I don't doubt what he's saying. However, in his tweet yesterday to Susan Miller Degnan of the Miami Herald, this is what he said on the QB situation, which prompted my response here:Danny, I'm telling you right now, Perry will be named the starter before the LSU game. There's not even gonna be any speculation about Rosier struggling and being pulled. Listen closely, ROSIER WILL NEVER EVER START ANOTHER GAME FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI! Got it?— CanesLife (@Canes305Native) April 5, 2018
An observer at practice;— CanesLife (@Canes305Native) April 5, 2018
Perry's mechanics are flawless. Plays out fakes with maximum intensity, puts the ball where the receivers are the only ones to make the play. And he’s a specimen. It’s not close. Coaching staff may say it is to try to save face, but it’s not even close!
One would summarize that he was an observer, when I got the word from that poster this morning that he was NOT, and I repeat, was NOT an observer at practice, nor has he ever been an observer at practice. That's on me and I stand corrected on that.
That said, the above tweet to Degnan might suggest that its a foregone conclusion for Kosi being the guy, and this is totally incorrect right now. Yes, he might be the guy (the three upcoming scrimmages {including the Spring Game on 4/14 in the 2nd scrimmage and only public one} will determine that). My issue here was that he thinks its a foregone conclusion that Kosi will be guy that goes in Arlington. I don't see it that way right now and the staff doesn't either, but maybe again, after the Spring scrimmages are over, I might have a different take on it.
As of right now, I still believe Malik likely starts in Arlington vs LSU.
Now, from InsideTheU and Christopher Stock, this in his news and notes. Its understood that they get the first 15 minutes of observations in practice, but here goes.
Per Stock's piece:
- QB Malik Rosier continues to be the top quarterback on the team and has been receiving a majority of the snaps with the first team.
- Redshirt freshman QB N'Kosi Perry has shown flashes at times, but has also struggled with his decision-making in addition to his accuracy on short passes.
The above tweet on Kosi is correct here, but from Stock's piece, the Kosi inconsistency so far in the short game should be a concern, so he's not flawless here, there are some things he needs to work on going forward here.
On Malik, I need to see the accuracy go up and more importantly, I need to see the consistency of solid play continue. No more of this one week good and next week terrible. He knows his job is on the line.
On Malik, I need to see the accuracy go up and more importantly, I need to see the consistency of solid play continue. No more of this one week good and next week terrible. He knows his job is on the line.
This one really disputes what the poster was saying earlier on the QB battle being a foregone conclusion for Kosi, which it is clearly not, but the gap is slowly closing:
"We’re told that Malik Rosier was the best quarterback in practice Thursday."
"We’re told that Malik Rosier was the best quarterback in practice Thursday."
"There’s no question N’Kosi Perry has improved — he had a very good practice Tuesday — but Rosier is making the fewest mental mistakes, which will be heavily factored into the starting decision."
"Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown told WQAM this week that Rosier remains ahead in the competition but not by a large margin."
That last part in Jackson's piece is very important. Not by a large margin. Yes, Kosi had a good practice on Tuesday, but it seems to me that this is still Malik's job to lose because of the fact he's not making the big costly mistakes here.
That said, again, the scrimmages the next three Saturdays will really start to separate the QBs here and who goes into Fall Camp as the leader.
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