Seth / Alex RE: David Ojabo
Needs a freakin shield. ONE Michigan player in the last ten seasons has had at least 10 sacks in a single season Taco in 2016 had exactly ten. Both him and Hutch LEAD the Big Ten with at least 3 more games to play. Give this man the credit he deserves. He has already tied the Michigan single season record for force fumbles at 5!
November 15th, 2021 at 10:43 AM ^
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November 14th, 2021 at 6:38 PM ^
Nice try, Commissioner Goodell.
November 14th, 2021 at 6:45 PM ^
Chill. He's a cyan. Needs another year at UM to develop.
November 14th, 2021 at 6:49 PM ^
Agreed. The D scheme is predicated upon stopping the run. DO hasn’t graded out well enough vs the rush to make this unit a top 10 run D.
I’d double cyan him TBH. Maybe even triple secret cyan
November 14th, 2021 at 6:51 PM ^
CYAN EVERYONE
November 14th, 2021 at 10:48 PM ^
c'mon this isn't the SEC we don't do over-cyaning
November 14th, 2021 at 8:20 PM ^
I think the easiest way to resolve this is for one of us - or a rotating cast of us - to follow him around town with a large cyan circle cutout so that anyone who sees him will know that he is cyan and needs that extra year or five.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:57 PM ^
I hate to dump on a college kid trying their best, but you are right. His middle name is cyan. Totally needs another year to develop.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:50 PM ^
If cyan you mean by being drafted by Panthers or Jags in the first round then sure.
David's next OjabO will be in the NFL next year.
/s of course.
November 14th, 2021 at 9:16 PM ^
You can’t draft a guy that wears a kilt and talks with the Scottish brogue. He’ll have to stay in school to at least get rid of the accent.
November 14th, 2021 at 9:32 PM ^
Well played my friend!
November 15th, 2021 at 12:39 PM ^
Nonsense /s The Lions should!
November 14th, 2021 at 6:54 PM ^
David Ojabo doesn't even look like he'll get drafted to me. Don't you agree?
November 14th, 2021 at 7:28 PM ^
Seems like he is almost as good as Aubrey Solomon. Dude needs two years to prepare. Still a bit too skinny.
November 14th, 2021 at 6:54 PM ^
Ojabo is an absolute elite pass rusher, and based on that alone he’s a first round pick because EDGE rushers are among the most valued players in the draft.
He still has work to do in the run game. Couple times yesterday he was getting reached and hooked (probably why he split snaps with Harrell earlier in the year). He could elevate to the best EDGE player in the draft in 2023 but if he goes in 2022 he has absolutely earned it.
Also, we have been damn lucky with DE’s outside LB pass rushers under Harbaugh. Wormley, Taco, Chase, Gary, Uche, Kwity, Hutch and Ojabo. With players like Upshaw, Morris, Jenkins, and McGregor looking to take the mantle next.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:00 PM ^
Need another year at UM. Clearly cyan.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:11 PM ^
Clearly developmental project just lucky. Should prolly not play and be. Cyan’d clearly a limitations factor to the defense like Cade is to the offense.
November 15th, 2021 at 6:42 AM ^
“Lucky” isn’t the right word. Every one of those players had a hello post where the coaches likely thinking and the players probable development path was laid out. I had thought that Taco was a bust at one point and then when he boomed I went back and looked at his hello. He did almost exactly what was predicted.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:05 PM ^
Ojabo needs one more year so he can beat Ohio St twice
November 14th, 2021 at 7:41 PM ^
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November 14th, 2021 at 8:44 PM ^
Would've been three in a row had they played in 2020.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:08 PM ^
He's had a great season...one of the biggest pleasant surprises from the season. One year as a starter is not enough! I hope he comes back for another season, unless he dominates against OSU and UM wins out, then I give him my blessing, but otherwise I really hope he comes back! JK...Of course we'd be lucky to have him back, but there's a good chance he's gone. Happy to have him this year!
November 14th, 2021 at 7:18 PM ^
I saw his spin move a game or two ago and it was top notch. He is a beast.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:18 PM ^
Ah you think cyan is your ally? You merely adopted the cyan. I was born in it, molded by it.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:18 PM ^
I love his ability to strip the ball. Seems like he is always going for it, but not to the detriment of getting the tackle.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:48 PM ^
Can't really find an argument for the OP here.
Shield.
November 14th, 2021 at 7:53 PM ^
Is Aidan the best player of the Harbaugh era? To me it's either him, Jourdan Lewis or Devin Bush. Interested in what other folks think. Can make arguments for all 3. I personally think Aidan has the biggest on field impact.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:05 PM ^
Considering he basically grades out like Chase Young who was hyped as "the best player in America!" by Klatt and Gus Johnson as they gushed about him for Heisman hype - I'd say yes.
Also, considering that he's actually a better run defender than Young and plays on a lesser overall defensive line in overall talent, I'd again say yes.
Finally, add in how important his leadership has been to this year's team overall, it's probably a no brainer yes.
He's both physically the best player of the Harbaugh era, as well as the most impactful on field.
I'm guessing he goes top 4 in the draft.
November 15th, 2021 at 12:37 AM ^
Peppers was in New York.
November 15th, 2021 at 5:33 AM ^
Mostly because of versatility. Playing in all three phases. Peppers was great, but Hutchinson is on another level.
November 15th, 2021 at 5:50 AM ^
Agree - I think he has been the most impactful player on the field in the Harbaugh era and one of the best defensive players ever to wear the winged helmet. Seems like a helluva leader too. I also think he should be in the Heisman discussion.
November 15th, 2021 at 8:30 AM ^
For me it’s Chase or Peppers. But Aidan is probably a better DE right now than they were at their positions
November 14th, 2021 at 8:00 PM ^
He’s gone….
November 14th, 2021 at 8:04 PM ^
But then he might get drafted, so please don't.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:04 PM ^
I'm going to cyan people in my organizational chart at work. Love the cyan.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:14 PM ^
He's awesome but pro DCs want dudes who can stop the run. That's probably the difference between him going top 15 and in the latter half of the first. I remember him having a reputation as a scholarly guy coming in, so maybe he wants to graduate? ?
November 14th, 2021 at 8:14 PM ^
I was really hoping he had a Scottish accent...
November 15th, 2021 at 6:52 AM ^
I had no idea if he would sound Nigerian, Scottish or what. I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear this and keep imagining him with a Scottish Dikembe Mutumbo voice.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:28 PM ^
eh I dunno, David Ojabo has a long ways to go before he can be spoken of in the same breath as previous program stalwarts like Cyan Van Bergen, Jake Cyan, and Cyan Glasgow.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:37 PM ^
He should have 6 forced fumbles.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:45 PM ^
I wanted to say this but everyones like no we cant speak about those who we do not speak of.
November 14th, 2021 at 11:48 PM ^
Ojabo as Voldemort.
November 14th, 2021 at 9:33 PM ^
Which, clearly, is why he needs another year to develop.
November 14th, 2021 at 8:59 PM ^
Something I think people are missing about Ojabo is who he probably talks to the most. That's probably Aidan Hutchinson. As in, the guy who came back for another year when he was already a projected first rounder—even coming off an injury.
To me, that means there's a possibility (how big of one? I'm not sure) that he'll stay one more season to anchor the UM defense. If he does, I'm guessing we'll have Hutch to thank.
November 14th, 2021 at 9:21 PM ^
Hutch came back to win the B1G title. If they can accomplish that this year, might take away the motivation for a player like Ojabo leaving.
November 15th, 2021 at 8:52 AM ^
Sure, that's why Hutch came back. But the personal RESULT for Hutch was moving up to the top 5 in the draft. Ojabo's not gonna ignore that.
November 14th, 2021 at 10:43 PM ^
November 14th, 2021 at 10:45 PM ^
My God. The users here and their issue with fucking colors. I mean, thank heavens we're not Texas, but holy hell.