Practice #2: Drevno coaches the OL
February 26th, 2015 at 10:51 PM ^
February 26th, 2015 at 10:53 PM ^
It's an art I've perfected myself.
February 26th, 2015 at 11:09 PM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
I was planning on perfecting it, but ended up working on a crossword puzzle instead.
February 26th, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
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February 27th, 2015 at 8:11 AM ^
last year, so I'm hopeful. Also, HARBAUGH.
February 26th, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
during the MGoBlog roundtable on WTKA, he said that when he attended practices under the prior regime, a large portion of the players were frequently just standing around. Assuming he didn't just happened to be there at odd times, I think it speaks to how poorly prepared the team often looked during the past three seasons. A coaching staff that can't manage and plan the limited amount of practice time they've got so that the players are maximizing the amount of work they're doing both physically and mentally is probably not going to be very good at getting the fundamentals across.
Brian's observation after observing one practice under JH is that things are now radically different—very little standing around, and everybody's running.
February 26th, 2015 at 11:02 PM ^
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February 26th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
Harbaugh's comment in the press conference about why it's great to be the head coach: "I can coach any position." He sees everything and knows how to fix anything. Contrast to Hoke who prefers to coach D-line and segment the coaching process.
I don't want to shit on Brady every chance I get for the last four years, but honestly, the difference between this staff and the last is absolutely massive. To use a Michigan hockey example, it seems like upgrading from Giordano to Berenson. Or like upgrading from Fickell to Meyer.
February 27th, 2015 at 12:13 AM ^
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February 27th, 2015 at 8:12 AM ^
HEY-OH!
February 27th, 2015 at 1:09 AM ^
I love the attention to detail, the emphasis on efficiency. Always trying to get even 1% better, even 1 mph faster.
It manifests intself in little things like making sure every practice minute and square foot of space gets used efficiently.
That's what all those miscellaneous hires are all about, from the extra film analysts to the Team Mom. Make the best use of your limited time and resources.
February 27th, 2015 at 8:32 AM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 7:29 AM ^
I'd like to find a long-time insider and ask them how the Carr and Rodriguez staffs fared by that measure (efficient use of practice time).
February 27th, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
I didn't think Brian actually attended the practice, but was happy to hear Sam's reports (also 2nd hand) about the practice tempo.
It doesn't change the impact of the observation or Brian's reaction, but I don't think Brian attended this week.
February 26th, 2015 at 11:03 PM ^
In one of the voiceovers you could see Drevno was working with Mason Cole on his head placement. The little things. Loved the comment about no little kids go around working on their wide base, all pretend they're Tyrone Wheatley.
February 27th, 2015 at 3:06 AM ^
February 26th, 2015 at 11:17 PM ^
February 26th, 2015 at 11:31 PM ^
Agreed. I wish I could go to one of these practices. I Google "Jim Harbaugh" every day just to see if I can get a little bit more information.
We are not healthy.
February 27th, 2015 at 12:11 AM ^
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February 26th, 2015 at 11:19 PM ^
. . . its the Harbaugh Way
February 26th, 2015 at 11:34 PM ^
Get with the program!!
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February 26th, 2015 at 11:56 PM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 12:01 AM ^
The guy's intense. I bet he accepts only 100%.
February 27th, 2015 at 12:38 AM ^
I'm not expecting an army of Jake Long clones, but I think they could become a pretty formidable unit by season's end. Maybe even the strength of the offense. And that, by proxy, will make our run game better, and give whoever is under center that much more time to work with. All starts up front.
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February 27th, 2015 at 12:59 AM ^
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February 27th, 2015 at 1:04 AM ^
I love his comment about how nobody is born being an O lineman, that little kids don't go play in the yard and pretend to be OL, they pretend to be QBs, WRs, and RBs.
OL is a learned skill through technique and repetition.
February 27th, 2015 at 1:23 AM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 8:16 AM ^
around these parts is unbelievable. I still say he's your starter this year and proves to be an outstanding QB under Harbaugh's direction.
February 27th, 2015 at 9:19 AM ^
We'll see who wins out, but I gotta think Shane has the inside track.
February 27th, 2015 at 9:33 AM ^
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February 27th, 2015 at 11:11 AM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 3:20 AM ^
I can just see all our rivals disliking this guy in 3-4 years with his intensity levels. He's exactly the kind of toughness our program needs. Obviously I don't want him to be an "unnecessary roughness" asshole though.
February 27th, 2015 at 7:23 AM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 4:23 AM ^
Durkin and Drevno are both wearing the same hoodie.
Waiting for a WD breaking news post on the product.
February 27th, 2015 at 5:43 AM ^
The offensive line was meshing very well towards the end of last season.
The emergence of Drake Johnson and his ability to hit holes and cut helped a lot as well.
Something that Harbaugh must get into our running backs heads is that they need to be able to read and react better to what is happening blocking wise. Derrick Green was starting to get better at that and showed signs at Rutgers. Drake Johnson did as well.
Maybe every play doesn't go for a bunch of yards, but 3-4 yards a pop makes everything a lot easier.
February 27th, 2015 at 6:39 AM ^
Drake made the difference. He was, when healthy, the best back on the active roster....far more explosive than Green, Smith or Hayes. Its a real shame that he was injured again.
Im looking for Ty Issac to take the #1 spot this year and get the bulk of the carries. The other RBs are just servicable at best.
February 27th, 2015 at 6:35 AM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 8:19 AM ^
"pad level." You'll see that phrase a lot around here, relatively new MGoBlogger. Also, welcome.
February 27th, 2015 at 9:21 AM ^
High school kids don't has it.
February 27th, 2015 at 7:17 PM ^