Denard Post Game Comments
After tonights game it is good to see that Denard has become a leader on this team. I always hated the Tebow post game "no team will try harder" speach, but I like what Denard had to say following tonights loss.
"I want to say sorry to everybody who watched football, watched Michigan football and whoever follows Michigan football, I want to say sorry and it won't happen no more. I am going to be accountable for the rest of the season. I'll tell you that much."
Most disappointed I've been in I don't know how long, the 22 years I've been living, this is the most disappointed I've been in myself.
http://espn.go.com/colleges/michigan/football/story/_/id/8415193/michig…
I hope we can put this behind us and move into B1G play and get a big win two weeks from now at Purdue.
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:26 AM ^
Do you need glasses Denard? Do you?? Why in the fuck are you throwing to Gallon when 3, yes THREE ND defenders are in front of him?? WHY?? WHYYY aren't you holding so tightly to that precious football after you've thrown 4 first half picks?? You fumbled!!! REally??? Why isn't that football so tightly held that when you run it the refs have to pry it from your cold dead fingers?? But mainly..WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU???!!! WE HAD THEM!! ALL NIGHT!!! OUR D STEPPED UP BIG TIME DENARD! where were ya bud? you sucked it up. You lived up to every critic's critique. I honestly can't wait til you're gone. I'm inspired by the type of person you are, but not the type of qb you are. You can run but ya can't throw babe... sorry. Mattison had his boys ready tonight tho.. i'm stoked about that Michigan D.
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:28 AM ^
I regret that I have but one downvote to give this comment
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:42 AM ^
I try to keep my frustration in check as much as possible, but can anyone please stand up and tell me they've done more for Michigan football, more for the University, or more for Ann Arbor than Denard Robinson?. I'm not denying that those people exist, but how long is that list?
Win or lose, if Michigan's roster is stocked with people of Denard Robinson's character, it will represent everything good about college athletics. He is truly a special person and athlete.
September 23rd, 2012 at 2:18 PM ^
Yes. I think we can all agree he had a horrible game, and you may go "ARGH DENARD" & that's ok. I acknowledge he played poorly (well, he threw poorly. He ran pretty well). But at this point, he's morally tenured as far as I'm concerned. I've bought in to Denard as a person and an athlete, and I'm willing to live & die by his actions. He gets my unconditional support based on everything he's done already. So, both things are true - terrible game, there's no way around it, but still a great man. Let's go forward.
September 23rd, 2012 at 12:24 PM ^
as the comment has question marks.
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:36 AM ^
Who else deserved the Notre Dame game the last two years? Who else deserved the OSU game last year? No one did. He has won us more games by himself than he has lost us. This is the first game I can say that he cost us. Don't be a douche. Denard stuck with this program throught everything. He would do anything for this program and if you think your fucking hurting because a football game that means absolutely zero to your real life you need to get a clue. None of us (well, most of us) will never have a clue what it feels like to feel responsible for the loss of a football game, much less an important one. Judging by your comments, you are one of those people. This game had no effect on your life outside of a few hours of being able to say "your" team won or lost. Get a clue. Without Denard the last 2-3 years would have sucked. We certainly miss bowl games for 3 years and we don't win a BCS game wihtout him.
September 23rd, 2012 at 12:29 PM ^
don't throw rational perspective into this discussion.
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:42 AM ^
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September 23rd, 2012 at 6:42 AM ^
were you saying "can't throw" when he was ripping Nebraska and Ohio apart with accurate passing in back-to-back games last year with a BCS trip on the line?
He can throw. He just can't do it from the pocket game after game with consistency. But if some of the idiot posters on here think this team has a better chance to win this season with Bellomy at QB, seriously, find another sport to follow and try harder to actually know something about that one than you do about this one.
September 23rd, 2012 at 12:32 PM ^
i actually still think he should be the QB......NEXT year.
September 23rd, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
but what good is having a backup qb if you don't put him in when the starter is struggling? ND put in rees when golson was sucking, there isnt another team in college football who would have kept denard in after that 1st half. And if hoke is worried about affecting the psyche of denard then deanrd shouldnt be a qb becasue he cat emotionally handle being pulled when he clearly should be.
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:32 AM ^
What a shitty 22nd birthday. Keep your head up Denard. Just a little overly ambitious tonight. My dissapointment lies in knowing that this is the last season I'll get to see you in a winged helmet. Here's to your 2012 B1G Championship. Cheers.
September 23rd, 2012 at 8:50 AM ^
September 23rd, 2012 at 10:30 PM ^
Disappointment* Wow, all these years I could've used MGoEditors, bah
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:36 AM ^
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:49 AM ^
I didn't have a problem with Elvis or Collins. Those guys were cursed by bad calls, injuries and bad calls/luck.
Loved Driesbach but he didn't last long, he could have been a real good one.
Griese didn't do much until his Senior year and I was pissed Brady wasn't the starting QB in 97. Wasn't sold on Griese at all.
Henson just wasn't going to be great because he wasn't in football 100% and him leaving really screwed Michigan but Lloyd pretty much screwed them as well considering Navarre and Migerny were the only 2 QB's left. That's on Lloyd.
I'm not in love with Denard and I don't hate the kid but he just isn't a QB. He's doing all he can do and he's been the face of the program thru good and bad and is still standing. He'll never go through what Navarre went through but he's been through a good bit.
I do think Bellomy needs a series in each game from here on out. Regardless of what Borgess says Denard is still throwing like he did before. I don't see any improvement.
September 23rd, 2012 at 4:03 AM ^
Navarre committed during a 3-9 season and went through a losing season and a head coach at Michigan getting fired? Navarre went through books being published and a fanbase literally divided?
I have nothing against John Navarre (he might be the most underrated QB in M history) but he committed in an Orange Bowl year and had the talent around him to go 37-13 with a Rose Bowl during his time. He never had a coach fired or switch into a radically different system.
September 23rd, 2012 at 4:33 AM ^
None of that makes him a good quarterback or not....... I've defended denard for years now, but tonights game is impossible to defend. We lost this game because of Denard Robinson... that is a cold hard fact. Notre Dame was HANDED this game by denards turnovers.... heck out of 6 turnovers they could only muster 13 points!!!! But because of Denards bad play we couldn't capitalize on a single thing.
I love Denard as a human being and a representitive of this university and our culture..... but this is the first time I have ever wished that someone else was our quarterback..
September 23rd, 2012 at 7:50 AM ^
Denard was smiling on the sideline after 4 picks.. That fuckers just retarded
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:10 AM ^
of the culture.
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:10 AM ^
I don't think Justingoblue was saying that Denard>Navarre, just taking umbrage with the previous poster saying that Navarre went through more off the field stuff than Denard
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:26 AM ^
Sorry, I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I do not agree with you. So if right now, Hoke said "Bellomy is our QB for the rest of the season", you would be fine with that?? I see you posted at 4:33 a.m., so I'll chalk it up to late night babble. In the meantime, I'll keep Denard.
September 23rd, 2012 at 3:06 PM ^
I don't think Hoke needs to make a statement like Bellomy is the guy for the whole season, but I am open to the idea of bringing him in to see how things go. Very rarely in football, or any team sport for that matter, is a loss based on the play of a single player, but that's the case with the game last night.
Whether some people like it or not Denard and this hybrid system they're using for him are not the future of this team, and if it isn't working a change needs to be made. Don't just watch last nights game, watch every game so far this season. The guy has devolved as a passer. he has gotten appreciably worse in almost every area. It's just not working. In this offense his abilities would be better served elsewhere.
I am not in any way shape or form some Denard or mobile QB hater. In fact I've spent the last two years defending him and appreciating his contributions to this team, but it's to the point of enough is enough. He is a 3 year starter with his second year in this system and there is not only a lack of any real improvement, but a regression in his throwing ability. At some point we need to prepare for the future, and we can do that while still keeping Denard as a key part of the offense.
September 23rd, 2012 at 11:11 PM ^
The Michigan program didn't go through turmoil when Navarre was here, but on a personal level, Navarre went through hell. He was criticized from all corners. I don't know if there's ever been another student-athlete at this school who was such a lightning rod for criticism. People at the games would regularly talk to his father (not knowing who he was) and rip on his son.
September 23rd, 2012 at 4:13 AM ^
September 23rd, 2012 at 6:47 AM ^
Every QB plays better "with room to operate." Whether Denard is in the pocket or not,
he's always going to have defenders around him because he's such a threat to run.
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:03 AM ^
If there's a serious criticism of Denard as a QB beyond the way he doesn't always employ proper mechanics, it's that he doesn't use his legs as his last checkdown. Hell, the coaches have said that they want him to do it. So you think he's most effective doing what he doesn't do and being even more likely to not set his feet and throw?
Did you watch the first quarter when he was zinging passes to his targets all over the field? The game against AF? Last year against Neb and OSU?
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:19 AM ^
I like what they did with the offense in the 2nd half. Running it up the middle and off-tackle worked and they were converting on 3rd down. When they passed, it was either short stop routes or drag routes that were cleared out becaues ND was playing the run. I don't think it is reasonable to think Denard can carry the offense with his arm but as long as they run the ball well, teams won't be dropping five or six back into coverage and create more opportunities for Denard to throw into double or triple coverage.
September 23rd, 2012 at 10:43 AM ^
Holtz actually had an astute comment for once. he said it was Notre Dame's game plan to keep Denard in the pocket. This would work to Notre Dame's advantage if they could manage do it.
The surprising thing he noted, is that Michigan cooperated by having the exact same game plan to keep Denard in the pocket. Even though it worked to Notre Dame's advantage.
September 23rd, 2012 at 1:49 PM ^
September 23rd, 2012 at 11:26 AM ^
during the football program's darkest time in many years. He was loyal to Michigan and stuck it out here when no one could have blamed him if he left. For that reason, I'll always be incredibly grateful and appreciative for him. BTW, to compare what John Navarre went through with Denard's career is ridiculous.
September 23rd, 2012 at 12:40 PM ^
this guy loved dreisbach, but he didn't last long. that's because he was inaccurate and got beat out by Griese, the guy he wasn't sold on, but took care of the football and led a national championship team. dreisbach was a good athlete for a QB but a poor man's denard; less athletic and less accurate.
now, he wants bellomy to get reps in games. why? sorry, but his future is a backup.
typical dude who's favorite QB is the backup.
September 23rd, 2012 at 4:08 AM ^
How he'll feel tomorrow
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September 23rd, 2012 at 8:20 AM ^
that you had a tough time in your English classes.
September 23rd, 2012 at 12:29 PM ^
he is yet to actually take an English class. Also, he is wrong.
September 23rd, 2012 at 5:32 AM ^
It times of adversity I always think of the quote "It is not what happens to you, it is how you handle what happens to you." I heard Leyland use it but I'm sure he heard it from someone else,
The most interesting thing for me to watch is how people handle adversity. So i'll be watching just like after the Bama game. I am still hopeful for a Big 10 championship.
September 23rd, 2012 at 5:33 AM ^
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September 23rd, 2012 at 11:17 AM ^
Maybe it's not a case of "Poor Denard, he's being forced into a system that does not suit him by mean 'ole Al Borges".
Maybe Denard asked Borges to work with him to make him a better passer so that he at least has a shot at QB at the next level.
I dunno, I'm just making shit up in my head. But maybe.
September 23rd, 2012 at 11:29 AM ^
You honestly think Denard would be that selfish? You honestly think Denard is thinking about his NFL QB stock right now? You honestly think Hoke woud allow one person to experiment his craft to improve his draft status at a certain position as to sacrifice to The Team, The Team, The Team? Yes it is important for Denard to progress as a passer but not to the extent where he has to show NFL scouts what he can do over what The Team needs him to do.
I do think Denard is being forced into a system that does not suit him. I'm sure a lot of people realize that. My issue isn't 'poor Denard' my issue is Borges seemed to have it figured out how to best use Denard by the middle of the season last year and for some reason he's gotten away from that this year.
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September 23rd, 2012 at 9:46 AM ^
My critique of this post would be to the wonderful usage of ambiguity -- "Michigan style QB", "Rich Rod QB", "Michigan quality team", "Michigan football". Great terms for sound bites from the coaches during press conferences, but what have you actually said with this comment? Michigan style QB - do you mean Dennis Brown, Rick Leach, John Wangler, Elvis Grbac, Brian Griese, Tom Brady, John Navarre, Tate Forcier, or Denard Robinson?
By "Michigan quality team" do you mean the "Mad Magician" point-a-minute teams, do you mean the stereotypical Bo-era team of 3 yards in a cloud of dust, the Bo-era teams that utilized an option running game, or the teams of the past 20 years that have largely lived and died on the arms of big-time gunslingers?
"Michigan football" cannot simply include when the team is victorious. Guess what, Denard Robinson is the University of Michigan's starting QB -- to me, that means he is a "Michigan style QB" -- and also that this TEAM is a "Michigan quality team."
Perhaps my purpose and point has been lost in this rambling response, but the continued use of such annoyingly ambiguous terms and short-sighted thinking have grown increasingly tiresome to me.