Sorry I couldn't post this last night but I got caught up in the boxing last night( there was a ton on) and I fell asleep with a vodka buzz.
Anyways in short, Miami did what I call ' doing the Chris Rock' in boxing: they did what they were supposed to and honestly, they shouldn't get any real credit for it. It's what happens in boxing when a marquee fighter faces a JAG and beats him. They did what they were supposed to and well, that's about it, onto the next fight.
What this was on Saturday night was a sparring session. But really, a sparring session where they really didn't look all that overwhelming. Which kinda reminds me of the Adrien Broner-Emanuel Taylor fight on Showtime. 'the Problem' came out victorious as expected but he didn't dominate and actually showed some vulnerabilities.
Some quick random thoughts( many of which have been echoed already):
- I dunno, this offense despite it's plethora of talent just looked underwhelming, doesn't it? You just get the sense they should be better. Looking at the box score and they had 416 total yards. IMO, against a squad like this, you need to roll up a minimum of 500. Because again, it's just FAMU. I just wish they'd be a bit more of a team that gets three and four wideouts involved and get Duke Johnson out in space. But James Coley runs the offense, I don't. But perhaps that has something to do with my next point....
- This Oline is bad, no other way to say. Taylor Gadbois gives me Zev Lumelski flashbacks at RT - and that ain't a good thing. I don't just give youngsters like McDermott and Darling playing time in mop-up duty, I'm getting them prepared for the short term. Get them ready now because what is being trotted out there, right now, simply isn't very good.
- Brad Kaaya had another two INT's. This is something that worries me. Bottom line, he's gotta be better at protecting the ball. Simple as that.
- Good to see Braxton Berrios getting in sync with Kaaya early on. He looks 'as advertised' early on his UM career. Yeah, pretty soon you'll hear an onslaught of Wes Welker comparisons very soon
- It's clear Joseph Yearby is already the number two running back behind Duke. Which is just fine with I think everyone. He's got quick feet and hits the whole much faster than Gus Edwards( who had a nice TD run last night). Edwards does well against the Savannah States of the world but against higher caliber opponents his pad level really concerns me. Nice to see 'Choc' Gray get some run late and he scored a touchdown. Now, will 'the Bus' be parked as Miami's fourth running back?
- The defense gave up just 114 total yards. But again.... yeah, it's just FAMU. As others have mentioned Thurston Armbrister is playing at a very high level, it's great to see him develop.
- Special teams, uhhh, is Dave Arnold coaching them again? It's a mess, no other way to say it. I was concerned about the kicking game before the season started and it seems our worst case scenario has come to fruition. Matt Goudis has a weak leg but at least it's also inaccurate, too.( wait, what?!?!) and that snafu right before the end of the half that led to FAMU's first score, yeah, it was laughable. A team with this many athletes should never be this bad in this facet of the game.
- In short, they won( whoopee!!) and there should be joy in that but I'm not sure that we can honestly say that this team made any real progress and got better( which is really the goal in these type of contests). Arkansas State should put up a better fight next week. Outside of that, I don't have much more to say, hey, it was just FAMU.
Anyways in short, Miami did what I call ' doing the Chris Rock' in boxing: they did what they were supposed to and honestly, they shouldn't get any real credit for it. It's what happens in boxing when a marquee fighter faces a JAG and beats him. They did what they were supposed to and well, that's about it, onto the next fight.
What this was on Saturday night was a sparring session. But really, a sparring session where they really didn't look all that overwhelming. Which kinda reminds me of the Adrien Broner-Emanuel Taylor fight on Showtime. 'the Problem' came out victorious as expected but he didn't dominate and actually showed some vulnerabilities.
Some quick random thoughts( many of which have been echoed already):
- I dunno, this offense despite it's plethora of talent just looked underwhelming, doesn't it? You just get the sense they should be better. Looking at the box score and they had 416 total yards. IMO, against a squad like this, you need to roll up a minimum of 500. Because again, it's just FAMU. I just wish they'd be a bit more of a team that gets three and four wideouts involved and get Duke Johnson out in space. But James Coley runs the offense, I don't. But perhaps that has something to do with my next point....
- This Oline is bad, no other way to say. Taylor Gadbois gives me Zev Lumelski flashbacks at RT - and that ain't a good thing. I don't just give youngsters like McDermott and Darling playing time in mop-up duty, I'm getting them prepared for the short term. Get them ready now because what is being trotted out there, right now, simply isn't very good.
- Brad Kaaya had another two INT's. This is something that worries me. Bottom line, he's gotta be better at protecting the ball. Simple as that.
- Good to see Braxton Berrios getting in sync with Kaaya early on. He looks 'as advertised' early on his UM career. Yeah, pretty soon you'll hear an onslaught of Wes Welker comparisons very soon
- It's clear Joseph Yearby is already the number two running back behind Duke. Which is just fine with I think everyone. He's got quick feet and hits the whole much faster than Gus Edwards( who had a nice TD run last night). Edwards does well against the Savannah States of the world but against higher caliber opponents his pad level really concerns me. Nice to see 'Choc' Gray get some run late and he scored a touchdown. Now, will 'the Bus' be parked as Miami's fourth running back?
- The defense gave up just 114 total yards. But again.... yeah, it's just FAMU. As others have mentioned Thurston Armbrister is playing at a very high level, it's great to see him develop.
- Special teams, uhhh, is Dave Arnold coaching them again? It's a mess, no other way to say it. I was concerned about the kicking game before the season started and it seems our worst case scenario has come to fruition. Matt Goudis has a weak leg but at least it's also inaccurate, too.( wait, what?!?!) and that snafu right before the end of the half that led to FAMU's first score, yeah, it was laughable. A team with this many athletes should never be this bad in this facet of the game.
- In short, they won( whoopee!!) and there should be joy in that but I'm not sure that we can honestly say that this team made any real progress and got better( which is really the goal in these type of contests). Arkansas State should put up a better fight next week. Outside of that, I don't have much more to say, hey, it was just FAMU.
