Roundtree passes Grady on Depth Chart
After the game I noticed Kelvin Grady wasn't really mentioned in the game at all. Instead Roundtree was being shown playing the slot receiver position. Well it has been confirmed today that Roundtree has passed Grady on the depth chart. Only thing I am concerned about is the speed of Roundtree. I thought he was suppose to be a 4.4 guy but that didnt show at all during the game on saturday. I do like he is a 6-0 SR though. Hopefully we can begin to see strides made in the spring game by him.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:11 PM ^
Surely you didn't go off his FAKE 40 time off the Rival's page for him, right? Slot guys need to show more shiftiness than speed, I'd say.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:14 PM ^
I don't really go by Rivals 40 times anymore. I actually believe I had read on here that he ran in the 4.4 range.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:17 PM ^
I couldn't believe how easily he was caught from behind at Illinois.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:20 PM ^
IME, it appeared that he let up and cost Michigan the momentum (READ: THE GAME)
He could've reached the ball out or dove into the endzone. Poor effort that culminated with him laughing on the sidelines after the play got overturned. Embarrassing.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
the kid's still very young. Has the biggest play of his career and is probably excited about being able to contribute. What's embarrassing is blaming the loss on a 19 year old kid who had longest reception of any receiver this year.
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:08 PM ^
I love how you blame him for "costing Michigan the momentum" when he GAVE us that momentum in the first place. It was 3rd and long deep in our own territory and Tate had just fumbled (recovered by a teammate). Our offense was reeling, and then Roundtree stepped up and made a huge play. Are you really going to bitch that it was "only" a 76-yard gain?
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:21 PM ^
If he ran a 4.4 he would have been one of the fastest guys at the NFL combine:
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:15 PM ^
In the spread offense Rodriguez used at WVU, slot receivers were players like Jeremy Gallon - shifty runningbacks that could not only catch passes but also be used in the run game as well.
As much as I like Roundtree, I think a key part of the offense is missing when you use players like him instead of players like Gallon. Now, Odoms isn't exactly a true slot either, but Grady is closer. The problem is, we haven't seen this part of the offense used much at all, which saddens me greatly.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:16 PM ^
Would I have preferred that he went 79 yards instead of 78? Sure. Am I just happy to see someone break into the open field for some serious yardage? I sure as hell am. I hope he adds another dimension to our passing attack.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:25 PM ^
I really think landing Tavon Austin, who btw is tearing it up at WVU, was crucial in last years class. And late in the recruiting process a guy named Larry Raper came on to the scene. Watching film on Larry he is incredibly fast. Someone who would have excelled greatly as a slot man. If Denard is a special talent and shouldn't be kept off the field, Larry is in the same boat.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:45 PM ^
I believe Austin was very interested in Michigan, however he was something of an academic liability and the staff cooled on him.
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 PM ^
I think you're forgetting about all the issues Raper had with his recruitment.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:26 PM ^
or not. Who cares. The guy got open and caught the damn ball. So what if he got caught from behind. Mike Hart got caught from behind all the time. We need receivers that can help Tate out by making some catches and getting open. Roundtree seems to have been able to do that so far. Grady might have done a good job at getting open, but the dropped balls were def an issue. I think Roundtree provides quality reps for this offense and has been one of the few players to really jump on the opportunity thats been given to 'em.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:28 PM ^
"Ray" Roundtree is fast. To give you a reference he is somewhere between a snake and a mongoose. And a panther.
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:15 AM ^
Was that timed with a stopwatch or a digital thermometer?
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:29 PM ^
Roundtree was fast enough to run 76 yards without being caught. That's farther than any other receiver has run this year.
He got caught at yard 77. If it weren't for the failure of the coaches to put in a goal-line running back and the ineptness of our blocking, we gain half a yard and score a TD.
I'm not concerned about Roundtree. That one play and his TD against MSU were both better than any play Grady has made this year. I'm not knocking Grady, but that's just how it is.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:54 PM ^
has performed. Grady has dropped passes.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:56 PM ^
I agree. Sure he could have been faster, but what a great play by Roundtree. That was the best WR play I can recall since Stonum's big catch against MSU.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:51 PM ^
I think one of the good October developments has been this kid developing into a big play threat. We saw his game in the Spring Game, and now we're seeing it on the real field of play. I think he's going to have a nice November.
He and Tate have three years together.
Honestly, he's probably never been caught from behind in practice, if you know what I mean, so he probably thought he was in the clear.
Regardless, this kid is emerging before out eyes. Very exciting.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:37 PM ^
but I think he has to get a little bigger and work on his ball skills. Roundtree, at this point, seems like a better option at slot so i'm pretty pleased with this development.
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:27 PM ^
I think some of Roundtree's success can be attributed to the chemistry he has with Tate. IIRC in the summer Roundtree spent some time with Tate in San Diego.
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:07 AM ^
he's probably going to be moved back outside next season...think about the depth.
wr: hemingway, stokes, ROBINSON, JACKSON
wr: stonum, gordon?, MILLER, WILLIAMSON
sr: odoms, grady, gallon, robinson, DRAKE, DILEO