Jim Harbaugh: 'We're very hopeful that he [Jourdan Lewis] can play this Saturday'

If I pay Mone for a Taco and eat it with my Jordan receiver gloves, will it bring all three of them back?

For the love of all that is good and decent, we need him back. PSU has some very talented receivers, and we need Lewis back to shut down one half of the field. 

Having Mone and Charlton back to bottle up Barkley would be a big help, too. 

having Lewis back won't change the targeting of Michigan's safeties as weak links in the secondary in the deep middle and vacated interior of the defense as the Wolverines continue to apply pressure. That is, unless they alter their nickel and dime looks with the addition of our hero into the lineup. Until Michigan can find better matchups, fitgure on the oppostion lining up speedy slots and rotating their deep threats in situations where Michgan will be pressed to find double coverage help deep and these guys can run past our safeties.

What's the answer: Get to the qb quicker. And Michigan is significantly better when Gary gets snaps. But understand, what teams are now going to do to Michigan is take advantage of their aggression with counters and misdirection and force the defenders who are vacating their normal coverage area to those without support.

and the fact Lewis suited up last week suggests he will play Saturday.  Sure hope so for his sake and the team's sake.   Taco or Mone returning would be a nice bonus.

If we can at least get Lewis back, we'll be better off.  Michigan also needs Charlton and Mone back for the main part of the Big Ten schedule - hopefully by the Wiscy game.  

You can really appreciate what Wilson was doing at the safety position after seeing the difference this year.  He and Peppers back there really took things to another level.

So are we!!

Putting Lewis on the field to shadow Shay Fields would have been a huge boost right out of the gate Saturday.  Fields was able to get open enough against Stribling, Clark, Hill, and Thomas.  But being shadowed by an All-American corner, those posts to him wouldn't have been there.  Think how Chesson was shut down by Awuzie...  You take away CU's best WR and they don't have much to worry you about downfield.

Also, when Gary replaced Winovich's looping speed rushes, those edge plays largely stopped in thier tracks.  I like Winovich, but he has a lot to learn about containment!

I'm wondering if he's looking at the schedule, knowing the strengths and weaknesses of his team and their opponents, and is treating this like the NFL preseason.  I have a feeling that Lewis would've played by now if it was MSU or OSU we were playing, but there's no point in risking it with our non-conference schedule the way it was.  Just like I'm sure there are a lot of the offensive/defensive gameplan that we haven't seen yet.

I could be wrong, but I feel like there is so much in terms of gameplan and personnel that we won't see until MSU because it's not necessary yet.  I don't think Peppers would've seen a snap on offense if we had another 30 point first half lead.

From PFF's twitter account: #B1G's highest-graded CB thru 3 weeks is #Michigan's Channing Stribling. 5 catches on 14 targets, a pick 6 & QB rating against of just 22.6.

Not bad for who will be our #2 corner when Lewis returns. Also, an underrated part of Lewis returning is that we can reduce the coverage burden on our safety's and even pull one of them in obvious passing downs in favor of a 3rd CB like clark.

this week also. Could've used them last weekend, but the sooner the better. Would like to see them all back and getting reps before we play the likes of MSU.