Potential Best of the Midwest top guy via Sam Webb.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120412/OPINION03/204120464
Mod Edit: Not OT [zl]
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2014 Detroit Loyola beast DE Malik McDowell to spring game
April 13th, 2012 at 7:25 AM
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2014 Detroit Loyola beast DE Malik McDowell to spring game
April 13th, 2012 at 7:33 AM | 
That's great news considering
That's great news considering
April 13th, 2012 at 9:52 AM |
At least he's a local guy who
At least he's a local guy who
At least he's a local guy who knows what the weather is like around here. I hate when the out of town guys come for the Spring Game and it's raining. Doesn't seem to result in too many commitments.
April 13th, 2012 at 11:14 AM |
If we could only schedule the
If we could only schedule the
If we could only schedule the 80 degrees with sunshine we had in March for the Spring Game every year! Maybe Denard could stand at midfield and smile and drive the rain away tomorrow.
April 13th, 2012 at 3:24 PM |
I don't think the rain will
I don't think the rain will
I don't think the rain will be a problem.
April 13th, 2012 at 7:33 AM |
how
how
Is this OT?
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April 13th, 2012 at 8:22 AM |
You can't really look past
You can't really look past
You can't really look past that OT thing, can you?
April 13th, 2012 at 7:35 AM |
?OT
?OT
May he come here and be a champion. But how is this OT?
cazzie
April 13th, 2012 at 7:48 AM |
We can just say this time it
We can just say this time it
We can just say this time it means "Obviously Tremendous"
April 13th, 2012 at 7:50 AM |
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April 13th, 2012 at 8:21 AM |
This isn't new news.
This isn't new news.
This isn't new news.
April 13th, 2012 at 8:32 AM |
Would that make it olds?
Would that make it olds?
Would that make it olds?
April 13th, 2012 at 8:45 AM |
beast?
beast?
Srsly? As if "stud" or "monster" was already taken?
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April 13th, 2012 at 9:04 AM |
On a related note, I thought
On a related note, I thought
On a related note, I thought I read "breast milk" out of the corner of my eye
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April 13th, 2012 at 9:51 AM |
The only film of him I could
The only film of him I could
The only film of him I could find on youtube was from the Elite Big man camp.
I would need to see more before I can understand why some are hyping him as the potential top player in the state. He doesn't look abnormally quick or strong for a DE in his film. He's definitely dominant on the film, but his competition looks smaller and slow.
It doesn't leave you saying "Wow!" like the film of Taco and Mathis at the L.A. camp from last week.
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April 13th, 2012 at 9:58 AM |
There's some video of him
There's some video of him
There's some video of him from the Adidas Invitation last week, too. He's only a sophomore and 6'6", 275 lbs., so I imagine he's not going to wow too many people with his speed. I don't put much stock in camp film, but he moves pretty well and when you've got that kind of size as a sophomore, a lot of schools are going to come calling.
April 13th, 2012 at 10:10 AM |
Gotcha. I do worry sometimes
Gotcha. I do worry sometimes
Gotcha. I do worry sometimes though about guys that who develop that kind of size that young. You don't know if they're going to keep growing to a point that they can no longer play their projected position once they're in college.
Look at Lawrence Thomas for example. He was recruited to play LB by every major D-1 program in the country because he was 6'4 230 as a sophomore. However since he arrived in East Lansing he's pretty much eaten himself out of a position and is now listed at 280 lbs.
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April 13th, 2012 at 10:21 AM |
Eh, football players football
Eh, football players football
Eh, football players football players. Linebackers become defensive ends, ends become tackles, etc. It happens all the time. Brandon Graham was a highly touted linebacker and turned into a very good defensive end instead. Prescott Burgess and Jonas Mouton were highly touted safeties who grew into pretty solid linebackers.
April 13th, 2012 at 10:32 AM |
Right, but when you recruit
Right, but when you recruit
Right, but when you recruit based on need, and a guy who was recruited for a position turns out not to be able to fill that need, it can put you in an undesireable position, especially if you turned other recruits away. Anyway, we're getting a bit off topic now. The scouts all sure seem to be excited over this kid, so I'm interested in seeing more from him. It's also nice that in-state kids seem to be getting more looks in recent years from recruiting services and non-midwest schools than they used to.
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April 13th, 2012 at 11:11 AM |
Well, I think most coaches
Well, I think most coaches
Well, I think most coaches can/should see that high school sophomores/juniors/seniors are going to grow and develop. If a kid is 6'6", 275 lbs. as a sophomore, then he's probably going to add another 15 lbs. or so by the time he's a senior and maybe grow an inch or two. If you've got a 6'2", 205 lb. cornerback, well, there's a good chance he's going to be 220 or so and he'll probably end up at safety.
If a coach is recruiting by need, he should be taking those things into account. You shouldn't be recruiting Jonas Mouton to fill a need at safety or Tim Massaquoi to play wide receiver.
April 13th, 2012 at 12:27 PM |
Exactly. Plus, if you have a
Exactly. Plus, if you have a
Exactly. Plus, if you have a kid who's huge and athletic as a sophomore, you bring him in and figure out where he fits in. Maybe McDowell puts on 25 lbs and becomes an athletic DT or OT. Maybe he doesn't put on much more weight, and instead works firming up his weight and becomes a more athletic 275, which would be perfect at SDE.
Also - you can move guys around based on need. Last year, Roh and Black were both WDEs. Now neither of them are, because we have other good WDEs and not as many good 5- and 3-techs. The coaches will figure it all out.
April 13th, 2012 at 2:18 PM |
Then there's the part about
Then there's the part about
Then there's the part about him only being a junior. He has 1.8-3 years to pack on a ton of good weight, speed and strength as most 17 year olds do before starting at D1. I'm impressed given his age.
April 13th, 2012 at 5:44 PM |
Are you talking about
Are you talking about
Are you talking about McDowell? If you are, he's a sophomore, so he's probably 16. Not that it changes your point, in fact it strengthens it.
April 13th, 2012 at 10:37 AM |
OT
OT
This doesn't really seem on topic...
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April 13th, 2012 at 12:22 PM |
Well, one thing to take away
Well, one thing to take away
Well, one thing to take away from that highlight video is that he's wearing Michigan shorts.... Kewl
April 13th, 2012 at 1:20 PM |
Most people seem to agree
Most people seem to agree
Most people seem to agree that he's going to be a Wolverine whenever his parents let him commit.
April 13th, 2012 at 4:53 PM |
Does anyone have information
Does anyone have information
Does anyone have information on autographs following the game? Thanks
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April 13th, 2012 at 4:59 PM |
Scary thought
Scary thought
If he's in the class of 2014, he was probably one year old when we won our '97 national title. Yikes.
That's great news considering he plans to announce during his Junior year! Hopefully he likes rain :-(