The Rundown Take
Red Cut The Check: Devin Bets Big On Rhett Lashlee's New Offense Hitting 35 A Game
With the spring game postponed and the world sliding into lockdown, Devin carried U Talk Live 24 solo again — opening with a real "control what you can control" plea about the coronavirus before pivoting to Canes football, position battles up front, and a brand-new nickname for the new offensive coordinator. When the Hurricanes news ran dry, he pulled the family into an ESPN all-time-lineup debate just to keep the night moving.
Key Takeaways
- Devin crowns new OC Rhett Lashlee "Red CDC — Red Cut The Check," predicting the offense jumps from 25.7 points a game to 35 in year one.
- Recruiting: OL coach Garin Justice lands offers out to a 6-6, 305-pound three-star tackle from Raleigh and a four-star tackle out of Arizona; Lashlee offers a three-star pro-style quarterback from Moreno Valley, California, ranked nationally in the top three at his position.
- Offensive line shuffle in practice — John Campbell working reps at left tackle, Zion Nelson sliding to right tackle — with nothing set in stone yet.
- Devin's three most-improved position bets: defensive end (Quincy Roche opposite Gregory Rousseau), linebacker (a healthy Sam Brooks and Avery Huff pushing for reps), and the offensive line as a group in year two together.
- ESPN's all-time "Team A vs. Team B" fantasy lineup hijacks the back half of the show, with caller Beanie phoning in to argue Team B position by position.
Fixing the Worst Offense in the Country
Devin didn't sugarcoat where Miami's offense stood in 2019: 4,474 total yards, 367 a game, ranked 90th nationally, with a run game that managed only 1,535 yards on the season. He argued the raw talent was never the problem — usage was — and that Lashlee's up-tempo spread should manufacture more possessions and more explosive plays than the offense saw under the previous staff. On health, he flagged Don Chaney still working back from injury, freshman Jalen Knight turning heads in his absence, and Robert Burns earning praise as a hard-nosed depth option in the backfield.
Line Shuffle and a Freshman Watch
The most concrete nugget of the night: reports that John Campbell was getting first-team left tackle reps with Zion Nelson kicking over to the right side, a swap that would ripple down the depth chart. Devin also flagged true freshman Jalen Rivers as a real threat to start on the interior line, pointing to how quickly Zion Nelson himself acclimated as a true freshman a year earlier.
When There's No Football, Talk Hoops
With the sports calendar empty, Devin took a caller-fueled detour into an ESPN all-time fantasy draft, taking Steph Curry, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shaquille O'Neal over Kyrie Irving, Michael Jordan, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan — conceding only that Jordan edges Kobe head-to-head. Caller Beanie broke down the matchup spot by spot in real time, and Devin closed by arguing Giannis and Kyrie had no business on either roster over snubs like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Allen Iverson and Charles Barkley.