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McGee has moved ahead of Finnie on the depth chart. It's now McGee and Nicolas. Glad to see McGee is pushing himself.

Originally Posted by lauderdaleballer954

I'm sorry 6th... But DVD underachieve because of DVD... Yea the staff failed but how could another staff have made him better when he didnt take the initiative to improve until his last year??? DVD started for 2 years and was constantly in position to make plays but he didnt... This year he wnet the extra mile and his game improved... What separated the Jimmy guys as opposed to the Shannon guys was obviously coaching but it was also the extra initiative they took to get better... those guys worked hard year round and honed their skills... Not too many of these guys were able too... I dont care if they seek outside help pro athletes do it all the time... I just want to see that their working...

All I'm saying is that you cant blame DVD failures on the past coaching staff... If a 1st year corner can make plays as well as injury- prone athlete(R. Hill) in their first year at corner why didnt DVD do it until his last year??? The kid has talent no doubt...

Ryan Hill was finally at a position he was comfortable at.

He played Corner for Rickards in Highschool. He was bounced from Receiver to Safety and back to corner in college. Only downside to Hill at corner was him NEVER making a play on the ball or getting his head turned in time. Got worse as the season progressed, as did a majority of the defensive unit. Last year was NOT Ryan's first go at Corner. Just the first year they used him where they wanted him to play.

Originally Posted by canecountry3

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McGee has moved ahead of Finnie on the depth chart. It's now McGee and Nicolas. Glad to see McGee is pushing himself.

Not sure how to feel about this.

McGee got torched.

A LOT.

Originally Posted by benniev

Not sure how to feel about this.

McGee got torched.

A LOT.

I'm not so sure. He got beat a lot, yes, but I wouldn't say he was torched. He was in position most of the time, but had horrible closing skills on the ball, which is why he only had 2 PBUs all year. Word is that Williams is working with McGee on his closing technique and attacking the ball, which is all he needs to be great. He has a much better backpedal and transition game than DVD already, and is just about as fast.

Based on what's posted on several of their twitter accounts McGee is the third fastest on the team. At least of those who run track for Miami. Travis Benjamin and Lamar Miller are apparently the only two that have proven themselves faster than him on a legit scale.

Hopefully all that speed McGee has is put to good use. There were too many times he was caught on camera getting embarassed..

Here's to hoping for a good secondary this year.

Any examples? Nothing really stands out specifically to me... then again, all I can think about is the horrible tackling and collapses as a whole defensive unit.

Originally Posted by benniev

Ryan Hill was finally at a position he was comfortable at.

He played Corner for Rickards in Highschool. He was bounced from Receiver to Safety and back to corner in college. Only downside to Hill at corner was him NEVER making a play on the ball or getting his head turned in time. Got worse as the season progressed, as did a majority of the defensive unit. Last year was NOT Ryan's first go at Corner. Just the first year they used him where they wanted him to play.

I know Benniev... He was a top ranked corner just like DVD except he only played 1 year at corner and did fairly well... My argument is that its crazy to blame Shannon for DVD... I mean we had 2 first time corners and they did better than DVD and lets not forget about Harris who improved as well... As for the development issue I just think our players were overrated recruits coming out... I mean its not like we had some pro bowlers the last couple of years(the last 4 classes of draftees)...


That being said I hope McGee is really doing something... He wasnt much of a ball player in high school and if he's making noise that speaks volumes of this staff...

Honestly it's not that he's making noise..

He just took what one would consider to be a "starting job" albeit in spring practice from an unproven true freshman that likely had no business with it anyway.

Take that for what it's worth.

Finnie was good in highschool, but this is an entirely different animal.