Great improvement so far. He hasn't allowed very many big plays either. I've very pleased with Diaz's in game adjustments and improved play in the 2nd half. With that being said Diaz could improve at pregame plans and doing better in the 1st quarter.
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Great improvement so far. He hasn't allowed very many big plays either. I've very pleased with Diaz's in game adjustments and improved play in the 2nd half. With that being said Diaz could improve at pregame plans and doing better in the 1st quarter.
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Even with losing as many guys as we did, I think everyone expected improvement on defense. But 105th to 1st? That's nuts and deserves a ton of respect.
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3 true freshman linebackers and a paper thin secondary...pretty incredible
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I can buy into a process when I see results. I had no idea what our defensive rankings were... obviously I had an idea we were up there in tfl and sacks but outside of that I had no idea. You can just see how the defense changes the game this year regardless of yards we give up. It's a great thing to know we got better in all of those categories as well.
This is what we were all talking about when Golden wanted to claim that top 15 defensive ranking.. you would have never known they were ranked that high. They didn't do anything to change the game. This defense, ranked outside the top 15 (I probably would have guess we were ranked in the 40s without looking), has a much bigger impact than that "top 15" defense from a few years ago
This is what we were all talking about when Golden wanted to claim that top 15 defensive ranking.. you would have never known they were ranked that high. They didn't do anything to change the game. This defense, ranked outside the top 15 (I probably would have guess we were ranked in the 40s without looking), has a much bigger impact than that "top 15" defense from a few years ago
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There have been stretches in games where constant 3 and outs have really hurt the defense, that needs to be considered when evaluating the defense this year.
As has been said they have been outstanding and coaching looks very promising on that side of the ball.
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He was bashing the **** out of the hire as well. Another dude that had a hard on for Aranda and wasn't shy about how ****** the Diaz hire was.
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Defense has been much improved but still need to improve the pass rush. We don't consistently get pressure with 4 man rushes.
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He's done the best job of any coordinator at Miami since probably the 80s.
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Remember that our offense needs to get rid of the Golden stench and learn to win. Miraculously, the defense wasn't affected by Golden at all.
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Easy there tiger. The early 90's were some of the nastiest D's we ever had and Greg Schiano did a great job too. That being said, I do think Diaz has done the best job since Schiano.
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Huh? So our Offensive woes are Golden's fault but that ****** D from last year can improve that dramatically? This is on Richt.
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we'll need money bags to throw at him after the year. So many teams will want him eventually. IMO he's the only assistant you pay whatever it takes to keep him... sidenote, somebody show this stat to DJ Johnson
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Yeah I wonder what Kool will do over time. Seemed like he would've been a Mizzou lifer. What's his ties here? Does he want a DC job?
Similarly with Diaz. I hope we get at least 3 years out of him, but you know he wants to HC despite the "Buh he's a Miami boy" crowd.
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Amazing what a change in scheme can do for a defense. Love that we keep attacking.
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we woulda scored enough points to beat least UNC and FSU had we had no penalty on Walton TD run and refs overturn the UNC TD
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Here are the primary ones I care about, and the combination tells a really nice story so far. Most know I've been a big zone blitz guy (and therefore a Manny supporter) for years, though slowly moved away from TOO MUCH fire zone.
My biggest concern with Coach Diaz was if he'd be willing to mix insane blitzing with timing more conservative playcalls. So far, his playcalling has been pretty nice. When you consider he's played with 3-4 True Frosh at a time, it'll be interesting to see what happens next.
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Technically, aren't many of the best players on both sides of the ball guys that didn't play as much for Golden?
And there are more of those guys on D than there are on O.
So, it actually makes sense that the D would have an easier time converting to the new staff and scheme.
Kudos to Manny for making it happen, though! Definitely the right hire for this D.
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