New Practice Video

Well also remember that typically the first 2 or 3 days of practice will be better on the offense than it will the defense. The offense knows the play calls and the snap count. The defense is reacting to the offense and this takes a few days to really get going.

"That's Chris Floyd...he's 245 pounds and he...is...a...LOAD."

+1 for giving archer wings.

Can the extended version be found on Youtube? I have problems with mgoblue.com videos to begin with, and the extended version isn't working at all.
Gotta love seeing video from a practice in full pads though.

So many styles, one is almost sure to pan out.

then there really shouldn't BE that many passes.

... with lots of Ufer memories. I think we'll have an offense that's in better sync than last year, plus with a solid running game and a dynamic passing attack, we'll put the fear of Bo back into our opponents.

I'm hopeful that we're a little more judicious about play calling when the weather turns bad. (A little more run, a little less pass.)

Was coming off his hernia surgery last year and got very, very few reps. In the game time he saw, he was tentative hitting the hole and tiptoed around.

Two years ago, you could tell Mike Shaw was the future. He is one speedy dude. In Smith's absence, I guarantee Shaw starts over Cox. If we're lucky, he'll pick up where he left off two years ago, rather than last year's injured Shaw.

I think this early in spring practice, they just mix everybody up to see who gels the best as a group, and which mixes produce the best results.

When you're coming off of two losing seasons, no position is "safe" as part of the ones.

He may have said "Shaw and Cox". I heard the same thing.

I thought that too but I think he said "Shaw and Cox" but it was kind of slurred together as "Shawn (or Shaun or Sean) Cox"

He's really, really small for a linebacker. He was either 200 or 205 on the spring roster. Yikes.

He may be small but he did have a nice take-down. Though it was more as the guy was running over him, so you may have a valid point there. At least he held on unlike a few players in the past that I can think of.

They seemed to highlight Michael Shaw moreso than any other player. He looked quick in the Michigan drills and then they showed a good breakaway run at the end of the video. Can we speculate he's looking better in camp thus far? Or just right time, right place with a camera.

And a second note on the Michigan drills, but the D-linemen were getting owned. Is it me or shouldn't they be breaking away from their O-line counter part to get to the running back as he's coming around?

I think he said "Shaw and Cox," but it certainly wasn't clear.

Edit: Didn't see that this was discussed below.

No but it's so urgent that I'm sure Brian will have it posted in big bold font when someone finds out.

Per Magnus:
"The Michigan drill is not conducive to getting spectacular plays out of your defensive linemen. They go head up against the offensive lineman, which rarely happens in games. Usually, the only time you have a guy going head up against an offensive lineman is if the defensive lineman is a nose tackle in a 3-front alignment.

Meanwhile, the running back just picks a side and goes.

So unless the OL is a complete waste of space, you shouldn't expect to get many plays from the defensive linemen in that drill."

It was only the first day in Pads, and the first real M Drill of Spring....the video did show the intensity of the O-against the D....there was almost a 50 pound difference between the O-lineman and the d-lineman....these drills are not only meant to develope and improve skills be to push the D and O lines against each other for bragging rights....each day will be more intense......