Diaz comments on team after first scrimmage

[fincane]

Funny how nobody's the starter when Tate has a bad day. You guys with this faction crap.

Read the room. Or at least this particular poster in the room. It was a joke

 

[305to404CANE]

If El jefe don’t succeed as a HC, he needs to look into Sales! He says all the right things to the right question. I’ll give him that! Let’s see if he can coach.

 

[Number1CanesFan]

Thanks, I subscribe to the theory that if it’s super close, Tate gets the nod. So any advantage, however slight, is meaningful

Why would that be the case? You could say the same thing about N'kosi. He has more game experience and led a comeback victory in a rivalry game.

 

[CFLCane]

Why would that be the case? You could say the same thing about N'kosi. He has more game experience and led a comeback victory in a rivalry game.

He had a couple great throws but he was 40% on the day and 50% on the season

 

[Number1CanesFan]

He had a couple great throws but he was 40% on the day and 50% on the season

You forget how poor the line play was. Especially in that game. You just can't look at the numbers by themselves. It was a gutsy comeback none the less.

 

[CanesLifer2]

Sorry if already asked but we’re the qb’s live? Doubt it but I know manny talked about testing toughness.

 

[Mr.Everything305]

The Miami Hurricanes held their first scrimmage of fall camp in preparation for the season opener against the Florida Gators on August 24th and head coach Manny Diaz spoke afterwards on what he was seeing from his team.

“We needed it,” Diaz said. “I thought our guys competed hard, but just in terms of the game day - getting in and out of the huddle, getting the plays called in, substitution – you can just tell the little differences between a practice when coaches have been in a player’s ear as opposed to when they have to go out here and show what they really know. So between this day and when we scrimmage next Saturday, we’ll be looking for a lot improvement in those areas.”

Of course, the key area of interest this fall has been the competition at QB and Diaz was encouraged by what he saw out of Tate Martell, N’Kosi Perry, and Jarren Williams as a group.

“Collectively, I was pleased. We rotated the three guys with the ones and twos evenly,” Diaz said. “Combined they completed 71 percent of their passes, which is encouraging. All three guys led a touchdown drive, which was very encouraging for me. The battle rages on. There’s a lot of stuff mechanically and organizationally we need to correct, but all three guys left with something to be proud of.”

The defense limited big plays in the scrimmage and Diaz pointed to two players that stood out on the stop unit.

“Defensively, any time you scrimmage first, it’s your first time tackling. Can we tackle? Can we get guys down in the open field? I didn’t see any long explosive plays break out due to missed tackles, so I thought that was a positive,” Diaz said. “We’re looking for some guys to step up in the secondary, so seeing a guy like Gurvan Hall with two interceptions – one was on a pick, the other was on an outstanding break where he made an outstanding play, that we think he’s that type of guy – was really encouraging. Up front, we have to be a disruptive defense. A guy like Mike Pinckney, you see him popping through with a couple tackles for loss, which is right up his alley.”

On the offensive side, it was two junior athletes that made the most plays in Diaz’s view.

“DeeJay Dallas, I thought, ran the ball really well. Also caught a touchdown pass,” Diaz said. “Really versatile guy, which we’ve already known. I thought, in terms of his day running the ball, it was his best day of training camp. In the back end, down the field, Mike Harley looked really dynamic running routes, dynamic when he had the ball in his hands and had some really good runs after the catch. Other guys did some things too, but those two guys stood out.”

The scrimmage will act as a key point of evaluation for Diaz and his coaching staff, and the Miami head coach implied they will spend the next week narrowing down the reps at each position to favor those they trust to make plays against the Gators.

“This is the most important week of their 2019. That’s what we’ve told them,” Diaz said. “Everything they trained for – every weight they lifted, every sprint they’ve run, everything they’ve done – has been for this six-day period between right now and next Saturday. Because after next Saturday, we have to set sail on the 2019 season and not everyone is invited on the boat. If you want to be on the boat, you’ve got to step up this week. You really have to bring it. You have to compete all week. This is going to be a hard week, intentionally. We told them it’s going to be hard. We have to find out…this is really our last evaluation of separating the ones who like it from the ones who love it.”

Well 71% completion rate in a scrimmage sure is a good sign of Enos’s impact.

 

[Cane6]

1. Tate won almost every weekly weightlifting award
2. Enos and Manny have consistently praised his level of maturity and how much extra time he spends studying, etc. haven’t heard the same type of praise for Jarren or Perry
3. On paper to date, Tate has the better resume in my opinion
4. Manny was here for Perry’s screwups

 

[Astcloud11]

1. Tate won almost every weekly weightlifting award
2. Enos and Manny have consistently praised his level of maturity and how much extra time he spends studying, etc. haven’t heard the same type of praise for Jarren or Perry
3. On paper to date, Tate has the better resume in my opinion
4. Manny was here for Perry’s screwups

I wonder how much Tom Brady can bench

 

[Ethnicsands]

1. Tate won almost every weekly weightlifting award
2. Enos and Manny have consistently praised his level of maturity and how much extra time he spends studying, etc. haven’t heard the same type of praise for Jarren or Perry
3. On paper to date, Tate has the better resume in my opinion
4. Manny was here for Perry’s screwups

You can delete that from the list. Enos wasn’t here last year, and Enos will make this decision. And Manny said it was a new start. If Manny didn’t mean what he said with new start, Jeff Thomas wouldn’t be back and starting.

As for 3, no idea what that meams. The decision will not be made based on ‘paper’ or ‘resumes,’ but rather on-field accomplishments during live action.

 

[Cane6]

I wonder how much Tom Brady can bench

Don’t be dense. Manny wants hardworking guys, and has mentioned several times that he wants his QB to set the example in the weight room and film room

You don’t have to agree with the idea that if things are equal Tate gets the nod, just don’t be a millennial and refuse to accept reality

 

[Cane6]

You can delete that from the list. Enos wasn’t here last year, and Enos will make this decision. And Manny said it was a new start. If Manny didn’t mean what he said with new start, Jeff Thomas wouldn’t be back and starting.

As for 3, no idea what that meams. The decision will not be made based on ‘paper’ or ‘resumes,’ but rather on-field accomplishments during live action.

Don’t you even try to compare Perry’s off field antics to Jeff Thomas, they are not similar at all. And on top of that, the QB gets held to a higher standard

 

[matty1]

Why would that be the case? You could say the same thing about N'kosi. He has more game experience and led a comeback victory in a rivalry game.

So tired of the "comeback" victory. He put us in the position we were in with terrible play. He then throws the worst pass to the wrong receiver who catches it off someone's helmet yea great job. Not enough between the ears to play at this level

 

[Astcloud11]

Don’t be dense. Manny wants hardworking guys, and has mentioned several times that he wants his QB to set the example in the weight room and film room

You don’t have to agree with the idea that if things are equal Tate gets the nod, just don’t be a millennial and refuse to accept reality

I fully agree with the idea that if all things are equal, Tate should get the nod. But I'm now I'm more interested in how I'm a dense millennial because I don't think weight lifting for a QB is important.

 

[Roe 15th]

Don’t you even try to compare Perry’s off field antics to Jeff Thomas, they are not similar at all. And on top of that, the QB gets held to a higher standard

What did Perry do that was so bad?
Posting a picture with money...or his **** video....a lot of QB’s have done stupid things..y’all would be surprised at some of the things these good ol boy QB’s have done

 

[Empirical Cane]

Sauces tell me Perry, Williams, and Tate seen at ice cream parlor 3.7 miles from a U-Haul depot.

They are all transferring.

Players notified.

 

[Cane6]

I fully agree with the idea that if all things are equal, Tate should get the nod. But I'm now I'm more interested in how I'm a dense millennial because I don't think weight lifting for a QB is important.

You referenced a statistical outlier in Tom Brady and how much he benches in response to me referencing that Tate has put in more work this offseason than the other 2

 

[NicKane]

I wonder how much Tom Brady can bench

Have you seen Tom Brady lately? Dude has jacked himself up a little and said that his goal this offseason was to bulk up to set the example in the locker room I’m his 40s and be able to absorb the hits better.

 

[Cane6]

What did Perry do that was so bad?
Posting a picture with money...or his **** video....a lot of QB’s have done stupid things..y’all would be surprised at some of the things these good ol boy QB’s have done

I don’t care if they all do blow off a strippers @ss, just keep it under wraps and don’t post everything on social media. That’s the issue, especially at QB

 

[Trill]

What did Perry do that was so bad?
Posting a picture with money...or his **** video....a lot of QB’s have done stupid things..y’all would be surprised at some of the things these good ol boy QB’s have done

No they wouldn't. Its well know that Peyton Manning was trying to force female trainers' head down around his genital area while at UT. And Big Ben is liable to just muscle it altogether.

However, what they do off the field has very little to do with their ability on the field.