There is no welcome back. This time you will eat your vegetables and you will like it. Full disclosure: I predicted UNC to win this game 52-38 and it is because of how bad the matchup was for Miami’s defense. I said on a show I wouldn’t be shocked if UNC rushed for 250+ yards. I expected UNC to hurt Miami’s defense because it causes so much stress on the areas of Miami’s defense that are not great currently; DT & LB.
First play should’ve been a TD and King makes an average throw. He has no safety out there and all that green grass, but he throws it on a line and straight upfield and allowed the CB to come across and make a play. Nice play by the CB though.
Nice blocking. Easy read with no Mike in the MOF. RT kicks out, RG turns in, big run.
Gaynor is forklifted at the LOS. It is difficult for C’s to handle NT’s who play 0-technique (right in front over their chest) who can lock-out their arms and play two gaps. I’d prefer to attack UNC downhill rather than on slow-developing horizontal plays in the backfield. They’re fast and have an excellent Mike.
Can’t ask Mallory to block an edge 1-on-1 and have King sit in the pocket. Not his strong suit and never has been. He’s easily knocked to the ground on this play. Toughness is something our OL/TE’s lack in my view. In many ways, football is about toughness and wanting to execute your job more than the other guy.
We are going to turn to the defense after a poor sequence of plays calls to end the last drive with a FG. This is going to hurt.
UNC opens up and runs a play that is going to hurt the style of defense Miami plays with the personnel that they run it with. UNC pulls their LG and LT in a power-lead concept that puts Miami in a bind because Howell can run/pass out of it. This eliminates the need to even block Roche for the most part.
Jennings is put in a bind on this play where he has to decide to attack or lay back. He obviously lays back, as he is often want to do. Your DT has to help on this play by doing one of two things: 1. Splitting this gap immediately and following the inside hip of the first puller and getting into the backfield before the LT gets there. 2. Holding up this initial puller from getting out into the second-level. Some call this defensive holding, but it’s a trick that good run defenses do all the time where you hold that puller up and create a mush pile in the backfield that the RB has to avoid and the LB’s clean up. Pretty much everyone on defense plays it poorly.
Your DT is backing up and playing it soft. He is not creating a mush pile and he is not holding up that blocker. Your MLB has moved two yards in the time the C has moved two yards and helped block a DT. Nesta continued backing up and never actually touched a soul as the RB leaps over Jennings’ lifeless body and gets a first down. Your SAM LB stays in the hook zone because he’s scared of the RPO slant and effectively your backside DE and backside LB are both taken out of the play by fear of Howell. UNC was merciless with this play and Miami’s coaches were powerless to do anything about it.
Same issue Ivey had last week with his footwork he has again here. If you didn’t read it last week, Ivey has trouble with a little half-step off his right foot instead of turning his hips and stepping forward with his left foot. Fast players who struggle with stealing bases often have this issue of turning their hips and pushing off their left leg (inside leg) instead of turning and pushing off with outside leg (right leg). You’ve cost yourself a half step when you do that. Brown releases across his face and has him beaten deep already. Howell makes a perfect pass and Miami is in for a long day.
I’m often asked why I believe Baker’s defense will not work against elite teams and it’s because I believe his defense asks players to do things they simply aren’t capable of doing against great QB’s. Here, the look is split back out of shotgun with a 2 x 1 look with the 1 to the field side (wide side with lots of space). The defensive playcall is a blitz from the field side (striker) who has to come a long way to get any pressure. Because it’s split backs UNC immediately has an advantage (one or both of the RB’s can block the blitzer). If UNC releases the RB to the side of the blitz Howell can dump it off and no one is out there with a lot of space. You’re asking Jennings to cover both A-gaps in the run game (which either RB can get the ball) AND cover the flat to the field side to replace Frierson’s responsibility while expecting a delayed blitz to get home with the potential for seven blockers on your five rushers. UNC is lethal out of split backs and asking a slow MLB to handle all of these responsibilities is unfair. Jennings hasn’t even moved while his RB has a running start because he has to be sure it’s not an A-gap run from the other RB. RB falls down or it would’ve been a nice gain.
UNC’s OC Phil Longo has Miami’s defense spinning like a top. Miami cannot defend this play with the defense they have. Howell is reading one defender on this play. If he jumps the RB, he takes the TE over the middle. If he carries the TE, he drops it off to the RB. Defender jumps the RB and TE is wide-open over the middle for 12 yards. RB in flat would be there if McCloud carries the middle to take TE.
McCloud unblocked into the backfield could’ve made this 4th & 2. Instead, he lets the RB get first down. Toughness and want-to. The run game is mostly about toughness and want-to.
When UNC brought in Mack Brown I thought they made a mistake and were hiring a re-tread. Instead, he’s gone out and treated the role like a CEO and hired an excellent staff around him. UNC saw the success we had with mid-line reads against Duke and put in their own wrinkle to get the read to be against a LB rather than a DT. A LB is much more comfortable playing in space and simply waits in the hole for the QB to declare and then forces the RB to run horizontally for a huge TFL. To be fair, the RB needs to attack and just get what they can, rather than running backwards. From a schematic, effort, toughness standpoint Miami is simply not on the level of UNC at this point. Their coaching staff put things into place to dominate Miami from jump.
If you read my articles you know how much I want my OL to look for work. This annoys me greatly to see a 3-man rush with 6-blockers and two of them are just standing there. Head on a swivel and help Jarrid out here. UNC has double spy’s on King so he has no chance to run for it. They both get preoccupied with the fear of the LB’s “dogging them” and rushing late.
The quality of the video is bad on this play, but the lead on this twin puller run play doesn’t even have someone to block until he’s past the LOS.
They ran the exact same play on the next play. No one is winning up front. At some point you have to just attack the RB off the edge and live with Howell pulling it if he does. Goes for 33 again.
Ivey has his hands facing the wrong direction. Attack the ball with your hands up instead of trying to cradle the ball. Bad technique.
Jordan Miller not hustling off and costing his team an interception is a microcosm of this game. (Not pictured)
Two guys jump the QB (for some reason) and the receiver here just runs behind them both for an easy 1st down. Pass rush is just crushed inside. Whew.
UNC runs the same play and Howell does run the ball. What’s our S Amari Carter waiting on since he has no coverage responsibility and the QB is out of the pocket running.
Constantly putting our defenders in a bind in this offense. Run a whip route out of boundary slot with wheel from RB putting boundary defender in a bind. S is late to react to the whip and it’s an easy completion.
I bet they have, but I don’t remember seeing triple slants this year. Goes for nice yardage to Brevin.
Look at the difference in how Miami runs the same double-pull counter run. The UNC DT causes a mush pile by driving LT backwards. LB’s are attacking downhill. C takes a bad angle and has to bubble around the LT’s legs and is essentially useless on the play.
Cut Nesta and Jennings, let the DT rush upfield and take himself out of the play, RB has a truck-sized hole. This goes for a TD.
Miami commits another dumb penalty and puts themselves behind the chains. Punt. (Not pictured)
Roche has the edge on this play. The patience of the RB is impressive on this play as he stutters, presses the hole and gets Roche to commit. Once Roche gives up the edge it’s over because no one else is out there. Both of the UNC RB’s are pros. Bradley Jennings, unfortunately, is not. Engulfed again and not able to disengage.
Same Counter trap with double-pullers. Attack the run, LB’s! McCloud cuts in front of Jennings instead of being the force player and this goes inside the red-zone.
Run a stunt, then RB releases because he doesn’t see it. C doesn’t pass off other stunter and it’s a free rush. Sack.
The key to stopping this play is your DT’s. Finally get on the hip of the puller and shoot into the backfield and make him bubble and Phillips gets upfield and you stuff the run. Leonard Taylor is the most important recruit for Miami and it isn’t close. Of course, you get a personal foul penalty and give up the 1st down.
All game they put Miami defenders in a bind. S has to cover the wheel or the post. LB’s fall for the play fake and it’s a huge gain on the play-action. This defense truly has no idea what to do in this game and I can only guess what the coaches are hoping for on this play. That’s UNC’s best WR Dyami Brown.
Miami’s front is getting embarrassed. Goes for a 1st down.
Miami’s front is getting embarrassed. Goes for a TD.
Where are you going Jennings? Absolutely embarrassed.
Look at the difference. #10 is using a long arm to set an edge (Mallory cannot block an edge, stop asking him to). DT is pushing Gaynor into the backfield. LB and edge are flowing down the LOS to clean up. Lashlee has really called a bad game thus far.
Edge doesn’t even care about the play fake to the RB and goes straight to the QB. Big sack. Team is completely unprepared.
First play should’ve been a TD and King makes an average throw. He has no safety out there and all that green grass, but he throws it on a line and straight upfield and allowed the CB to come across and make a play. Nice play by the CB though.
Nice blocking. Easy read with no Mike in the MOF. RT kicks out, RG turns in, big run.
Gaynor is forklifted at the LOS. It is difficult for C’s to handle NT’s who play 0-technique (right in front over their chest) who can lock-out their arms and play two gaps. I’d prefer to attack UNC downhill rather than on slow-developing horizontal plays in the backfield. They’re fast and have an excellent Mike.
Can’t ask Mallory to block an edge 1-on-1 and have King sit in the pocket. Not his strong suit and never has been. He’s easily knocked to the ground on this play. Toughness is something our OL/TE’s lack in my view. In many ways, football is about toughness and wanting to execute your job more than the other guy.
We are going to turn to the defense after a poor sequence of plays calls to end the last drive with a FG. This is going to hurt.
UNC opens up and runs a play that is going to hurt the style of defense Miami plays with the personnel that they run it with. UNC pulls their LG and LT in a power-lead concept that puts Miami in a bind because Howell can run/pass out of it. This eliminates the need to even block Roche for the most part.
Jennings is put in a bind on this play where he has to decide to attack or lay back. He obviously lays back, as he is often want to do. Your DT has to help on this play by doing one of two things: 1. Splitting this gap immediately and following the inside hip of the first puller and getting into the backfield before the LT gets there. 2. Holding up this initial puller from getting out into the second-level. Some call this defensive holding, but it’s a trick that good run defenses do all the time where you hold that puller up and create a mush pile in the backfield that the RB has to avoid and the LB’s clean up. Pretty much everyone on defense plays it poorly.
Your DT is backing up and playing it soft. He is not creating a mush pile and he is not holding up that blocker. Your MLB has moved two yards in the time the C has moved two yards and helped block a DT. Nesta continued backing up and never actually touched a soul as the RB leaps over Jennings’ lifeless body and gets a first down. Your SAM LB stays in the hook zone because he’s scared of the RPO slant and effectively your backside DE and backside LB are both taken out of the play by fear of Howell. UNC was merciless with this play and Miami’s coaches were powerless to do anything about it.
Same issue Ivey had last week with his footwork he has again here. If you didn’t read it last week, Ivey has trouble with a little half-step off his right foot instead of turning his hips and stepping forward with his left foot. Fast players who struggle with stealing bases often have this issue of turning their hips and pushing off their left leg (inside leg) instead of turning and pushing off with outside leg (right leg). You’ve cost yourself a half step when you do that. Brown releases across his face and has him beaten deep already. Howell makes a perfect pass and Miami is in for a long day.
I’m often asked why I believe Baker’s defense will not work against elite teams and it’s because I believe his defense asks players to do things they simply aren’t capable of doing against great QB’s. Here, the look is split back out of shotgun with a 2 x 1 look with the 1 to the field side (wide side with lots of space). The defensive playcall is a blitz from the field side (striker) who has to come a long way to get any pressure. Because it’s split backs UNC immediately has an advantage (one or both of the RB’s can block the blitzer). If UNC releases the RB to the side of the blitz Howell can dump it off and no one is out there with a lot of space. You’re asking Jennings to cover both A-gaps in the run game (which either RB can get the ball) AND cover the flat to the field side to replace Frierson’s responsibility while expecting a delayed blitz to get home with the potential for seven blockers on your five rushers. UNC is lethal out of split backs and asking a slow MLB to handle all of these responsibilities is unfair. Jennings hasn’t even moved while his RB has a running start because he has to be sure it’s not an A-gap run from the other RB. RB falls down or it would’ve been a nice gain.
UNC’s OC Phil Longo has Miami’s defense spinning like a top. Miami cannot defend this play with the defense they have. Howell is reading one defender on this play. If he jumps the RB, he takes the TE over the middle. If he carries the TE, he drops it off to the RB. Defender jumps the RB and TE is wide-open over the middle for 12 yards. RB in flat would be there if McCloud carries the middle to take TE.
McCloud unblocked into the backfield could’ve made this 4th & 2. Instead, he lets the RB get first down. Toughness and want-to. The run game is mostly about toughness and want-to.
When UNC brought in Mack Brown I thought they made a mistake and were hiring a re-tread. Instead, he’s gone out and treated the role like a CEO and hired an excellent staff around him. UNC saw the success we had with mid-line reads against Duke and put in their own wrinkle to get the read to be against a LB rather than a DT. A LB is much more comfortable playing in space and simply waits in the hole for the QB to declare and then forces the RB to run horizontally for a huge TFL. To be fair, the RB needs to attack and just get what they can, rather than running backwards. From a schematic, effort, toughness standpoint Miami is simply not on the level of UNC at this point. Their coaching staff put things into place to dominate Miami from jump.
If you read my articles you know how much I want my OL to look for work. This annoys me greatly to see a 3-man rush with 6-blockers and two of them are just standing there. Head on a swivel and help Jarrid out here. UNC has double spy’s on King so he has no chance to run for it. They both get preoccupied with the fear of the LB’s “dogging them” and rushing late.
The quality of the video is bad on this play, but the lead on this twin puller run play doesn’t even have someone to block until he’s past the LOS.
They ran the exact same play on the next play. No one is winning up front. At some point you have to just attack the RB off the edge and live with Howell pulling it if he does. Goes for 33 again.
Ivey has his hands facing the wrong direction. Attack the ball with your hands up instead of trying to cradle the ball. Bad technique.
Jordan Miller not hustling off and costing his team an interception is a microcosm of this game. (Not pictured)
Two guys jump the QB (for some reason) and the receiver here just runs behind them both for an easy 1st down. Pass rush is just crushed inside. Whew.
UNC runs the same play and Howell does run the ball. What’s our S Amari Carter waiting on since he has no coverage responsibility and the QB is out of the pocket running.
Constantly putting our defenders in a bind in this offense. Run a whip route out of boundary slot with wheel from RB putting boundary defender in a bind. S is late to react to the whip and it’s an easy completion.
I bet they have, but I don’t remember seeing triple slants this year. Goes for nice yardage to Brevin.
Look at the difference in how Miami runs the same double-pull counter run. The UNC DT causes a mush pile by driving LT backwards. LB’s are attacking downhill. C takes a bad angle and has to bubble around the LT’s legs and is essentially useless on the play.
Cut Nesta and Jennings, let the DT rush upfield and take himself out of the play, RB has a truck-sized hole. This goes for a TD.
Miami commits another dumb penalty and puts themselves behind the chains. Punt. (Not pictured)
Roche has the edge on this play. The patience of the RB is impressive on this play as he stutters, presses the hole and gets Roche to commit. Once Roche gives up the edge it’s over because no one else is out there. Both of the UNC RB’s are pros. Bradley Jennings, unfortunately, is not. Engulfed again and not able to disengage.
Same Counter trap with double-pullers. Attack the run, LB’s! McCloud cuts in front of Jennings instead of being the force player and this goes inside the red-zone.
Run a stunt, then RB releases because he doesn’t see it. C doesn’t pass off other stunter and it’s a free rush. Sack.
The key to stopping this play is your DT’s. Finally get on the hip of the puller and shoot into the backfield and make him bubble and Phillips gets upfield and you stuff the run. Leonard Taylor is the most important recruit for Miami and it isn’t close. Of course, you get a personal foul penalty and give up the 1st down.
All game they put Miami defenders in a bind. S has to cover the wheel or the post. LB’s fall for the play fake and it’s a huge gain on the play-action. This defense truly has no idea what to do in this game and I can only guess what the coaches are hoping for on this play. That’s UNC’s best WR Dyami Brown.
Miami’s front is getting embarrassed. Goes for a 1st down.
Miami’s front is getting embarrassed. Goes for a TD.
Where are you going Jennings? Absolutely embarrassed.
Look at the difference. #10 is using a long arm to set an edge (Mallory cannot block an edge, stop asking him to). DT is pushing Gaynor into the backfield. LB and edge are flowing down the LOS to clean up. Lashlee has really called a bad game thus far.
Edge doesn’t even care about the play fake to the RB and goes straight to the QB. Big sack. Team is completely unprepared.
