What are realistic expectations for the freshman receivers?
September 1st, 2017 at 11:13 AM ^
too early?
I think that by the end of the year, at least one of that group will be a top 3-4 receiver in the B10
September 1st, 2017 at 11:14 AM ^
but better
September 1st, 2017 at 11:17 AM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:43 AM ^
They can only tally 990 yards on 10 catches and I expect as much to happen.
September 1st, 2017 at 12:54 PM ^
Wait, now this became a real question.
If a QB takes a snap at the 1 inch line, drops back into his own endzone to pass, throws a forward pass that is caught and taken all the way to the other end zone, that's a 100-yard reception, isn't it? Or does it automatically "round up" to 99 yards???
September 1st, 2017 at 12:02 PM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 2:04 PM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:36 AM ^
Exactly. We lost our top 3 recievers to the draft. The current freshmen will have to outperform previous freshmen WRs out of pure necessity. Either they produce or we lose. It's that simple.
September 1st, 2017 at 12:52 PM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 12:58 PM ^
AC was the third leading receiver in 1979, behind TE Doug Marsh (33 catches for 612 yards) and RB Butch Woolfolk (18 catches for 128 yards). Doug Marsh's 33 catches was the second most any receiver had under Bo in the seventies; Paul Staroba led the team with 35 catches in 1970. (Jim Mandich did have 51 in 1969, but he and QB Don Morehead were Bump Elliott recruits.)
Bo didn't really throw the ball much until the eighties, and even then he wasn't really happy about it.
September 1st, 2017 at 1:11 PM ^
Correct. The two guys with the biggest numbers there, Manningham and Roundtree, both came at times where leading receivers had just left or had not really existed. They had to be important cogs right away. And passing had become more common, even under RR.
As for some others: Braylon wasn't a highly touted recruit, and his eventual emergence was a surprise. Terrell was a highly touted recruit, but he played in 1998 for a relatively mediocre offense that liked tight ends and featured Tai Streets. And, uh, Lloyd Carr was probably less enthusiastic about using freshmen than Jim Harbaugh.
September 1st, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 12:32 PM ^
Dammit, guys. The OP has created a better thread than I have seen around here in months. And we gotta go down this route...
September 1st, 2017 at 12:34 PM ^
Is this a political gif battle?
September 1st, 2017 at 1:14 PM ^
Yes. Strap in...this could get interesting.
September 1st, 2017 at 1:14 PM ^
Everyone stop with the politics!!! Simmer down!
September 1st, 2017 at 1:16 PM ^
What the fuck are these guys thinking? We're 24 hours away from kickoff and they want to pull this political bullshit? Take that to the comment section of ESPN!
This is a fucking disgrace on MGoBlog this close to gameday.
September 1st, 2017 at 1:17 PM ^
A perfectly good thread...and they had to go and SCREW IT UP! I'm outta here.
September 1st, 2017 at 4:38 PM ^
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September 2nd, 2017 at 12:43 AM ^
Oh shut up Nancy.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^
Catch the ball.
Don't drop the ball.
Run good, crisp routes.
Fucking block someone. Like ..... lay them out.
???
Profit.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:33 AM ^
I think you answered the "???"
September 1st, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^
They will all be invited to NY. Every single one of them. Totally realistic.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
I expect the ball to be spread around a lot and for nobody's numbers to be too big.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
I'm guessing 20+ catches each for DPJ and Black. Around 10 for Martin.
September 2nd, 2017 at 1:39 AM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:21 AM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:23 AM ^
White
September 1st, 2017 at 11:45 AM ^
Is not just a shooter.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:50 AM ^
Gym rat
September 1st, 2017 at 12:02 PM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 2:09 PM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 7:56 PM ^
Sneaky athletic
September 1st, 2017 at 11:22 AM ^
Catch passes that are reasonably catchable. Block to the best of your ability on running plays, take no plays off.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
Realistically speaking, I expect three TD passes Saturday!
September 1st, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
and Jerry Rice...but faster and with better hands?
September 1st, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
1,350 yards, 14 touchdowns. Each.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:30 AM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:33 AM ^
September 1st, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^
expect Donovan Peoples-Jones to win the Belitnikof award, but also the Bednarik award and the Groza award while never setting foot on the field on defense or attempting one single kick.
September 1st, 2017 at 12:48 PM ^
For him not winning the Mortell award as well. The absence of the award leads me to believe this post was rushed and not thoroughly thought out.
September 1st, 2017 at 11:32 AM ^
Mininum 1,000 yards production with 10 YPC, 0 dropped balls and 2 TDs per game...duh?