Prolly no surprised cuz (a) a QB > SS, and (b) PSU players are getting love for still being PSU players. But McGloin wins former-walkon-of-the-year award:
Unrelated yet oddly related question -- does either McGloin or Kovacs get invited to NFL camps? Either one make a team? I have no idea how Kovacs stacks up for the NFL. Dood has the heart of a beast, man; but size and speed, all those stupid metrics they do, I have no idea how he charts out.
Somehow I doubt either one
I hope Kovacs goes on to a long and productive career
outside the NFL. He'll have a healthier brain to show for it.
Kovacs = coaches at [fill in
Kovacs = coaches at [fill in blank].
Michigan
Michigan
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
Is this our future?
Mike Hart - HC
Wheatley - OC
Kovacs - DC
Hoke - AD
Denard - Associate AD of amazing smiles
No, most definitely not gonna happen, but it'd be pretty awesome if it did...
denard Robinson, PhD =
denard Robinson, PhD = university president,Physics Professor
I always saw Denard as the "first person to
land on _____." Most likely Mars, but whatever. But, I guess those two positions aren't mutually exclusive.
"Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards." -Leroy Hoard
Cato June
June is looking like he deserves a spot on that staff.
Thank you, Coach Hoke, for bringing Michigan back.
There's a super small, though
There's a super small, though non-zero, chance that Kovacs is at least invited to a camp. There's a 0 chance that McGloin is invited to a camp, he's beyond terrible.
Edit: I should clarify, McGloin's arm strength is even worse than Chad Pennington's post 6 arm surgeries.
I'm senseing an extreme
I'm senseing an extreme "Gingers don't have souls" undertone to your comment on McGloin. You may well be on to something.
They made the fashionable pick,
not the right pick. Kovacs is still the sh*t.
kovacs will get invited to
kovacs will get invited to camps, but i'd be shocked if he gets drafted. he has all the heart and mental toughness you could ever want in a football player, but i don't know if he has the strength or the speed to physically compete. i want him to prove me wrong, though.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
Let's not get too detractive here
I mean, let's not take anything away from Matt McGloin, he's a fine player and has done well.
Of course, that being said, he's no Jordan F*cking Kovacs.
NFL
I would say not all hope is lost for Kovacs. If Cody Grimm can start at safety for the Bucs then Kovacs can make a special teams squad at least. And as for the rabblerabble measurables people film is 90% of the evaluation process in the NFL.
"I tried to but a pencil in the light socket but it was too wide and didn't fit so I used a paperclip."-Terrelle Pryor, Future Rhodes Scholar
Kovacs seems like the perfect
Kovacs seems like the perfect fit for the kickoff team. His instincts and sure tackling will help him land somewhere.
Kovacs seems like the perfect
Kovacs seems like the perfect fit for the kickoff team. His instincts and sure tackling will help him land somewhere.
I feel like given a chance,
I feel like given a chance, Kovacs could be in the upper echelon of football "brains" of NFL players in pretty short order. He's got a great nose for the ball and is great with angles, and will always be in the right spot. Bad part is, once he gets to the right spot, he'll bounce off NFL quality RB's like a pinball.
I could be wrong, but those pro guys are big. And mean.
I think his bigger problem
I think his bigger problem will be covering a deep half for teams that want to play cover 2. I could see him being a special teams star, though.
Kovacs really isn't all that
Kovacs really isn't all that tiny, but he is slow by NFL standards. He is able to mask that in college by using great pursuit angles and play recognition skills, but that won't be nearly as effective in the NFL. I don't know why he couldn't do well on special teams though, hopefully at least one NFL team feels the same way.
McGloin won't get a shot even if O'Brien gets a head coaching job for a team desperately in need for a QB.
Eric Smith, a walkon strong
Eric Smith, a walkon strong safety at Michigan State, managed to get drafted in the 3rd round by the Jets earlier last decade. I don't have a ton of film on him, and there's obviously a big time gap between them, but they seemed to play similair roles and have simlair impacts (outside of the whole them being white thing). I don't think it's THAT bleak for him.
Go Blue!
He'llget a chance and
He'llget a chance and probably stick around on special teams, as others have noted. I could see him be a viable option in certain packages as a run supporter, but NFL teams can't usually keep guys on the roster for specific packages if they don't have a special skill like sacks.
on the plus side, Kovacs won
on the plus side, Kovacs won the "Went to the Better School" award over McGloin.
Streaming UM games early Sunday morning from Korea, since 2007
Coaching
Kovacs would be an amazing coach. I've never seen a defensive player who diagnoses offensive schemes quicker or form tackles more consistently than him.
kovacs is a walk-on?!
kovacs is a walk-on?!
I wish him well in whatever
I wish him well in whatever he does and maybe he can be a special teams player but won't be an NFL safety. He's just too much a liability in coverage. You can protect liabilities in college, in the pros weaknesses are worked over quickly.
It was a fun ride though.
Kovacs will be an all-pro
in the CFL
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
Somehow I doubt either one gets invited.