Maurice Hurst, Henry Poggi, and Dymonte Thomas Good News
But now, as bowl practice rages on, Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison believes Thomas is turning a corner.
"The thing with Dymonte, you can put him at a position now (and leave him there)," Mattison said this week. "We've worked him a lot at nickel, and he came (Tuesday) with blitz, and we were like 'wow, that's what we're looking for.'
"For him, it's important to settle in at one position and just become as good as he can be right there."
Link to story: http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2013/12/michigans_dymonte_tho…
Sounds like Dymonte is settling in at NB and might get a chance to play some more downs in the bowl game. If nothing else, he's really progressing and learning and should be ready for next year.
"Both (of them) are going to be guys who contribute in a big way," Michigan coach Brady Hoke said. "Mo, I think he's won the scout team player (of the week) three or four times. Henry's won it a couple times.
The article talks more about how Poggi and Henry are playing great in bowl practice. It also includes this little bit of information about Poggi:
"This poor guy, he had two months where he couldn't do anything, and then he hurt his shoulder after that," defensive coordinator Greg Mattison said of Poggi. "All of a sudden, now, he's healthy. And the things we saw when we recruited him, you're seeing on the field.
I had no idea Poggi was injured for a while. It's good to hear he's healthy now. Here's the link to the article: http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2013/12/michigan_dts_henry_po…
December 26th, 2013 at 10:50 PM ^
from fort schembechler, sometimes many months after the fact, and you're just like...da fuq?!
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December 27th, 2013 at 9:59 AM ^
Not sure why Thomas did not get more reps this year just to learn the speed of the game
December 26th, 2013 at 10:54 PM ^
December 26th, 2013 at 11:07 PM ^
Um, why would they "decommit" when two of them RS'd and one of them played?
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December 26th, 2013 at 11:27 PM ^
sense than some of their fans.
December 26th, 2013 at 11:04 PM ^
Good news to hear for sure. I never knew that Poggi was injured, though. So pumped to see what Dymonte Thomas can do next year(maybe get a glimpse in the bowl game, perhaps?). Michigan's going to have a whole lot of speed in the secondary next year! And as soon as the BWW bowl is over I will already be looking forward to next fall.
December 26th, 2013 at 11:06 PM ^
December 26th, 2013 at 11:09 PM ^
I searched the board and didn't find anything, so my apologies if it was already talked about. Just trying to share some good news!
December 26th, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
December 26th, 2013 at 11:12 PM ^
I'd love to hear about the redshirting guys on offense as well.
Who would play if they weren't redshirting? Who's progressed the most this year? etc.
December 26th, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
because we no longer have Heiko. Straight from the press conference.
Hopefully we are able to get a replacement for Heiko for next year. I do admit that Heiko was one of my favorite parts of Mgoblog coverage. He was always a great mix of being informative and entertaining. Hopefully the next guy pulls it off too.
Also, Brian predicted Hurst would be good based on burst off the line from his high school tape so good to see that is coming true.
December 26th, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
Who are all you people?
Where is Tate forcier?
December 26th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
Heiko had to stop working for MGoBlog to focus on schooling.
December 26th, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
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December 26th, 2013 at 11:51 PM ^
Because Heiko would ask questions from posters on the site or just stuff we wanted to know.
Now it's 99% fluff questions or ESPN-style beat the dead horse (eg. asking about Devin's injury) questions.
Some of us care about the guys who get no press, not the obvious stuff that anyone can find out.
December 27th, 2013 at 12:42 AM ^
I would always just scan the press conference questions for the "Mgoquestions". They were the only ones that were questions that I actually had any interest in.
Having Heiko at those press conferences was a very rare window into being able to ask actually inciteful questions.
December 27th, 2013 at 8:40 AM ^
Yeah, Borges did get kind of pissy when Heiko brought up bubble screens, didn't he?
December 26th, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
But I swore after this season I refuse to believe any more hype. The only way I'll believe it is if I see it on the field.
December 26th, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
+1
Back to back 5 loss seasons have made a few skeptical here
Go Blue!
December 26th, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
December 27th, 2013 at 12:36 AM ^
There was a ton of hype about Clark too, but while he had a solid year, it didn't seem to match the hype he received in the fall. But there was always seems to be a player or two that gets a ton of hype out of spring and/or fall and then on Saturday's in the fall you wonder what the hype was all about.
December 27th, 2013 at 9:52 AM ^
December 27th, 2013 at 5:41 PM ^
I'm sure Frank Clark deserved all the hype he received from practices, but the only thing is, he was going up against our OL, so of course he looked like an all-american. How many sacks do you think he'd have this year if he played against our oline every game?
December 26th, 2013 at 11:20 PM ^
December 26th, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
AFAIK, he hasn't played yet
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December 27th, 2013 at 8:09 AM ^
You obviously have lots of practice at lying.
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December 27th, 2013 at 6:38 AM ^
s/
You are a terrible troll.
December 27th, 2013 at 12:40 AM ^
I was so confused by this post, so I jumped on the app. The post you are replying to does not show up. Nor does any post from VII.
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