Between game 1 and game 2, the Miami Hurricanes offense took a huge step forward, putting up nearly 200 more yards against UNC than they did against UF. According to sophomore TE Brevin Jordan, that improvement held up in film review as well.
“When we sat down and watched film there was a huge difference,” Jordan said. “The offensive line looked a lot better, Jarren (Williams) looked more poised. As an offense we’re slowly getting better. We didn’t win, but as an offense it was a positive for us because man, we keep cleaning up these little things, we can be pretty good.”
Although Jordan put up 6 catches for 73 yards against UNC and continues to be a go-to target for Williams, the sophomore is more interested in team success.
“Right now we’re trying to win some games,” Jordan said. “Those two games are over with. We’re looking forward to beating Bethune-Cookman, perfecting ourselves, ‘The New Miami’. We’re just trying to perfect us.
“It doesn’t matter if we’re playing the Denver Broncos, Alabama, or Clemson, it doesn’t matter - the point is we’re trying to win. That’s the bottom line. We’re trying to win some games.”
Jordan currently leads the nation in catches (11) and yards (161) among TE’s, but he has always wanted to be seen as a complete tight end.
“I pride myself in blocking,” Jordan said.
Does he prefer making a big catch or a big block?
“Oh, I mean truthfully I like the ball in my hands,” Jordan said. “But throwing someone on the floor and seeing DeeJay (Dallas) or Cam (Harris) run past me is just as good.”
**Junior RB DeeJay Dallas averaged a healthy 7.6 ypc against the Tar Heels this weekend, trading off punishing runs in the gut and sideline scampers for 107 yards on 14 carries; it was his 4th career 100 yard game.
“You’ve got to have that mentality of `it’s me vs. you’ every play,” Dallas said. “So when you step in front of me, that’s disrespectful to me - now we just have to run downhill and if I can make moves, I make moves. It’s just running. Your style of running should change to the situation, so if it calls to be physical, be physical. If it calls to be a finesse back, be a finesse back. And that’s what I feel all our backs can do, that medium of finesse and power.”
What are Dallas’ goals for this weekend?
“Win, be healthy and just everybody come out and contribute,” Dallas said. “We’re back home, we just want to put on a show.”
With an FCS opponent in Bethune-Cookman coming to town, there’s a good chance the UM staff clears their bench around halftime.
“It’ll show us who is going to ball come December, come November, whenever their number is called,” Dallas said.
One such player UM fans could get a glimpse of is sophomore RB Lorenzo Lingard, who has been slow to come back from a knee injury suffered last fall and has not seen a carry in the first two games.
“I tell him all the time `It’s going to pop, when your number is called bro, you’re going to go ballistic.’ I tell him all the time `Stay faithful and keep going, keep hammering it.’
“He looks good, ready to play. Shoot, I’m excited for Lo. Whenever he does hit the field, I know he’ll do his thing.”
Taking care of business at home is something Manny Diaz has stressed to his team and Dallas feels the players have received the message.
“Home is our turf, and we shouldn’t lose on our turf,” Dallas said.
“When we sat down and watched film there was a huge difference,” Jordan said. “The offensive line looked a lot better, Jarren (Williams) looked more poised. As an offense we’re slowly getting better. We didn’t win, but as an offense it was a positive for us because man, we keep cleaning up these little things, we can be pretty good.”
Although Jordan put up 6 catches for 73 yards against UNC and continues to be a go-to target for Williams, the sophomore is more interested in team success.
“Right now we’re trying to win some games,” Jordan said. “Those two games are over with. We’re looking forward to beating Bethune-Cookman, perfecting ourselves, ‘The New Miami’. We’re just trying to perfect us.
“It doesn’t matter if we’re playing the Denver Broncos, Alabama, or Clemson, it doesn’t matter - the point is we’re trying to win. That’s the bottom line. We’re trying to win some games.”
Jordan currently leads the nation in catches (11) and yards (161) among TE’s, but he has always wanted to be seen as a complete tight end.
“I pride myself in blocking,” Jordan said.
Does he prefer making a big catch or a big block?
“Oh, I mean truthfully I like the ball in my hands,” Jordan said. “But throwing someone on the floor and seeing DeeJay (Dallas) or Cam (Harris) run past me is just as good.”
**Junior RB DeeJay Dallas averaged a healthy 7.6 ypc against the Tar Heels this weekend, trading off punishing runs in the gut and sideline scampers for 107 yards on 14 carries; it was his 4th career 100 yard game.
“You’ve got to have that mentality of `it’s me vs. you’ every play,” Dallas said. “So when you step in front of me, that’s disrespectful to me - now we just have to run downhill and if I can make moves, I make moves. It’s just running. Your style of running should change to the situation, so if it calls to be physical, be physical. If it calls to be a finesse back, be a finesse back. And that’s what I feel all our backs can do, that medium of finesse and power.”
What are Dallas’ goals for this weekend?
“Win, be healthy and just everybody come out and contribute,” Dallas said. “We’re back home, we just want to put on a show.”
With an FCS opponent in Bethune-Cookman coming to town, there’s a good chance the UM staff clears their bench around halftime.
“It’ll show us who is going to ball come December, come November, whenever their number is called,” Dallas said.
One such player UM fans could get a glimpse of is sophomore RB Lorenzo Lingard, who has been slow to come back from a knee injury suffered last fall and has not seen a carry in the first two games.
“I tell him all the time `It’s going to pop, when your number is called bro, you’re going to go ballistic.’ I tell him all the time `Stay faithful and keep going, keep hammering it.’
“He looks good, ready to play. Shoot, I’m excited for Lo. Whenever he does hit the field, I know he’ll do his thing.”
Taking care of business at home is something Manny Diaz has stressed to his team and Dallas feels the players have received the message.
“Home is our turf, and we shouldn’t lose on our turf,” Dallas said.
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