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Every morning Gary Ferman forces Matt Shodell to wake up extra early to identify the best recent fan CaneSport Message Board post. It could be a question, a statement, conjecture, even a food recipe (orange and green macaroni & cheese anyone)? Today’s winner (or loser, depending on your perspective):
Shannon Dawson … Posted by Kimzkr: Going into year 4 , year 1 was bad , very bad ( but he had no QB ). Year 2 with Cam , there was no way to mess that up. Year 3 , he had Beck and co … we had lots of lulls on O last year. Year 4 , he has Mensah , Malachi … will be similar to Cam year. I still have very little idea of him as a coach. Someone please show me the light …. I’m at a loss.
CaneSport’s Response: Interesting post, because Dawson is probably the most polarizing coach when it comes to fans that either like how he runs the offense or don’t like it. Last year he was taken to task for being pretty conservative, with a lot of checkdown passes, not a lot of real exciting plays until he got Malachi Toney more involved, and a lot of A and B gap runs. But you know what? As you look at it, maybe that’s how Miami got to the title game – “boring” offense that ranked No. 46 in total yards combined with a top 5 defense. The year before we agree, it was the Cam Ward offense, and the QB put a lot on his own shoulders with the scramble drill that really didn’t need a lot of coaching. This year might be a bit more defining, as there is no reason this should not be a top 5 or top 10 attack given Darian Mensah, a pair of 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard running back. In fact, we can’t remember this talented an offense skill position-wise dating back over two decades. So there will be no excuses for Dawson not to open things up and have a high-powered attack. Let’s withhold judgment till we see how it progresses.
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