Does Fred Jackson actually do any coaching?

Submitted by aaamichfan on
Or is Freddy just mailing it in, as I've suspected for a few years now? This is a glaring example of a situation where Hoke has been harmed severely by his loyalty to past assistants.
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November 8th, 2014 at 4:23 PM ^

"Everybody used to say Anthony [Thomas] couldn't run, but nobody could catch him either. Underwood is like that. He can break out in the secondary and they'll say, 'He doesn't look like he's running,' but you won't find anybody catching him."

Luckily for Michigan, it has what running backs coach Fred Jackson calls the best two running backs in the same class in his 17 years with the Wolverines — freshmen Michael Shaw and Sam McGuffie.

"Michael Hart ability with speed," Jackson said, comparing Toussaint to U-M's all-time leading rusher. "The kind of guy that can do Michael's cuts, he can sit down, sink his hips and explode by making steps. He's faster than Mike and a very, very tough guy, like Mike was."

"Thomas Rawls, to me, is a combination of Anthony Thomas and ChrisPerry, but he's faster than both of them," Jackson said. "He's got their feet, their power, and he's got a running style more like Chris', because he really sinks before he hits you."

"Before he's done here, he'll be another Chris Perry. But I don't know if Chris was ever 230 pounds."

 

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jballen4eva

November 8th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^

I just imagine Fred Jackson as being kind of like Farmer Fran from "The Waterboy."  He just runs around, flapping his arms, spouting homespun gibberish, and occassionally playing with his nipples on a good play.  

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LDNfan

November 8th, 2014 at 5:05 PM ^

Deveon isn't doing what he should be able to do in his sleep. ...like follow your FB into the hole. He's making it harder on himself and the rest of the offense. Fred shouldn't have to go out there and draw a map to the FB's ass for him to follow. 

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Bobby Boucher

November 8th, 2014 at 5:06 PM ^

I think he's kept around for all of his recruiting contacts in Michigan.  Otherwise else, if the on-field results are a reflection of his coaching ability then he's awful.  For example: RBs consistently transfer and do much better elsewhere.

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