Is Brandon Herron going to see the field?

Submitted by LumberJack on

Herron was a fairly highly rated recruit coming out of high school, though Brian deemed him a "project" in his commitment post.  He is now entering his fourth year at Michigan, but I have yet to notice him on the field.  What's the story here?  Did he just not pan out?  Doesn't fit into the current defensive scheme?  Something else?

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wordtoyourmother

August 28th, 2010 at 11:25 PM ^

In my uneducated opinion, I think Herron was kind of a tweener.  I think he was not big enough for defensive end, but too slow for linebacker.  I'm guessing he's probably backing up Roh, or at least is at that position.

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DGDestroys

August 28th, 2010 at 11:59 PM ^

Herron is Death Roh's backup. He would have started last year had Craig not been a total machine. He'll probably spend the rest of his Michigan career as a backup and on special teams. He's a reliable backup, however. 

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DGDestroys

August 29th, 2010 at 8:17 AM ^

You would be correct, if I am. I was under the impression that Fitzgerald was a jack-of-all-trades backup, although Herron would be the first off the bench should anything happen to Roh.

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MattC87

August 29th, 2010 at 12:04 AM ^

Wasn't he the one who posted obscenely ridiculous workout numbers before last season? Too bad it doesn't seem to be translating to the field.

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