What do you think Don Brown's "significant changes" are?
I remember the on-field guy sharing some of Don Brown's thoughts during the game, and he mentioned Brown saying significant changes would be coming soon.
Anybody wanna guess as to what they might be?
I'm sure he looked at our linebacker play and cried a bit deep down. Idk what else can improve that other than better recruiting tho.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:07 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2016 at 8:10 PM ^
Nothing highlights this more than watching Temple's Tyler Matakevich... Dude was a 2 star yet flies all over the field.
Like huh?
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:10 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2016 at 8:12 PM ^
I think Morgan is a good player.
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January 3rd, 2016 at 1:32 PM ^
He said "I think Morgan is a good player." Then I oferred my opinion.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:40 PM ^
His ability to catch sky high INTs by dropping into pass coverage for a LB makes me question your analysis. He's done that on a number occasions with a lot of PBUs and almost-INTs throughout his career.
* I will say this year I've caught him (and Bolden) out of position numerous times while having tackling issues. Those are pre-snap fundamentals and have little to do with how athletic a player is.
January 2nd, 2016 at 10:05 PM ^
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Nope. I think Morgan is a good player. Fin.
January 3rd, 2016 at 8:00 PM ^
Morgan is a good player. Bolden is a good player. Ross is a good player.
Morgan just lacks sideline to sideline speed. Bolden has it, but just gets lost, eats blocks or overpursues. They all have flaws.
I was not overly estatic with Gedeon's extended playing time in the bowl game either.
Getting off tangent here, but RJS had a hell of a game again. He really really played well.
Watching the 2nd time, i focused on the OL more and even though the entire unit played probably their best game, Ben Braden played fairly poorly. Smith, of all people, made some great cuts to hide some potential TFL's.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:32 PM ^
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I honestly think Gedeon has the tools to be an impact player.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:18 PM ^
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Well, they could help stop the run when the DL took a lot of heat off them (which was true of most games this season). When the DL struggled to make an impact, they looked pretty bad (IU, OSU).
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That the DL deserves as much (if not more) blame in those two games.
I'm not blaming those guys individually; injuries forced a lot of guys into positions that didn't give them the best chances of success.
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it wasn't so much a lack of athletism or speed. Where we came up deficent is in our ability to tackle. If you have linebackers that don't miss tackles, that goes a long way in shoring up your unit. Too often our LBs either missed tackles or allowed ballcarriers to push them back for 5 more yards.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:07 PM ^
White pants at home.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:10 PM ^
And only by the defense.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:20 PM ^
January 2nd, 2016 at 9:41 PM ^
Blue pants on the road. Just give me blue pants on the road, just once. We put up with an entire season of bland all-white. I'm asking for one road game. Please!
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and less diciplined. Emphasis will be on storming the gates(blitzing) leaving the corners to fend for themselves. More of a high risk pressure defense as opposed to bend but not break approach. This will require speed and quickness which I am not as sure MIchigan has in on the defensive line and LB.
MY view is JH will have considerable input. I doubt he is willing to turn over the reins completely to Brown.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:15 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2016 at 12:25 PM ^
Disagree. Harbaugh doesnt take the CEO approach like Hoke. He has his hands on every aspect of this team.
January 2nd, 2016 at 8:26 PM ^
Even offensive minded guys like RR have their share of input on defense, but I expect Harbaugh to give Brown freedom to do whatever he really wants.
January 3rd, 2016 at 12:03 AM ^
I view Mattison as being important glue in the Harbaugh/Brown connection. Not concerned at all.
January 3rd, 2016 at 11:57 AM ^
"significant" implying what Michigan is doing now needs to be changed. So what the present coaches have been doing is not good enough? I don't believe JH wants "a bull in a china store" to manage his defense. Some changes need to be made but overall the defense was pretty good.
Regading my comment about "less diciplined" I believe Brown wants players to risk being out of position to make plays.Offenses cannot game scheme against an unpredictable defenses. This is how offenses are pressured. Not knowing what to expect.
January 3rd, 2016 at 12:28 PM ^
Did he use the word significant? I heard the sideline reporter use that word but umm yeah ok thanks for the report.
January 2nd, 2016 at 9:08 PM ^
Maybe you don't mean that literally, but whatever changes Brown makes I doubt one of them will be to make the defense less disciplined.
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