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Miami steals DB Coach Will Harris from Gators

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CanesFan20 said:
I am not so sure using PFF grades to determine if an assistant coach hiring is good or not is a wise idea. It was clear as day the UF pass defense improved significantly as the year went on.

Nico 16-26 170 yards 1INT, Tennessee scored only 23 point in a game that went to OT

Kentucky Scored 20 and Vandagriff was 12/26 160 yards 1TD 2INTs

Carson Beck was 25/40 300 yards 2TDs 3INTs

Nussmier was 27/47 260 yards 1TD while LSU scored 16 points

Jaxon Dart 24/41 320 yards 2TDs 2INTs , Ole Miss only scored 17

Bowl Game against Tulane, Ty Thompson was 11/29 130 yards 1TD 3INTs
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And did a phenomenal job at Washington in a pretty good sample size (5Y)...
 
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DMoney said:
After defeating the Gators 41-17 in August, the Miami Hurricanes have secured another victory over their rival by landing DB coach Will Harris.



The 36-year-old Harris, who will lead the safety room at Miami, is considered one of the best young defensive backs coaches in America.

Harris joined the Gators for the 2024 season after serving as the assistant DB coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. The Gators improved +63 spots in pass efficiency defense and +83 spots in interceptions per game under Harris.

Before his stint in the NFL, Harris spent one season as defensive coordinator at Georgia Southern. He previously coached eight NFL Draft picks at the University of Washington.

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Man, this is like that two-for-one special. We’re getting one of the best young coaches in America AND stealing him away from the Crocs as well? Awesome. Been reading social media throughout the day and Goonsville is absolutely sick right now. You love to see it.
 
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WeBallinBoyz said:
Florida’s pass defense last year:

- Yards allowed: 81st
- Coverage grade per PFF as a unit: 111th
- Zero safeties in the top 300 for overall defense...for context, despite how much y’all hated Powell, he was 139th. So OOF.

Top two safeties were as follows:

- Trikweze Bridges (314th out of 912 safeties); more than half his snaps came at wide CB

- Bryce Thornton (356 out of 912 safeties); decent in coverage but nothing spectacular (67.5, 410th/912). Excellent rushing the passer numbers primarily in blitz packages, mostly played free safety.

Sharif Denson was S3; finished with a 56.5 coverage grade, bottom 150 in the country at his position.

Castell was S4; coverage grade of 58.9, 649th. Regressed considerably from his 2023 numbers.

Can someone explain to me why this is a good hire, other than “Mario stuffed Billy in a locker”? Genuinely asking, thanks in advance.
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Never change
 
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WeBallinBoyz said:
Florida’s pass defense last year:

- Yards allowed: 81st
- Coverage grade per PFF as a unit: 111th
- Zero safeties in the top 300 for overall defense...for context, despite how much y’all hated Powell, he was 139th. So OOF.

Top two safeties were as follows:

- Trikweze Bridges (314th out of 912 safeties); more than half his snaps came at wide CB

- Bryce Thornton (356 out of 912 safeties); decent in coverage but nothing spectacular (67.5, 410th/912). Excellent rushing the passer numbers primarily in blitz packages, mostly played free safety.

Sharif Denson was S3; finished with a 56.5 coverage grade, bottom 150 in the country at his position.

Castell was S4; coverage grade of 58.9, 649th. Regressed considerably from his 2023 numbers.

Can someone explain to me why this is a good hire, other than “Mario stuffed Billy in a locker”? Genuinely asking, thanks in advance.
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All valid points and worthy of discussion.

I do not know if he can develop players. However, judging by the reaction of the Gaytor fans, he seems promising. Their reaction is not dispositive of his coaching abilities, but when the fan base is universally upset and not ambivalent or giddy about a departing coach, I take that as a good initial sign (emphasis on “initial”).
 
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Gables Cane said:
All valid points and worthy of discussion.

I do not know if he can develop players. However, judging by the reaction of the Gaytor fans, he seems promising. Their reaction is not dispositive of his coaching abilities, but when the fan base is universally upset and not ambivalent or giddy about a departing coach, I take that as a good initial sign (emphasis on “initial”).
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Same as Colorado when we took Lewis.
 
Florida was 43rd in pass efficiency defense last year against FBS opponents.

Miami was 51st.

Anyone with eyes who watched both teams could tell you which team padded numbers against weak early season opponents and which team improved as the season went on and opponents got tougher.

Florida’s allowed passer rating in 2023 was 149.5 it dropped to 126.2 in 2024. Remember this defense played against Cam Ward, Jackson Dart, Garrett Nussmier and Carson Beck.
 
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