Former Players Chime in on D'Onofrio

[zone3cane]

Denzel Perryman is the best player on this defense PERIOD, not Tracy not anybody else is better then he is.

He hasnt gotten beat more then any other player in this defense has gotten beat.

78 tackles (51 SOLO) speaks for itself.... guy has more solo tackles then everybody on this team has total tackles, except for Jimmy Gaines w/ 54 total tackles.

DP is the only Linebacker talented enough on this team, at this point, to constantly be able to make solo tackles out in space even though he whiffs at times to but thats b/c D'onofrio is such a pathetic DC that leaves his players out to dry... he has his Defensive players that arent in the secondary to far out in space and expects them to be just as effective as if they were closer to the LOS.

Shayon Green is 10 yards back from the LOS and the LBs are 20 yards back and the safeties are in prevent.... look at the stats, no one is gang tackling at all. D'onofrio thinks making one man be responsible for making or breaking an entire play is the best defensive philosophy and you wonder why we will never have an elite defense w/ him as our DC.

No question. Someone in the draft is getting a steal when they get him in the 2nd or 3rd round.

and i hope it's the Falcons but they dont know what talent looks like so i doubt it.

 

[MiamiVice7]

Denzel Perryman is the best player on this defense PERIOD, not Tracy not anybody else is better then he is.

He hasnt gotten beat more then any other player in this defense has gotten beat.

78 tackles (51 SOLO) speaks for itself.... guy has more solo tackles then everybody on this team has total tackles, except for Jimmy Gaines w/ 54 total tackles.

DP is the only Linebacker talented enough on this team, at this point, to constantly be able to make solo tackles out in space even though he whiffs at times to but thats b/c D'onofrio is such a pathetic DC that leaves his players out to dry... he has his Defensive players that arent in the secondary to far out in space and expects them to be just as effective as if they were closer to the LOS.

Shayon Green is 10 yards back from the LOS and the LBs are 20 yards back and the safeties are in prevent.... look at the stats, no one is gang tackling at all. D'onofrio thinks making one man be responsible for making or breaking an entire play is the best defensive philosophy and you wonder why we will never have an elite defense w/ him as our DC.

None of you know Denzel like I do. Not you, not you, not you, not you, not nobody knows Denzel like i do. No one!

 

[MizCane]

A lot if the problem is coach D doesn't get the play called quick enough. Guys are standing around and looking at the sidelines and not down and ready. This is evident in every ******* game especially the D lineman.

 

[Coach Macho]

trying to figure out what starks explanation would be for all the losses in his tenure being we had first round talent including himself

probably that they were down ~30 scholarships.

What was our record in 1997? With Mr. Opinionated Duane Starks on it, 5-6 including a 47-0 ****show in Tally, compare this roster this years.. please be quiet duane starks

How does that make Stark's opinion any less valid?

Was what he said false?

he should how limitations in depth and experience can hinder a teams performance beyond what scheme ur running. The roster he was on should of gone undefeated based on the way people think around here.. why was Miami 5-6? with all those horses on the roster??? a lot of peoples expectations here is for Miami to be better than 7-2 with the top players being fresh/soph, so why wasnt it back then....

oh thats right, everybody wanted Butch fired back then also, howd that work out?

Read what he said about the scheme though. It's valid.

 

[RepTheGables]

 

[NateDogg]

 

[CaneAlmighty]

I wouldn't say Perryman is a liablity, he's just not very good in coverage. None our LB's are. FSU picked on Perryman a few times, especially in their opening drive.

And this is where coaching comes into play.
Have your players do what they are good at doing.
If Perryman can't cover, then blitz his *** on every pass play. I'm sure he'll get there more often than he would give up a pass against him.

I agree we don't have the players yet to successfully run this scheme like D'onforio wants to run it , but he can adjust his play calling to fit the players strength while not compromising his scheme.
Move the LB's up on close to line like ND likes to do with their LBs.

Another thing and this comes down to philosophy.. We have a quick strike offense. Knowing this why do we decide to play so conservative on defense? They should be playing balls to wall every defensive snap and if they get burnt for a big play then *** it.. We'll just put our offense back on to get those points back. But by playing more aggressive on Defense I bet we cause more negative plays and create more turnovers and our overall defensive numbers would improve.
This conservative mindset is all on Golden and is who he is for better or worse.

 

[Coach Macho]

I wouldn't say Perryman is a liablity, he's just not very good in coverage. None our LB's are. FSU picked on Perryman a few times, especially in their opening drive.

And this is where coaching comes into play.
Have your players do what they are good at doing.
If Perryman can't cover, then blitz his *** on every pass play. I'm sure he'll get there more often than he would give up a pass against him.

I agree we don't have the players yet to successfully run this scheme like D'onforio wants to run it , but he can adjust his play calling to fit the players strength while not compromising his scheme.
Move the LB's up on close to line like ND likes to do with their LBs.

Another thing and this comes down to philosophy.. We have a quick strike offense. Knowing this why do we decide to play so conservative on defense? They should be playing balls to wall every defensive snap and if they get burnt for a big play then *** it.. We'll just put our offense back on to get those points back. But by playing more aggressive on Defense I bet we cause more negative plays and create more turnovers and our overall defensive numbers would improve.
This conservative mindset is all on Golden and is who he is for better or worse.

Can't just blitz Perryman on every play. LOL. C'mon dude.

 

[Canes2082]

So the former players the ones who actually played football are saying that the scheme is good...hmmmmm i wouldnt trust them what do they know

 

[Coach Macho]

So the former players the ones who actually played football are saying that the scheme is good...hmmmmm i wouldnt trust them what do they know

Actually a lot of them don't know ****. That's why they go on to coach high school and their teams usually suck.

There's a big difference between being physically talented and being knowledgeable of schemes. Players only know what they've been coached to do.

There's plenty of bull**** being said by players in that article. We don't blitz enough? We should've spied the QB? C'mon man. General *** statements.

This however, is specific...

Starks said Virginia Tech “knew we were blitzing the weak-side linebacker. That’s why you saw wide open receivers. FSU did the same thing, put a guy on the right side and dragged him across the field where the blitzing linebacker can’t pick him up. When you have a receiver or running back making the catch with no one around him, that’s when you know you are being outcoached.

 

[Canes2082]

So the former players the ones who actually played football are saying that the scheme is good...hmmmmm i wouldnt trust them what do they know

Actually a lot of them don't know ****. That's why they go on to coach high school and their teams usually suck.

There's a big difference between being physically talented and being knowledgeable of schemes. Players only know what they've been coached to do.

There's plenty of bull**** being said by players in that article. We don't blitz enough? We should've spied the QB? C'mon man. General *** statements.

This however, is specific...

Starks said Virginia Tech “knew we were blitzing the weak-side linebacker. That’s why you saw wide open receivers. FSU did the same thing, put a guy on the right side and dragged him across the field where the blitzing linebacker can’t pick him up. When you have a receiver or running back making the catch with no one around him, that’s when you know you are being outcoached.

So Bennie Blades is wrong and Duane Starks is right?? there both equally right in their assessments.

 

[Pentagon Cane]

I wouldn't say Perryman is a liablity, he's just not very good in coverage. None our LB's are. FSU picked on Perryman a few times, especially in their opening drive.

Yes, they did.

 

[Pentagon Cane]

So the former players the ones who actually played football are saying that the scheme is good...hmmmmm i wouldnt trust them what do they know

Actually a lot of them don't know ****. That's why they go on to coach high school and their teams usually suck.

There's a big difference between being physically talented and being knowledgeable of schemes. Players only know what they've been coached to do.

There's plenty of bull**** being said by players in that article. We don't blitz enough? We should've spied the QB? C'mon man. General *** statements.

This however, is specific...

Starks said Virginia Tech “knew we were blitzing the weak-side linebacker. That’s why you saw wide open receivers. FSU did the same thing, put a guy on the right side and dragged him across the field where the blitzing linebacker can’t pick him up. When you have a receiver or running back making the catch with no one around him, that’s when you know you are being outcoached.

I couldn't tell if we were in zone or man. Hard to tell on t.v. I like we were in man and that's the problem. It looked like our underneath guys thought we were in zone. Only way to explain how a kid is absolutely wide open.

 

[miamifan007]

“I want to see a lot more blitzing, but if you don’t have that corner who can play man to man on a consistent basis, you can’t do much blitzing. The players are not maximizing their ability, but you have to put that more on the players. The onus is on them.”\

I disagree here. I think Howard and Gunter can play man to man.

 

[Big Sky Cane]

“I want to see a lot more blitzing, but if you don’t have that corner who can play man to man on a consistent basis, you can’t do much blitzing. The players are not maximizing their ability, but you have to put that more on the players. The onus is on them.”\

I disagree here. I think Howard and Gunter can play man to man.

Not bashing coaching but I disagreed with that quote too. Our coverage issues are generally, to the naked eye, not associated with the corners. They've been pretty solid, with most of the damage being done underneath against the backers. There have been situations where the corners have blown zone coverages, but have been pretty solid in M2M.

We have left ourselves exposed though in man when we blitz. We generally are not getting home and when that occurs we are getting gashed on the regular.

 

[Coach Macho]

I think the corners have been pretty solid.

 

[poncho0091]

“I want to see a lot more blitzing, but if you don’t have that corner who can play man to man on a consistent basis, you can’t do much blitzing. The players are not maximizing their ability, but you have to put that more on the players. The onus is on them.”\

I disagree here. I think Howard and Gunter can play man to man.

Not bashing coaching but I disagreed with that quote too. Our coverage issues are generally, to the naked eye, not associated with the corners. They've been pretty solid, with most of the damage being done underneath against the backers. There have been situations where the corners have blown zone coverages, but have been pretty solid in M2M.

We have left ourselves exposed though in man when we blitz. We generally are not getting home and when that occurs we are getting gashed on the regular.

If we didn't play 10 yards off the receiver, our guys would be able to get on their man faster.

 

[Big Sky Cane]

“I want to see a lot more blitzing, but if you don’t have that corner who can play man to man on a consistent basis, you can’t do much blitzing. The players are not maximizing their ability, but you have to put that more on the players. The onus is on them.”\

I disagree here. I think Howard and Gunter can play man to man.

Not bashing coaching but I disagreed with that quote too. Our coverage issues are generally, to the naked eye, not associated with the corners. They've been pretty solid, with most of the damage being done underneath against the backers. There have been situations where the corners have blown zone coverages, but have been pretty solid in M2M.

We have left ourselves exposed though in man when we blitz. We generally are not getting home and when that occurs we are getting gashed on the regular.

If we didn't play 10 yards off the receiver, our guys would be able to get on their man faster.

I suppose you want our backers to play "bump-n-run" against WR's in a bunch set too?

 

[poncho0091]

“I want to see a lot more blitzing, but if you don’t have that corner who can play man to man on a consistent basis, you can’t do much blitzing. The players are not maximizing their ability, but you have to put that more on the players. The onus is on them.”\

I disagree here. I think Howard and Gunter can play man to man.

Not bashing coaching but I disagreed with that quote too. Our coverage issues are generally, to the naked eye, not associated with the corners. They've been pretty solid, with most of the damage being done underneath against the backers. There have been situations where the corners have blown zone coverages, but have been pretty solid in M2M.

We have left ourselves exposed though in man when we blitz. We generally are not getting home and when that occurs we are getting gashed on the regular.

If we didn't play 10 yards off the receiver, our guys would be able to get on their man faster.

I suppose you want our backers to play "bump-n-run" against WR's in a bunch set too numb nuts?

not necessarily, but when our guys are 10 yards back and the receiver run a 5 yard drag route, the LB will never catch him in man coverage and in our zone, there is so much space that the receiver has plenty of room to catch and then turn upfield.

 

[LVCanesfan]

“I want to see a lot more blitzing, but if you don’t have that corner who can play man to man on a consistent basis, you can’t do much blitzing. The players are not maximizing their ability, but you have to put that more on the players. The onus is on them.”\

I disagree here. I think Howard and Gunter can play man to man.

Not bashing coaching but I disagreed with that quote too. Our coverage issues are generally, to the naked eye, not associated with the corners. They've been pretty solid, with most of the damage being done underneath against the backers. There have been situations where the corners have blown zone coverages, but have been pretty solid in M2M.

We have left ourselves exposed though in man when we blitz. We generally are not getting home and when that occurs we are getting gashed on the regular.

If we didn't play 10 yards off the receiver, our guys would be able to get on their man faster.

I suppose you want our backers to play "bump-n-run" against WR's in a bunch set too?

No, but put in a CB who can. This is why other teams win against us in a drag route or quick in route. Very few LBs can cover WRs in m2m coverage.