Observations after a week of practice

[jsy]

There are very, very few rooms in America that Jason Taylor would trade ours for, straight up.

our DE room is nasty
we gotta stop going into the portal now
and just let our coaches cook
the materials cant be much better

 

[NCCanefan]

Man it is going to be a long time until 8/31/25

 

[DTP]

This is CIS gold. Half the porsters want to start freshmen at every position and the other half want to bring in transfers at every position.

I’d be surprised if we grabbed another defensive starter in the portal in spring unless someone gets hurt.

I’m also of the opinion that we’ll be fine at linebacker too. Kiko looked like he was playing in cement shoes last year and then goes to the combine and kills the speed/agility drills. So is he just really slow on game days or was he lost on defense last year like pretty much everyone?

 

[Bender]

This is CIS gold. Half the porsters want to start freshmen at every position and the other half want to bring in transfers at every position.

I’d be surprised if we grabbed another defensive starter in the portal in spring unless someone gets hurt.

I’m also of the opinion that we’ll be fine at linebacker too. Kiko looked like he was playing in cement shoes last year and then goes to the combine and kills the speed/agility drills. So is he just really slow on game days or was he lost on defense last year like pretty much everyone?

You forgot the brigade of users who want to change three positions at the O-Line.

 

[DadeBaby]

First Team All ACC LBs: Louis 225, Carter 230, Buchanan 235
Second Team All ACC LBs: Kiko 230 (played heavier than that IMO), Wilson 225, Combs 230

If Bobby was 210 last season I'd be surprised. 215 I'd be shocked. So "can" he improve his twitch and speed while adding 15-20 pounds with exceptional S&C, all the while taking a massive step up from a bit player to a starter? Sure. But there's no way in **** I'd bet the season on it.

How big was Sean “Eraser” Spence when he arrived at Miami?

 

[DadeBaby]

First Team All ACC LBs: Louis 225, Carter 230, Buchanan 235
Second Team All ACC LBs: Kiko 230 (played heavier than that IMO), Wilson 225, Combs 230

If Bobby was 210 last season I'd be surprised. 215 I'd be shocked. So "can" he improve his twitch and speed while adding 15-20 pounds with exceptional S&C, all the while taking a massive step up from a bit player to a starter? Sure. But there's no way in **** I'd bet the season on it.

Excellent research and I get everyone can’t be a Sean Spence however the SEC did have a Danny Stutsman last year. We lose a little bit of football when we start basing everything off of analytics. If he comes out of spring as the guy, then he should be the guy like it’s always been. Do you think we are going to get an all American player in the after spring portal? Sounds Disney to me. If the Kid is the Kidd, then we’re a better program moving forward.

 

[grover]

Excellent research and I get everyone can’t be a Sean Spence however the SEC did have a Danny Stutsman last year. We lose a little bit of football when we start basing everything off of analytics. If he comes out of spring as the guy, then he should be the guy like it’s always been. Do you think we are going to get an all American player in the after spring portal? Sounds Disney to me. If the Kid is the Kidd, then we’re a better program moving forward.

I'm not saying it's impossible. Obviously a guy like Spence was able to make it work, though I would argue that was a different era. According to ChatGPT, over the past 2 decade offensive linemen have added 15–20 pounds on average.

I really liked Pruitt as a commit. But he was definitely getting blown back at times last season in the very limited action we saw him. I just don't think he's ready. And even if he is, I don't think he'll hold up over 13-16 games. That's JMHO. @Coach Macho is a fan, and he's been right about 90% or more of the time. If he says Pruitt is ready, then I'll defer to him .... But I still want a portal LB lol.

 

[Coach Macho]

I'm not saying it's impossible. Obviously a guy like Spence was able to make it work, though I would argue that was a different era. According to ChatGPT, over the past 2 decade offensive linemen have added 15–20 pounds on average.

I really liked Pruitt as a commit. But he was definitely getting blown back at times last season in the very limited action we saw him. I just don't think he's ready. And even if he is, I don't think he'll hold up over 13-16 games. That's JMHO. @Coach Macho is a fan, and he's been right about 90% or more of the time. If he says Pruitt is ready, then I'll defer to him .... But I still want a portal LB lol.

I don't know that he's ready... lol
I just like his size and skill set.

 

[NicKane]

We really don't have any freaks at DE.

We have unproven freshmen/sophomores and tweeners(too small for DT, too big for DE) who've already peaked.

We seriously need monsters at DE. Like what Ohio State had this year. Guys who will play in the NFL.

I could not disagree with you more. Bain will play in the NFL, Blount we’ll play in the NFL, Mesidor will play in the NFL, the freshman from California, will play in the NFL. You’re selling our defensive end room way too short. That was bad scheme and coaching that happened to that room last year.