Derrick Green playing better?
October 11th, 2015 at 12:20 AM ^
a great job rotating the RBs. I was shocked to see Ty in the game but I guess Coach wants to give him another chance. #ToughLove
Finally discipline and the depth to make it work.
October 11th, 2015 at 6:44 AM ^
"fresh leg" RB to bring out in the 4th Q when there is a lead and its time to burn the clock is like the rich getting richer. Granted there are a few choices but I don't ever recall Green fumbling the football. Im probably wrong but its rather distant in my memory 8-)
October 11th, 2015 at 12:25 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 1:03 AM ^
He's running much more decisively for the past few weeks, and his straight ahead freight-train speed looks good when he can do that. He doesn't need much space to make it through with the weight he carries.
Conversely, the freight train has difficulty changing holes. We even saw that today when the hole was stuffed, and Green just doesn't have the quick feet to change and go significantly in another direction.
As long as the o-line is good enough for Green to run with a "guess-the-hole-and-go" style, he'll be good. And there is value to having a (relatively) fast, lumbering Green get into the secondary quickly.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:30 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 12:37 AM ^
Green ran his hardest that he has ever done in a Winged Helmet today. Someone must have gotten to him and lit a fire under his ass. Maybe Coach Wheatley.
Thats said...Green is still not the number 1, or number 2 back on the roster.
1) It was late in the game and NW was very worn down. Michigan was opening holes for Green and he is a back that NEEDS a hole. He can not create much on his own.
2) When he got his hole, he ran hard and finally broke some tackles and carried some people.
It was encouraging to see him run...but Im not ready to annoit him yet. He simply is not quick enough to be a full time RB. He is a solid piece of the rotation behind Smith & Johnson.
You wanna crown his ass...then crown his ass..but he is what we thought he is. :) an ode to denny green
October 11th, 2015 at 12:32 AM ^
The nice thing is - even with so many backs getting carries - that nobody put the ball on the carpet. Beautiful.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:43 AM ^
What's even nicer is we're consistently putting the other players on the carpet.
This is one hard-hitting team. We really are knocking the lights out of the opposing teams.
It's been too long to see that from a Michigan team.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:37 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 1:07 AM ^
Rutdock
October 11th, 2015 at 11:20 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 1:16 AM ^
Derrick Green is improving. It's a credit to him and the coaches.
October 11th, 2015 at 2:13 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 6:46 AM ^
Kerridge back in action and Houma has been so solid. Kudos to both guys.
October 11th, 2015 at 7:11 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 9:35 AM ^
I was suprised to see Higgie get some carries. He has some speed.
I think Green did look better.
It was a monster win yesterday. I bet teams that have to come to the big house are worried.
October 11th, 2015 at 9:36 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^
But I'd also attibute a lot of it to the good work by the line.
He's a bulldozer though.
Also shoutout to Sione Houma. He brings a smile everytime he touches the ball
October 11th, 2015 at 11:20 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 11:31 AM ^
I think the credit goes mainly to the O-Line. DG still succumbs to ankle tackles and instead of falling forward for an extra yard he has a maddening tendency to go sideways. Casual observation is that he was running harder yesterday.