BBrown: Michigan Offers 2016 QB Shea Patterson

Rodriguez's system doesn't necessarily require a high-speed running threat like Pat White or Denard Robinson. Matt Scott threw for 3,600 yards in 2012 and BJ Denker threw for 2,500 yards last season. Both can run a little bit, but neither is a blazer.

You really only have to be fast enough to keep a defensive end honest in his system. John Navarre wouldn't work, but guys like Patterson, Tate Forcier, etc. can do the job.

That being said, the vibe is that Patterson won't end up signing with Arizona anyway, so it might be a moot point.

Looks like you're right. A family a Michigan fans, but he says he liked Ohio.

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football-recruiting/2014/05/354...

You say you're in favor of Hoke's no visit policy, but obviously you have no problems with him and staff recruiting those committed to other schools. This also seems like somewhat of a contradiction by Hoke. He wants his players to stay committed to UM but everyone else's commits are fair game for him.                              ^I do agree with his present status serving no useful purpose, however.  It is very odd for a kid to commit to a school and say publicly he's open for anything.  AZ, only last year received its first ever 5 star commit but it didn't stick. It really doesn't sound like this one is going to end up there either.                     ^Personally, I'd like to see Hoke tailor his stance on this a little.  I don't mind and understand why he wants these kids to make sure they want to be at Michigan before they commit because they can then move on to the next target on the list.  However, I wouldn't accept a commit from a recruit, under the conditions stated by Hoke, unless they had all their shopping done and were damn sure of which suit they want to walk out of the store with. I'd  encourage them actually to take visits prior to committing because they already know what 2012 and 2013 were like, the reason obviously Campbell and Harris backed out of their commits. I don't know what his pitch is but he has to convince likely game changes such as the two listed above that most of the pieces are in place and when you commit to Michigan all the pieces will be in place and the likelihood of becoming a household name after their third game or so are far more likely if they are the one the announcers are talking about as being responsible for returning Michigan to its former status.  Of course it's unwise to negative recruit but w/o even mentioning names it should be easy for Brady the above scenario is far more likely here "because all we need is you" instead of going to a place that has a log jam at virtually every position and, if fortunate, you might see the field in two years after the RS year. 

Heh. I wonder what Fred told Nuss about this kid to have Nuss personally call and offer so quickly. One can only imagine.

they're still going to do regional recruiting for 2016 at least until 2015 NSD. Far better use of resources. 

as I don't think he's going to be spending his whole career everywhere that only his brother coaches.  That seems like such a self-induced limiting factor.  He's looks like such a strong pro-style QB, I'm not sure why he'd think that RRods offense would be the best place for him to develop.    Welcome to the Blog, by the way...