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Seth January 28th, 2021 at 7:43 PM

Extremely understandably, a Don Brown linebacker from Don Brown country who has known Don Brown forever has decommitted from Michigan, which recently let go of Don Brown.

Martin (hello) was the (second) second commit in Michigan’s 2022 class, and probably its first offer, since he was barely out of middle school when it became clear he’d be among the best players in Massachusetts his year. He’s a four-star, but likely capped there as a thunker with a lot of fullbackian qualities.

Michigan’s new staff spoke to Martin after the shakeup, but it’s understandable that the Don Browniest recruit of the previous regime might need to reconsider some things. No content after the jump.

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bronxblue

January 28th, 2021 at 8:05 PM ^

Wish him luck, and totally makes sense.  As a resident of the Northeast I'm going to miss actually knowing some of the places where recruits come from.

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bronxblue

January 28th, 2021 at 9:55 PM ^

Yeah, a couple of kids in our neighborhood have or are currently attending the various law firm HSes UM has recruited from recently (based on the lawn signs and car decals), and it was fun to say "oh yeah, Zak Zinter went there" while my wife and kids wondered what the hell I was talking about.

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Kevin13

January 28th, 2021 at 9:44 PM ^

Not surprised with how attached he was to Brown. I’m confident our. We staff will be able to recruit top flight players in this next class 

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Teeba

January 29th, 2021 at 12:09 AM ^

If he wants a degree from the best university in the world, he’ll recommit. Based on his post, he sounds like an intelligent young man. Best of luck to him whatever he decides.

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scfanblue

January 29th, 2021 at 9:29 AM ^

Good luck. It is his right to choose what he thinks is best for him. Michigan will probably be going a different route now with its new coaching philosophies in this area most likely adding the type that will fit the 3-4/4-2 type of defense, however, the 3-4 MUST have a big nasty noseguard to command the double team. 

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scfanblue

January 29th, 2021 at 10:28 AM ^

Your statement is the BINGO of how quickly Brown's defense fell and it was all about recruiting and of course his blitz/coverage philosophy. When your a defensive coordinator, you run the schematic defense from a personnel standpoint meaning your scheme to be effective MUST fit the athlete you have. In college, if your recruiting a kid because you THINK he can play the position your way is WRONG!!! This is exactly true of Michigan's defense. Brown looked great in 2016 because he had BRADY HOKE's DL recruits and many of them (recruited out of Ohio) went on to the NFL. Yes, we had Gary and a few after that but Brown's scheme was torched when good coaches knew how to block his DL stunts while exploiting his LB blitz packages with short underneath crossing routes where the corners and safeties were run off because they were in man coverage. I never liked Don Brown when he was at BC and did not like him at Michigan. I have even heard him speak at coaching clinics and thought lots of his schemes took away basic fundamental football like GAP integrity for starters. People are under the illusion that guys who coach college and pro football know everything because they make millions of dollars. They make it to that level because they have connections and KNOW someone.  

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scfanblue

January 29th, 2021 at 11:19 AM ^

Of course I liked Michigan defenses during that time but that's my point. They gave up 30 points to OSU and FSU that year because they faced well coached offenses which exploit his scheme. Don Brown recruited very little of those players. He walked into a talented group his first year. BC sucked when he was there and Clemson was nowhere near what they are now when Don was at BC. The ACC sucks in football. 

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Pumafb

January 29th, 2021 at 11:15 AM ^

Technically, you can run a reduction 3-4 which slants your D-Line every play so you don't need as much of a space-eater. We run it at the high school I coach at down here in in South Carolina haha. That said, at the D-1 level, being more flexible in your approach where you can run a reduction, but you can also play a straight 2-gapping nose is, I'm sure, preferable. 

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