What else do we need?

[ST26]

Johnson I can see. A lot of UM guys followed Lashlee to SMU, SMU had a **** good year and some former players (Elijah Roberts, Brashard Smith) have found great success, others have been middle of the road (Key the WR) and others have been a bust (Romello Brinson) I could see Johnson giving it a shot in the land of milk and honey on a **** good team over fighting for RB3/4 carries here.

Ajay Allen I cannot comprehend. Dude seemed to make plays any time he played and carried us to some W's. I thought for sure he would get a good look by an SMU type school but instead he went to FIU. So not like he can use the homesick excuse, the dude probably didnt even move out of his apartment and will be playing at a much worse school with a much worse offensive line.

Isn't this Allen's last year of eligibility? He likely want's some good film out there before he declares for the NFL draft. It would certainly give him a better chance of being a late round pick, or even a priority free agent. I assume he'd be in the mix for RB1 at FIU

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

First off, a big time RB isn't going to come in with Lyle and Fletcher. And if they do, one of those two are gone. We aren't getting another OT, as we have Bell, Mccoy, Samson and Kinsler on the roster.. Unless someone transfers, I don't see the value in adding a low end depth saftey either. Quality over Quantity is they key in the portal. I'd rather spend all our money on 2-4 additions than 5+ low end "depth pieces". Again, these number change depending on who enters

I'm not sure @BALLHAWKU was saying we need a "big time" RB (that's probably not happening). I read his comment as we need a "big ***" RB similar in size (not necessarily talent) to Martinez. Lyle, CWH, and Pringle are a bit on the lighter side of RBs.

 

[grover]

Isn't this Allen's last year of eligibility? He likely want's some good film out there before he declares for the NFL draft. It would certainly give him a better chance of being a late round pick, or even a priority free agent. I assume he'd be in the mix for RB1 at FIU

Allen transferring out sucks for us. But I agree the kid deserves his chance and he wasn't getting it here. It was the way I felt with Brashard last cycle. And I loved B Smith as a player and will follow his NFL career. Some kids are super talented but just don't fit for whatever reason relative to the other pieces on the board.

 

[Cookie917]

Isn't this Allen's last year of eligibility? He likely want's some good film out there before he declares for the NFL draft. It would certainly give him a better chance of being a late round pick, or even a priority free agent. I assume he'd be in the mix for RB1 at FIU

I dont think so... he was a 2022 recruit, played in 4 games for Nebraska and RS.

2023 he was a RS Freshman
2024 he was a RS Soph

I think he is therefore going into his RS Junior year so he has 2 left.

I agree he needs tape to put out there but I still was surprised he went to the G level. Like not even a UCF type level and he better have had a guarantee at RB1 at FIU if that was the case. I think he could have shot for potential RB1 status at a handful of teams better than FIU.

 

[ST26]

Allen transferring out sucks for us. But I agree the kid deserves his chance and he wasn't getting it here. It was the way I felt with Brashard last cycle. And I loved B Smith as a player and will follow his NFL career. Some kids are super talented but just don't fit for whatever reason relative to the other pieces on the board.

Does it really? He was going to start the year out RB3 anyways, and likely would have gotten phased out by Pringle. We'll live lol

 

[grover]

Does it really? He was going to start the year out RB3 anyways, and likely would have gotten phased out by Pringle. We'll live lol

You're could easily be proven right. But I always approach every position group assuming at least 1 guy will miss time due to injury, and possibly 2. Then I ask myself if we're still a playoff caliber team. Obviously, with QB, most teams including Miami need to roll the dice. But at every other position, championship teams have enough depth to cover. Do we?

What happens if Fletcher or Lyle get injured during camp or early in the season? Maybe the other guy is able to hold up over 13-16 games as the primary ball carrier. I wouldn't count on it. So then we're relying on CWH and Pringle, which could easily cost us a game. And what happens if, knock on wood, both our starters are injured at the same time. That's happened at least a couple times over the past decade. I assume you move Lofton over. But then who the heck plays TE?

From a playoff planning perspective, yeah, I do think Allen is a loss.

 

[ST26]

You're could easily be proven right. But I always approach every position group assuming at least 1 guy will miss time due to injury, and possibly 2. Then I ask myself if we're still a playoff caliber team. Obviously, with QB, most teams including Miami need to roll the dice. But at every other position, championship teams have enough depth to cover. Do we?

What happens if Fletcher or Lyle get injured during camp or early in the season? Maybe the other guy is able to hold up over 13-16 games as the primary ball carrier. I wouldn't count on it. So then we're relying on CWH and Pringle, which could easily cost us a game. And what happens if, knock on wood, both our starters are injured at the same time. That's happened at least a couple times over the past decade. I assume you move Lofton over. But then who the heck plays TE?

From a playoff planning perspective, yeah, I do think Allen is a loss.

We can easily find a replacement that will fill Allens role in the spring portal window. Again, I’m not worried about this position in the slightest lol