Credible Rumor: Desmond Morgan Out With Arm Injury
Not like this [Bryan Fuller]
This is still in the not-gospel category but it looks like Desmond Morgan is going to be on the shelf a while.
This morning, the internet started rumoring about a linebacker out injured. This was vaguely confirmed (no name, no timetable) by Sam Webb. Now there are reports that Desmond Morgan has been spotted on campus with a cast on one arm. This confirms a report from our message board that I think is legit; I've followed up with the poster to get more detail.
Someone is hurt, and two different reports that it's Morgan, one eyewitness. I expect that he will be out for a bit; six weeks is the internet timetable, but I wouldn't put a ton of stock in that.
In Morgan's absence expect to see more James Ross. ND's offensive scheme will put Michigan in the nickel for most snaps, all but eliminating the WLB spot that Ross and RJS are occupying at the moment. Ross got some time at ILB against App State when Mattison was displeased with the starters. Michigan is going to need an option there if either starter doesn't live up to offseason hype.
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
Or maybe all the facts are not yet known so the coaches have not commented on it yet
September 2nd, 2014 at 5:04 PM ^
If that were the case, it would mean char blue doesn't know what is going on. Who would post eleventy seven paragraphs based on ignorance of something?
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 5:06 PM ^
Wow, you got some nerve. Here I am, working myself into a great pissy mood over the Morgan news, and now you got me laughing my crabby ass off with this. One bad mood shot to hell. Thanks a lot.
Seriously, it sucks about Morgan, both from the team's perspective, and because I hate to see any young man get injured, especially in his senior season. Here's hoping for a full and fast recovery.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:17 PM ^
I know every team has injuries, but this is the 3rd straight season that our defense has lost a huge piece early in the year. WTF.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:17 PM ^
get well soon Mr. Morgan!
(or whomever the actual injured player is)
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:18 PM ^
Really shouldn't affect our D much at all, sucks but i'd rather have Peppers on the field anyways and Ross isn't much of a downgrade at all.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^
You haven't got a clue what you're talking about.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:47 PM ^
before you negbang me realize I'm just kidding. . .
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:14 PM ^
Or did your phone just reply to the wrong message?
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:31 PM ^
The disclaimer the guy used was in reference to the joke he made in the subject line (and not made in defense of the original 'it won't impact the defense' post) unless my computer is just lining all of these posts up incorrectly.
September 2nd, 2014 at 5:07 PM ^
the (Reply to #49) it will show the post to which the reply is attached.
September 2nd, 2014 at 6:08 PM ^
I haven't been posting here all that long despite being a long time reader.
I can now more confidently say that I believe you misinterpreted which post the disclaimer was pointed at (intended tone: tongue in cheek).
I took it as 'don't neg bang me for the joke I just made in this post.'
(also, I wasn't being sarcastic about the thanks. I did not know that. Tone and the internet, it's hard to convey properly).
September 2nd, 2014 at 7:04 PM ^
Had he left out the disclaimer, I'd have been fine. It was so blatantly sarcastic I imagined he was defending the post above that post. I blame RDT. I'll just go hang my head in shame and downvote myself.
September 2nd, 2014 at 7:28 PM ^
for you to tell me how wrong I am on pretty much a daily basis.
So just make it up there.
September 2nd, 2014 at 5:59 PM ^
Makes sense.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:18 PM ^
with a broken thumb? I remember he used his big arm cast as a club but still played well at MLB. I hope Morgan can make a quick recovery! May be he can play with a cast on?
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:24 PM ^
I'm guessing playing with a cast on due to a broken bone vs. due to a surgery for a muscle thing is a different time table.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:35 PM ^
Big loss, but bright side is it's a position of depth. Also, an arm injury is probably also close to best case scenario, since he won't miss conditioning and still be able to participate lots of drills and walkthroughs, so once he's cleared, he'll likely be back to full speed pretty quickly.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:33 PM ^
There was a play where he got kind of bowled over and it showed him grimacing after. I thought it was his right shoulder, but I guess not. Surprised no one has a clip of the video so we can dissect what happened.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:33 PM ^
and let's clear some space in the hyperbaric chamber for DM; hurry back.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:40 PM ^
Maybe Gucci Mane was right in the other thread, maybe M should take the opportunity to leave Ryan to play his senior year at MLB, then swap in a redshirted Morgan at that spot in 2015.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:40 PM ^
This is where the talk of "depth" either talks up or shuts up. As far as LB is concerned, we can either play the whole season without Morgan, or we can't. Ben Gedeon, anyone? In any event, I wish Morgan a swift recovery.
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:52 PM ^
all changed with reality of Ryan looking so disappointing at MLB.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:44 PM ^
He is a starter, so it will hurt the defense to some degree. Linebacker depth is pretty good since Gedeon can get on the field and other LBs that are ready. Mattison will play the best, you can be assured of that.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:48 PM ^
the existence or extent of the injury and the recovery associated with it? The stringency of health information privacy law has increased dramatically - not worth jeopardizing for a story, in my opinion.
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:41 PM ^
to sharing medical information with the football staff before being given a scholarship at the school.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:55 PM ^
well this isn't welcomed news. does anyone have a delorean?
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:13 PM ^
flux capacitors are in distinctly short supply, however.
September 2nd, 2014 at 3:58 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:27 PM ^
This is a bummer, probably the best pure run stopper on the team and one of my favorite players. But as long as he's back and ready to go by the MSU game I'll be happy, I'd like to have him in the trenches for that war. Until then, the other guys will be able to fill in nicely. Hopefully it's nothing too major.
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:12 PM ^
None of this would have happened if Brian had eaten the lemon in the 1st quarter.
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:22 PM ^
Largely thanks to Lemongate, I've fulfilled a dream and achieved "Basic" status here. Thanks for the upvoting. And HELLO voting buttons, how you doin?
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:29 PM ^
Largely thanks to vacation, I missed out on the lemon posts. Sigh!
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:32 PM ^
I've no clue what the bitching above is about....HOWEVA, this sucks. This sucks ass.
September 2nd, 2014 at 4:45 PM ^
Fortunately, we have a ton of depth, but I hate to lose a senior leader before we head to ND
September 2nd, 2014 at 5:04 PM ^
the entire game with that soft cast on his left arm, I do wonder if he's still wearing it, and thus I wonder if somebody is conflating that with a report of a LB out for six weeks.
September 2nd, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
Well certainly none of us are happy to see someone get injured, but about as good as losing a starter could be. We've got a mess of LBs who can play well, maybe only CB is deeper.
Get well soon
September 2nd, 2014 at 6:05 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 6:59 PM ^
hopefully we're up more than 7 on that final drive.
September 2nd, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
September 2nd, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
Not great news but he sounds like he will/could be back for the heart of the schedule. After ND there are a lot of teams that on paper UM should be favored over by a significant margin. Better now that in 3 weeks. If the timetable is correct he misses PSU and then has a bye week to get back for MSU, Indiana, NW, Maryland, OSU.
I think outside of ND, he would have been very valuable against Minnesota who loves to run run run but the other games we should have players who can do his job. I am not sure how much he would play against what I forsee coming from PSU (a lot of 2 LBs and 5 DBs)
September 2nd, 2014 at 8:50 PM ^
Feck.
September 2nd, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^
Has this been confirmed by anybody within the program yet? Just curious.
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