Josh Uche skipping on-field drills at Combine due to injury
Hamstring injury from the Senior Bowl will keep Uche from the on-field drills portion of the Combine. I was very interested to see what his 40 time and agility drill numbers would be.
Looking like he could still be as high as a 2nd round pick. Makes you wonder all the more how the coaching staff could only find him 20 snaps in The Game ? (sorry, still bitter).
February 24th, 2020 at 8:49 PM ^
Nothing against Glasgow or Khaleke, but how they play 73 and 79 snaps, respectively, and a guy like Uche only gets 20 is beyond me.
https://michigan.rivals.com/news/snap-counts-from-michigan-wolverines-football-s-loss-to-ohio-state
February 25th, 2020 at 5:24 AM ^
I’m guessing OSU started using Tempo once Uche left the field, making it difficult to sub him back in. Who knows.
February 25th, 2020 at 6:30 AM ^
The first person to comment on your own post, eh?
Thats like “liking” your own Facebook post before anyone else has a chance to read it.
February 25th, 2020 at 11:30 AM ^
Your comment is pointless.
February 25th, 2020 at 10:24 AM ^
It doesn't make sense to compare him Uche to Glasgow or Khaleke, since he doesn't play the same position. Uche is a pass rush specialist. They lined him up more like a rush end than a linebacker.
There's a bigger demand for elite pass rushers in the NFL -- mainly because NFL teams are more pass-centric.
65% of Ohio's plays in the Game were runs. Only 35% were passes.
By comparison, 60% of Kanas City's plays in the SuperBowl were passes.
Being an elite pass rusher is great, but his specialized skillset basically means that Uche only had a role on 1/3 of Ohio's plays from scrimmage in the Game.
February 25th, 2020 at 11:30 AM ^
He proved at the Senior Bowl and in his limited opportunities at M that he had coverage skills as well. You could've put him at either of those guys spots with his athleticism and gotten similar or better production.
February 24th, 2020 at 9:04 PM ^
That sucks. Uche would've killed the combine
I think Uche wasn't utilized properly and will be a solid pro
February 24th, 2020 at 9:34 PM ^
Absolutely agree. Especially on the underutilized part.
February 24th, 2020 at 9:11 PM ^
I actually saw one mock that had Uche as a 1st rounder.
February 24th, 2020 at 10:26 PM ^
Shweeet ?
February 24th, 2020 at 9:15 PM ^
Guys should probably start skipping the senior bowl since it’s a worthless bowl
February 24th, 2020 at 10:17 PM ^
Yea, except that it's not.
Good job being edgy, though.
February 24th, 2020 at 10:30 PM ^
That is an absolute shame. He deserves the best shot ever at a first or second round. I hope he gets it.
February 25th, 2020 at 1:01 AM ^
Michigan's football coaching staff is not that good.
February 25th, 2020 at 6:37 AM ^
Was he not a “dude” for our coaches?
February 25th, 2020 at 7:02 AM ^
He's a pass rush specialist and our defense had problems stopping the run.
If every opponent obligingly went five-wide every down he'd have made them pay for it, but everybody knew we were painfully short of DTs. You wanted him on the field for passing downs but we struggled just to get offenses into passing downs, and once you were in one it was smart to go tempo to keep Uche off the field.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:52 AM ^
Unfortunate that we were short in DT' s. I wonder how something like that happens. And before anyone gives a slap ass excuse ,there are no excuses for MICHIGAN to be that short at DT.
February 25th, 2020 at 9:38 AM ^
Recruiting was bad but there was also an exodus. We went from having more DTs than we knew what to do with -- a few were moved to OL -- to a 3-3-5 because we couldn't even field a two-tackle formation.
I have a suspicion that Mattison -- who coached the DTs during the decimation -- salted the earth as he left.
February 25th, 2020 at 10:45 AM ^
Interesting he was a "pass rush specialist" when I saw him plenty of times running with WR's in coverage on obvious passing downs.
February 25th, 2020 at 11:32 AM ^
Exactly. Proved it in limited opportunities at M and even more so at the Senior Bowl. He just wasn't properly utilized, like alot of Michigan players, unfortunately. But hey let's line up Jordan Glasgow at DT ?♂️
February 25th, 2020 at 8:16 AM ^
Maybe he will be ready to workout at Michigan's Pro Day which is March 13. The Senior Bowl has a mini combine and a ton of NFL scout / coach field exposure, so Uche probably not missing much opting out of Combine workouts.
February 25th, 2020 at 12:05 PM ^
February 24th, 2020 at 8:49 PM ^
Nothing against Glasgow or Khaleke, but how they play 73 and 79 snaps, respectively, and a guy like Uche only gets 20 is beyond me.
This ^^^
He should have been playing OLB all game ... blitz when needed. Khaleke got rag dolled out of the play against good teams.