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Class Impact: Damarius Good to Miami

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gcane44 said:


Clips from his recent spring game.

Plenty of uncertainty with this prospect, but I don't see any way you can doubt his short-area burst and speed.

I would've preferred a wait and evaluate approach. But, I do see some great traits that can translate
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Yikes, wtf does Banda thinks he’s looking at?
That film is... bad

Lol anyone thinking this is good film, we have dropped plenty of kids over the years with better film than that and that’s just being real
 
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The staff is typically spot on with their assessments, but the slow playing of Elam is reminiscent of Golden et. al. Hopefully they're able to make up lost ground and they stop slow playing local kids who are objectively studs (see Asante Samuel in '18). I think it's fine to take a risk on a kid like this due to his other attributes, just gotta keep going after your top guys as well
 
Lexcane said:
Lol I’ll be sure to tell the coaches.

This argument also makes no sense as you literally contradict yourself. You discount all the kids we already have by whining about how they have no experience. Then your solution is to grab more FR in 2019 who will HAVE NO EXPERIENCE.

We will return 5 cbs. We don’t need more than 2 to add to this which is what we’ll end up getting. Unloosen those panties ffs.
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Read all the other posts on the subject, homie. I'm not the only one who feels this way. And what I'm saying doesn't contradict itself in the least bit....we're in the situation we're in, we have to rely on kids who are not experienced. It happens to every team. No issues with that. What I have an issue with is taking limited numbers when you have no proven kids. Of course the only solution is to take more inexperienced kids...they're High School recruits. We can't sign Aqib Talib to come in here and play. But, being that there are no proven playmakers at that spot, and the fact that we've missed on most of the immediate impact kids in the past, the focus should be on kids who at least have a chance to come in and play right away......i.e. the exact opposite of Damarius Good. And if you want to take Good, fine, but you better sign 2 more kids who have a chance to come in and compete as freshmen.
 
The depth isn’t that bad, but they recruit a lot of big athletes who people constantly say could or could not end up moving to safety, so it makes it more uncertain.

Just got to trust what the’re doing if you like what they’ve done so far.
 
They want big kids who can physically dominate on the edge and run. Think about a more athletic Colbert or longer Corn Elder, who both played at a championship level after one offseason with Rumph. Let's also not forget what he's done with MJ who's turned into an absolute ballhawk. That's the standard of play for our CB position moving forward and I have no doubt Rumph will get kids playing Miami football.
 
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dfagundo said:
The staff is typically spot on with their assessments, but the slow playing of Elam is reminiscent of Golden et. al. Hopefully they're able to make up lost ground and they stop slow playing local kids who are objectively studs (see Asante Samuel in '18). I think it's fine to take a risk on a kid like this due to his other attributes, just gotta keep going after your top guys as well
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So we are slow playing a kid whose dad has a relationship with Mullen and whose uncle recently played a Florida? More the case of a kid who has little to no interest in Miami.
 
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When you recruit you look at particular traits for that position. EX: Greg Rousseau. Didnt play DE but had all the traits coaches were looking for. You take kids who you believe have all the tools you can develop into a starter. Good has all the tools. Talk about Rumph recruiting all you want but his coaching is there. I like it.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Read all the other posts on the subject, homie. I'm not the only one who feels this way. And what I'm saying doesn't contradict itself in the least bit....we're in the situation we're in, we have to rely on kids who are not experienced. It happens to every team. No issues with that. What I have an issue with is taking limited numbers when you have no proven kids. Of course the only solution is to take more inexperienced kids...they're High School recruits. We can't sign Aqib Talib to come in here and play. But, being that there are no proven playmakers at that spot, and the fact that we've missed on most of the immediate impact kids in the past, the focus should be on kids who at least have a chance to come in and play right away......i.e. the exact opposite of Damarius Good. And if you want to take Good, fine, but you better sign 2 more kids who have a chance to come in and compete as freshmen.
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the article says they're going to sign 1 more and have several others (stevenson, richards, sanguinetti) who could end up there. why do you guys do this?
 
One thing I think most people can agree on is that Rumph can coach Conerbacks. We just need that to translate to recruiting.
 
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10cane said:
When you recruit you look at particular traits for that position. EX: Greg Rousseau. Didnt play DE but had all the traits coaches were looking for. You take kids who you believe have all the tools you can develop into a starter. Good has all the tools. Talk about Rumph recruiting all you want but his coaching is there. I like it.
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Some times it is good to take someone who is completely green and will only know what you have taught them because you don't have to spend time trying to break them of years of bad technique taught to them by bad coaches.
 
brock said:
Yikes, wtf does Banda thinks he’s looking at?
That film is... bad
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Needed to revisit this because your comment is just absurd. I understand questioning the take because we haven't even seen him at CB.

But, you've gone off the deep end.

The film posted was 1 minute and 50 seconds worth of highlights from ONE GAME. Even our best prospects rarely ever have one-game highlights that long. It consists of 9 plays by Good. 7 running plays and 2 where he made key blocks to spring TDs

1st rush = 26 yards
2nd rush = 27 yards
3rd rush = 19 yards
4th rush = 14 yards
5th rush = 14 yards
6th rush = 9 yards
7th rush = 6 yards
8th play = key crack back block knocking larger player off his feet to spring a long TD run
9th play = key lead block knocking larger player out of lane to spring long TD run

That's a total of 7 rushes for 115 yards (16.4 ypc) and 2 nice physical blocks that led to TDs. I understand wanting to see him on defense. But, objectively, there's not really any justification for saying that film is "bad" other than wanting to further cement yourself in the stance you've taken.

His burst is great in that film and that's why he's able to rip off those chunk runs. I don't want him as a RB. I wish we had a more complete picture of what he could be at DB. But I do know he has elite burst, very good size, and a willingness to play physical. Like I said, I would've preferred a wait and see approach. But, I am intrigued. And that film is far from "bad" or reason for concern. Quite the opposite -- it's a confirmation of what we already knew/assumed about his strengths.
 
Pentagon Cane said:
So we are slow playing a kid whose dad has a relationship with Mullen and whose uncle recently played a Florida? More the case of a kid who has little to no interest in Miami.
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Do you know the kid has little to no interest in Miami? Did he tell you that recently?

I guess we shouldn't have recruited Bradley Jennings, Patrick Joyner, or Will Mallory because they were all legacies as well, right?
 
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