Is THIS Miami's Achilles Heel? Hurricanes Can Put Up Elite Offensive Numbers | DJ Pickett Scouting

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It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. There's been a lot of talk about Miami Hurricanes ORG defensive backfield. Could this be the Achilles heel for the 2024 season? You are

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Happy Monday, if there is such a thing. I'm Alex Dono PERSON, University of Miami alumnus. Long time South Florida Sports Radio vet vet also co-host of Locked on ACC. Thank you so much to the everydayers for making Lockdown Keynes your first listen and your first watch today. We're available free wherever you get your podcast. We're free on YouTube ORG.We're part of the Lockdown Podcast Network ORG. Your team every day. These days, every new potential hire can feel like a high stakes wager for your small business. That's why LinkedIn ORG jobs helps you find the right people for your team faster and for free. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com slash locked on college terms and conditions apply. On this episode, I want to get a scouting report on top Miami Hurricanes ORG recruiting target DJ Pickett, the type of scouting report that only Larry Bluestine PERSON can give us,which is a hint on who's about to join us. I do want to talk about Miami's offense and the potential with Cam Ward PERSON and Damian Martinez to go along with Xavier Restrepo, Jacoby, George, an ascending tight end room and a solid offensive line. But I do want to talk about that hurricane's defensive backfield because I would venture to guess that when you're actually talking about the personnel for a unit that does have somequestions about their depth and about their youth, a man who covered most of these players when they were in high school and even younger in some cases, Larry Bluesteen PERSON, our guest,

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can break that down better than anyone else. Blue, how you been? I'm doing good, good, worn out, but it is a tough month, obviously spring football, get a chance to kind of pre-travel a little bit, went to 13 out-of-area schools last week, and then seeing a lot of programs this week, especially because this is the culmination for some of the programs as they will be playing their spring games or whatever. And I like it because now they're making a lot more college friendly where college coach can park their butt at one stadium and watch eight different schools instead of having to go all over to South Florida area. So yeah, it's been busy.And then June first kind of cranks it up for the whole month of June because obviously NCAA ORG member schools can't do anything for the first three weeks of July. So they get it done and go to college camps. And as you know, Miami ORG and all the other schools have seven on sevens and line camps and special camps and, you know, mega camps, which I kind of frowned on at the beginning. But then as you see, more and more college coaches get to go to those games. You get to those camps and then get an opportunity to see a lot more kids.So hopefully last year we saw upwards around 3,000 kids in the month of June. And this time around, I think we'll venture to say we're going to see a lot of the same.

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I love it. And Blue PERSON, Blue is probably the busiest man in the business and the hardest working man in the business. And Blue, I love your perspective on the Miami Hurricanes' ORG defensive backfield. The hurricanes have done so many makeovers to the roster heading in to next year. They address the quarterback position with an exclamation point with Cam Ward PERSON. Damien Martinez PERSON, same deal at running back. Sam Brown PERSON at wide receiver.Miami ORG looks very strong on the defensive line, especially after adding Simeon Barrow from Michigan State ORG. The linebacker core looks very strong. They added Jalen Alderman PERSON to that. But people have questions about the defensive backfield. I wonder if those questions blew, in your opinion, are they overblown?Now, Miami obviously did lose Cam Kinchins and they lost James Williams PERSON. Thankfully, they returned Daryl Porter PERSON, who's such an important piece at cornerback. And I like what I saw from Mish Powell from Washington in the spring, who's either going to play nickel or safety at Miami ORG. They are going to be relying on some young players potentially, like Damari Brown, Robert Stafford PERSON, you know, Jadis Richard, who I thought had a good spring at cornerback, Jaden Harris PERSON, Mark Keith Williams, and I wonder how much Zaqwan Patterson, I think, can play a lot this year.How concerned should Miami ORG fans be about the defensive backfield? Is it too young? Is it not

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deep enough? Well, you know, that's a good question. But I think it could be answered. And, you know, we kind of tackle this issue a lot on the podcast by what it looks like in the front seven.

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And the front seven is going to be much better, which is going to afford the defensive backs a little bit more leeway.

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And I think that it's kind of overblown to think that Miami ORG's not going to be good in the secondary. You give anybody an opportunity to have time to throw the ball or scramble around and anybody's going to have problems. But I think with up front with, you know, with, you know, Reuben Payne and Clark and Cook and, you know, and Elijah Alston and whoever else got Josh Horton and Moten PERSON and anybody else is going to give them, you know, a huge addition, especially depth-wise. And then you go to linebacker, and you have West St. and Francisco, Mawanoa PERSON,and then you have a Gary who's had a really good spring. And then you have Camp Pruitt PERSON who's come in. So I think when you take a look at guys like, you know, a Damari Brown or or Jaden Harris PERSON or even, as you mentioned, you know, and even Isaiah Taylor comes in with some experience in Arizona GPE,

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and he had a fairly, you know, decent spring.

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And you look at guys like that. And then you had talked about Powell PERSON. But I think that you'd take a look at somebody like that, and then you had talked about Powell. But I think that you'd take a look at somebody like a Darrell Porter PERSON. And any time you go up and even Miami ORG's schedule, you know, they still got to play the ACC ORG teams and most of them have really good receivers, big body type of kids. So I think that you have the athletic ability there with, you know, with backups, like he said,Jadais Richard and Marquith Williams PERSON, who should, you know, this could be a breakout year for him. He's been around Brian Ballum from Miramar, who hasn't really had an opportunity to kind of, you know, do what he could do. Robert Stafford, who I think is a guy that is kind of ready, Alex PERSON, to break out the best athletes on the team easily. I mean, kid, vertical jumps like 40, 4 and a half, 41. So, and he's a basketball kid, and I think he's got great hips, and he knows how to cover, and I think you're going to see a lot more. So to answer your question,I think, kind of overblown the worry that much, because there's a lot of intangibles that go into it. And as I mentioned, you're stronger up front. You're stronger in the front seven, which, you know, gives the defensive secondary some more leeway and an opportunity to kind of, you know, adjust to different things. And everybody makes mistakes. And, you know, I mean, no matter where you are, Ohio State, Alabama GPE, everyone's goingto have shortcomings. I just think that while Miami ORG may have shortcomings on experience, I think the talent's there to definitely develop some really good guys in that secondary.

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You know, for anyone who's new to Locked on Keynes or maybe you're new to Blue PERSON's work, understand he is very honest with his assessments of Miami ORG's roster. I can remember Blue talking to you about two years ago at this time prior to the 2022 season, which ended up being, we all know, five and seven, lost to Middle Tennessee State ORG. And I remember you telling me before that season where you flat out said, I don't think Miami ORG's roster is very good.

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Like you start that before the scene.

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It's probably the worst roster they've had.

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Covering them back in the 60s and, you know,

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watching them as a kid and seeing a lot of these teams that, you know,

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even though Miami wasn't a powerhouse in the late 60s into the 70s, they had dudes, you know? I mean, they had really good kids. I mean, you know, you look at back as far as Ted Hendricks PERSON,

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but then you go into Chuck Foreman era and then you got Gary Dunn PERSON and guys like that that have played in the league and that were good enough.

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You know, Dennis Harrah and, you know, Bill Hawkins and more into your 80s. And, you know, they've always had some kids. And I thought that roster a couple years ago was just terrible. I mean, they didn't have very many players at all. And they had no backups. And but I'll tell you what.And I challenge all the fans to this day, get that roster at 22. And then put it aside by side with what they have right now. And it's really not finished. But this is a roster that it's got to be 90, 95% ready to go into the 20-24 season. It just shows you that if you come in here with an objective, and a lot of people may not see, you know, what Mario Cristobal PERSON was talking about at thebeginning, but he came in here with the knowledge that he could do this, that, you know, especially with the portal, especially with the way, you know, his recruits and the way, you know, that he and Maribald PERSON go about things and adding little pieces like Jason Taylor and, you know, and coaches like that, he knew the big picture. And I think the big picture is going to come into focus this year. Miami's got the potential to be one of those top 12 teams this year.And, you know, I know it's kind of far-fetched because they did everything they could to go to a bowl game last year and lost the records. But let's look at the personnel that they've added over the last five months. This is definitely a team up and down both sides of the ball that I think have an opportunity to really wow a lot of people. Schedule is not as tough as it was last year.You know, the two home games against Virginia Tech and FSU ORG are going to help. Obviously, I'm not going to overlook Florida ORG. That's always going to be a challenge. Anytime you play in SEC ORG school, it's going to be a challenge. But Miami's got to go in and feel that at least out of the 12 games that they've got to have an edge over at least nine or 10 teams that they're going to play.

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I want to talk about how much better Miami's offense can be next year. I did have someone ask a valid question about the defense because Miami ORG is still awaiting the decision of a defensive end, Tyler Barron, who may or may not decide to join Miami ORG. I don't know when that decision's going to come, but we'll talk about how needed he is, or maybe he's not that needed. Larry Bluestein is with a South Florida high school sportsand does an awesome job, 560 WQAM and on the Sixth Ring Canes ORG podcast. You guys want to keep it locked. We're only getting started right here on this brand new episode of Locked on Keynes WORK_OF_ART. Folks, if you're a small business owner,you know how important it is. When you're hiring for your small business, you want to find quality professionals that are right for the role. That's why you have to check out LinkedIn ORG jobs. LinkedIn ORG jobs has the tools to help you find the right professionals for your team faster and for free.LinkedIn ORG isn't just a job board. LinkedIn ORG helps you hire professionals you can't find anywhere else, even those who aren't actively searching for a new job, but might be open to a perfect role. In a given month, over 70% of LinkedIn ORG users don't visit other leading job sites. So if you're not on LinkedIn, you're looking in the wrong place. On LinkedIn, 86% of small businesses get a qualified candidate within 24 hours. Hire professionals like a professional on LinkedIn ORG.2.5 million small businesses use LinkedIn ORG for hiring. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com slash locked on college. That's LinkedIn.com slash locked on college to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply.

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Thank you so much for making this Monday episode of Lockdown Keynes, your first listen

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and your first watch today.

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Are you watching Fox Sports or ESPN all day? Have to turn down the volume with all that shouting. Make the switch to Locked on Sports Today. A free 24-7 sports streaming channel program for you every day to bring you the biggest stories without all the screaming. Locked-on Sports Today ORG brings you can't-miss analysis, opinions, and news.Streaming 24-7 on YouTube or the free Amazon Fire PRODUCT TV channels app, part of the Lockdown podcast network. Your team every day. I saw a question in the live chat. We're live, by the way, on YouTube ORG. So smash that like button, subscribe to our channel.A question was asking if there's anything new with Tyler Barron PERSON, the edge rusher who most recently played for Tennessee ORG, briefly transferred to Louisville ORG. He's in the transfer portal. Blue, it sounds as if, and according to Kane Sport, it may now be between Miami and USC ORG that Ole Miss could be falling behind in that three-team sweepstakes, Miami versus USC right now.He's a graduate, so I had said maybe he needed to enroll by this week. According to Keynesport ORG, that is not the case. He doesn't have to enroll in school until the fall. This was a super productive player blue in the SEC ORG. I don't know if he has a timeline, if he's going to decide this week or if he's really going to take his time.But Miami ORG already has a lot of talented players on the edge.

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I mean, Rubin Dane PERSON is back.

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They added Elijah Alston, who was super productive at Marshall the last couple of years. Obviously, you wouldn't say no to a chance at getting a guy like Tyler Barron PERSON. But how needed is he here?

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Well, obviously you always can need dudes, you know, right up front and, you know, and that all plays into the, you know, what the secondary is going to be about. Because as you mentioned, they've got those kids coming off the edge, so much so that Wayne PERSON, you know, got squows out a little bit. And he was a guy that everybody was looking, you know, forward to seeing. But, yeah, he'd be a great addition, experience-wise, kind of be another, you know, a coach in the locker room,kind of one of those guys who've been there, done that, kind of to ease in somebody young guys. And that's the one thing, too, you know, with Messador PERSON and players like that, you're getting guys with who's been around for a while. So that experience, just being around. I mean, yeah, you know they could play, but how they've matured in the locker room and they matured as student athletes. I think that, you know, anytime you could add somebody with four or five years of experience at the college level, not just playing, but being around college life for thattime. It's great because the locker room gets a lot stronger, it becomes more, you know, cohesive, and there's a lot of questions that the coaches don't have to answer, but your own teammates can answer. So yeah, I think he'd be a great addition.

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Well, let's talk about Miami's offense, blue. You know, somebody asked me the other day in our locked on Keynes Insiders ORG chat, if they could average more than 450 yards per game this coming season. I go what they did last year, obviously the big issue last year, turnovers, poor red zone execution. A lot of times it was turnovers in the red zone. But yardage-wise, Miami ORG did a pretty good job,just like moving it between the 20s, 431 yards per game last season, you know, primarily with Tyler Van Dyke at quarterback and the cast of characters around him. But still, I think with the addition of Damian Martinez PERSON and with Cam Ward at the helm and even better receiver talent because you bring in Sam Brown PERSON and Restrepo is a year more experienced. Colby, Georgia, a year more experience and so on. Tight end room, I think will be a bigger factor this year. Yeah, I think they could add 20 yards at least per game from 431 to around the 450 range blue.What say you?

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Yeah, and it all depends how, you know, the offensive line remains healthy. You know, you got a new center. I mean, I mean, Zach Harbender PERSON is going to be good, but he's nowhere near what Lee PERSON was. And Lee brought something that a lot of coach high school or college kids these days don't bring in. He brought in everything with him,not only his athletic ability and awareness on the field. He was a team captain right away, and that doesn't happen very often when a guy comes in in the first year and they make him a captain. So that leadership and that experience, obviously, is going to be a huge void. We'll see what Carpenter's going to do. Obviously, Ryan Rodriguez PERSON is waiting for his opportunity to get some reps as well. I think, you know, up front is what we talkedabout Samson, Oklahoma GPE. You know, how is he going to do? Tommy Kinsler PERSON's coming on. So to me, offensive line-wise, and, you know, we know that, and we talked about Innes Cooper last year, what a great job he did. And Francisco Mawano PERSON, we know that he's bringing in quite a bit. So I think what happens up front offensive line-wise is going to telltale a lot of thingsbecause it helps your running game. As you said, Martinez joins, you know, hopefully Mark Fletcher PERSON, you know, comes back. And I know that, and this is Miami ORG's way of dealing with things, that they'll never tell you the full extent of anybody's injury. But we know that Mark Fletcher PERSON was out for a reason. But then you got A.J. Allen PERSON, who I think is still a really good back when healthy.They added a guy who I think is going to be over the next couple of years, one of the best all-around athletes in the nation, Elijah Lofden PERSON, who I think can play anywhere. And you're going to see, and I have a little friendly wager with some people, that he's going to make the biggest splash on opening day against Florida ORG than anybody else. Anybody else. He's going to do things that a lot of people never expected, Alex PERSON,because of the fact that a lot of people don't understand. He, as a running back, yeah, yeah, he's not really a running back. He's an hback. And if you get him paired on any linebacker, forget it. He's blowing by. If you watch him in any of the scrimmages, and I was at two of thescrimmages, he get into the secondary and outrun the secondary. So having him, along with what you already have coming back, and you mentioned, you know, some of the really, really good talent that Miami has, you know, I think another guy who I think is going to take a huge step forward is Isaiah Horton PERSON. I think he really started to do that,

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you know, in the spring. He's a wide body guy. He can run. And then you've got, and then you've got all those hopefuls like, you know, NICAR and Josiah Trader. And as you mentioned, Jacoby George PERSON, who, if Jacobi George PERSON put it all together on the football field, he could be as good as you're looking for.

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He just has to get his head together and become a leader rather than a follower. And I think once that happens, and then I think, you know, Restrepo is going to be, I mean, you come on campus and the first guy you want to be friend and start throwing to is a lot is is is Restrepo and that's what war did in the spring he knows he's going to be the dude is a first team you know all-ACC player one of the best in the country one of the most productive in the country so to answer the question they've got a chance to put a couple of games where they go into 500s because it's going to show all the depth that they have. And you know a guy who's notstarting that if he gets an opportunity in the third or fourth quarter in Miami's up by 25, 30 points, you can't put a governor on him. So they're going to add to it as well. So having a depth factor, having a, you know, backup quarterbacks who are more than capable. You know, obviously we saw, you know, last year what Williams PERSON did against Florida State and Miami ORG had enough trust and he kept them in the game until he got hurt and Paffanberger and your guy who had a great spring out of Georgia. So yeah, I think Miami ORG's got an opportunityto be really special. But I put a lot of Memphis's on Elijah Lofton PERSON because he doesn't look like a freshman. You know, if you watch him play, this is a kid that wants, I mean, there's no question. He expects to be in that deep rotation. And I think he's going to make a huge splash just because of that fact. And we know what Ward PERSON's capable of. Got to keep away from the turnovers. And that was a problem. If you look over the last couple of years, he turned the ball over quite a few times.But I think he has enough personnel around him where he doesn't have to do everything. I know it's a long way out.

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But what are you expecting in that game against Florida ORG? Because you know Florida ORG's roster better than most as well. What do you think is going to happen August 31st?

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Well, I think their quarterback keeps him in the game because he's experienced. You know, he's been at Wisconsin ORG. He was, you know, at Florida last year and had a fairly decent year. They come back fairly intact on the offensive line. They have some really good defensive line. Secondary is going to be a little bit of a problem for them.And if they could get after Miami ORG and, you know, keep that game close, it's going to be a nice game. But if Miami starts asserting themselves with all these newcomers and Miami ORG, Miami can win this game pretty handily. But it's going to be a tough game. Don't get, don't get, you know, don't get blind about the fact that Florida was a, you know, five, six team or whatever, you know, and then go to a bowl game. They got dudes. They got kids and they got some good kids in the portal. And this is Billy Napier's trial year. If he doesn't do well this year and don't go to a bowl game, then that position will be filled. And everybody knows it. He probably knows it aswell. You can't be an average team in Gainesville GPE, not with the support that they have, not with the alumni they have. You cannot be a 616. You can't be an average team in Gainesville, not with the support that they have, not with the alumni they have. You cannot be a 6-6 team. You could barely be a 7-5 team. They've just got to put it all in the gear, and they know a win over Miami ORG is going to be huge. I mean, you know, I mean, Miami ORG's reloading and everybody knows around the country that nowthey didn't before that Miami ORG means business and they feel that they have an opportunity to be in the top 12 teams when playoff time comes and you know Florida ORG's it's on the road it's never going to be easy and Florida knows their schedule is crazy again and winning four or five games is probably reality and if they could probably get Miami ORG in the opener, but this is a big game for Miami, too, because there's a lot of non-believers in Mario Cristobal PERSON still.You go on the message boards and all of them calling them all these names. And, you know, even with all these new guys, he's not going to win. So it's a huge game for him, too. You know, I mean, this is a year. This is year three. This is a year where, you know, you get into thatposition. And I think Miami ORG's ahead of schedule, especially because of the portal.

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Well, we talked earlier about the defensive backfield. One of Miami ORG's most important recruits in the 2025 cycle is a defensive back who does have family ties to Miami ORG. I want to talk about DJ Pickett PERSON when we come back. The great Larry Bluestin is with us, 560 WQAM, the sixth ring cane. You know his work. He is all over the place.You guys want to keep it locked. We're not done yet on this brand new episode of Locked on Cains ORG. Oh, and I know you're keeping it locked to Fanduel. Florida Panthers money line cashed in last night. I know you might have been worried down to nothing after the first period. The comeback cats, the cardiac cats got it done.It's winner take all time in the NBA and NHL ORG. Fanduel is giving you a shot to bring home a big win of your own. Right now, new customers get $150 in bonus bets with any winning $5 bet. That's $150 to bet on spreads, money lines, player props, and more. Visit fanduel.com slash locked on and make every playoff shot count. Fanduel, America's number one sports book.

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Become a Locked on Cains ORG insider. If you want to get text messages directly from my phone to yours with breaking news, recruiting updates, transfer portal scoops, you could try it free for 14 days, click that link below, become a locked on Keynes Insider ORG. Then if you like it, after two weeks, you can opt in for $4.99 a month to give you a lot of added value on there on Locked Canes Insiders ORG. Always added value here from Larry Blustein PERSON. You know, Blue, you know, Miami would love to basically recruit the entire Pickett PERSON family.Booker Pickett, senior played at Miami in the 90s. Booker Pickett Jr. is enrolling this summer as a true freshman. I think this is going to be another future weapon on the edge. He had great, great high school career. And Miami is also recruiting his cousin, DJ Pickett PERSON, who's one of the top recruits in the country, Blue PERSON,one of the top defensive backs in America out of Zephyr Hills High School in the Tampa GPE area. You've seen this player in person, Blue PERSON. I know Miami ORG obviously has a lot of competition. This is a very sought after prospect. Florida and LSU ORG and others are after him heavily. What can you tell me about DJ Pickett PERSON?Big time kid.

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Probably the number one player for 2025 in the state. Geez, he's just a physical kid. He's quick. He turns a game around. You know, when I watch a lot of football during the summer, too, and see him light up people as a wide receiver, too.You know what I mean? It's just, you know, that's who you've got to get. You've got to get, you know, you've got to go after players like that. And I think Miami ORG's got a good shot only because of the lineage. Remember, they got a younger brother who's in the 20 or a younger sibling in the

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2016 class that, yeah, which is going to be pretty interesting as well.

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But yeah, good, great player.

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And just to answer a question, because somebody asked if I thought Lofton PERSON would be a starter.

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No, he's not going to be a starter. But he's going to be very integral part of the offense. Just to answer that.

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I agree with that.

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I, yeah. And, you know, I could see multiple tight ends playing blue because

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Elijah Royal PERSON.

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Elijah Royal PERSON will probably be the starter.

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And Riley Williams PERSON as well.

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It had a, you played a lot last year, had a really good spring. So there's going to be a lot of tight ends who are going to have to get on the field.

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Oh, I agree. And yeah, I want to. And this is Elijah Royo's year. He's been there for three years. You know, when Will PERSON Mallory was here, he was supposed to push Will and all this stuff. And he got hurt.And he's just, he's been, you know, on the sidelines more than he's been on the field. And I think this is the year that everybody got bigger. He got stronger. We saw him in the spring. He's a good looking kid. He still has a lot of athletic ability. And, bigger, he got stronger. We saw him in the spring. He's a good-looking kid. He still has a lot of athletic ability.And, yeah, he could be a very big part of this, you know, this offense. And remember that a lot of teams especially will, are going to pay a lot of attention to Xavier Restrepo PERSON. And why not? You know, he had all those catches last year. This is going to open up things for everybody.And that is a good thing. And then we're going to get to see Dawson, you know, he had all those catches last year. This is going to open up things for everybody. And that is a good thing. And then we're going to get to see Dawson PERSON, you know, the offensive coordinator that we had a couple years ago, come in and everyone's dropping their draw. Look at he did it, Houston GPE. Well, he's got Brown PERSON who's going to come in and he's, believe me,he's not going to sit on the bench, not with catching over 100 balls. So you're going to force a lot of guys to step their butt up. You know, there's not going to, I mean, if you drop a ball or you dog after place, you're going to find a seat on that bench because now Miami ORG has that type of athletes at that position. Yeah, not all proven, but most of them have shown what they could do.And, you know, you got guys like Brown and Restrepo PERSON who've already shown what they could do. And those are two guys that the defense is going to have to account for. And that's why I think this offense could, and it's not going to be on any one person's shoulders like it has been in the past. You know, we look at Van Dyke PERSON. If Van Dyke didn't go, Miami ORG didn't go. And I don't think that's going to be the position. If Ward is not clicking, he look at Van Dyke. If Van Dyke didn't go, Miami ORG didn't go. And I don't think that'sgoing to be the position. If Ward PERSON is not clicking, he's got a running game, he could go into a short passing game where, you know, guys like, you know, Bobby Washington or Ray Ray has a speed to make something out of nothing. So, yeah, they have so many explosive parts to this offense that it's going to be fun.

Speaker 21766.88s - 1779.12s

Now, in your travels around the state just last week, you got to watch Miami Hurricanes running back commit Gerard Pringle over in the Tampa GPE area. What were your takes in watching this player in person?

Speaker 31779.48s - 1819.52s

Yeah, big time kid, you know, and I've watched them over the last four years. I think I told you last time we were together, I saw him at as an eighth grader going to the ninth grade. He played with Armwood seven on seven team at USF ORG, and you play more receiver back then. But now you can see, I mean, he's got, he's built to the point where he's not going to go down on the first hit. He runs his pad, as they say, his pad level is where it's supposed to be. He's got a little bit of shake to him. He'll bounce off you and he's got the speed.So he's exactly what Miami ORG needs to continue to elevate the position, no doubt. Blue, are you on the radio tonight?

Speaker 21820.12s - 1837.54s

Yeah, got a good show. You know, I mean, it's, yeah, we, you know, we're at the position now that this week is all about high school football and the, the, towards the end of spring with, you know, with jamborees and kickoffs and in these games and stuff.

Speaker 31837.54s - 1912.12s

And we'll also have a highly regarded wide receiver who's in the mix, too, for a lot of schools nationally, Joshua Moore out of West Broward. It's just an amazing football talent. I think he's got an opportunity to do some special things. So, yeah, we've got a really, really good show. I think that Alex Barron, who used to be an offensive lineman in the NFL for four or five teams, played with the FSU back in the day.He's a new head coach at MacArthur ORG. We're going to have him on, talk about, you know, it's awfully tough for these guys like the Don L. Bennett's PERSON and the Teddy Bridgewater's and people like that who've played in any length of time in the NFL ORG to come back and, you know, start washing uniforms. And, you know, and that's what you you got to do at the high school level.You know, there's a lot of details. And, you know, Mike Rumpf PERSON went through it, you know, as we know. So, yeah, so we're going to have Alex PERSON on. We'll talk to him a little bit. It's going to be a good little show. Dave Dunn, the head coach of Columbus ORG, is going to spend some time with us as well. So, yeah, it's going to be a nice little show, 6 to 8. And we encourage the Panthers ORG to keep winning.

Speaker 01912.32s - 1918.26s

So it's going to either be a Monday, Tuesday, the rest of the way. And I'm excited.

Speaker 31918.44s - 1958.82s

I'm excited about the summer because for me, the offseason is a lot more productive for me because I get to see a lot more people and especially going to, you know, Tallahassee and to Gainesville and to Tampa and Orlando GPE and here in Miami and FAU, FIU ORG, I get to see all these kids that come to these events and you don't have to hunt them down or go to the schools. They come to you. And when you have two, three, four hundred kids at one destination,plus seven on seven teams, you know, it's, it's a perfect venue for me anytime. And like I said, get to see a couple thousand kids during the summer. And that's not a bad, that's not a bad gig.

Speaker 21959.86s - 1986.44s

Well, here on Locked on Cains, we do not believe in the word off season. This is year round and blue lives that year-round lifestyle. So he knows it. He knows it well. Make sure you follow him on X at Larry Bluestin PERSON. Follow us at Locked-on Cains ORG.And we'll talk to again tomorrow on another episode of Locked-on Cains ORG. We are part of the awesome Locked-on Podcast Network ORG. Your team, every day. Hey, every dayers.

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