SIAP: Harbaugh hires Albany's DC Keith Dudzinski in analyst role; Dudzinski worked under Brown at UMass

Submitted by MaizenBlue93 on February 17th, 2020 at 12:04 PM

https://www.maizenbrew.com/platform/amp/2020/2/17/21140287/michigan-football-jim-harbaugh-don-brown-keith-dudzinski

MGoStrength

February 17th, 2020 at 4:28 PM ^

Maybe, but Hinton played sparingly and wasn't particularly great and Smith didn't play at all. I'm sure they'll develop. I'm not sure they'll actually be good in 2020, functional maybe, but good...I'd be surprised. That would be quite a jump in production without much evidence to date. That sounds like wishful thinking. Maybe in 2021.

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MGoStrength

February 17th, 2020 at 6:00 PM ^

Hinton played quite a bit actually

Define quite a bit.  He did not even see snaps in every game.  He also did not see snaps on the defensive line on a number of the games he played in and recorded his stats on special teams.  His playing time did increase over the season particularly in the OSU and Bama games, but he was not particularly effective.  That's not a knock on the guy, but the reality of a true freshman DT.  I'm sure he'll improve.  I'm not sure he'll good next year.

Even finishing the season with more tackles than Dwumfour

So, he had more tackles than a guy that was injured much of the year and ineffective when he did play?  What does that tell you?  Dwumfour had 9 total tackles and Hinton had 10.  As a point of comparison Ben Mason had 7 tackles at DT and didn't even play there much, was new to the position, and was undersized.  As a point of comparison Hutchinson had 68, Paye had 50, Kemp had 40, and Danna had 38.

But hey, tell yourself whatever you need to bud.

I'm not knocking Smith or Hinton.  They were both highly recruited players.  But, it takes time to develop.  And, guys don't typically go from contributing sparingly to making significant contributions in one offseason.  Generally you see more signs and flashes like you did with Dax Hill for example.  My bet is Smith's 2020 is Hinton's 2019 and while Hinton will contribute more tackles because he'll probably be the starter along side Kemp, he doesn't look ready to have a dominant type of season yet.

 

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Cdat33

February 17th, 2020 at 7:25 PM ^

They really only have to be functional this year. As this blog has made clear, freshman DTs suck. And that’s ok. So if they’re functional this year, and I’d venture a guess they will be, that’s a positive for the defense. 

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MGoStrength

February 17th, 2020 at 9:51 PM ^

I agree that if both Kemp and Hinton stay healthy all year they should be functional.  But, I also still think they will be weakness of the defense against the better offensive lines, particularly if they get run down and Jeter and/or Smith are not able to provide functional depth behind them.

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RXwolverine

February 17th, 2020 at 12:47 PM ^

Downvote all you want but football has been nothing but bad news since November 30 2019 and it’s gonna get worse. Stick to a real sport and support the basketball team, resurgent hockey team, baseball, softball, hell even both Michigan men’s and women’s lacrosse teams deserve more support than the shit show the football team has delivered. Football is and always will be my first love but every post about the football team just continues to piss me off

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scfanblue

February 17th, 2020 at 1:32 PM ^

7-5 possibly 8-4 in 2020. If Milton or McCaffrey were better than Patterson then they would have already played. Gotta have a great QB to make the playoffs and beat OSU. Same old song and dance on defense. Beating up the weaker teams and getting lit up for the big plays against the better teams. I used to really look forward to UM football every year and especially through the summer but not really anymore under Harbaugh. The baseball team and their progression is an awesome thing to see even if they do not win it all and Howard is going to really good at UM with the kids he is bringing in. He wants to be there and was in Omaha supporting the baseball team after his hire. 

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CWoodIsMyBoiii

February 17th, 2020 at 1:40 PM ^

Can't argue the comment about Milton and McCaffrey.  At no time in the history of football has a young QB progressed in their strength, conditioning, relationship with receivers, understanding of a new playbook, etc. during a full off season of training and development.  They will be the exact same players they were at the start of last season when they couldn't beat out Patterson.  We are doomed.  

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mfan_in_ohio

February 17th, 2020 at 3:15 PM ^

Seriously. 2011 RS Freshman Devin Gardner ended the MSU game by, on 4th and 22, scrambling forward 10 yards, then going back behind the line and trying to find a receiver, before getting sacked for a ten yard loss.  This a couple plays after an illegal forward pass.  2013 Gardner almost singlehandedly beat OSU on a broken foot.  
 

Players improve, and yet somehow people can watch Austin Davis on one day and then the next day say “McCaffrey and Milton will be worse than Patterson was.” 

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FauxMo

February 17th, 2020 at 2:33 PM ^

OK, wait, hold on. So last season it was, "McCaffery is definitely better, but Harbaugh is playing Patterson because he is stubborn and has a preference for the tested upperclassmen," but now it's "McCaffery obviously would have played if he were even close to Patterson last year, and will never, ever get any better, so we're doomed"? Sports fans are super dumb... 

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