Myles Murao, 2020 OL, Santa Ana (Mater Dei), CA (COMMITTED 😳)
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HillsboroDuck
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RoadDawg has the best track record of evaluations of anybody out here. He ain't perfect but he's pretty damn good.
Huff will earn his money with Buelow and Kalepo. Both have the size, speed, etc. but will require a ton of teaching. Fautano will be great and that was a huge recruiting win. I'm not sure where Luciano will fit in. He will likely battle Norgaard to be Harris's replacement or be a 1st guy off the bench for any inside position.
So far the reports on Curne, Mele, and Ale have sounded really good. Huff is a Strausser student who actually seems to like and understand recruiting. Get Hatchett and Murao and you are leveling up again.
That being said, I'm concerned that our O line looked so shitty during spring and there were times last year when guys didnt seem to know their assignments. A huge tell on Huff this year will be how our tackles look. Trey should be back to old form and Hilbers should be able to be an all-conference level RT as a 5th year senior who started last year on the left.
NorwegianHusky
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This place is an echo chamber. It's weird how this is supposed to be a place where you can be critical and demand excellence and not just trust the coaches, yet there are some that are above criticism.
The jury is still out on Huff. There are some worrying signs about his ability to develop guys (not saying he can't, but we don't know yet), and we've also yet to see if he can recruit without the poly movement.
We've had too many loser position coaches to crown a guy like Huff this early. Let's hold him accountable until he's earned our trust like Lake and Malloe have. Remember how everyone here loved Lubick at first?
The jury is still out on Huff. There are some worrying signs about his ability to develop guys (not saying he can't, but we don't know yet), and we've also yet to see if he can recruit without the poly movement.
We've had too many loser position coaches to crown a guy like Huff this early. Let's hold him accountable until he's earned our trust like Lake and Malloe have. Remember how everyone here loved Lubick at first?
animate
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Lubick was awesome!
Until he got offered a family banking job ... I mean ... as a really well paid college position coach, who could turn down something like that!!??
It was a natural progression that we should have all seen coming and would have answered all our questions why lubick was fucking the dog most of the year. Yes.
FireCohen
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Sure as a coach the jury is still out, but to say last year OL class was overrated is also premature. But they were all highly recruited kids with good offer lists. So from a results point of view he did ok. But then again, Gregory had great class too. So I don’t know if I had a point
backthepack
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Lol have any of you fuckers actually watched Hilbers play? He’s awful.
backthepack
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Watch the spring game and watch Hilbers. Watch Hilbers specifically against Cal. Salvon ran for -8 yards and we couldn’t run the ball against fucking Cal. But it’s Salvon’s fault he sucks!!!1!
For reals question. Is dickmans over complicated offense aid in uncertainty with OL assignments?
I know it can with qb’s, wr’s, etc but I’m unsure with lineman.
The positive is these guys are NFL ready due to the complexity of the scheme. That message isn’t yet resonating with OL croots but another couple yrs with consecutive guys going early rounds and Huffs seat becomes massively cool.
For some reason I have the least amount of concern with OL crootin this yr. In huff I trust...?
Baseman
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Pete’s offense was so predictable last year and it made the OL look worse than they were. Opposing defenses stacked the run and played tighter coverage, knowing our receivers couldn’t create space and that Browning couldn’t make the deep throw. The sacks and hurries came from inside delayed LB blitzes. Browning held on to the ball to long. If Gaskin was part of the route tree, there was no additional protection.
The OL, except for Watty, who played hurt, performed well. Skinny should make a huge difference. Even if he isnt as efficient, defenses have to respect the deep ball. That alone will make a huge difference
The OL, except for Watty, who played hurt, performed well. Skinny should make a huge difference. Even if he isnt as efficient, defenses have to respect the deep ball. That alone will make a huge difference
LaMichael_Corleone
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I’m not going to say the OL was embarrassing last year (79 yards rushing in 3 quarters vs North Dakota) because I’m not going to expect anything else from a position that was recruited like shit. Huff has been an amazing recruiter and this is the year we find out how he’s developing with baselines on guys like Watty, Jax, Hilbers, & Bain.
When Nick Harris HAS TO start every game from his freshman year on, you’ve recruited so so so so so badly. Fautanu has the best HS OL film ever and we MIGHT see him in two years. Even with what looks like early playing time at center for Murao, should turn into a RS year and more while Luciano holds over. That’s a good thing vs if we didn’t take Luciano or Norgaard and Myles HAD to play as a True Frosh only a year and a half removed from knee surgery.
When Nick Harris HAS TO start every game from his freshman year on, you’ve recruited so so so so so badly. Fautanu has the best HS OL film ever and we MIGHT see him in two years. Even with what looks like early playing time at center for Murao, should turn into a RS year and more while Luciano holds over. That’s a good thing vs if we didn’t take Luciano or Norgaard and Myles HAD to play as a True Frosh only a year and a half removed from knee surgery.
McGary was critical after the Cal game. I don’t have the link.
@backthepack, Hillbers didn’t play against Cal. Roberts was the LT in that game. I don’t think Hilbers is great, but he held up against Auburn and was mostly solid. I’m not reading much into the Spring Game.
We have 4 returning starters this season. Five if you count Hilbers. The OL should be improved, and if it’s not, it’s a problem.
OL is a tough position to evaluate high school prospects. It’s easy to see if the guy has the size and strength, but it’s a mentally taxing position. If you can’t pick up blitzes and stunts, you’re going to look bad.
It is premature to say the OL class from last year is overrated. My only point was that I don’t like Buelow or Kalepo as much as most of the board. The board is for opinions. I would love to be wrong, but I don’t see them being championship caliber players.
@backthepack, Hillbers didn’t play against Cal. Roberts was the LT in that game. I don’t think Hilbers is great, but he held up against Auburn and was mostly solid. I’m not reading much into the Spring Game.
We have 4 returning starters this season. Five if you count Hilbers. The OL should be improved, and if it’s not, it’s a problem.
OL is a tough position to evaluate high school prospects. It’s easy to see if the guy has the size and strength, but it’s a mentally taxing position. If you can’t pick up blitzes and stunts, you’re going to look bad.
It is premature to say the OL class from last year is overrated. My only point was that I don’t like Buelow or Kalepo as much as most of the board. The board is for opinions. I would love to be wrong, but I don’t see them being championship caliber players.
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dawgs206
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This and Huff has easily been an above average recruiter since he got here. He landed two out of state targets his first year that had a fairly good offer list. He landed Buelow and Kalepo as high risk/high reward players last year, but they were coveted. Fautanu will be a stud and he has a solid commit this year in Gaard. Ale has been his only lay-up and he had decent offers, so there is no way his recruiting can be seen as anything but a positive at this point.
McGary was a Morris Trophy winner and a first rounder. When Adams went down last year I thought Hilbers did much better than expected. We weren't great as a unit, but it is hard to tell what was the offense / Browning and what was the O-line. When we rode Gaskin, we won.