Can Feagin throw?
I know it's only the forth day of practice and I don’t have much to go by, but I’m starting to think Feagin can’t throw for shit. Rivals claims he couldn’t throw a spiral the entire first practice (a spiral!). Then in this clip of Wednesdays practice (at about the 2:35 min mark) he takes a snap, rolls right, looking real good…and just throws a complete duck. In that same clip, during the entire post-practice interview with QB coach Rod Smith, while everyone else is heading in to hit the showers, you can see #3 in the background just throwing balls to an assistant (the guy in ref shirt, they're about 10-15 yards apart). And now that I think about it, in all the highlights I’ve seen of the kid (about 5 to 10 minutes worth) I’ve only seen him throw about 5 or 10 passes. Maybe he’s a good passer and I just haven't seen it, or maybe there is a reason he got his third star when UM offered him.
And no, it seems he cannot.
The insanity surrounding this season is getting to me (and I'm sure I'm not the only one). Consider me ashamed to be freaking out over one (completed!) pass shown in one fall practice video, especially when we already knew we weren't bringing Feagin in for his arm.
I just want it to be August 30th already, so we at least have something that matters (besides recruiting) to freak out about.
At least he completed the pass! Looked like a lot of balls that were thrown during the spring game. Give him time and he should be alright.
BTY - The pass is around the 2:40 mark. The one shown at the 3:40 mark you can't see the ball.
thrown a pass since last fall or spring and is a little rusty. Learning a new system might also cause him to be thinking too much. Remember he was rated as the top athlete in south Florida by the media. Being a 6' QB in the lowest division in the state is why he was ranked so low by the recruiting sites, imo.
To anyone who thinks he can't throw a spiral just go watch his film from last year. Give him time he'll be fine. Rare is the case when a freshman jumps in to start and does a good job. Henne, Bradford from OU, Navarre filling in for Henson etc. are the exceptions not the rule.
Henne, Bradford from OU, Navarre filling in for Henson etc. are the exceptions not the rule.
One of those is not like the others. (hint: it's not "etc.")
lets hope Threet is another one
So he IS the next Pat White! Awesome!
FEAGIN FOR HEISMAN
"he takes a snap, rolls right, looking real good…and just throws a complete duck"
August 10th, 2008 at 9:06 AM ^
<<<"Pat White couldn't hit the broadside of a barn when he got to West Virginia, but Coach Rod figured out a way to use him and Steve Slaton by running the option out of a shotgun.">>> -Shaun King
http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/index.ssf?/base/sports-30/121828375530…
That wasn't cool or necessary. Maybe his comment about the third star wasn't the best, but he was just commenting on what he saw in the video. He didn't go, OMG we're fucked or say that he lacks top-end speed. We've seen much, much worse.
My opinion? Yeah, I would love if Feagin could all of a sudden play like Vince Young, but this is where we are. How he plays in 30 seconds of video means little, but he probably has work to do regardless, as is the case with just about any freshman QB who just stepped on campus. My Pat White post was a joke.
os, i think you've established yourself as a queer. first you have a hissy fit everytime anybody offers the slightest bit of criticism about anything associated with Michigan football. i mean you're truly upset about something some guy posted on the internet about a game where kids run around with a ball. then, after you dry your tears, you "get back" at the guy who "wrote those hateful things about my team" by insulting him with a post of your own (maybe that was a bit hypocritical). then you get upset about font. newsflash to anyone who uses "newsflash" too much: you're a douche bag.
to defend myself...first of all, i said i didn't like campbell's attitude. is that so moronic? second, i'm not jumping to conclusions, and i'm not judging feagin by the first week of practice. i'm judging him by what the recruiting sites had to say about him, what RR has said about him, his hs highlights, and the fact that its been four days and he can't seem to throw a spiral. and yes, i think threet looks fragile. he looks skinny and he sat out a few practices last spring with a bruised thigh while he was fighting for the starting qb spot. i changed the font because i C&Ped something and it made the entire post to small to read.
take a couple deep breaths dude, its going to be all right. but you're a dumb dumb
August 7th, 2008 at 10:12 PM ^
newsflash (here's an internet first) - sorry for being such a jerk. i had a sore throat like you wouldn't believe yesterday and unfortunatley took it out on a fellow michigan fan. pathetic, yes.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:14 PM ^
August 7th, 2008 at 11:52 PM ^
Feagan's a better running threat than DiAllo Johnson or Jermaine Gonzales were when they played the position?
Yes......because you're not much of a threat when you're on the sidelines. Believe me, I wish I could put Gonzales on the list. I was ready for his "era" at QB sometime during the middle of the first quarter of the '01 osu game.
Sigh
Anyway, sure its a litte hyperbole on my part. But, Feagin will see the field and have offensive packages designed to max out his skills. That we all seem sure of. That will make him the best legit running threat we've had at QB since Taylor. Early on at least, there will be no film or way to scout/prep for what that might be. I'll take that early advantage, trust RR will know how to exploit it and not pitch a fit that his spirals on August 7 aren't all that tight.
August 7th, 2008 at 11:48 PM ^
I was 2nd row in the student section for the 2001 OSU game. I don't think Gonzalez was any better than Navarre. I remember when Gonzalez got his chance in the game, his head turned to the side and then I saw him raise his leg signaling for the snap. My brain instantly realized that it was about to hit the fan. With Gonzalez's head still turned to the sideline the ball glanced over his head and behind him into the endzone - where Ohio State got a safety. This inexplicable move by Gonzalez happened right before half time.
Considering that we lost by 6 points and after the safety we missed on a 2 point conversion...had Gonzalez not given up a cheap safety we could have tied the game with a field goal when we got in range, but had to go for it on 4th down. Never know though.
Rich Hewlett: to this day still the pride of the Plymouth-Salem Rocks. Go Blue.
No disrespect towards Hewlett, but he kinda pioneered the whole Tacopants thing, at least as I see it.
Except instead of overshooting 8-foot tall imaginary beings, Hewlett's target were tiny tiny 1-foot creatures that could catch the ball off the turf.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:58 PM ^