Apology not accepted
I think this is the same video from a couple days ago.
You don't come around here very often do you...
but you commented on a thread regarding the video you just posted, 2 days ago:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/video-scrimmage-highlights#comment-1541337
Here's the correct link to the new video from today.
Did you all actually watch the video? It's a new one; it's not the same one from earlier in the week. The OP didn't directly link to it (direct link is HERE). Check it out.
EDIT: Beaten by a minute by the unstoppable force that is Ron "Michael Scarn" Swanson.
Where for art tho GoBluenTexas? You've been missing for almost a year.
Oh, I've been around. I had a really busy stretch last year and didn't have time to check the board for a while, and then just kind of slipped into lurking mode until recently. It feels good to be back; kind of like how an alcoholic feels when he falls off the wagon.
Good to have you back. I wasnt sure if your avatar took control of you in real life and you and Charlie had become one.
Can't help but notice several of the i-form running plays getting absolutely stuffed...it was nice to see Bolden stick V. Smith around 1:30 in the video, tho. Great tackle. But again, WHY is Vince running out of that formation?
Bolden was all over this video, also got a quick shot of Jarrod Wilson
Was he getting snap with the 1s? In the short clips it looks likes he was out there against the 1st team offense.
I've heard Bolden looks good but he isn't quite big enough yet to play much at MLB. He's gonna be special after a year of D1 S&C though.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
I wouldn't say Bolden isn't big enough to play. He's listed at 230 now, and this is before he really starts a college S&C program. He could be 235 by fall, maybe more. That's not too small. It's not ideal, but for a good player, that's doable. Morgan started most of the season at WILL last year at 220, and those spots aren't that different.
Fitzgerald? J.B. Fitzgerald graduated.
Gotcha. I can't really see Hawthorne making a big impact this year. He had a shot and played his way out of it.
Yeah, he definitely looks thicker. I have a feeling he's going to be groomed for the MIKE job once Demens leaves, so I guess he's adding the weight now.
Incredible young man.
At the end of the video, Denard barely gets touched and they called him down but he would have taken to the house if they were going real. His passing is looking better too and he is much more decisive when he gets the ball. Last year I though he hesitated too much and that got him in trouble. Good video.
oops wrong thread. Anyway, Denard looked fast today
Glad they whistled it dead since he was touched but you could tell from Denard's body language he was pissed cause he knew he was long gone
What.. was that play? (At the very end of the video where denard took off) It looked like play-action bubble-option? Because Denard made the play-fake, rolled out, and then pump-faked a bubble screen and then took off, but he had offensive linemen blocking in front of him, indicating some sort of designed QB run or bubble-screen. This type of play would be absolutely lethal with the athletes we have at WR + Denard. I like.
Not to pick nits, but relatively sure that was the tunnel screen we saw very frequently last year, which is why Omameh was out so wide. Think it was a broken play as Ryan jumped in front of the route. So Denard wisely tucked, and Omameh and Jerald Robinson (the original intended receiver) just released downfield. Regardless, a good read and nice pick up by Denard.
1) Are the highlights of the scrimmages just going to be good plays done by the offense for the most part? Do they just assume we don't want to see good defensive plays and just want to see big offensive plays?
2) What's the difference between what we saw here and a spring game? Because they're still tackling, they're in pads etc...The only difference is tagging the QB?
1. Last year this is what the videos looked like, too. It's part of The Fort. There's a reason that all the videos are close-ups. The coaches don't want too much info getting out there.
2. The QB won't get tackled in the spring game, either. Essentially, the spring game will be exactly what you saw here. It's just that it will be at Michigan Stadium in front of several thousand people.
Notably absent from all highlights thus far - Bellomy. Unless I've missed something.
Also, DG still has that shot put motion on this throw. Looks funny.
I wouldn't read too much into it. Bellomy is the third string quarterback. When you only have 10-12 highlights or so, why would a video editor/coaching staff waste time showing the third stringer that most fans probably don't care to see? The average fan wants to see how "superstars" Robinson and Gardner, not a guy who won't see the field this year (unless there's a blowout, injuries, etc.).
March 31st, 2012 at 10:17 PM ^
Go Blue.
I haven't seen Roy Roundtree in either of these scrimmage videos. Is he injured?
March 31st, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^
March 31st, 2012 at 11:09 PM ^
Furman hasn't been practicing. Floyd has been playing a lot with the twos. He's in the video from today.
March 31st, 2012 at 10:02 PM ^
Notably no footage of Garnder at WR in either video. Is it becuase he isn't out there much or becuase the coaches are trying to keep it on the hush-hush within the Fort?
March 31st, 2012 at 10:17 PM ^
As far as the coaches are concerned, Gardner hasn't played any wide receiver and they have no idea what you're talking about.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:54 PM ^
Fitz is looking more and more like a future NFL back. He has that one cut and go burst, good quickness and moves, not top end speed but pretty close to it, and he runs physical too...he reminds me a little of a Terrell Davis type. Fitz should get 1500yds this year with a dozen TDs...
edit ... upon watching these clips again, man is Fitz smooth...he is a very graceful runner too, but in a physical way. Its a good combo. Guess Im now a huge Fitz fan.
The whole team looks good. I think Gallon is an amazing player. The grabs he makes in those videos, for someone his size is incredible. He is a great player regardless of size. It was great to hear from Elliott Mealer too.
Ricky Barnum looks pretty solid in there at Center...he is another guy who will be playing on Sunday next year.
In that run by Rawls where he cuts back, he shows nice nimble feet for a big guy ...and poor Quinton Washington was left to do a big hand clap of air as Rawls ran by... and made some safety pay too at the end of the run.
It looked like 57 Frank Clark was dropping back in coverage on that Michigan Boot Waggle pass to the TE, maybe he didnt get deep enough or the TE got loose from a LB underneath, couldnt see from that angle. Regardless, I like those zone blitz concepts that Mattison uses.
Both Bolden and Morgan look like tackling machines out there. Bolden in particular seems to really put the stick on runners and stops them cold. Both guys should be fun to watch for the next few years in the middle.
sorry so long.. but this is the off season ...
March 31st, 2012 at 11:05 PM ^
Based on this video, I think we're going to be all set at RB for the next couple years. Both Fitz and Rawls look strong. LB should be all set too, those guys are all over the field.
Also - Mealer has a real man beard.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:43 PM ^
Thomas Rawls lowering his head and getting an extra yard instead of running out of bounds at 1:15 is awesome.