Miami Football: 3 Takeaways from Canes win over Toledo

3. Dee Delaney is bad

Dee Delaney has been picked on by Bethune Cookman and now Toledo over two games. Delaney came from The Citadel to Miami as a grad transfer. The fact that Miami needed to bolster its cornerback depth chart using an FCS grad transfer and a JUCO prospect is bad enough. But now Delaney is being beaten out by Trajan Bandy, a true freshman.

Malek Young wasn’t giving up his spot as he’s a lockdown corner that can control his side of the field. The bigger issue was the gaping hole in the defensive backfield left by graduating Corn Elder, Rayshawn Jenkins and Jamal Carter.

Jaquan Johnson could play the nickel position but then a true freshman has to play safety. It’s like a high school team putting together a depth chart except it’s a powerhouse of the college football world.

Delaney was picked on all night but at some points it was the scheme as well. A cornerback can’t be expected to cover a slant from outside leverage. It’s just not feasible. The receiver has leverage and can cut the route even skinnier (closer to the line of scrimmage). But again, Delaney will be blamed because even on deep routes he was hesitant and weak.

He looked lost in space and that’s not good heading into Duke week facing Daniel Jones and the Blue Devils. Jones will pick on Delaney while also being a running threat and Miami’s linebackers looked bad in coverage all day.