Florida Football: 3 overreactions from season-opening win over Miami

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ORLANDO, FL – AUGUST 24: Head Coach Manny Diaz of the Miami Hurricanes arrives to the stadium before the Camping World Kickoff between the Florida Gators and the Miami Hurricanes at Camping World Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

1. Miami is headed toward a disastrous season

Before we bench Jarren Williams, fire Manny Diaz and destine the Hurricanes to the bottom 10, let’s pump the brakes for a moment.

First, they only have one tough road game (FSU) and their ACC crossovers are Florida State and Louisville, avoiding both Clemson and Syracuse.

The Hurricanes have a lot to work on, especially on offense. Jarren Williams needs to learn how to throw the ball away instead of taking the sack. The offensive line has to protect him better and consistently open holes for DeeJay Dallas and the run game. Keep in mind, however, Florida didn’t run away from this game, and the offense didn’t give up (although Florida gifted them plenty of penalties and turnovers).

Let’s keep in mind that we are talking about the ACC Coastal division. It’s as wide open as any division in the Power Five. Miami is super young, but it’s also super talented, and that defense kept the ‘Canes in the game until the very end. They have to score off turnovers. They had four turnovers, yet they could not capitalize off of them. That’s the learning curve of a young team.

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They should be able to “out-athlete” Duke, Georgia Tech and even Virginia. Are they young? Yes. Does the offense have a learning curve? Yes. Their offense will keep them in games and give their offense chances to score; their offense just needs to take advantage.

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