Post Game Recap: USF

[Samoan Souljah]

Sheeeshh. Analysis on point as always. I wondered why Fletcher wasnt in as much. Ajay extending the drive and making guys miss on that 3rd and short was huge. Good stuff man.

 

[twes.305]

Dude acted like him picking GT over FSU was hard and something nobody else thought of .

 

[Memnon]

That INT by Meesh was great! Love the awareness

 

[FrancisSawyer]

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Offense:

Cam Ward - 24/34 404yds 3TD's 1INT, 4car 25yds rushing
Jordan Lyle - 6car 104yds 1TD
Damien Martinez - 11car 31yds 3TD's, 2rec 50yds
Isaiah Horton - 8rec 108yds 2TD's
Xavier Restrepo - 6rec 99yds 1TD
Samuel Brown - 2rec 75yds 1TD
Elijah Arroyo - 2rec 25yds

Offense gained 574yds total (404 passing & 170yds rushing), off 62 plays at 9.3 yards per play. Gaining 26st 1st downs, going 7/10 on 3rd down, with 31:22 in time of possession.


The first drive had 2 very well designed 3rd down conversions by Restrepo & a dump off to Martinez. Aided by 2 penalties we got down to the Red Zone & punched it in with Martinez.

On the INT, George has to bring that ball in, catch it. And everybody's favorite RB Fletcher has to maintain composure & keep his cool. That penalty essentially put them right in the Red Zone, making it that much easier for them to score.

Really nice slip & evade by Cam Ward on the dump off to Martinez for the after the fake reverse that wound up a 36yd gain. If he doesn't sidestep & slide up before throwing it to Martinez, he probably gets sacked for an 8yd loss.

Then Cam throws a frozen rope for 22yds to Horton on an Inside Post route. The drive culminates into a TD for Horton.

Horton plays with a ton of Juice. He's a high energy guy & has really maturated into his role at Flanker. Very good upside & development by this kid. @Golsen82 you said Horton was going to play a lot this season & I didn't believe it, I was wrong. His releases are next level.

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Jacolby George looks like he has some kinda Calf/ankle injury. After every play he pretty much gets up limping off to the sideline.

Fletcher has no fkin wiggle. None. Stop with this narrative that he's the 2nd best RB on the team, or anything more than just a serviceable short yardage back. I get it, he's a big RB, congratulations. But that doesn't actually mean anything. If yall are going to judge Fletch by the same standards yall judge every other player, then it simply doesn't add up for all the high praise while simultaneously not really doing that much. It's Chaney syndrome all over again, the High School hype far exceeds the actual ability & productivity. And do not say sh*t about injury, because he's played every game this season.

The Ajay Allen first down gain on 3rd & 2 with 10:20 left in the 3rd is a prime example of what I mean. He got that 1st down on 100% feet & vision. He made the initial LB gap-shooting miss & then cut again to get back up field past the LOS to get the 1st down. It was just a 2½yd gain but the difference between a runner like Allen & Fletch, is Fletch would've just tried to bulldoze straight forward on that play, no jump-cut, no shifting, just straight ahead. Maybe he would've got it, but probably not.

Jordan Lyle had a good bounce outside run for the 91yd TD. The longest run from scrimmage TD in Miami history. Crazy.


Kill Cam is a fkin Warlock!

Sam Brown with the nice 9 route against Cover 2 for the 76yd TD. Impossible that it was Sam Brown who caught it & ran in for the TD, but somehow it happened.

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Cam had another terrific slide & evade in the 3rd quarter on the dump off to Ajay Allen that went for 16yds. Again, Cam's footwork in the pocket being able to slip & slide past over-pursuing rushers to buy more time is stuff you simply can't teach. It will show up frequently on his film for scouts & will be a huge plus to his overall draft status.

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Really nice call back on the Switch route to Restrepo in the 3rd quarter with 3:48 left for a 28yd gain. They had ran that route earlier in the game on the first drive but Cam overthrew it a little. Great play call by Dawson's Creek to go back to it later in the game in order to get a big chunk yardage play to help pull away & take a large lead.


Like I said, De'Shawn Rucker is the mark.

Post in thread 'Canes O vs USF D'

Wednesday at 9:22 PM

Their Secondary is absolute garbage.

Looks like a DVD run crew. Their CB's play over 60% of their snaps in off coverage, free releases all over the field & they DO NOT cover the seams. They set their Safeties back in 2-High deep in order to protect their Corners & leave the middle of the field wide open.

Restrepo & Arroyo will EAT. Whoever gets the Boundary side matchup with De'Shawn Rucker should have at least 2TD's, he's the mark.

Dawson's Creek must be salivating watching their film this week. There's so many passing lanes wide open all over the field. Block up those delayed...

• Memnon

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What does that mean? That means, in film study OC's identify the weakest DB in coverage & will catalog how often they're out of position in both inside/outside leverage & who is the most susceptible to being beat on certain routes. We attacked Rucker (Tallahassee kid), because Dawson saw it on film that he was the most exploitable matchup. Why? Because he's slow & has real trouble with ball location while transitioning in phase. The majority of the routes that were thrown at him were Slants & Back-shoulder fades. Those routes are Kryptonite for Corners like that.
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OL also had a really good game in pass protection. With Rivers being out, you would've assumed we struggled in that area, but they gave up 0 sacks. Markell Bell looked pretty good at LT & Matt McCoy did an excellent job at LG by my view.

Lofton had a nice seal Block on Martinez’s 2nd TD run. Riley Williams & Cam McCormick blocked pretty good as well also.

Elijah Arroyo is such a gifted weapon at TE. Just think, Dawson really hasn't gotten into the bag of tricks in the Red Zone he could use with 2 TE's like Arroyo & RWill, running TE waggle option routes & leak out motion plays etc..

Killa Cam completed passes to 9 different targets this game. This is an explosive high octane Offense that spreads the ball around & attacks every crevice on the field. This is who MIAMI is. I know hurts that we're not a slow ball control Offense that tries to HB dive Defenses to Death, but this is the most advantageous & effective way WE win. This is our identity... The Airstrike Hurricanes, letting it fly!






Defense:

Francisco Mauigoa - 11tks 1 sack & 1TFL
Mishael Powell - 9tks 1INT & 1TFL
Dyoni Hill - 7tks
Jaden Harris - 6tks 1 sack & 2TFL's
Simeon Barrow - 6tks 1 sack & 1TFL
Wesley Bissainthe - 3tks
Elijah Alston - 3tks
Tyler Baron - 3tks 0.5TFL's
Raul Aguirre - 3tks
Marley Cook - 3tks
Akheem Mesidor - 3tks 0.5sacks & 1TFL
Jaylin Alderman - 3tks


Defense held USF to just 62 yards rushing, while only giving up 1TD on the game. Kept them at just 4.9 yards per play, 7/16 on 3rd down, getting 4 sacks, 7TFL's & forcing 2 turnovers.


Miami’s Run Defense was stout in the 1st half, holding them to just 30yds rushing. For a team that's predicated on being Run first that's a huge W for Guidreaux. The key to the gameplan Defensively was to take away the run game & make BBrown a one-dimensional passer. He can't beat us from the pocket, so simply don't give him the Deep ball & collpase the pocket. We did just that.

Simeon Barrow had a really nice pressure on Bynum Brown on USF's first Offensive drive on 1st down after the late hit penalty on Mauigoa. He didn't get to BBrown, but he flushed him out of the pocket to the left hashes, which forced him to throw a dirt ball for an incomplete pass. Seems like an innocuous play, but what it does it stop USF from going Tempo, which allows for us to reset & sub in the proper Defense.

Had another good pursuit & tackle on the run play right before the end of the 1st quarter. Then had a big time Red Zone Sack on a Loop-Stunt.

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Then on the first drive of the 3rd quarter, had a HUGE tackle on the RB screen on 3rd & 14. Mauigoa got absolutely WORKED, if Barrow doesn't recognize Screen & work backside to the ball, that would've been another big gain. Great play by Barrow. He's had a quietly good season thus far, very disruptive interior lineman.

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Mesidor had a really nice inside swim rip move to get a TFL on 2nd & 10 on the 40yd line with 10:03 left in the 1st half, to force a 3rd & 12.

Marley Cook with a really tackle in 2nd & short keeping BBrown contained on the Inside QB run.

Elijah Alston had a really good game as well against the run. He does a great job setting the edge & tracking back to the inside gaps to get to the ball carrier. We didn't really get fooled once on the Pitch-option reads by USF & that was mainly because Alston never bit down & read the Mesh pretty much every time. Great job maintaining gap integrity.

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On the Philly Special TD to Byrum Brown, Francisco Mauigoa got caught looking in the backfield, he got drawn in playing what looked like a Draw/reverse & the QB leaked out past him without being seen.

Mauigoa with a great diagnosis & gap-shoot on 3rd & 2 with 6:37 left in the 2nd quarter.

He was his usual self. Mauigoa plays with his hair on fire & sometimes it'll get him exposed on a misdirection play & leaves him open to get caught on Screens, but most of the time he's such an active LB that the sum cumulation of his plays usually results in positive net gain.

Daryl Porter Jr struggled in his matchup early on vs Sean Atkins. He played him way too passively & gave him way too much cushion.

Jaden Harris on the timely delayed Blitz & got to Brown on the Sack with 4:38 left in 2nd quarter. Although it looked like Brown was breaking multiple tackles & had made it back to the LOS. But that play was huge in the fact it got Brown off the field & slowed down USF's Tempo allowing the Defense to regroup, which lead to a stuffed run on 2nd down & goal from the 15yd line & then a Sack from Simeon Barrow.

Jaden Harris also had a great TFL on 3rd goal right before the end of the half. Reads the HB toss played & immediately came shooting down to get to the Back. That drives ends in a missed FG, which killed off USF's momentum.

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Fantastic Red Zone Defense by Miami in the first half, forcing 4 Field Goal attempts, with one being missed right before the end of the 2nd quarter. Why does that matter? That was at least 3 opportunities for USF to score TD's, but instead had to settle for FG's. And when you have an explosive Offense like ours that can score at will, when you force the opposing Offense to trade FG's for TD's, it puts pressure on the opponents Coaches to start pressing in their play calling & abandon their gameplan.

Dyoni Hill had two really good route stoppages on Deep passes. The 1st being on 2nd down & 10 with 7:25 in the 3rd quarter. The 2nd, being on 3rd & 8 with 14:38 left in the 4th quarter. He also tackled well, only gave up 2 catches against 6 targets playing 50 snaps at Boundary (55 total).

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Jadais Richard had good coverage against a Sluggo route as well. Played the best game of his career thus far.

Meesh Powell read a Tunnel Screen exceptionally well on 2nd & 10 in the 3rd quarter with 6 minutes left. It ended up being a 1yd dump off to Nayquan Wright, but the play design was for a WR screen, that if Brown throws it Meesh definitely picks it off.

Then finally gets a pick in the 4th quarter in the Red Zone with 13:20 left. Which lead the Defense to yet again preventing another Red Zone TD this game.

That was the theme for the Defense tonight. No TD's & Red Zone dominance.

Who knew USF had their own DJ Uiagalelei? Their backup Bryce Archie, not only physically looks just like him, but is just as much of a trash thrower as he is too.


Overall, this game went exactly like it was supposed to go. USF had some early momentum, but simply didn't have enough firepower to keep up with Miami for a full 4 quarters of Football. We're just markedly more talented & better Coached in all 3 phases of the game. USF was a good precursor test for VA Tech, they have similar styles of team makeup, although VA Tech doesn't play with nearly as much tempo as USF does.

They do however, have a similar Offensive build in being a Run oriented Offense with a mobile QB. Their WR's are better than USF's, & their Secondary is better, but mostly they're within the same ballpark as a team.

We've gotten over the hump of the easy part of the OOC schedule & now is when the real season starts. ACC play has always killed us. So, in order to truly change the tide of the true narrative that has always been our downfall, we have to attack ACC play with the same aggressive nature we've had this first 4 games.

The biggest difference between now & the past is the leader we have at QB, Killa Cam Ward. With him at the helm, ANYTHING is possible... His Heisman campaign has started out as one for the ages. He's on pace to break several Miami school records & go down in history as one of the greatest QB's to ever step foot on campus. Just have to keep this going & keep winning when it counts the most.

We've handled hostile road environments much better this season than we did last year. If we can get through LVille & GTech without tripping on our own feet, we waltz into Charlotte as the heavy favorites to win the ACC & likely will guarantee ourselves a spot in the playoffs...

Gotta take everything one game at a time. But for right now, we're the Kings of FLA.

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Go Canes!

Every week this is always the best post game recap by a freaking mile. Detailed, informative, analytical, cerebral and greatly insightful. An absolute pleasure to read and always right on the money! This is why you're the !

You're right that the type of offense that we have been running through the first 4 games IS OUR IDENTITY! This is what a few of us were consistently saying all throughout the off season. We are a pass first offense that runs as a change up. We don't try to establish the run because it's not who we are especially with Killa Cam at QB! @Memnon in your opinion, do you think we would be more effective getting Jordan Lyle and Ajay Allen in the game much more in the 1st half of games? This offense is awesome and I have no complaints. However I would like to be more effective running the football when we do run it. It seems like bigger guys like Martinez and Fletcher might be best suited to come in later in the game while Lyle and Allen get more action earlier on. Lyle and Allen are better suited to getting outside thus creating more opportunities for explosive runs.

The defense continues to play extremely well. Byrum Brown creates a lot of problems with his arm and running ability on top of that NASCAR pace they play at. Yet even with all of those challenges, USF doesn't get a TD if not for that flukey turnover in our own end.

Keep attacking on offense while the defense keeps holding the opponent the FG attempts and we will win a lot of games.

Stay healthy
One game at a time
Get Rivers and Bain back for Conference play
I'm really looking forward to watching Bain and Baron play together with Mesidor, Barrow, Moten and Alston!
Kiko was a beast out there last night!
Cici is just the definition of anchor!
Bell continues to improve.
Matt McCoy has LG on lockdown.

At the beginning I thought Jadais Richard was going to be a potential liability but the young man has competed his A$$ off and is clearly improving!

Agree with @Memnon that Daryl Porter was much too cavalier in the way he played Rudy(I forgot the kid's name) at first. He tightened up in the second half.

Very happy to see Sam Brown score on that 76 yard catch and run.

All of Jordan Lyle's skills were on display on that 91 yard house call!

Another day at the office for Restrepo. We will sorely miss this kid as he is worth 100 times his weight in gold!

Isaiah Horton is becoming one of the best WRs in the Conference if not the nation.

Great to see Martinez with the Hat Trick(3 TDs).

Safety play has been so much more consistent, even and fundamentally sound than last year. Powell and Harris have played very well for the most part and that toe tap pick by Powell in the back of the end zone broke their backs. Excellent Red Zone Defense last night!

Porter, Hill and Frederique continue to play well. That offense is tough to play against and they gave up some yards but kept competing. We took all of their best punches but never flinched and went the distance.

This squad continues to respond when they need to respond on both sides of the ball. I told a friend at halftime to watch for a 3rd quarter shutout. They did me one better and made it a second half shutout!

They didn't go crazy tonight but we have what is arguably the best group of TEs in the nation and despite the fact that we're a pass first team and the OL is much better pass blocking, I'm not sure that you would be able to find another stable of RBs deeper than this one. We're a legit 5 deep at the position.

At OL we have been a little banged up through the 1st 4 games but that has given us the opportunity to get deeper. When Rivers then Rodriguez return we could arguably have the deepest unit in the nation and I don't think there's a shred of hyperbole in that statement.

This was just a great workmanlike solid road win. When you start making scoring 50 points seem workmanlike...........

 

[Lazarre]

I'm happy we dropped a President Grant on their *** after all that **** talking

They were talking so much **** before the game at the stadium. After the first TD in the second half.. they asses were leaving the stadium with their heads down.

 

[Fightinibis]

Good stuff @Memnon but got **** did Mark Fletcher bang ur wife?

Seriously…

Love the time he puts in and the analysis was great.
I think Martinez is a great back, but it has amazed me game by game how he avoids busting one. Yes, the tough yards…he gets them…punching it in the end zone from the 1-2 yard line…$$$…

But there are times he reads the right lane and he could bust it and gets tripped up. Again, it is going to happen…much I’m sure…and some is the OL, but I disagree that Fletcher can’t do the same or better splitting carries with Ajay. All 3 are solid backs.

Other than that…golden.

 

[Calinative]

Every week this is always the best post game recap by a freaking mile. Detailed, informative, analytical, cerebral and greatly insightful. An absolute pleasure to read and always right on the money! This is why you're the !

You're right that the type of offense that we have been running through the first 4 games IS OUR IDENTITY! This is what a few of us were consistently saying all throughout the off season. We are a pass first offense that runs as a change up. We don't try to establish the run because it's not who we are especially with Killa Cam at QB! @Memnon in your opinion, do you think we would be more effective getting Jordan Lyle and Ajay Allen in the game much more in the 1st half of games? This offense is awesome and I have no complaints. However I would like to be more effective running the football when we do run it. It seems like bigger guys like Martinez and Fletcher might be best suited to come in later in the game while Lyle and Allen get more action earlier on. Lyle and Allen are better suited to getting outside thus creating more opportunities for explosive runs.

The defense continues to play extremely well. Byrum Brown creates a lot of problems with his arm and running ability on top of that NASCAR pace they play at. Yet even with all of those challenges, USF doesn't get a TD if not for that flukey turnover in our own end.

Keep attacking on offense while the defense keeps holding the opponent the FG attempts and we will win a lot of games.

Stay healthy
One game at a time
Get Rivers and Bain back for Conference play
I'm really looking forward to watching Bain and Baron play together with Mesidor, Barrow, Moten and Alston!
Kiko was a beast out there last night!
Cici is just the definition of anchor!
Bell continues to improve.
Matt McCoy has LG on lockdown.

At the beginning I thought Jadais Richard was going to be a potential liability but the young man has competed his A$$ off and is clearly improving!

Agree with @Memnon that Daryl Porter was much too cavalier in the way he played Rudy(I forgot the kid's name) at first. He tightened up in the second half.

Very happy to see Sam Brown score on that 76 yard catch and run.

All of Jordan Lyle's skills were on display on that 91 yard house call!

Another day at the office for Restrepo. We will sorely miss this kid as he is worth 100 times his weight in gold!

Isaiah Horton is becoming one of the best WRs in the Conference if not the nation.

Great to see Martinez with the Hat Trick(3 TDs).

Safety play has been so much more consistent, even and fundamentally sound than last year. Powell and Harris have played very well for the most part and that toe tap pick by Powell in the back of the end zone broke their backs. Excellent Red Zone Defense last night!

Porter, Hill and Frederique continue to play well. That offense is tough to play against and they gave up some yards but kept competing. We took all of their best punches but never flinched and went the distance.

This squad continues to respond when they need to respond on both sides of the ball. I told a friend at halftime to watch for a 3rd quarter shutout. They did me one better and made it a second half shutout!

They didn't go crazy tonight but we have what is arguably the best group of TEs in the nation and despite the fact that we're a pass first team and the OL is much better pass blocking, I'm not sure that you would be able to find another stable of RBs deeper than this one. We're a legit 5 deep at the position.

At OL we have been a little banged up through the 1st 4 games but that has given us the opportunity to get deeper. When Rivers then Rodriguez return we could arguably have the deepest unit in the nation and I don't think there's a shred of hyperbole in that statement.

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Lyle is going to over take Fletcher, it's just a question of when. Maybe it'll be next season, but he's clearly got more juice.
Martinez needs to be used more. I mean even as a pass catching option Martinez has looked nice. His biggest weakness has clearly been Pass blocking imo. Idk what the issue is, but our Run Blocking feels like it just creates a pile with no holes.

Chris Johnson has legit like 3 targets in 3 games, 2 were TDs, but could have been 3 TDs if Cam didn't massively underthrow him this game. He is a weapon and needs to get on the field at least like 10 times per game on offense. Not saying he NEEDS a **** load of touches right now, but he needs to get on the field and be used as a distraction sometimes too. I'd have Allen and Lyle as our #2/#3 back. I'd have Fletcher for short yardage and Redzone maybe. But even then I'm preferring Martinez. Basically my decision tree would go:

Big Every Down Back : Martinez > Lyle > Fletcher / Allen
Redzone Specific: Martinez / Fletcher > Allen > Lofton
Change of Pace Back : Allen / Lyle > Chris Johnson Jr.
2Minute back : Martinez > Any
Offensive Weapon : Chris Johnson Jr.

 

[Canezum5]

Excellent work at usual my guy. I honor it and agree with it all.

Although I will say... I've been the biggest Cape wearer for Horton since he's been here. Lol

Got a Lotta **** from cats on this board but I know most don't know what they're looking at!

 

[Bender]

Ward once again told the defense where the ball was going, once again, they couldn't stop it.

Our "inability" to run the football comes down to us basically being at a disadvantage blocking from a numbers perspective. USF did what we expected, 1 Robber or 2-Man and play the LB as close to the LOS as possible. Dawson calling basic stuff to beat, rubs, switch releases and he calls it over and over and over. Teams are just starting to realize Cam Ward is him. And he is him.

The strategy for the defense is now to disrupt and the point of attack and make Ward throw it quicker and shorter than he wants to. And it makes sense, once he has time, he's got four playmakers to throw the ball to. Restrepo with his YAC, we finally saw Brown and his speed, Horton, George and Arroyo, whom we didn't even really use too much.

And I said it 500 times and I'll say it again: Jordan Lyle will start next year and he'll be great. I saw burst on the highlight tape, I didn't see the longest rushing TD in Miami Hurricanes history. Dude sold the gap, bounced wide and he was absolutely outta there.

 

[Cane44]

I couldn’t believe how unprepared we looked for the tempo early. I know there’s only so much you can do to replicate it but it was Deja vu to last year when UNC ramped it up and we just had defensive linemen walking around at the snap not getting set.

But other than that and what upon first watch felt like maybe Francisco’s sloppiest half in a Miami jersey, no complaints on this night. Like you mentioned, Richard’s best game here. Was surprised Porter got worked as much as he did especially early.

Mario needed to call the TO earlier. We had all 3 still. Gotta have a feel for that. Outside of that. Great game!!! Lfgggg

 

[DTP]

Great stuff as always.

I like the change of pace that Allen brings as opposed to just the hammers Martinez and Fletcher. Might want to get him and Luke involved a little earlier and then punish defenders in the second half with the big dudes.


What’s with the Epusode II avatar? The best thing about Attack of the Clones was when Talib Qweli used it in a verse.

 

[hiphopanimal]

Couple from me:

- Barrow absolutely has flashed all season and works hard even with his talent. Almost like a reverse LT

- I know it was against scrubs but Lyle's acceleration was a thing of beauty

- on the CJ23 9 route, it just looked like Can ran out of arm strength? Or was it just a poor throw... will need to see it again.

- our LBs look the part more than they have for a LONG time. Like I'm talking, NFL LB size and presence. Not Ragones out there.

- enjoy Cam while we have him. It'll be a long time before we get someone like him again, when you think of the law of averages

 

[GucciCane]

I bet these poor beef sticks are wishing the could return their "Beat Miami" shirts...
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