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The past few years for the Miami Hurricanes have been bad, although in 2001 we had our share of great games and a National Title to top it off. Then things started to go down after the 2003 season...

Miami Hurricanes Quarterbacks: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

by Eric Dorman (Analyst)

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September 29, 2008


The past few years for the Miami Hurricanes have been bad, although in 2001 we had our share of great games and a National Title to top it off.

Then things started to go down after the 2003 season. QB Ken Dorsey left the team to go into the NFL Draft, and the Canes started slipping from there.

Brock Berlin in my opinion was one of the best quarterbacks after Ken Dorsey left, and Berlin led us to a few bowl games. I remember watching him in the Chik-Fil-A Peach Bowl against our rivals, the Florida Gators.

Now Kyle Wright wasn't one of my favorites at all. He had bad timing on his throws and that's one of the reasons why the Canes started to go downhill.

I am not saying that it was all Kyle's fault, but much of the years that Miami was in a slump and unranked was during Wright's era.

A lot of the blame was brought onto Larry Coker just because of how bad Miami's season was going, and I don't blame Miami fans for blaming him for the consecutive losses they received.

After Coker was fired, a new era started for Miami. Randy Shannon took the reins, and now I can say this is the kind of coach we needed all along to lead us back to where Miami once was: in the battle for the National Title.

Although we had some great years during the Coker Era, we are now starting to get back to who we are supposed to be.

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  1. allCanesBlog.com 9 months ago

    Brock Berlin was one of your favorites since Dorsey left? Who else was there? Derrick Crudup, Kyle Wright or Kirby Freeman? Berlin was the closest thing Miami had to a quaterback since 2002.... until Robert Marve took over this year.

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  2. matt king 9 months ago

    Robert Marve has a shot to be one of the best. Question: Whats up with the QB rotating. Common sense says it breaks up the mojo of the QB going out, and never a fair assessment for the QB going in as he is cold going up against a warmed up D.

    My question is, do you think RS had to promise Harris that he would play in every game his freshmen year to get him to come here? He was part of the puzzle to get all those players from that high school to come and I'm wondering if Shannon made a deal. It seems by now that Marve has proven himself capable and everyone feels like he can lead the team, so it would be a great time to let Harris just be the backup. But RS is not bending. Just stubborn or is he being true to his promise to the freshman?

    Either way, this FL state game will define this year for Miami. If the canes can pull off a win, there is hope that this season could be more than a "shove in the pool" for the young guys. I think the canes have a chance to win every game from here on out, but this secondary and 4th quarter play worry me. How many games will they drop before it gets fixed?? I hope none.

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    • Jeff Contizano 9 months ago

      I agree on the Harris comment. Every time I see him play, I think "Well, he'll do good this time". And then he usually gets sacked or throws a bad pass. When I was watching the game, whoever was commentating had the gall to say that Harris had superior field vision and would eventually be taking over the team. Seriously? Marve is a warrior. Let him get 100% of the snaps.

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  3. Eric Dorman 9 months ago

    Kirby Freeman was alright, but in my opinion he was better that Kyle Wright.

    All I am saying is that for me Dorsey and Berlin were the best out of all those you mentioned, except for Marve who is another Dorsey in my opinion.

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  4. Eric Dorman 9 months ago

    I know what you mean.

    Miami has been struggling in holding leads late in the game. This is what worries me about Miami and I hope they don't lose another one.

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  5. Jay Schrimpf 9 months ago

    I am not sure things are headed in the right direction. The old Miami teams would have never lost to an inferior team at home. Now the FSU game is a must win! Lose to the Noles and the Canes need the Heels to lose three times.

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  6. Brad Williams 9 months ago

    Miami has had QB troubles since the mid 2000s when Wright and Freeman came in to play

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