JHumich

January 15th, 2024 at 6:37 PM ^

I wish him the best, but I can blame him. What does it matter if I do? It's his life not mine.

There's a choice between making a great appearance and being great. He can still do the latter; and perhaps he thinks this is a better shot. But in my (uninformed and irrelevant) opinion, he gave up tools by which he might have become greater.

Joined: 02/18/2017

MGoPoints: 52926

Bluesince89

January 15th, 2024 at 10:56 PM ^

You really could have stopped after the first 5 words. What tools is he getting here? We had Nico Collins, who was one of the most productive receivers in the league this year, and we squandered his college career. He had more receptions this year than he had in his entire college career. A difference of less than a hundred yards too. Collins could have and should have been drafted higher had he shown real production in college. Who else has Harbaugh put into the league as a receiver? Ronnie Bell was barely drafted. We’ll see how this class shakes out but I’m not seeing anyone that pops out except maybe Roman Wilson. At the end of the day, when you’re a heavy run first offense, you’re going to have a hard time retaining wide receivers. They don’t want to block on the outside 70% of the time. And when we throw, we feature TEs a lot. 

Joined: 09/14/2008

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michengin87

January 16th, 2024 at 3:26 AM ^

Which is why I believe that Orji is the plan at QB for next year.  We have yet to see much of his passing skills, but we've all heard about his freak athleticism.  In HS, he was a runner and a gunner that averaged 16 yards / completion.  One of the many recruiter quotes:

The size and strength are evident when Orji shows the ability to make throws under extreme duress. We have seen situations where Orji puts good velocity on some throws despite defenders having a grasp on his lower half. His size and strength generate zip even in less-than-ideal scenarios.

As long as he takes care of the ball, I think UM will continue to move toward the Jalen Milroe style of offense.  Combine that with thunder and lightning (Mullings and Edwards) as well as a couple of excellent tight ends and a full back, and you've got the ground and pound that will control the ball on offense and grind out yards and points.

When combined with a very good offensive line and a great defense, we should be able to compete for another championship.

Joined: 07/14/2009

MGoPoints: 4096

michengin87

January 17th, 2024 at 2:48 AM ^

Very good point.  I probably overstated that we "will continue to move toward" and should have stated that may be the path we take next year...  much like Alabama did last year.

I don't think Saban could have told you last Aug that his offense would look like it did in January.  I think we may likely take the same route even though that isn't necessarily where we plan to head.  Sometimes, you have to play the hand that's dealt you and a Jalen Milroe offense run by Alex Orji might be surprisingly effective while Kirk Campbell develops Jadyn Davis.

 

Joined: 07/14/2009

MGoPoints: 4096

BostonWolverine

January 15th, 2024 at 6:52 PM ^

It seems like he would've seen plenty of the field given the current WR corps...This plus the move back home makes me think it's not just about his place on the depth chart.

This is not a negative, btw. Sometimes kids need different things. If being closer to your support system is what you need, that's completely valid. 

Joined: 11/13/2008

MGoPoints: 13433

AnnArbor02

January 15th, 2024 at 6:33 PM ^

Cornelius Johnson might be the most unsung player in the post COVID era of Michigan football. He stuck with an offense that refused to utilize him in any meaningful way in terms of showing his ability to NFL scouts, and there was never so much as a peep from him (as far as I know) of complaints about his role. I really hope he has a solid NFL career because he deserves it.

Joined: 12/11/2023

MGoPoints: 322

lebriarjr

January 15th, 2024 at 6:55 PM ^

Good luck Cornelius,  thank you for the National Championship, 3 B1G championships and beating Osu 3 years in a row.  One of better route runners ever to wear the Maize and Blue uniform.  
 

Good luck Darrius at Oregon State and we don’t blame you for wanting to be closer to home. 

Joined: 02/03/2016

MGoPoints: 5604

Harbaugh soldier

January 15th, 2024 at 9:19 PM ^

Bellamy never gave this kid an opportunity. He was ripping it up in his freshman spring practice. Bellamy lost andrel and his wrs didn’t get much separation the entire season. He did develop and springboard his own guy (semaj) but never heard from karmelo, moore, amorion his freshman year, cj was awful this year (drops and didn’t know to go out of bounds). Wilson was great but overll wrs were weakest position group on team

Joined: 10/09/2017

MGoPoints: 79

MaizeBlueA2

January 15th, 2024 at 9:35 PM ^

I was hoping Clemons would come back from the portal.

That Saif, insiders have said he's a guy who lived in the training room. People have questioned whether he "loves" football the way Harbaugh wants you to love football.

Maybe we should've roomed him with Max Bredeson or asked Ben Mason to be his mentor.

Joined: 11/06/2018

MGoPoints: 49955

Golden section

January 15th, 2024 at 11:25 PM ^

For those keeping track...

Declared:

▪️JJ McCarthy - QB
▪️Blake Corum - RB 
▪️Roman Wilson - WR
▪️Cornelius Johnson - WR
▪️AJ Barner - TE
▪️Zak Zinter - OL
▪️Trevor Keegan - OL
▪️Drake Nugent - OL
▪️Ladarius Henderson - OL
▪️Karsen Barnhart - OL
▪️Trente Jones- OL
▪️Kris Jenkins - DL
▪️Braiden McGregor -EDGE
▪️Jaylen Harrell - EDGE
▪️Junior Colson - LB
▪️Mike Barrett - LB
▪️Mike Sainrisril - DB
▪️Josh Wallace - CB
▪️German Green - DB

Announced Return:

▪️Donovan Edwards, RB
▪️Rod Moore, DB
▪️Makari Paige, DB 
▪️Josaiah Stewart, EDGE

Joined: 10/19/2020

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