should have a consistent passing game.
Special teams- terrible.
Secondary- the next slant they stop will be the first and please learn how to play the ball in the air. What the **** are they learning in practice?
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Your first two see two posts above and get on that program...
 
Why is OP getting negged? It’s a question our staff, particularly Richt, has to figure out.
 
QuatroCane said:
I keep hearing this, but what are the examples of special teams costing us a game? We had a freshman punter that while suspect early, actually had his best game in the ACCCG and bowl game, our icker was not exactly clutch, but how do you pin that on the coach?
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Did you not watch the FSU vs UM game in 2016?

Whose decision was it to try that 54 yd. FG vs Wisky?

Also, our KOR Defense was ranked 106th, and we were tied for 58th in KOR Offense...horrible numbers for a Miami team.
 
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