Ross Taylor-Douglas??

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did my eyes and ears deceive me yesterday or did Ross Taylor-Douglas, the positional nomad, get in at RB yesterday?

anyone?

Wolverine Devotee

September 4th, 2015 at 1:13 PM ^

Derrick Green has been retweeting people telling him he needs more carries.

I predict sets of stadium steps are in his future.

gwkrlghl

September 4th, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^

...which I believe he continued to do in his few carries last night. I couldn't tell who was hitting holes and who wasn't from where I was in the stands, but from a bowling ball "You aren't bringing me down without a fight" perspective Smith was the best RB last night and it wasn't close

DonAZ

September 4th, 2015 at 1:26 PM ^

Interesting thought -- which players, based on nothing but last night's game, do the tea leaves bode ill?

Derrick Green -- reasons cited above

Andrew David -- scholarship kicker is third on depth behind two walk ons

Shane Morris -- brief camera shot of him on sideline showed one upset young man

 

Wolverine Devotee

September 4th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^

Brendan Gibbons had to redshirt his freshman year in 2009 because Jason Olesnavage, who was a 5th year guy, was doing better.

The thought on Scout is that Harbaugh may decide to go back and take a kicker in 2016, though.

Also a cool stat I saw on twitter: Kenny Allen became the first black kicker to score PAT and a FG in the Big Ten Conference last night.

His Dudeness

September 4th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^

When did I say it was based on last night's game only?

We have a lot of evidence actually. Smith consistantly beating him out. Isaac looking better than Smith and also his work at USC. And Drake Johnson being better than all when healthy...

Green is buried and he isn't helping himself getting out by falling at first contact and having terrible vision. He may just not be very good at football?

Quailman

September 4th, 2015 at 1:39 PM ^

I get that your premise is to go off of just last night, but yeah, its early. I suspect a few guys who didnt play big roles last night will come into them, and a few guys who played last night might fall out of them. A few more weks may give us a better idea of where guys really are than just last night.

Green-- Yeah, it's going to be tough for him to get touches, especially when Drake is healthy.

David-- He is a freshman. He may need time to adjust. He may not have earned trust yet. He has time.

Shane-- "brief" camera shot isnt much to go on. If I remember it, M was down a couple scores at the time. I would be upset if my team was losing. Context could be anything, maybe someone farted right next to him. 

 

DonAZ

September 4th, 2015 at 2:25 PM ^

I get that your premise is to go off of just last night, but yeah, its early.

Agree, it's early.  And thanks for understanding the post and playing along.

The thing about Green is he's had plenty of time to establish himself ... and hasn't.  New OC, new RB coach, new HC ... and he's down the depth chart.  That does not bode well.

The thing about David is he's a scholarship kicker.  That's a scholarship slot I'm nearly certain Harbaugh would love to get back.  That's the particular pressure David is under.

Morris -- yeah, I wasn't serious about the one camera shot.  But put yourself in his shoes.  He has to be wondering when or if he'll get his chance.  Next year he has to face another transfer in O'Korn, plus Gentry.  And did anyone happen to notice the similarities between Utah's QB Travis Wilson and Zach Genty?  Both tall, agile QBs. 

blueblueblue

September 4th, 2015 at 1:43 PM ^

This is dumb and blindly arrogant. You assume paying attention to social media means he is not working as hard as he can in practice. It may be true, but you in no way know this. You make an assumption in order to then make a critical comment about Greene, when you dont really know what the hell is going on.How do you know that Greene is not just paying attention to social media when resting? When he cannot actually practice? It could just be that Smith and RTD are better than he is. Stop making immature, assinine assumptions.

Wolverine Devotee

September 4th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^

*Green

Retweeting people telling you that you need more carries after a loss is not a good look. Hence my original comment of him probably having to run stadium stairs.

If you want more carries, work for them. That's all I'm saying. 

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blueblueblue

September 5th, 2015 at 8:04 AM ^

A agree the tweets are dumb. But you dont know he is not working for those carries. He might just not be as good as Johnson, Smith, and Isaac are. You rightly criticize his tweets, but none of us know what is happening in practice. 

klctlc

September 4th, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^

Not sure he is receiving it, but this whole things smells like that.

He may go down on contact but he is physically more talented then Smith. Not close.  Smith maximizes his effort and is rewarded for that.  Plus he appears to be better in pass pro.  

They are trying to reach Green to change his attitude and effort (my opinion based on absolutley no evidence or inside info).

The upside with green in there is significantly higher than smith.  But if he is not going to try or practice with effort, we are stuck with smith.

Please Drake go to Tibet and find a buddhist monk with incredible healing powers.  Come back as nimble and fast as you were late last year.

klctlc

September 4th, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^

That is all I am saying. If he ran as hard as Smith he would be better because he can cut better and has more top end speed.

I am not arguing he does not go down too easy.  That is my point with the coaches, they are trying to get him to change his style and toughen up. Once again, my opinion based on no evidence.

BornSinner

September 4th, 2015 at 3:26 PM ^

If Ty can get his pass blocking up to snuff, he will be starting. 

He's a better receiver (Smith's easy drop last night prolly gave half this board a heart attack) 

Faster, you just can't tell atm since he's catching up from his injury

Once he's comfortable he'll be our best back sharing the load with Drake Johnson when he's healthy.