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Disastrous refers to key positions, not just numbers. TVD by himself last year was disastrous.
So the younger guys aren’t looking good at corner or they have the injury bug too? RB is obviously thin and Citizens slow recovery isn’t helping, but that isn’t usually a difficult position to get a decent player.
So it doesn’t sound like George is stepping up. Is Robby too raw to make an impact at Z at any point?
Is Avalon up to snuff as a 3rd safety or is he preparing to leave like rumored before?
I thought we were in good shape at guard. Would tackle and center be issues with injury?
Without hitting big on portal acquisitions this is a 6-6 roster
Even in a rebuild, UM should never ever be savaged by MTSU. What a disaster. Mario is way too experienced and highly compensated to make errors like that. Come on.
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The starting Ol “ if healthy“ is an enormous upgrade versus last year.
I won't go as far as to predict our record just yet or maybe ever, but yeah, we've got a long way to go.
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@Cribby do you really think Rivers can lock down the LT spot? That’s a big ask even for an NFL IOL talent. And an 18 year old at RT no matter how much potential he had? How were Fox and Winston as freshmen? I know Seantrel and Flowers weren’t ready.
Mauioga is special. It’s hard for you to wrap your head around him starting because we never land these types. They go elsewhere and start as Fr. So I get the concern. Rivers was always viewed as a possible future LT, I posted that back when Manny was here. I’ve heard nothing but positives so far with him.
Rivers likely won't be even an above average LT, but Cohen next to him helps. Jalen being the front runner for LT is a huge improvement from where Miami has been in forever.
With that said, it shows how for down OL had fallen.
OL should be much better by Y4.
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definitely rooting for him but when I see some of those practice clips there's a lack of discipline in his reps; base too short and--as a consequence--too upright. The fundamentals.
Great to hear he's progressing and taking to the coaching staff, but he won't reach his potential unless he corrects the little things that will allow him to consistently put the ball where it needs to be.
I think you might be surprised by Rivers
'If injuries pile up' - wouldn't that be a concern for most teams? And clearly we're not overly talented, but neither are most programs and that's not an excuse to be non-competitive. Rather than beat a dead horse by continuing to do a post-mortem on '22, how about this - maybe our 8m dollar man could scheme his way to a couple W's and quit ****ing and moaning about the talent. Valid point, but not a good look for a guy who spent a year determined to pound a square peg into a round hole.
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Pile up ? No , that’s not what I said. Any injuries at the spots I mentioned are catastrophic. Our depth is just bad right now , most teams aren’t this thin. That’s why I continue to say “ currently “
Restrepo should be the 3rd or 4th best receiver with a proper playoff level WR quiver
Cohen is going to have a positive knock-on affect for C and LT.
Part of my point is we even have to mention about being surprised Rivers could play at a higher level than what we've seen in LT position in ages.
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If we have so much as 1-2 injuries at certain positions, we are totally screwed. The elite teams have solid 2nd stringers and talented 3rd stringers they are normally underclassmen and devoid of reps.
We have 2nd stringers that aren’t P5 players, and walk ons for third strings. Heck we had plenty of starters last year that aren’t P5 guys. That’s the difference, and can’t be solved in 1 off-season. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be better, just don’t expect 8-9 wins without TONS of portal help.
If everything falls into place, OL should be much better Y2, but I get where you're coming from. By Y4 we should dominate and have high level depth.
Fair point. I suspect Miami is much closer for 5-7 wins due to injury than a consistent Top 5 team over the past few years.
