per rivals:
http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1041811
Ryan's head coach: "Michigan wants him as an outside linebacker that can rush the passer or get into coverage in the zones, maybe take the back out of the backfield."
http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1041790
Kinard: "They are going to work be in at the WILL 'backer."
With Roh only a rising
I think that Furman's coming
I think that Furman's coming in as a SLB...but maybe he'll eventually be moved to MLB...with Robinson eventually being moved to SLB!?
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Second
Yeah, I get an immediate sense of frustration when I hear guys projected at Deathbacker when our MLB core was so weak last year. (I'm excited about Isaiah Bell, though, at MLB).
I wouldn't be surprised to see Wilkins play DE sooner rather than later. He's quick, already big (Rivals has him at 244), and talk is that he has a "big frame," meaning he may be able to bulk up and play in Graham's spot. Roh was only 230 coming in, so Wilkins can hopefully move over and play the DE with a year of training.
Another thought I had was whether or not the coaches tell kids they like them at hybrid positions as something of a recruiting tactic. It might be more flattering and less a fear of commitment to a single position for a recruit to be told he could "stand up or put his hand in the dirt."
"There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion."
Seriously Can't We Sign 1 MLB
Michigan hasn't signed a single MLB Prospect for 2 Straight Years even though that is the weakest position on the team.
"Relax you panic monger" -Megatron
MIKE?
I don't think that is the weakest position on the team. There are alot of position groups that could take that title before MIKE LB. Ezeh is the starter... Ryan, Bell and Demens (RS) FR. could all play there eventually and have 3-5 years of extra eligibility as well as Fitz who is only a sophomore. 2011 we will get a couple of MLBs, and probably at least one will be a blue-chip. I think getting bigger up front and replenishing the secondary were top priorities in the 10' class, and we took care of the DBs for the most part. We need more William Campbell sized guys IMO. You build a team from the inside out, especially on defense. My two cents.
Bell is a WILL. Fitzgerald
Bell is a WILL. Fitzgerald will be a junior in 2010.
2 straight years?
Really? Please tell me who the last MLB we signed was? Ezeh was a RB. Rivals just list them all as LBs, but Scout breaks them down to OLB and MLB and the only MLB recruit listed is Austin Panter a JUCO transfer (2007) and I don't think he was able to beat out Obi. Who can remember the last true MLB we recruited that actually started at the Mike?
Question
There was talk on the board a few months back that Cameron Gordon was switching from WR to LB. Can anyone confirm if this has happened? Also, wouldn't he project at MIKE if he did switch?
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through
A few thoughts...
Furman is supposed to come in at Stevie Brown's position, am I correct? Was hoping Ryan could come in at Mike but I guess the coaches don't see him as one. He's always available if there was a switch needed. Also, isn't Isaiah Bell also at Stevie's position. I guess some Mike's are needed for next years class. Also does anybody think Mouton could get passed on the depth chart? By who?
Isaiah Bell is certainly not
Isaiah Bell is certainly not a SAM, he is at least a WILL and I've heard possibly a MIKE. Furman seems to be starting out at the SAM but I think he'll end up a WILL at some point, based on his height and the depth at that spot.
Maybe the reason not many guys are going to the MIKE is because they think JB will take over for Ezeh and that Demens and Bell are solid backups after that. I also was hoping for Ryan at the MIKE, it seems as though we have a lot of recruits headed for the deathbacker spot.
The truth is so many young
The truth is so many young players' positions could be in flux it makes an informed analysis really hard.
Galileo was also chastised.
I think it's too early
I think it's too early to label much of our incoming class, and that the coaches are more than likely repeating what the UM coaching staff mentioned as a starting point, and/or a simple estimation of where they see them playing. It's too hard to tell, with the guys on defense, until they come in and we see how they all progress.
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Yes, though I don't know
Yes, though I don't know where that was specifically stated. I know the mods have taken down straight reposts before...and usually frown upon paraphrases and whatnot.
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I smelled him too.
I smelled him too.
Yes.
I realized it when I read this comment earlier today.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/um-defense-next-year#comment-354818
With Roh only a rising sophomore, Paskorz, Wilkins and Rogers all committed, and our dire need at the mike, this is odd indeed. Also, didn't we reject a commitment earlier in the year because we were supposedly full at deathbacker?
Edit: Related question: where is Furman supposedly going to play? It seems like we've taken a lot of guys who don't obviously project to a single position.
Galileo was also chastised.