Tate has bulked up
http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=959111
This article says that Tate came on campus at 175, and he is now at 190 lbs.
This is a good thing for us.
On the day that Tate was born the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true so they sprinkled mooddust in his hair and.....
You can joke all you want, but it is nice to hear that our projected starter is working hard to overcome the biggest complaint from his detractors - his size.
It is nice to hear that he has such a good work ethic, and hopefully he will continue to develop nicely. Some have said that he would have been near a 5* if he was bigger. While he probably won't get much taller, he has been gaining weight. Hopefully he will be as good as advertised.
Thanks for the permission to joke.
I weigh about 190 and can tell you it is not a panacea for injury.
But gordie, is your 190 100% steel-crushing Barwis python meat? Or is it merely 190 pounds of human flesh?
Full disclosure: I have not been Barwisized (patent pending), and little ole mosquito bites bug the hell out of me.
I thought mosquitoes sucked blood. Huh.
Next time I'm feeling possessed, I'll just go outside late at night with no shirt.
He's gained 15 pounds in 6 months or he is gaining at a rate of 30 pounds per year. If this continues he will be nearly 300 pounds of muscle as a senior. While that might reduce the injury risk, it would also add a couple tenths to his 40.
Using your good math skills, by age 30 he would need a Richard Simmons intervention.
Unfortunately, when talking about QB's, height is generally much more relevant than weight.
of the twig we saw lighting up the spring game. Any meat he can add will reduce the likelihood of getting snapped in half.
Really? I don't think muscle prevents injury.
I did a LONG post about how mass, momentum and the resultant forces. It actually might reduce some injuries from when he's hit because the collision won't have as violent acceleration as when McGuffie got shitrocked, for example. Likely, it's the same reasons why QBs suffer proportionally more head injuries on fewer hits than RBs (McGuffie excepted obviously).
Really? You don’t think that adding/strengthening muscle around joints will help protect said joints?
snarky post deleted.
I'm not going to fight about this.
If he's stronger, and heavier, he should be harder for defenders to bring down. That in turn should help cut down on injuries somewhat.
Mass will cut down on concussions. Mass alone is no where near as important for preventing injuries as conditioning, flexibility, and proper lifting with emphasis on core and stabilizer strength. Having large biceps, sadly, is not going to keep Sean Lee from lighting Tate's ass up.
I just so happen to have a copy of the actual summer workout that they do at Michigan. (You can have one to for $80 bucks)
3 Times a week they make time for prehab, which is rehab before injury to strengthen ligaments and tendons before you have a problem. So hopefully those types of injuries are already accounted for. As far as concussions go he just needs to play smart when running the ball and not see a Lamar Woodley type player running at him and try to take him on as we remember from the Rhode Scholar Drew Stanton.
Also I am pretty sure that the extra muscle should help reduce the risk of someone ripping out his own leg and beating him with it. Just a guess on that last one.
so we can all get a taste of Barwis!!!!
Uhh where'd you get that? I'd like to see it. Probably not for $80 though haha.
I'm a high school coach and at clinics they have them for sale. It is a break down of the their 10 week summer program. Workout logs, exercise guides and nutition information.
They do offer a smaller guide for around 15 dollars at the Strength and Conditioning Clinic as well.
To be honest I have been suprised how forth coming everyone on the staff is to local coaches. I have emailed questions to the support staff there and they really have went the extra mile to explain and make sure we are performing everything correctly.
Barwis has a program for adding height. It's only a matter of time before Tate is 6'3" 220" with a 4.25 forty.
He's been taking Stallone Vitamins™
I thought it was moon-dust... WTH is mood dust?
sort of like my blood, type-o
There were some good quotes in there, but the real question is:
Who is faster Tate or Denard? I"M GOING WITH TATE!!!!
the only way i can see tate winning is if he's wearing the maize jersey and they're racing at night.
through smoke with RAWK music on
wearing these uniforms.
http://www.um-flintfootballclub.com/photos.htm
Holy SHIT that's terrible!
coffee on my desk when I saw them.
of UMxWolverines when they saw those?
he loves them.
They would be bad on an Arena team. Flames on the helmet?? Really?
JESUS
great news.
I also found this part interesting:
On recruiting quarterbacks but only being able to play one:
"Keeping the quarterback happy is a tricky thing, because you can only play one at a time. But we have a rule, if we have two or three guys we're able to win with, we're going to play them all. We were able to do that in the past with success at other stops, and guys were able to hang around and do well who bought into the system."
Looks like Denard may be getting some snaps. Not exactly sure how much he means it or to what extent he would play two QB's but if Denard can help this team win I am excited to see him do it.
No question he'll get some snaps... if he shows he deserves them in practice.
Really happy to hear Tate is going to actually be not scrawny. 190lbs is NOT small for a QB.
Good to see that Rich has that view. If a guy can help us win, then they will play. Can't wait to see how the QB situation pans out.
Rod Smith kept saying "Don't forget about Denard" when everyone kept hyping up Tate. I think he'll get a few snaps early on which will increase as he gets a little more adjusted to the system.
15 pounds is no joke boys. Maybe another 3 4 pounds before the season starts??
in my pants.
Someone get Tate some Enzyte!
someone change your Depends.
They're called "Oops I Crapped My Pants"
Yeah wow, 15 lbs is a lot - both trainer and trainee have been training like crazy. This is good news.
You only gain weight in your pants?
a work out by beating the ladies off him
it will be a sad day when the QB at Michigan can't get any tail he wants.
...if you were friends with him on facebook and stalked his pictures like all the super cool well-informed fans.
Steven Threet.
Transfer.
Makes sense now.