Jarren Williams not going through his progressions in the loss by the Miami football team to FIU hindered the passing offense according to Hurricanes offensive coordinator Dan Enos.
During his Monday press conference, offensive coordinator Dan Enos credited quarterback Jarren Williams and the offense for the Miami football team partially on the redshirt freshman not going through his progressions. Enos stated the worst thing a QB could do is to make premeditated decisions and be in his own head.
A game after setting the Miami football and tying the ACC record with six TD passes against Louisville. Williams was abysmal through three quarters against FIU. The Georgia native was 5-15 for 78 yards with three interceptions as the Hurricanes trailed 16-3 entering the fourth quarter.
It was another game that Miami got too far behind early and was unable to rally for a victory. The Hurricanes need to play with more hunger. Williams rallied Miami with 21 points in the fourth quarter but FIU added to their lead early in the final quarter when they scored the first seven points to take a 23-3 lead.
Three Miami touchdowns were not enough as the Panthers scored one more touchdown to have just enough for the victory. Williams finished 19-36 for 249 yards with two TDs and three interceptions.
FIU was able to play conservatively in the fourth quarter with a 21 point lead and let Miami methodically move down the field and burn the clock. It was a far too familiar narrative this season. The same thing happened twice in losses.
Miami fell behind Virginia Tech 28-0 before N’Kosi Perry relieved Williams following three interceptions. Perry rallied the Hurricanes from 28-0 and 35-14 deficits to tie the game. It would have been the biggest comeback in Miami football history. The Hokies scored a late TD for the 42-35 victory. Enos discussed what happened.
"“(Quarterbacks should) never make a premeditated decision. A quarterback’s worst enemy is his own head. Saturday he predetermined what is going to happen and guessed wrong. And when you’re guessing, you’re not going to be very efficient. We missed a wheel throw on a touchdowns because of his pocket posture.Saturday was more an effect of we lost track of our fundamentals and techniques. We had a lack of technique and fundamentals and need to get back to basics. (FIU) didn’t do anything we hadn’t seen on tape.”We decided Jarren was our starter…We wanted to give him an opportunity to work his way through it, have this be a good learning lesson for him. Coach Diaz has had a really, really good feel for this…Let’s let him work through the situation right now.”"
The decision to stay with Williams has been pretty consistent with head Manny Diaz has stated that he is their guy. Williams had the poor games against Virginia Tech and FIU but has been far more consistent this season than Perry. Williams has completed 65.1 of his passes this season for 1,.951 yards, 18 TDs and six interceptions.
Williams is still on pace to set the Miami football program record for completion percentage. His TD-interception rate is the best by a Hurricanes QB since Brad Kaaya threw 27 TDs and seven interceptions in his third season as a starter in 2016. Any young QB is going to have growing pains. Williams needs time to develop.