November 6th, 2009 at 9:11 AM ^
David Harris.
It'd be nice to see someone in the middle who knew what they were doing.
Jamar Adams would be in my top 5 too, I think... which shows you how bad the safety play is right now.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:34 AM ^
Amen. I miss the days when Michigan churned out great (college)middle linebackers (Anderson, Morrison, Irons).
November 6th, 2009 at 12:29 PM ^
My immediate choice as well
November 6th, 2009 at 9:14 AM ^
I don't think many college offensive lines would be able to handle a combination of Brandon Graham and LaMarr Woodley.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:12 AM ^
He can still shut down half of the field.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:36 PM ^
Most definitely Woodson. He could play safety, corner and return punts.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:12 AM ^
Gerald Ford.
November 6th, 2009 at 11:02 AM ^
Gerald Ford spoke of fucking. shit. up.
November 6th, 2009 at 11:05 AM ^
This is so embarrassing. I can't remember the last time I double posted. In lieu of merely alerting the MGoBoard to my technological idiocy, I would like to tell you, lfj75, that I found your comment highly amusing and I gave you a plus in gratitude for your comment. Please continue to post with wit and aplomb. Thank you for your time.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:02 PM ^
I appreciate and am humbled by your kind words. I hope that my future posts live up to your expectations and entertain you accordingly.
And I wholeheartedly agree with your central purpose in posting: Gerald Ford did indeed speak of fucking. shit. up.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:13 AM ^
Chuck, but with a move to S.
November 6th, 2009 at 12:13 PM ^
Let me get this straight... You wanna take the best College CB ever.. EVVVVuuurrr! and move him to Safety? I am just trying to figure out the logic to the madness.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:11 PM ^
It'd seem more logical to stick Woodson at corner and let Woolfolk play deep safety again, where he wasn't head-asplode awful.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:14 AM ^
Jake Long, TD against Illini guaranteed
November 6th, 2009 at 9:17 AM ^
Woodley from one side and Graham from the other is my dream for Pittsburgh's D(leave James Harrison!).....
I'd like Jake Long, but I think the combo on D work force turnovers like crazy and have the offense constantly pumped up.
Two seasons ago I'd take Tom Brady of course......
November 6th, 2009 at 9:39 AM ^
Two seasons ago we still had Henne. Do you mean 1 season ago?
November 6th, 2009 at 11:14 AM ^
He meant two years ago before Brady was hurt.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:21 AM ^
Jay Feely!
No, it would of course be Woodson.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:24 AM ^
Anybody who doesn't pick Charles Woodson is drunk.
You could plug him in at corner opposite Warren and move Woolfolk to safety OR you could plug him in at deep safety and let him roam center field. I'd probably choose the latter.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:24 AM ^
Ed Reed
November 6th, 2009 at 9:26 AM ^
for finding the loop hole....
November 6th, 2009 at 9:30 AM ^
I believe the term he was looking for is "Wolverine".
"The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times its size."
Best Wiki quote ever.
November 6th, 2009 at 11:21 AM ^
Hilarious
November 6th, 2009 at 9:25 AM ^
How about a defensive secondary of...
Woodson
Warren
Woolfolk
Williams
November 6th, 2009 at 12:10 PM ^
That might be worth a W.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:31 AM ^
Would have to say Marlin Jackson. I know he is hurt right now and Woodson was better in the secondary but man I loved top watch him hit people. Bring him back and put him at safety.
James Earl Jones would be next just so he could sing The Victors before each game in that deep echoing voice!
November 6th, 2009 at 9:32 AM ^
Anyone who doesn't say Tom Brady is crazy. Woodson takes away 1 offensive player. Brady eliminates the crazy stupid turnovers from Forcier and would pick apart defenses so easily, it would be criminal. 40+ points a game would be the norm.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:40 AM ^
would be nice to have.... but woodson on D would be deadly. and to say that woodson only takes away one player is kind of wrong. in 97 he shut down one side of the field, to the point where QB's wouldn't even look his way most of the time. because of that michigans D could swing coverage to the other side of the field. by doing that it would make it even harder for the QB to find someone to throw to, thus allowing our 4 man front to get pressure without having to blitz.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:43 AM ^
Brady+Spread=MNC
November 7th, 2009 at 4:03 AM ^
Come on, dude.
Plus, we're not exactly catching the rock well these days.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:32 AM ^
Jake Long. Oline protection is terrible for Tate. Yeah the D is bad, but no 1 player is going to help solve ALL the problems. Protecting Tate is as important the offense as the run game.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:37 AM ^
Marlin Jackson would go a LONG way to helping us win.
November 6th, 2009 at 10:50 AM ^
He was who I thought of at first as well, but the statistics show that Tate sucks in the pocket and is much more accurate on the move; therefore, having Long might have some unintended consequences.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:36 AM ^
It has to be Woodson. Teams wouldn't be able to pass on Michigan. He could help outon offense. Perhaps most importantly, he knows how to field a punt and do something with it.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:32 PM ^
How many games have we lost because of a ridiculous amount of turnovers on punts? Just giving us someone who can fair catch wins us the Iowa game and helps out in (sadly) just about every other game over the last two years.
November 6th, 2009 at 10:05 AM ^
My picks have already been voiced (Woodson/ Brady) but I'd also take Morgan Trent or Leon Hall back.
November 6th, 2009 at 10:13 AM ^
Co-sign on Leon...I hope you're joking about Trent. We have enough fast guys w/o true DB skills on the team already. Don't give me "any warm body would help"...Morgan Trent was a freakin' nightmare for about 3.5 years of his career. He made (maybe) 5 plays his senior year and only looked competent because he was on a 3-9 team.
He belongs in the UofM defensive backfield hall of shame along with Todd Howard, Dewayne Patmon, and Cato (ball skills of a D-tackle) June.
Sorry...don't mean to be harsh, just a sore spot I guess.
November 10th, 2009 at 12:31 PM ^
Does that -3 above mean there is a closet Morgan Trent fanbase out there?
That's gotta be a tough group to be a part of.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:39 AM ^
Woodson and Warren shut down the secondary.
Woodson at slot receiver.
Woodson running the wildcat.
Woodson fielding punts, not fumbling punts, and returning punts.
November 6th, 2009 at 12:46 PM ^
I voted for Harris initially, but I hadn't thought about Woodson returning punts and at slot. I'm sold.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:13 PM ^
I'd be more excited about Woodson catching punts.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:46 PM ^
even.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:41 AM ^
Unfortunately, though, one player isn't enough to fix the defense, so I would change the "rules" slightly, forget fixing the D, and take a healthy Tate Forcier for the entire year if I really had my choice of one player. I am fully convinced that they would have beaten MSU and Illinois with a healthy Forcier. That would make their record and year look a lot different than it does right now.
The losses to PSU and Iowa aren't really "bad" losses, considering their positions in the poll right now. It's the losses to teams like MSU and Illinois that hurt the most.
Eventually, as this team gets older and deeper, it will be more able to take care of business against weaker teams. That alone guarantees eight wins a year once the pieces are in place. Then, the games against better teams are the difference between a great year and an OK year. That simple change makes a huge difference in how the season goes.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:40 AM ^
Woodson on D and Jake Long on O.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:43 AM ^
Lockdown
November 6th, 2009 at 9:51 AM ^
is saying woodson. i'm going to say either wheatley or biakabutuka. just for the simple fact that they both have speed and power, and don't go down on first contact or hesitate at the line when we need a TD.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:55 AM ^
Todd Collins...hands down.
November 6th, 2009 at 10:06 AM ^
I doubt Todd has the time to come back and QB right now. From reading his blog, he seems really really busy right now:
http://toddcoll15.blogspot.com/
November 6th, 2009 at 10:04 AM ^
I presume we mean the player as they are, right now, not their peak collegiate form, right?
Because as much as the defensive secondary could use Woodson 1997 (and not that Woodson 2009 is a bad edition), I think that under the thought exercise, the linebacking corps could use Woodley 2009. Plays LB (admittedly in a 34 scheme), so he could replace a walkon, work in run stop, and probably help the secondary by getting pressure on the quarterback, either as himself or as the guy you have to account for, allowing Brandon Graham to destroy things.
Also, the killing people, that would help.