Spring Practice Rumblings: TTB
You want spring practice rumblings. Magnus has you covered.
There's even a special appearance by one of this site's old friends (with apologies to Mr. Yost) in the comments section. Hurry before all the internet is gone.
http://touch-the-banner.com/spring-practice-rumblings-april-4-2017/
The kid has all the tools and at times looks like he could be a feature back. I'm perplexed why he doesn't play more. Of course I'm not at the practices so can't speak for what is happening there.
What did you see in Isaac's carries last year that impressed you more than what you saw in Evans's? Ty should get carries if he's right with the coaches, but Evans looked like a legit star in the making last year.
I concur. He was third on the team in carries (74), but had just two more than Higdon (72). Isaac had just 12 total touches in the final six games of the year . . . for 106 yards, which is about 11 yards/touch.
In that same span, Higdon had 29 carries . . . for 66 yards, which is about 2.2 yards/touch.
Yeah, my bad. It was a long day yesterday.
But anyway, 9 yards/touch is still way better than Higdon's.
For whatever reason, the coaches just don't seem to like Issac much at all. At times he really did look like our most talented back too.
Just went over to TTB and read the post and the umbig11 resurrection. Now I'm going go smoke a cigarette. So much info...
It's true, Evans had some nice runs. Where was he against the bucss though? Or Iowa? He's talented yes but let's not make him out to be a star until he kicks everyones ass.
There are lots of good bits in the comments from umbig11 (dude in the know). Not gonna paste them here, but pointing it out for people to read as well.
Had to laugh when he called DPJ a "frisbee catching dog." Can't wait to see that kid play this fall.
Rex better work on his pad level.
GREAT hustle, but the brown dog should have gotten the pick.
This is the special appearance by one of the site's old friends in the comments. And why he is tagged in the OP.
It's called suspense people
When umbig11 talks, people listen.
Except Yost.
One thing that needs changing, Dwumfour isn't out for spring.
Apparently Dwumfour is back practicing. Mattison mentions him, Lawrence Marshall, Ron Johnson and Carl Meyers as depth guys at DT
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) April 4, 2017
My guess is that it's just for depth purposes this spring as Solomon, Hudson, DIB and Paea all arrive this fall and all are slated to play DT at the moment.
He also said Ruiz could crack the top 5 by fall. FWIW Sam said the same thing, as well as that he thinks there are coaches inside Schembechler Hall who don't think the starting RT next year is on campus yet (Filiaga or Stueber).
Lets hope Newsome starts getting healthy soon.
I would be stunned if Newsome played a down this season, and I have some moderate concern that he may never quite get back to where he was at all (though I have no inside knowledge and would be delighted to be off-base).
My hope is that he is 100% in 2018, when we could see this talent really round into form with either a hot Peters or an absurdly seasoned Speight, a load of seasoned talent around him, a defense that has almost everybody back... and, finally, an offensive line that is ready to dominate. A healthy Newsome would be a 1-for-1 swap with a departing Cole, and everybody else will be a year better.
A lot can happen between now and then, but I'm excited for the young talent in 2017, and 2018 has the potential to be absolutely brilliant.
Yeah, I would love for Newsome to come back but I'm assuming a line without him moving forward. Fingers crossed, but that was a rough prognosis.
I agree. I think Newsome is out for 2017. I think people are taking Harbaugh's comments that he'll play again and jumping to the conclusion that it will be this season.
LT - Cole
LG - Bredeson
C - Ruiz
RG - Onwenu
RT - Filiaga
is massive
LT for 2018 could be Stueber, Newsome or someone else
they will move people
heard Hall is looking good too
Runyan is an interior guy.
You don't have to tell me about Runyan's athleticism. I've been on his bandwagon since I saw him last spring. I just don't think he's a tackle, and this is the first I've heard of him practicing there. FWIW, there are often guys who practice "out of position" in the spring just to fill holes. I'm not saying he's one of them, but that may be the case.
Is he the next guy up if Bredeson gets pushed out to tackle? Is he ready to start there yet?
There are too many potential moving parts there. I wouldn't say Runyan is automatically the next guy up. Ruiz is also a possibility at guard, and when I looked at top-rated centers over the years, many of them began their careers by playing guard, presumably because it's slightly easier to learn while they're raw.
Fair enough. The guy can move. He's got the feet to play on the outside. It reminds me of the talk about Ricky Barnum playing tackle...but he always ended up playing inside.
We'll see. Thanks for the info, though.
The idea that the guy they're hoping to start at LT hasn't even taken a single practice snap is pretty terrifying, if you ask me. Means they absolutely have no confidence in any of the alternatives on the roster, and they're just crossing their fingers and hoping one of the incoming freshmen is good enough.