The Bank (12/13)

DMoney

Friday at 5:17 PM 3 min read

Portal season is in full swing, and things are changing every day. Here is the latest from direct sources:

- The staff is holding the QB process very close to the vest this year. My best read is as follows: they believe they can win games with Emory Williams, he'll have every chance to compete, but they will aggressively monitor the Portal. Read into that what you will.

- Defensive back is a priority. CB Ethan O'Connor (Washington State) and CB Emmanuel Karnely (Arizona) are on campus right now. Several other visits at CB are being set up quietly. I expect the staff to allocate significant resources to this position, and it won't just be one player. Physical talent and snaps played are the key criteria. They don't want to take an Earl Little who never played at his previous stop, and they want to upgrade the length/athleticism at the position.

- Safety is also a priority. Two names Miami likes: Zechariah Poyser of Jacksonville State and Adrian Wilson of Washington State.

- The staff has a huge grade on Georgia Tech WR Eric Singleton. They are hopeful they can get a visit next week and are pushing hard.

- As I mentioned in another post, Miami is adjusting its recruiting strategy in consideration of the new roster rules. Teams will have more scholarships (105) but less roster spots, which means walk-ons are in danger. Miami is offering scholarships to inexperienced players such as Jonathan Cline (UCF) and Kavion Broussard (Ole Miss) because they are low-cost depth options. The team needs a certain amount of functional OL to run practice, and Coach Mirabal has shown ability to develop "projects" into starting-caliber players.

- The Canes are open to taking the right tight end. They want an all-around player who can run and catch. As far as RB depth, moving Elija Lofton to tailback (if necessary) is a legitimate option. He may be the best runner on the team.

- Three names who were big prizes last cycle and still project for major roles: WR JoJo Trader, WR Ny Carr and S Zaquan Patterson.

- Akheem Mesidor has not made his decision yet and he's one to watch. If he comes back, we are in much better shape at DE. Based on what I've gathered, I don't believe his draft grades warrant him early.

- As opposed to previous years, where we took several DTs, the staff is prioritizing quality over quantity at the position. Keeshawn Silver (Kentucky) and David Blay (Louisiana Tech) are names Miami likes. They want to place a legitimate dude next to homegrown products Justin Scott, Ahmad Moten, and Josh Horton (who has come on in practice).

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TRick72

Saturday at 12:33 AM

ssvir said:
Based upon what we have seen on D in the portal and Guidry's body of work ... there is no monster.

TRick72

Saturday at 12:35 AM

PIPO said:
I remember being in a place last year (wont say where I was) where the coronation of Poff and how great he was by some people had me feeling dirty (pause). I went home and immediately took a shower.

Here we are again, 1 year later with Emory.

canes732

Saturday at 12:44 AM

PIPO said:
I remember being in a place last year (wont say where I was) where the coronation of Poff and how great he was by some people had me feeling dirty (pause). I went home and immediately took a shower.

Here we are again, 1 year later with Emory.

TRick72

Saturday at 12:46 AM

Torocane said:
I could be wrong but I think the point was that we ended up with Cam after similar things were said last year. Hopefully it works out the same.

It work out last year with QB and I’m hopeful it’s heading that direction again this year. However, the real point was don’t listen to any propaganda of how great they feel about any player, much less one they’re actively trying to portal over.

They also allegedly felt confident about going into this season with our DB room so….

canes732

Saturday at 12:47 AM

BS85 said:
He's a really good college DE....he's not a DT

Yea just ask him to play DE correctly and he’s really good just don’t drop him in coverage

Saturday at 12:59 AM

TwentySix said:
What in god’s name has Emory done to make some of you think he can even be a Will Howard or Klubnik level QB, I am so lost.

Bro..its like im living in a different world right now seeing this stuff lmao

Saturday at 1:00 AM

Jedi Master Cane said:
Gonna agree to disagree...this year taught us you need a balanced team. None of the QB's left in the playoffs are better than Cam.....but every single one of those teams are more balanced offensive/defensively than we were.

If you HAVE to choose...you take an Emory with a great secondary as opposed to a Cam with a garbage one.

WHAT

C
cowboycane

Saturday at 1:03 AM

E1k said:
WHAT

Lost the Syracuse game and people lost their ******* **** on this board.

TwentySix

Saturday at 1:07 AM

E1k said:
WHAT

…..I checked out of that comment when they said no QBs in the playoffs are better than Cam (no ****? Nobody left is better than the best player in the country? Weird) and didn’t make it to that insanity at the end.

SCarolina Ibis

Saturday at 1:21 AM

If FSU had a QB room of Emory, Judd and a true freshman we'd be clowning the **** out of them.

If Wake Forest had a QB room of Emory, Judd and a true freshman, we'd be talking about the 21 point spread.

Some of you have convinced yourselves that Emory is automatically better because he's been here for 2 years. Meanwhile everybody else who hasn't seen the field yet is a bum.

Why is Emory the chosen one to y'all? Is it stubbornness? It **** sure isn't his film. He didn't flash in high school. He hasn't done **** yet.

The worst part is y'all keep talking about spending on the rest of the roster. Who their right mind is gonna come to Miami to catch passes from Emory ****** Williams?!

We're gonna have to overpay. So that savings y'all keep hyping.. its a mirage. There won't be any savings if we're stuck paying an Emory tax.

TwentySix

Saturday at 1:23 AM

SCarolina Ibis said:
If FSU had a QB room of Emory, Judd and a true freshman we'd be clowning the **** out of them.

This right here. Relentlessly. And with good reason.

Cane_J15

Saturday at 2:15 AM

TwentySix said:
What in god’s name has Emory done to make some of you think he can even be a Will Howard or Klubnik level QB, I am so lost.

The same ones saying ride with Emory are the same ones that said we would be ok with the DB's we had going into last year! I dont want Mendoza at all but he did put up 3k in the ACC last year. Have to bring in someone proven and let em Battle it out if Emory is the guy they will know that after Spring the other guy can hit the second portal and at least the coaches did whats best for the team!

C
caneworld

Saturday at 4:31 AM

Problem2 said:
Poyser is visiting Georgia today, so that’ll be tough.

But besides the Arizona CB, I’m slightly encouraged by the quality of the DB names that have started to surface. Much better than previous years

Also love how aggressive we’re being with WR. Getting Singleton would be a coup

If they strike out on Mateer, an elite WR corp can make a good QB like Emory look great.

I wish we had thrown the kitchen sink at JSmith last season instead of Brown and George combined... we would have been in the playoffs.

SFbayCane

Saturday at 6:50 AM

I've been trying to tell folks here for a while now, Emory Williams is a beast. He can take a team to a championship.

Mikesmith29150

Saturday at 6:53 AM

TwentySix said:
What in god’s name has Emory done to make some of you think he can even be a Will Howard or Klubnik level QB, I am so lost.

He's their god

Mikesmith29150

Saturday at 6:58 AM

Emory is their Ken Dorsey. The word on the street is he's coming out with his own doll . They can play with Emory all they want and keep that **** off the board

TemplarCane

Saturday at 7:38 AM

This is becoming an Emory board.

S
Silentobserver

Saturday at 7:46 AM

caneworld said:
If they strike out on Mateer, an elite WR corp can make a good QB like Emory look great.

I wish we had thrown the kitchen sink at JSmith last season instead of Brown and George combined... we would have been in the playoffs.

JSmith as in Jeremiah Smith?

He wouldn't have made the number 1 offense in the nation more number 1 offense too offset the defensive issues.

With that said Smith as WR1 in 2025 would help the team and elevate whoever QB1 ends up being and potentially leading Miami to the playoffs (assuming our defensive issues are somewhat resolved).

cway313

Saturday at 7:51 AM

SCarolina Ibis said:
If FSU had a QB room of Emory, Judd and a true freshman we'd be clowning the **** out of them.

If Wake Forest had a QB room of Emory, Judd and a true freshman, we'd be talking about the 21 point spread.

Some of you have convinced yourselves that Emory is automatically better because he's been here for 2 years. Meanwhile everybody else who hasn't seen the field yet is a bum.

Why is Emory the chosen one to y'all? Is it stubbornness? It **** sure isn't his film. He didn't flash in high school. He hasn't done **** yet.

The worst part is y'all keep talking about spending on the rest of the roster. Who their right mind is gonna come to Miami to catch passes from Emory ****** Williams?!

We're gonna have to overpay. So that savings y'all keep hyping.. its a mirage. There won't be any savings if we're stuck paying an Emory tax.

We've never had a bad back up QB. The answer has always been the next guy.