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Richt is right on the cusp of pulling off a brilliant roster management stunt that has been completely overlooked. Ironically enough, this all came about due to missing out on Edwards and Crank Job.
Coming into the 2016-2017 recruiting season, Miami was faced with a massive conundrum: we needed CBs badly for 2017 knowing Elder and Colbertson were gone. Yet, if we grabbed too many, we would cram up the depth chart with a lot of youth in the year prior to 2018 - which has turned out to be the greatest treasure trove of local CB talent in Florida football history.
So how do you attack this problem? First, you realize that you have 2 legit CB options to build your depth chart with in Young and Redwine. Neither are elite but are at least serviceable and Malek still has time to develop. Then you line up a JUCO kid and a FR for your 2018 class to make a 4 man rotation. The great thing about this is that Dean could easily leave early for the NFL with a big year, which opens up a spot for 2018. Then you add the final piece in Dee Delaney. A solid grad transfer that is one and done and will open up yet another spot in 2018 while filling a big need in 2017. Now you have a 5 man rotation with speed, size, and even a decent amount of experience.
The best thing? You've structured it in a way that makes it so when the 2018 class is poring over the school's depth chart, they're gonna see a TON of playing time possibilities. Mayes and Henley will be asked to graduate by then. Michael Jackson moved to safety (and perhaps to another school by then). Dean with a big year could easily be gone. Delaney will go off to the NFL. The only surefire returnees for 2018 are Malek Young, Trajan Bandy, and Sheldrick Redwine. That's 3 bodies for a position group that usually stacks 7 deep.
This is how you create an enticing depth chart. Especially since Young and Bandy might best be suited as the 1-2 punch for the nickelback role, which frees up the boundary and the field cornerback depth charts even more with only Redwine there - and i dont think any of the 2018 CBs are initimidated by Redwine. This depth chart is perfect for big and fast CBs like Blades, Ivey, Jobe, and Campbell to slip right in and see immediate playing time.
Coming into the 2016-2017 recruiting season, Miami was faced with a massive conundrum: we needed CBs badly for 2017 knowing Elder and Colbertson were gone. Yet, if we grabbed too many, we would cram up the depth chart with a lot of youth in the year prior to 2018 - which has turned out to be the greatest treasure trove of local CB talent in Florida football history.
So how do you attack this problem? First, you realize that you have 2 legit CB options to build your depth chart with in Young and Redwine. Neither are elite but are at least serviceable and Malek still has time to develop. Then you line up a JUCO kid and a FR for your 2018 class to make a 4 man rotation. The great thing about this is that Dean could easily leave early for the NFL with a big year, which opens up a spot for 2018. Then you add the final piece in Dee Delaney. A solid grad transfer that is one and done and will open up yet another spot in 2018 while filling a big need in 2017. Now you have a 5 man rotation with speed, size, and even a decent amount of experience.
The best thing? You've structured it in a way that makes it so when the 2018 class is poring over the school's depth chart, they're gonna see a TON of playing time possibilities. Mayes and Henley will be asked to graduate by then. Michael Jackson moved to safety (and perhaps to another school by then). Dean with a big year could easily be gone. Delaney will go off to the NFL. The only surefire returnees for 2018 are Malek Young, Trajan Bandy, and Sheldrick Redwine. That's 3 bodies for a position group that usually stacks 7 deep.
This is how you create an enticing depth chart. Especially since Young and Bandy might best be suited as the 1-2 punch for the nickelback role, which frees up the boundary and the field cornerback depth charts even more with only Redwine there - and i dont think any of the 2018 CBs are initimidated by Redwine. This depth chart is perfect for big and fast CBs like Blades, Ivey, Jobe, and Campbell to slip right in and see immediate playing time.