GABLES IN CORAL The same message kept coming up when his Hurricanes teammates talked about new Miami quarterback Carson Beck.
Mark Fletcher Jr., a junior running back, observed, “This man really knows football.” He enjoys instructing football.
According to junior quarterback Emory Williams, he’s a great person to be around. He is extremely informed about many facets of life including the game of football.
“He’s very intelligent, so he just sees the smallest things,” said sophomore cornerback Xavier Lucas.
As he and his Miami teammates start fall camp on Thursday, Beck will apply those insights to the field for his first official practice since joining the Hurricanes.
According to offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson, he is eager to play football, and I am thrilled to watch him do so. Additionally, I believe that many individuals in this organization have developed relationships with him over the course of the last however many months, and it’s clear that everyone is cheering him on and is eager to don the helmet and give it a little shake.
Before the seasoned quarterback even threw, Dawson saw Beck’s intelligence. During spring practice, Beck, recovering from offseason elbow surgery, would pick Dawson’s brain while the rest of the team was taking reps.
He would say things like, “Hey, you know, on Play 3, what if I would have done this or did that?” during our practice breaks. Thus, he was constantly thinking, “Hey, this is how I see football.”
Beck spent the winter studying the offense under Dawson and offensive analyst Max Drisko before he could start throwing.
“Coach Drisko and I would come out here and just walk through all the plays for every script when I got here in January,” Beck said. We’re working and learning the entire offense out here. During the first week I was here, we met for an hour or two hours every day for, I believe, seven, eight, or nine days in a row to go over the complete offense, the installs, and other things. However, doing the walkthroughs was what actually aided me. As a result, I was basically familiar with the entire offense by the time spring football started.
Throughout the spring, Beck received accolades from his teammates, who have swiftly come to admire him. According to wide receivers coach Kevin Beard, he frequently heard from his position group about how Beck had given the players advise or ideas.
The best part about Carson’s presence, in my opinion, is that if he says something to a receiver, they always return the favor by telling me, “Carson said this,” Beard said.
And he seems to have their command and their ear. They therefore receive what he says, and his words have a significant impact on them, which they take seriously. Therefore, they are aware of his experience, and given his background, they respect him. For him, they are prepared to run through a wall.
According to Dawson, Beck and Cam Ward, UM’s quarterback from the previous season, share a similar preference for controlling an offense and handling line protections. Dawson and Ward found success doing so; last season, the Hurricanes had the best offense in the country, and Ward was selected first overall in the NFL draft.
Jakobe Thomas, a safety transfer who faced Beck while at Tennessee, stated, “He’s really smart.” Everyone will probably agree that he is incredibly intelligent. He has a long history at the prestigious program he attended, and I believe he has had the opportunity to develop. At this point, I believe he is prepared to reveal his true self to the public.
