Rashan Gary vs Purdue
I'm impatient and don't want to wait for the UFR, so here we are. Was it just me or did Rashan Gary have a very quiet game against Purdue? It didn't seem to my fairly untrained eyes that he had much of an impact during the game. Was I just not paying attention?
September 25th, 2017 at 12:50 AM ^
I've seen him get double teamed a lot every game we have played.
September 25th, 2017 at 1:00 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 1:03 AM ^
Every time Gary gets doubled, someone else deadly gets free. Bush and Winovich are like missiles aimed at the QB. At some point protection schemes are going to shift focus to them, at which point you'll see Gary rack up stats.
September 25th, 2017 at 1:34 AM ^
Exactly, we are 4-0... The things some people complain about these days, it is as if they forgot the pre-Harbaugh days.
September 25th, 2017 at 1:41 AM ^
I'm not complaining. I'm just bringing up something that I thought I saw on Saturday.
Jeez, people like taking offense to stupid shit. It's a blog with a board to discuss Michigan football. That's what I'm doing.
September 25th, 2017 at 1:53 AM ^
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September 25th, 2017 at 6:20 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 7:38 AM ^
Oh and we like to complain about our starting QB too. Thats always fun.That's not a habit unique to Michigan football fans.
September 25th, 2017 at 8:48 AM ^
Aren't you one of the historical "bring in the backup qb" guys? Seems like you are, judging from your posting history.
September 25th, 2017 at 9:00 AM ^
Wanted Morris instead of Garnder. Bitched like hell for O'Korn last year only to see why he was on the bench.
I said it was fun. Never said it was rational or correct.
September 25th, 2017 at 9:15 AM ^
is freaking me out. Looks vaguely like Bruce Jenner, before...
September 25th, 2017 at 9:32 AM ^
I still only see the stick figure one. That's wierd. I tried like hell to change it the other day and was repeatidly defeated (or so I thought)
September 25th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
Delete your cookies.
September 25th, 2017 at 9:46 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 9:47 AM ^
And that, my friends, was me when I was MgrowYoung.
Senior pic in high school.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
You're José Feliciano? Awesome!
September 25th, 2017 at 12:43 PM ^
Makes me want to listen to April Wine.
September 25th, 2017 at 12:49 PM ^
Dude! I loved your "Imagine" song. But I thought Mark David Chapman shot you?
September 25th, 2017 at 6:56 AM ^
I watched the 20 minute highlight video last night, and after one play where Gary was in the shot, I did think to myself that that's the first time I saw him; I too noticed that his name wasn't called.
Big difference though between that and a conclusion that he had a quiet game or something. But if what you're trying to communicate is that you didn't really notice him in that game, you're not alone. I'm just not ready to jump to a conclusion about it yet.
September 25th, 2017 at 8:11 AM ^
The camera always follows the ball; the ball is never on the OL/DL battle. If it were, some OL/DL would have won a Hiesman by now... If you're not noticing Gary, its because the camera isn't on him. It's on the guy that got a free run to the ball because Gary (and Hurst) is eating two or three blockers on his own.
September 25th, 2017 at 9:56 AM ^
Thanks
September 25th, 2017 at 1:54 AM ^
yep, gary faces plenty of doubles and those other dudes have been swarming to the ball incredibly fast, both big factors in lack of stats.
also gary plays on the strong side and literally anchors the D in many concepts (hence the positions name) - he must play smart, stout, assignment-sound football like his 10 teammates, some of whom he allows to be free hitters. they dont want him flying upfield as quickly as possible on every play, ignoring keys or missing landmarks, etc. he has opportunities to pin his ears back and rush the passer but all within the D scheme (though hes still refining some aspects of technique like realizing when to cut a tighter path, etc).
but like winovich (and many on D), gary will eat and shed blocks and then pursue like mad virtually every play. theyre getting hats to the ball, its great to see. bottom line, gary is still a beast
September 25th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
at the end of the play, meaning that even when the play goes away from him, he is in constant pursuit until the play is dead. I also saw him blow up a full back or running back in a play where he came around the edge fast beating his first block and blew through the second and then persued the QB. I think Wormley had low numbers too last year for similar reasons.
September 25th, 2017 at 9:42 AM ^
I was just coming to say that. I've seen him run to the QB a half second too late after beating his double on several occasions. Rashan is being hit with the Frank Clark senior season spell. A bunch of "almost" fancystats as he gets near the QB & the play ends abruptly. Except in Rashan's case, the play is ending because somebody already got there, not because we suck and they have a first down.
September 25th, 2017 at 8:26 AM ^
I love Devin Bush. Jabrill was my man crush for three years. Devin is my new man crush.
September 25th, 2017 at 8:49 AM ^
TMI, bro. TMI
September 25th, 2017 at 1:33 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 9:07 AM ^
...Joey Bosa had 5.0 sacks. Like, for the entire season. He was drafted third overall that spring, because he was/is a very, very good football player.
September 25th, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
You mean that NFL GMs know more about football than a bunch of random message board posters who judge players based on highlight videos and the box score? /s
September 25th, 2017 at 9:37 AM ^
Yeah, the fact that Winovich is screaming past single blockers and destroying QBs is a pretty good example of how much teams are focusing on stopping Gary.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:00 AM ^
And despite the fact that he is wrecking QBs each week and yet opposing teams refuse to change up means:
(1) Opposing head coaches and OCs are insane people who don't care about winning or losing
or
(2) Rashan Gary is a really, really scary player for the opposing team and they will do anything and everything to keep him from ending their QB
September 25th, 2017 at 12:52 AM ^
UFR would probably bear this out but the feeling I got was that most of the time Gary got to the QB 0.5 seconds after Bush, Winovich or someone else did since he was dragging 2-3 OL with him aon every snap
September 25th, 2017 at 1:12 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 1:41 AM ^
Gary rag dolls a guy with one arm, literally flinging him aside. You can see he's getting maybe a little annoyed that he's always just there right after Bush and Winovich.
September 25th, 2017 at 7:00 AM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 7:30 AM ^
Yeah, I know, Joey Galloway. Still he said something Thursday night that I found interesting, primarily because I hadn't given it any thought. Somebody was talking about stats and how it would influence his draft status, to which Galloway said, NFL scouts don't look at stats. To them stats are meaningless. He didn't expand on it but to me it makes sense, the NFL isn't interested in what a player did in college, but with their potential in the NFL.
So while I'm sure Gary is frustrated that his stat numbers aren't reflecting his awesomeness, I'm equally sure that his coaches, formerly of the NFL, have kept him level headed with the knowledge that he's impressing NFL scouts regardless of stats.
September 25th, 2017 at 8:24 AM ^
I would love to agree with him...but the talk about Peppers all spring was his lack of production and stats.
September 25th, 2017 at 8:49 AM ^
And yet he was a first round draft pick. Isn't this further proof that stats don't matter?
September 25th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
I hear ya.. but since Peppers projected to safety in the NFL which is traditionally a position where elite players have stats to pore over.. so of course they had to compare him to other safety prospects' stats...
DL is a position where you can have limited stats but still be a monster.
September 25th, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^
Pundits who are talking idiots on TV because they couldn't coach a team to victory in Madden 08, let alone the NFL.
September 25th, 2017 at 10:31 AM ^
>He is clearly showing frustration on not being "the guy" on all those sacks and TFLs.
Congratulations, you just made the stupidest comment in this fairly stupid thread!
September 25th, 2017 at 8:15 AM ^
Let him get annoyed. Let him get pissed. And lets hope that his aggression is turned toward the guys trying to slow him down. So we can sit back and enjoy the carnage...
September 25th, 2017 at 2:54 AM ^
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September 25th, 2017 at 8:16 AM ^
Bysh, please!!
September 25th, 2017 at 9:20 AM ^
The defense is rated No. 1 or Top 5 in most statistical rankings including No. 1 in sacks. And at the rate they are being collected, there's no way you can't attribute those results to Gary's play. And, let's be honest, Bush is able to do what he's been doing because they can't block everyone. Not like someone turned Gary's motor off against Purdue because you didn't see him wrecking the Oline with an enthusiasm unknown to OUR expected likeness.