Gentry repping at TE
Just finished chatting w Harbaugh he said Zach Gentry has been repping at TE during bowl practices.
— angelique(@chengelis) December 23, 2015
Also
Harbaugh said Jabrill Peppers who is "working through something" has been practicing. He didn't give up much on Peppers though
— angelique(@chengelis) December 23, 2015
December 22nd, 2015 at 7:56 PM ^
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
December 22nd, 2015 at 7:57 PM ^
I just don't want Wheatley to become an OL if Gentry takes his spot.
December 22nd, 2015 at 7:59 PM ^
Why? Other sites have said Wheatley has bulked up to 290lb already.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:01 PM ^
I thought he had the potential to be good tight end.
Seems like a waste
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:03 PM ^
What with the plethora of o line recruits we had in 2014-2015
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
to OL..
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:15 PM ^
this guy knows football
December 23rd, 2015 at 6:54 AM ^
Yeah you're right. Why go for the simple route when you can be complex?
December 23rd, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
Even if Wheatley moved to OL, he could still get snaps as a TE in the jumbo formations. We saw Grant Newsome as the sixth OL last year, and Wheatley could add his pass catching and route running skills to that jumbo formation even if he ends up as a 290-300 pound tackle, which may be inevitable given how big he is getting.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:07 PM ^
So TE is more valuable than offensive tackle?
Now there's nothing that says for sure he's been moved to OT, but not sure I understad your logic.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^
I saw his potential as a TE & it's disappointing that he's destined for the OL. But hey, that's just me
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
But who said he's destined for the OL? No one.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
going to the DL...
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
No, I don't know where he's going.
There are 400 lbs TEs and no one has confirmed that he's playing anywhere but TE...so I'm not thinking anything when it comes to him.
However, if he does move...I do think he's much more likely to move to DL and play DT/DE in a Chris Wormley mold than he is OT. I think recruiting "experts" would agree with this as well.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:28 PM ^
You mean LaQuan McGowan, the TE for Baylor? He's over 430 lbs
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December 22nd, 2015 at 8:31 PM ^
to the DL lol. I think he'd fit there better than on the OL but I guess we'll see.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:36 PM ^
And I'll continue to think so until I hear otherwise.
I don't see/hear anything that says he can't play TE.
What I was saying is that if he's not a TE, I think he's more likely to play DL than OT. Why is that so hard to believe?
If Gentry doesn't play QB, I think he's most likely going to play TE. If Shallman doesn't play RB, I think he's more likely to play H-Back. I mean all of these are guesses. It doesn't mean I actually think these guys are going to move, it's an "IF THEY DO" situation.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:39 PM ^
I just wanted to see how far you would go with this.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:49 PM ^
You clearly don't know me very well.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:49 PM ^
your the one pouting
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:04 PM ^
Did I use your correctly?
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:09 PM ^
your right...bested by the bestest
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:32 PM ^
Small pleasure. I was upvote #10 for you and it knocked your last word down to make a second line.
December 22nd, 2015 at 11:20 PM ^
Life is amazing! YES! I predict you will live to a very advanced age.
December 22nd, 2015 at 11:54 PM ^
Than you are, dude
December 23rd, 2015 at 9:54 AM ^
Did SimplyComplex post something that got deleted? His/her posts don't seem offensive, but there are massive negs. Did I miss something? Of course I'm willing to neg him to Bolivia if it is appropriate.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:51 PM ^
fyi same peeps saying Wheatley to OL are saying Shallman repping at LB.
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:26 PM ^
I know it may seem abstract but do you think Harbaugh would have a problem moving Winovich to LB?
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:38 PM ^
But he seems to be buried on the depth chart at both LB and TE. Hopefully he can hit a huge jump at ANY position this offseason and avoid that Tom Strobel/Terry Richardson trajectory.
Not sure why he was ever moved in the first place to be honest with you. He was never going to see the field at TE.
Maybe he will down the road, but the LB depth is way worse.
He was a guy that I never heard much buzz about during this season (unlike Furbush and Newsome). I worry about Winovich and Wangler to be honest.
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:44 PM ^
It just shows you that recruiting is so far from an exact science. His scouting report sounded like a carbon copy of Jake Ryan. And Michigan was in a dog fight with OSU to land him.
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:13 PM ^
I have no idea why Ryan developed into an all B1G and future pro and Winovich has been moved to another position.
It's still early, but the signs aren't promising.
You're exact right, who knows...it's not an exact science. Because I would've thought we were getting some form of Ryan/Bobby Carpenter as well. Both he and Furbush felt like they were in that mold.
December 23rd, 2015 at 7:40 AM ^
Ryan grew into a man's body and big boned. winovich still looks like a kids body
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:02 PM ^
is almost redundant.
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:16 PM ^
It means double. Yummy.
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
But at least I heard Harbaugh mention Furbush a few times as a guy who was performing well in practice on the scout team.
Now Brady Hoke has made me question all of those comments, but at least his name came up.
Holy Toledo...what's going on right now!?
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:25 PM ^
Winovich has moved to LB. Well to the BUCK position.
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:55 PM ^
He will not play tight end at that weight. DL seems likely imho.
December 23rd, 2015 at 9:17 AM ^
then Harbaugh is more than capable of making a 300lb guy a TE. Just saying.
December 23rd, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
came in as a TE and moved to OL IIRC. That worked out pretty good. Then, of course, JJ Watt was a walk-on TE who moved to DE at Wisconsin. So lets stay calm and trust that if Wheatley moves to another spot it could work out excellently.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^
I was thinking DE.
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December 22nd, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^
And what about defensive end? Certainly a possibility. Both his dad and his coach think his maximum upside is there:
"His dad has been on record as saying he's a better defensive player. I would probably go there. I think he's an amazing defensive end. He's a great tight end as well, but the things he's able to do, he's able to dominate games at defensive end."
Early in his high school days he mostly chose DE when he went to camps, and his showings there spurred the flood of early offers from heavy hitters:
…far and away the best player at the camp. The Rivals250 defensive end has added a lot of strength to his core and it helped him play with good leverage. Wheatley used that strength to help push offensive linemen out of the way en route to the quarterback. He also showed very good technique, beating offensive linemen inside and outside.
http://mgoblog.com/content/2015-recruiting-tyrone-wheatley-jr
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^
So if he's not playing TE...I'll go with Nick Saban (and many others) and think he winds up on the DL.
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:19 PM ^
Why can't he play TE & DE? It is Harbaugh ...
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:41 PM ^
I'm with you 100%...when he was recruited I thought he'd play both.
Now that he's 290? Who knows.
But that's why I don't make anything out of Shallman taking reps at LB. Harbaugh LOVES trying guys out on the other side of ball. And he's not afraid to play them both ways.
Tom Strobel played 19 positions this year. If you work super hard and you're a "tough" player...Harbaugh will find a role for you somewhere.
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:43 PM ^
In all honesty, Strobel did play DE, DT, TE, OT and OG this year...and he may have played NG too. That's just a guy who loves to play football and will do anything to get on the field.
Harbaugh respects the hell out of those guys. And if these guys we're talking about are willing to put the work in...they'll find some snaps. No question about it.
December 22nd, 2015 at 9:17 PM ^
I remember reading a while back, that his dad said that the plan was to go where the body took them. I took that to mean that if he ended up heavy that he would move to o-line, that they weren't going to fight it a lot. It seems like they had an idea that it was a possiblity that he'd end up O-linish.
There's a history of good linemen starting as Tight End, so I'm not going to sweat it.
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:00 PM ^
Agile, big OT's are hugely valuable to a football team. So don't think the agility will be wasted when going up against elite pass rushers.
December 22nd, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
Personally I'm sad he's not a running back clone of his dad. In terms of excitement RB > TE > OL imo.
December 22nd, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
This is such a classic fan perspective.
"How dare the coaching staff move this guy to the offensive line. He can't carry the ball if he plays there, and that's all that matters!"