December 14th, 2012 at 6:16 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:28 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:36 PM ^
It still hurts WR depth.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:50 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 7:00 PM ^
I say it hurts depth becuase next year the players who have actually played extensive time at WR are only Dileo, Gallon and Jackson.
It could mean nothing to our depth if Chesson, Darboh and the true freshman prove that they are better and more capable.
December 14th, 2012 at 7:09 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 7:16 PM ^
Woops, I did forget Reynolds. I should think about walk-ons more often.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:35 PM ^
Not sure if serious.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:56 PM ^
Wow that's a big loss
To what, the practice squad?
December 14th, 2012 at 6:19 PM ^
Remember how like, everyone, was talking about how good he was in practice and how he was going to be a breakout player? Curious to know where the disconnect was.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:37 PM ^
And those reports weren't coming from the talking heads of the media. It was actually coming from players who were graduating.
Maybe there was a disconnect between practice and game time production.
December 14th, 2012 at 7:48 PM ^
"the team practiced great."
I know Hoke says that too but I long learned that how a team practices doesn't always equate to how they play on Saturdays.
The only person that should feel bad is JR. Hopefully he can contribute with what ever team he transfers to.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:20 PM ^
Good luck JR...ok we need WRs..like right now !
December 14th, 2012 at 6:25 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:28 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:29 PM ^
I choose to think that he left because of the development of Chesson and Darboh
December 14th, 2012 at 6:30 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:54 PM ^
Here's our WR depth chart, our top o-line class, and a five star QB named Shane Morris coming in to back up another 5 star QB named Devin Gardner.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:36 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:40 PM ^
We've got Chesson and Darboh, finding a guy to start shouldn't be the issue. It hurts depth though.
EDIT: Nevermind, I misinterpreted what you were saying. For what it's worth York was a monster in the summer.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:43 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:37 PM ^
kinda shocked especially since so many guys at the end of last season were talking about him being the break out player
December 14th, 2012 at 6:40 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:43 PM ^
Of the 27 signees in our 2010 recruiting class only 12 remain.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:43 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:44 PM ^
Honestly...once Reynolds passed him up late in the season I think the writing was on the wall.
I do wonder where the disconnect was as a lot of teammates thought he would be the guy to step up. Maybe the route reads from the WR position weren't his cup of tea and maybe a more spread oriented passing game is what he needs.
Either way best of luck to the kid, he gave it 2 full yrs instead of quitting on the spot. Shows a lot of maturity on his part to put the work in like he did.
Hope he does well whereever he ends up.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:46 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:46 PM ^
Remaning players from the 2010 class (12):
Devin Gardner
Richard Ash
Ken Wilkins
Marvin Robinson
Jibreel Black
Josh Furman
Jordan Paskorz
Jake Ryan
Drew Dileo
Jeremy Jackson
Courtney Avery
Will Hagerup
We had 27 in that class. Wow. That is a major hit to our depth.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:55 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 8:08 PM ^
To be honest, this class was not very talented to begin with, so while it hurts short term depth in terms of number of bodies, I think having open spots for the staff to fill with recruits is a good thing.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:47 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 7:01 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 6:48 PM ^
This is a bummer. I hope Hoke does everything and anything he can to land LT. Hell, promise him the #1 jersey if that will work.
December 14th, 2012 at 6:48 PM ^
Disappointing that he never panned out. In other news I did win the Biletnikoff award with him twice in NCAA 12.
December 14th, 2012 at 7:04 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 7:05 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 7:06 PM ^
I hope it works out for him at another school. Best of luck to the kid.
December 14th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^
It is a shame that things did not seem to pan out. Coming into the team, I believe he was, at that time, a top fifty WR nationally and one of the top players coming out of Ohio according to most services. He started to see some time here and there this year, but not much, and as others have mentioned, with Darboh and Chesson and Reynolds seemingly on the rise, his place as the third or fourth receiver down on most depth charts (as he was this year) might have been the norm. I wish him well wherever he decides to go.
December 14th, 2012 at 7:50 PM ^
I wonder if this increases the odds that Jourdan Lewis ends up at WR instead of CB. Seems he could play either. If Countess is healthy (please, please, please), then the need seems greater at WR.
Finding a stud CB is typically harder than a stud WR, but it may make sense for us next year.
December 14th, 2012 at 7:59 PM ^
Mike Hart
December 14th, 2012 at 8:19 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 8:27 PM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 9:16 PM ^
Magnus, if you're out there, was this one of the guys you had heard rumors about transferring as mentioned in an earlier thread?
December 14th, 2012 at 11:52 PM ^
This was the offensive guy, yeah.
There's a defensive guy, too.
December 15th, 2012 at 10:25 AM ^
December 14th, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
I had hgh hopes for Jerald. Early on in the year, he was a starting receiver canidate. What happened?
December 15th, 2012 at 7:14 AM ^
This is yet more evidence that Rodriguez couldn't cut it as a recruiter of Michigan-caliber players.
If you look back at Robinson in high school, he lacked speed and really wasn't very good at going up to get the ball and catching with his hands. The passes he caught in games and spring games generally seemed to be passes thrown right into his body, and his drops generally seemed to be passes that were thrown outside the frame of his body.
I never really understood why exiting players suggested that he would be a breakout player. Obviously something got lost in translation, but he never seemed like a kid who had the potential to be a star.
You can watch him make body catch after body catch here:
December 15th, 2012 at 2:07 AM ^
Great evaluation. I completely agree. He is one of those players who just couldn't set himself apart. You were hoping that he would be a great possession receiver, but he couldn't make the catches when they were there. That was his shot, and that was why he got buried on the depth chart. Jeremy Jackson is another great example. Both lack elite athleticism. Jackson can't seem to pull in any of the tough ones either and he runs horrible routes to begin with. Darboh seems to be a playmaker and Chesson will be Breaston 2.0. We just need the incoming freshmen wr's to compete like the defense does for a starting spot. If that competitiveness can translate to offense we could have a damn good season next year.
December 15th, 2012 at 9:20 AM ^