Not ready for Primetime – State of The U

It was a long night of optimism and frustration in Orlando, Florida. Miami looked new, but not necessarily ideally. Their two new strikers looked new, the internal clock of their quarter seemed new and the lack of discipline was disappointing.

We will start with the good – Miami will not see another regular season defense that looks like Florida. The receivers in Miami have struggled to open up against this group of Florida Gator half-tails. But there were moments here and there when Jeff Thomas looked explosive, K.J. Osborn seemed sure and Brevin Jordan ate in the middle of Gator 's defense.

Jarren Williams was not shaken by the pressure and there were certainly a lot of them. But Williams' internal clock needs to accelerate, otherwise he will not be able to play a whole season, especially behind this offensive line. He has made some excellent shots, showing a superior arm talent to all that Miami has been able to trace since Brad Kaaya, but the young gun has to speed up his decision making. Holding the ball too long, sitting and waiting in the pocket, are disaster recipes behind an offensive line that, for the moment, is not very good. The rookie must also show his willingness to throw the ball and find his accounts. The offense lost a lot of yards because Williams did not do the same job and ran until Florida was sacked.

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In addition to some big games, the Miami defense looked outstanding. They settled after Kadarius Toney's touchdown and pulled out the new "305" business chain four times. Florida looked as neglected as Miami, not quite the big team that was supposed to retain its consistency and momentum after a four-game winning streak until 2018. But Miami's defense n & # 39; Conceded that two big games to score or set up I can not stop UF after the brutal Jeff Thomas Puff Muff. Overall, the defense looked good, leaving only 24 points to a high power attack. However, it takes more precipitation after harvesting a single bag. The Canes were clearly struggling to get the Franks Feleipe off by 6'6 ".

Jon Ford and Pat Bethel smothered Gator's execution match. And although Gilbert Frierson is 65 yards ahead of Josh Hammond, Miami is doing pretty well without D.J. Ivey. They have yet to hope that it will not be a test of the season with the young corner but rather a punctual incident. The senior linebackers played as well as expected throughout the match, and Miami's penchant for finding turnovers at every turn has not gone away.

Miami must tighten the game on both sides of the ball. After the interception of Romeo Finley, Al Blades Jr. has no excuses. Or that Miami has committed 14 penalties, most of the time on the offensive line, but also unusually terrible game delays.

Now let's talk about the offensive line. On Saturday night, the offensive line seemed to be his worst worst experience, at least from recent memory. They allowed 10 sacks, although some were due to Jarren William's propensity to keep the ball forever. But many of those eliminations are due to the fact that UF's attacking strikers have crushed the inexperienced tackles and the center of Miami. Zion Nelson and John Campbell were outclassed throughout the match. In the fourth quarter, Florida's attacking strikers jumped in the air and moved around Nelson before he even strayed from the ball. The offensive coaches in Miami must hope that this offensive line will improve during the year or that they will find ways to ease the pressures they will allow. It is clear that the 2019 offensive will not reach the limit of the offensive line.

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Even the coaches in Miami seemed to be tackling the problems. Dan Enos unleashed Jarren Williams on the first disc and allowed him to pass after passing, barely trying to throw the ball. Then, several times after having turnarounds or find themselves in good positions on the field, Enos became conservative. It was not a conservative spirit for 2018, but it makes us wonder why Enos had records where he practically stopped his freshman QB after letting it shine when the game started

Tate Martell. The young man deserves to be commended for working at the wide receiver after losing the original QB battle and, perhaps as a result, has been summoned. A lot. Why, at the end of the game, is Tate Martell in the field as an extended receiver? Where was Brian Hightower? Mark Pope? Dee Wiggins? Even Jeremiah Payton. Martell had more clichés than the four, maybe even combined. This is unacceptable, we will damn ourselves.

Miami will have a business week to go back to the table of contents, fix what needs to be corrected and continue to improve what has worked. Jarren Williams was much better than 2018 Malik Rosier and N'Kosi Perry. Deejay Dallas and Brevin Jordan are really good – keep feeding them. Cam'ron Harris made an excellent game that was canceled by a penalty, but should be a big no. 2 for the backfield. The defense looks good but needs to give up less big games and get more bags. With time, polishing and good supervision, this team could make noise. But they are not ready, yet, and a trip to Chapel Hill on September 7 will be a real test of their current level of readiness. Miami can take a big step by asserting its position on the title hopes for the Coastal Division with a catchy win. But the New Miami still has many questions to answer after a defeat early in the season.