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New OL offeree Ward close to finalizing UM official, talks potential Miami offense

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Macca said:
So, I come from the camp of "I don't care if they get drafted", I want Miami to win. Does this make me a bad person? Being serious. Trying to do both certainly has not worked out. I want kids to succeed but I want the team to win. No BS here, want to know if I am alone in this camp.
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I'm only worried about what they do for the Canes. What they do in the pros is irrelevant. IMO
 
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Paranos said:
I agree he looks slow now, but that is what a S&C is for. This young man is a walking talking redshirt candidate that should provide quality depth by his redshirt sophomore year.

In the film he is playing at 330lbs , he has dropped 30lbs so far according to AA game weigh in which should help with his speed. He needs to play at 300lbs and drop body fat percentage. You can train the body and you can teach aggression, but you can't teach angry an he plays angry. Hence the comparison by the other poster to Taylor Gadbois.

Also this young man is a Right Tackle all day. But unfortunately he is getting beat badly at the Army All American practice due to poor technique. Now he is going against kids his size so technique comes into play an he has none.

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Why did you post about this guy? I think he signed with Clemson.
 
Cribby said:
This is why enos wasn’t worth his salt as a play caller. Fast pace , quick throws , wider splits and space all help the ol greatly.

The coach is supposed to make things easier for the kids and for scheme to the players strengths.

He sucked.
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And publicly over criticized kids for their play. That's a great way to build trust and confidence.
 
JOE'CANE said:
Why did you post about this guy? I think he signed with Clemson.
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The whole thread is about Brady, so I am confused as to what your asking because the video is of Brady this week at the Army All American game.

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The OL recruiting is pretty bad considering our situation in that position. I like Washington and Rivers, but there should be no reason that they should be the only 2 OL committed rn.
 
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Pretty sure it has been well documented that signing 2 OL’s was pretty bad.

Ward does look pretty slow. But all the OL’s having problems with those DL’s. Better hope we do not need Ward for 3-4 years like a normal school.
 
omaha said:
Pretty sure it has been well documented that signing 2 OL’s was pretty bad.

Ward does look pretty slow. But all the OL’s having problems with those DL’s. Better hope we do not need Ward for 3-4 years like a normal school.
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We are not in a position to be complaining about OL prospects at this point. We just need serviceable bodies and a good OL coach.
 
omaha said:
Pretty sure it has been well documented that signing 2 OL’s was pretty bad.

Ward does look pretty slow. But all the OL’s having problems with those DL’s. Better hope we do not need Ward for 3-4 years like a normal school.
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In his hudl tape he looks slow and un athletic. However, in the All American highlights he looked a lot better and going up against Bresee the top ranked DL committ he held his own and did just as good or even better then the higher ranked OL prospects did.
 
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GladeCane said:
In his hudl tape he looks slow and un athletic. However, in the All American highlights he looked a lot better and going up against Bresee the top ranked DL committ he held his own and did just as good or even better then the higher ranked OL prospects did.
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Stop lying! The boy got turnstiled both in practice and during the game. In the game he was #72 in black, he played most of the 3rd Qtr at right tackle. WARD was completely out classed an exposed by the west dline on almost every play, the same way he was in the east's practice.

His rankings dropped from a 4* to a low 3* he is group of 5 lineman at best.

UM needs to let that ship sail, an look in the portal or other unsigned prep players.

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Paranos said:
Stop lying! The boy got turnstiled both in practice and during the game. In the game he was #72 in black, he played most of the 3rd Qtr at right tackle. WARD was completely out classed an exposed by the west dline on almost every play, the same way he was in the east's practice.

His rankings dropped from a 4* to a low 3* he is group of 5 lineman at best.

UM needs to let that ship sail, an look in the portal or other unsigned prep players.

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Ward wasn't the only one getting beat by the top DL prospects. Coming from a lower division in Texas HS football he hasn't seen these types of athletes. Coaches liked the improvement they saw in him during practices and he could be a good deveopmental guard in a couple years.
 
GladeCane said:
Ward wasn't the only one getting beat by the top DL prospects. Coming from a lower division in Texas HS football he hasn't seen these types of athletes. Coaches liked the improvement they saw in him during practices and he could be a good deveopmental guard in a couple years.
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Ward is a former 4* from Alabama and he played for a 3 time state champion at the 6A level. Flat out there are better options.

Also go watch the game reply, the other Right Tackles for the East Team held their own quite well against the west dline. There's a reason he only played a few series on the 3rd Quarter.

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Paranos said:
Ward is a former 4* from Alabama and he played for a 3 time state champion at the 6A level. Flat out there are better options.

Also go watch the game reply, the other Right Tackles for the East Team held their own quite well against the west dline. There's a reason he only played a few series on the 3rd Quarter.

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Don't doubt the kid is a project. I watched him going up against Bresee in practice and he did better then I thought he would and not any worse then some of the other higher rated guys.

He admits he hasn't seen this level of competition at the 4A level playing for Episcopal. Worth a gamble, I don't know?
 
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Well these all star games aren’t usually the best showing for Olinemen

I think he has a quality frame and his film shows he plays with nastiness you need.

Only thing is we need an Oline coach to earn his check and coach these quality frames and intangibles up... but yeah he needs a Redshirt and two years getting ready
 
Paranos said:
Stop lying! The boy got turnstiled both in practice and during the game. In the game he was #72 in black, he played most of the 3rd Qtr at right tackle. WARD was completely out classed an exposed by the west dline on almost every play, the same way he was in the east's practice.

His rankings dropped from a 4* to a low 3* he is group of 5 lineman at best.

UM needs to let that ship sail, an look in the portal or other unsigned prep players.

Go Canes

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Good lord. Is this a down year for Linemen? Some of those guys look worse than I remember guys from previous years. Some look great, but very few. Where's Myles Murphy going to school? Let me guess: Bama, Clemson or GA? Donell Harris needs steroids, it seems.
 
LuCane said:
Good lord. Is this a down year for Linemen? Some of those guys look worse than I remember guys from previous years. Some look great, but very few. Where's Myles Murphy going to school? Let me guess: Bama, Clemson or GA? Donell Harris needs steroids, it seems.
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Yep murphy signed with clemson
 
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