Feagin in the slot....for good.

Submitted by Rush N Attack on October 28th, 2008 at 4:45 PM

Feagin locked in at slot?

Michigan fans have wondered all season if they'd get a look at freshman Justin Feagin playing quarterback. Not gonna happen, Rodriguez said Monday.

"Justin is not even close to being ready at quarterback," Rodriguez said. "In fact his move to slot receiver is probably permanent."

Later, he added this about Feagin: "If we thought Justin Feagin could do something better than those guys (Threet and backup Nick Sheridan) and could compete and give us a lift, by all regards we'd have done it and would do it."

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GNM

October 28th, 2008 at 4:54 PM ^

I guess that puts the Coner at three on the depth chart.

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Anonymosity

October 28th, 2008 at 5:22 PM ^

Since this appears to put to bed the countless threads about playing Feagin at QB, who will the worthless "new QB" discussion turn to? Maybe we can go back to Carlos Brown again?

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bballa6290

October 28th, 2008 at 5:28 PM ^

put him at kick returner...maybe HE wont fumble

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gater

October 28th, 2008 at 5:28 PM ^

I only half believe that he "is not even close to being ready at quarterback" because they were warming up feagin during one of the games. If they were going to put him in at that point they must have thought that he was pretty close to ready.

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Yinka Double Dare

October 28th, 2008 at 5:30 PM ^

I assumed they warmed him up in case Sheridan got pummeled immediately a la what we did to Darryl Clark in the 2006 game right after Branch left Morelli for dead.

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gater

October 28th, 2008 at 8:52 PM ^

which would mean that he's a better option than cone. i guess if cone had any athletic ability he would get moved too. it looks like now if we have a UCLA happen to us he's fourth choice.

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chitownblue (not verified)

October 28th, 2008 at 5:36 PM ^

So, in the face of assertions made by every single person associated with Michigan football, you're going to cling to this?

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gater

October 28th, 2008 at 8:50 PM ^

i'm not clinging to anything, i'm just pointing out what happened. i don't think he'll be quarterback, i just think that he's saying that so that people get off his back when sheridan goes in, not because he's so unready. but i am glad you follow me around and respond to all of my comments, possibly you have a crush?

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chitownblue (not verified)

October 28th, 2008 at 9:38 PM ^

I do? I tend to find posts I find stupid. If that's "all your comments", then, uh, sorry.

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gater

October 28th, 2008 at 10:43 PM ^

it's a crush i knew it. i'm flattered, but you're not really my type.

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Tacopants

October 29th, 2008 at 12:56 AM ^

Are you sure they were warming up Feagin? Who was throwing the ball back to him? If you watch on the sidelines usually 2 QBs warm up throwing to each other.

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gater

October 29th, 2008 at 8:53 AM ^

i didn't see it, i think it was the penn state game. The announcers said he was warming up on the sidelines.

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bsb2002

October 28th, 2008 at 5:48 PM ^

didnt we know this months ago?

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Tim Waymen

October 28th, 2008 at 6:30 PM ^

Some teams just have better luck with these things. Ben Rothlisberger was only recruited at QB by Miami (OH), Pat White was only recruited at QB by WVU, and Troy Smith started out as KR. What do we get? Not lucky. It's just too bad. Damn you Michigan-Hating God!!!

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kgh10

October 28th, 2008 at 8:57 PM ^

While that might be true about Troy Smith starting off as an athlete, he was also an Elite 11 QB coming out of H.S. Not exactly chopped liver.

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McGuffieville

October 28th, 2008 at 10:16 PM ^

Considering he is now 6-5, 240+, it's safe to say he made the right decision playing QB at Miami (OH) instead of WR somewhere else. Knowing Ben on a first name basis from high school is my claim to fame. And the fact I nailed his sister who plays basketball at Oklahoma. Ok I'm done now.

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PattyMax64

October 29th, 2008 at 12:26 PM ^

He probably would have been a TE. I can't see him as an outside WR

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WolvinLA

October 30th, 2008 at 1:56 PM ^

We got a walk-on named Brien Griese who turned out to be OK, and a quite unheralded recruit named Tom Brady who has also found some success. We used up all of our luck in the 90's.

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Hannibal.

October 30th, 2008 at 2:29 PM ^

I think it was more Stan Parrish than luck.

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mjv

October 28th, 2008 at 11:26 PM ^

As I recall from an interview with Rothlisburger (spl?), Miami (NTM) was the first school to pursue him heavily. Later in the process some larger name schools showed interest, but he stuck with Miami (NTM).

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