Justice Hayes... Percy Harvin?

Submitted by KevbosLastingLessons on

Nothing to do with any CC's, but does anyone get the feeling that Michigan can use Justice like Florida used Percy? I can see him going in motion and becoming a handoff option, or going into motion into the backfield, get set, and then run a read option. He just seems to have that quick burst, ability, and build that made Percy so great. Truly an all-purpose guy. What do you guys think?

switch26

December 8th, 2010 at 9:46 PM ^

if anyone, Dee hart would be this kind of guy, even though he still can't match harvin's speed, but his elusiveness based off of his videos in open space are pretty incredible for the level of play in 6A florida fball

david from wyoming

December 8th, 2010 at 9:47 PM ^

But remember, he first has to sit out multiple years because he decommitted...oh wait, you say it's okay now because he is committed to Michigan?

dennisblundon

December 8th, 2010 at 9:47 PM ^

Glad to have him aboard but Dee Hart is a bit closer to the Percy Harvin comparison. Hayes and Hart are shifty like Harvin but neither have the straight line speed like he has. Then again they are both 17 and only time will tell the full story. Hope they both are.

Speed Kills

December 8th, 2010 at 9:50 PM ^

Justice is a very agile in space, accelerates to top end very quickly,  and although his top end speed isn't elite, he certainly makes up for it elsewhere. Great hands and adjusts to throws real well.

Maybe not Percy, but not as far as some might think.

snoopblue

December 8th, 2010 at 9:55 PM ^

He may not be Harvin, but he will definitely LAY DOWN THE LAW and pound the ball like a GAVEL. You can really have some fun with this kid's name. JUSTICE

AnthonyThomas

December 8th, 2010 at 10:12 PM ^

Percy Harvin is Percy Harvin. I don't think you can really replicate to the extent that he was used by Florida. Hart and Hayes could, together, create the opportunities that Harvin did on his own, but neither is built the same way as Harvin or has the combination of speed and agility that Harvin has.

AnthonyThomas

December 8th, 2010 at 10:48 PM ^

Harvin could be utilized that way because he was so versatile, though. You had to worry about him getting the ball in the backfield, screens, underneath routes, and the deep ball. Hayes and Hart can create that kind of effect together, assuming they develop the way they're expected to. But one of them alone isn't going to be effective if they're used the way Harvin was.

chelsea dad

December 8th, 2010 at 10:14 PM ^

This is not what I am hoping for but...


  • Harbaugh says no
  • RR gets year 4,
  • 2011-win 9 or 10-lose to pryor and Tressel-make capital one game-lose close game to SEC school-heat is still on
  • Brandon knows 2012 is huge (bama, nebraska, nd, osu, ect) so he keeps him. 
  • Due to the schedule they drop back in wins maybe 8 or 9.
  • Brandon will drop the hammer and let him go with a solid team coming back Gardner at QB, all the Freshmen from this year back plus two more good recruiting classes. 
  • Who's ready to get back into coaching? 
  • Someone who will be seen as an upgrade.
  • Someone who knows a good spot and will not get back into coaching without knowing he is steping into a loaded team...Urban Meyer.  Never liked him but I can see it happening (Midwest Guy, two years with the family, starts going crazy, becomes more of a Mack Brown type-letting coordinators do most of the work).

Can anyone else see it?  I hope not-I am hoping for Rich Rod to lead a team with Denard and 20 or so other three or four year starters to an 11 or 12 win season in 2012!

ATLWolverine

December 8th, 2010 at 10:42 PM ^

is a bit troll-ish, but to be fair, profit, a coaching change is a very real possibility. It may be annoying to speculate about, but it's not like it's a manufactured possibility.

RR's job security is in Dave Brandon's hands, and they're going to be clasped very tightly for the next 25 days...

ATLWolverine

December 9th, 2010 at 12:17 AM ^

Considering the subset of the population that posts on MGoBlog, anything as relevant as a coaching change will be heavily discussed, even if it doesn't affect the outcome of a game. For the people that discuss it, there's a certain perverse interest/pleasure in trying to guess correctly what the outcome is going to be. Is this so different than a thread speculating about who the Heisman winner will be for next year?

ATLWolverine

December 8th, 2010 at 10:49 PM ^

Putting aside your bleak prediction of Michigan's future, Urban Meyer wouldn't move to Ann Arbor in just 3 years after leaving coaching, uprooting his family yet again after retiring to presumably spend more time with them.

If he wants to get back into coaching, Notre Dame will be the spot-- but I think he may take a more extended leave than most people are expecting.

Tater

December 9th, 2010 at 9:54 AM ^

Meyer will proably end up at ESPN.  He would still get to be a celebrity, still get to scatch his football itch, make better money than most "day jobs," and not have to work 110 hours a week.  And once he realizes that he will, as Dick Vitale is fond of saying, "never lose a game in the booth," I can't see him putting himself through the grind of coaching college football again. 

From anything I've heard about him, he is really funny and engaging off the field.  There is a chance that he could walk into the booth and get Jon Gruden-like results.  I'll bet ESPN has already put out "feelers" to his agent.

almostkorean

December 8th, 2010 at 11:14 PM ^

This is sort of OT, but I just saw this on Justice Haye's twitter and thought I would share:

 

Ay the florida gator commits are very upset.  keep yall heads up. Hey I got a great idea. Why don't all of you guys come to MICHIGAN #:)