Mel Kiper on Michigans' chances IF Shea Patterson is eligible

Submitted by Wolverine91 on

I know some of you guys don't like Kiper and/or mlive but I thought I post this for some encouraging news football related.

It's nice to see a draft "expert" predict this even though it means very little. He's the type of player that will rejuvinate the team and the fanbase immedietely, if eligible. Considering the dud we've had so far this year, I'll take it.

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2018/02/espns_mel_kiper_shea_…;

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JFW

February 13th, 2018 at 9:20 AM ^

But (maybe?) if we go to a pistol we can get him a bit more time?

I’m grasping at straws to an extent, I know. We can scheme around but o line has to get better.

I don’t get national analysts. They look at things like “senior O line” and decree it will be great, while seemingly ignoring the trends and history of those players. When we had Kalis et al I read that many times. “It will be a great O line they are all seniors...”

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Wolfman

February 12th, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^

Mel not only stared out the back but also licked the window as well. It's my opinion that window lickers get a bad rap. 

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PapabearBlue

February 12th, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^

Shea Pattersons hype is a bit silly. He's put up pretty mediocre numbers and has been extremely turn-over prone. If he doesn't see some sort of "leap" under Harbaugh then he isn't going to be anywhere near the savior people want him to be.

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DrMantisToboggan

February 12th, 2018 at 10:20 PM ^

He was on pace to break Crouch's yardage record in the SEC. His TD:INT was 1 TD under 2:1, which is not great, yeah. His ypa could improve too. The flip side of that is he didn't have much in the way of help outside of AJ Brown and he played in the SEC West, which is pretty brutal. He'll have more help and fewer Alabama Defense-like opponents at Michigan. 

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Magnus

February 12th, 2018 at 10:23 PM ^

That's fair enough, I guess, but his passer rating was higher than any Michigan QB from last year. In fact, it was higher than any Michigan starter-ish QB since Devin Gardner in 2012 (when he took over for part of the season after Denard Robinson got hurt). And he was playing for a 6-6 team going through quite a bit of turmoil.

Patterson has weaknesses, but he could be Michigan's best QB in a long time.

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umbig11

February 12th, 2018 at 10:30 PM ^

He is an upgrade to the roster. Just throwing this out here: Mar 22 Spring practice begins Mar 23 Pro Day Apr 14 Spring game Apr 26 Team travels to Europe Apr 28 Spring practice continues Some players will not make the trip for a number of reasons. Family, academics, personal preference. Nothing to get excited about. However, roster managent continues. There will be minor attrition.

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