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<\/a><\/p>\nAbove- The Toney inside-out move had the Stanford DB completely over committing to a post inside, and Toney runs a sail outside.<\/p>\n
Above- Miami has six in pass pro while Stanford brings five and they get a free rusher. This is where the center normally would be communicating but Mensah might have to do a little more to protect himself as the season wears on.<\/p>\n Above- Poor SJ Alofaituli, he\u2019s not ready for the ACC as a full-time guard. I get why Mirabal has a soft spot for this project but maybe the guy is just a special teams \/ extra OL\/FB type here at Miami. He got pushed around and slipped past.<\/p>\n Above- Great timing on the screen call from Dawson. McCoy did the right thing and avoided getting a call by just standing over the Cards defender and not putting his hands on him- job done without a chance of a flag.<\/p>\n Above- Toney grabs that TD pass, steps out of harms way, and goes back in the end zone just to be sure. Two Stanford defenders collide and he comes out unscathed. Toney was so much better than anyone else on the field it was comical.<\/p>\n Above- I really like Rose, the LB, I think he\u2019d make a great Miami MLB. The little things he notices are key and he\u2019ll be an NFL player. He sees Mensah\u2019s head turn and shoots the gap for a TFL. If the head turns there\u2019s no RPO. The OL doesn\u2019t look like a PAP protection scheme. Rose sees things other LB\u2019ers don\u2019t at this level.<\/p>\n Above- Toney loved Y-Cross a year ago and Mensah ran the concept at Tulane and Duke so he\u2019s well aware of how to read it. Toney\u2019s going to work 22-yards deep to the far sideline and the ball is dropped on a dime to that spot.<\/p>\n Above- I like that Cantwell was supposed to wrap to the LB, but when he saw an overhang guy at the POA he turned and kicked him out as the most dangerous man (MDM). That\u2019s \u2018wise beyond years\u2019 for a freshman puller.<\/p>\n And seeing Lofton with a nice down block was icing on the cake. He had 2 penalties, 1 catch, 1 nice block? That\u2019s about who he is, a 50\/50 player.<\/p>\n Above- With Toney being so damn good Stanford puts 2 safeties on him from a 2-high look. But that opens up Barkate on the post for an easy TD. DC\u2019s are going to have their hands full with those two plus Upshaw coming alive as a screen and quick out kind of guy.<\/p>\n Davis Warren was bottled up. The transfer QB was a non-factor as a runner and averaged only 5.2 yards per pass attempt. He did attempt to spread the ball around to 10 receivers with three hitting double-digit marks.<\/p>\n Caden High led the way with 15.3 yards per catch against Miami\u2019s leaning towards zone defense. In the run game Sedrick Irvin Jr. averaged 6.8 yards per carry while Micah Ford was held to 2.5 yards per carry.<\/p>\n The Miami defense sacked Warren once but only had two TFL\u2019s of their own. The DB\u2019s came away with five PBU\u2019s but no interceptions or forced fumbles from the defensive unit.<\/p>\n Marquis Lightfoot was much more stout against the run with five solo tackles, Armondo Blount was electric with one sack and and one TFL. Xavier Lucas had a nice night with two PBU\u2019s at CB.<\/p>\n Above- Miami DC Corey Hetherman came out in a soft zone that said \u2018let them put together drives and beat us.\u2019 Well they couldn\u2019t and didn\u2019t and he was right, even if it was a little less gutsy than last year\u2019s MAN UP scheme.<\/p>\n Above- That\u2019s quite the bubble to run to for the Cards. Stanford\u2019s guard slip and falls on his way to the 2nd level, and the RB goes outside into Wilson who was setting a solid edge vs. cutting back in or this thing is a 1st down. You\u2019d want to bump the 1-tech to a 3 and the 3 to a 1.<\/p>\n Above- Later on, instead of lining up in a bubble, Toure jumps gaps and creates one post-snap. Irvin cuts through it and Posyer waits to close the 2-way-go then winds up chasing from behind.<\/p>\n Above- In this era of football offenses need TE\u2019s in the passing game and defenses need LB\u2019ers that can run. If you have a more run fit ILB, you cannot allow him to be picked on by more athletic TE\u2019s. Toure is lost out there in coverage on the TE and it\u2019s an explosive play off his back.<\/p>\n Above- Blount is a stud. I was really high on this guy this summer and it\u2019s always fun to be right. He\u2019s playing inside on \u2018and long\u2019 here and uses a punch and rip past the OG. Warren freezes for a second at the sight and Blount brings him down by his undershirt.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n