michgoblue

December 13th, 2016 at 11:02 PM ^

I know that his tackling wasn't perfect as the seasons wore on, but having 5th year seniors leadership on this young defense will be important. Plus, he has a number of great games this year. If he works on his tackling and consistency, he could be an important part of our defense.

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Yessir

December 13th, 2016 at 11:05 PM ^

Seemed like he was a little banged up towards the end of the season.  Glad he's back.  Really glad he's back. 

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BoFlex

December 13th, 2016 at 11:10 PM ^

I'm glad McCray is back to lead the defense, but what is the scholarship situation like for Michigan right now?

I know early in the recruiting cycle there was talk of of the 2017 class approaching 29-31 recruits at the end of it all. Do we still have to space to take that many?

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BoFlex

December 14th, 2016 at 12:10 AM ^

Thanks! Is that chart up-to-date because it looks like it is counting Kenny Allen and Ryan Glasgow as non-scholarship players? Either way, it won't matter since they're both on their last year of eligibility anyways.

Otherwise, if I'm reading this chart right, without attrition and with Drake Johnson's + Jeremy Clark's potential 6th years... Michigan has 22 available scholarships for the next class?

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Hard-Baughlls

December 13th, 2016 at 11:13 PM ^

I wanted to see more Gary on the opposite end of Peppers, but not as a hand in the ground edge rusher, but instead in an upright stance with the option to seal the edge or come around the edge on pass plays.  This was because I felt our LBs had trouble sealing the edge.

I'm hopeful McCray can improve on this, as I doubt Peppers will be around to help on one side of the field next year, and we may need Gary more inside now that we lose some DT's. A lot will depend on Hurst staying or not. Hurst and Mone make a solid front, but will we have good depth?

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WolverineInCbus

December 13th, 2016 at 11:53 PM ^

I haven't wanted to talk about the osu game since it ended, but I will say that from what I remember McCray had an incredible game. I'm sure there were some blown assignments. But overall he made a lot of big plays



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Rodriguesqe

December 14th, 2016 at 12:01 AM ^

I thought he was really good last year and his speed was a big asset. Maybe because we were all so nerous about the LBs. Glad he's back. 

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elhead

December 14th, 2016 at 12:50 AM ^

We need all of the experience that we can get, and McCray came out from the shadows this year and showed improved play as the season went on. He was a beast in some of the later games, including the OSU game. Now hoping that some of the others do the same!

 

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