Taylor Lewan doesn't appreciate your talk about Bellomy

He's right.  

Walmarts gonna Walmart.

Glad to see Lewan is sticking up for his teammates. 

I just hope Bellomy doesn't get discouraged with what is posted out there regarding his performance this weekend.  

Seems like a pretty big signal that we'll be seeing him play in Saturday. I only hope Lewan is right and that Bellamy can show us something better.

yesterday i saw someone try to coin the phrase "Bellomy'd"...

I know the kid didnt scramble 40 yards for a touchdown on his first play like denard did, but he got put in a very very tough spot and i dont know why everyone is placing all the blame on him when no one on offense could get anything going.

Good for Taylor.

someone who is actively involved with the program, or our esteemed posters?

Did anyone else notice how fast Bellomy was?  After he threw one of those interceptions, he chased down the dude from behind.  Thought that was impressive.  See... we can compliment, too, around here. 

I'm upset with the coaches, not Bellomy.  I think they did an inadequate job of preparing him and put him in a very difficult situation.  With that said, If Denard ever goes down again, I really hope Gardner goes in.  Bellomy proved he's far from ready which is typical of any redshirt freshman.  Good for Lewan to step up for him.

the more dismayed I am by other grown a$s men who disparage these kids who are out there playing a game. I want to see Michigan win as much as the next guy (likely more, considering all the beatings I suffered at the hands of Buckeye fans as a child), but for the love of God, if these young men don't win, there is no reason to speak so poorly of them. It's not like they are actively trying to fail.

I suspect many of these critics have not overcome much adversity in their own lives.

I'm with Taylor on this.

I am with Taylor 100%, I wouldn't have played very admirabley either.

opened up some holes for the running game to take off.  That would have taken some heat off the QB.  Picking up a few blitzes would have been nice also.

If the comments are limited to Bellomy's play on the field (and not overly harsh) then I don't have a problem with it. I'm guessing Lewan and Bellomy feel the same way.

Example:

"Bellomy looked terrible on that 3rd down - he stood in the pocket way too long, he's gotta know to get rid of the ball quicker than that." = FINE

"Bellomy is a piece of crap and doesn't deserve to be on this team. He sux!!" = NOT OK

Somebody needs to photoshop a pic of Bellomy and Lewan on the twosie together. 

Good to see Lewan, sticking up for his teammate. Bellomy had a rough go if it with 3 interceptions, but Denard threw 4 against Notre Dame. So cut the kid some slack.

FWIW, it seemed to me that inthe initial moments he was in there our recievers were not helping the kid out. Nebraska was coming after him on D and when he was able to put a pass on his recievers in that inital 5-10 attempts there were not being caught. perfect passes? no. catchable? youbetter believe it. plenty of blame to go around on this one fromthe coaches down. Even my wife who is not a football fan and watches occaisionally to appease me, commented on that fact!! just saying if she could see that going on...

Lewan is correct.

It is somewhat hilarious to see whose bringing this up. 

Taylor is wrong. When the guy in front of you goes down, you have to meet the expectation for the position. The expectation at Michigan is that as a quarterback, you'll take care of the football. Bellomy wasn't ready to do that, and he's accountable to that standard of Michigan football. He deserves criticism for his performance.

It's funny because it's true.

I agree. The average village idiot fan is going to be himself. The true fans are going to be behind all players. 

And, I totally agree with him supporting his QB.  If I was in his position I'd do the exact same thing.  And, although I didn't disrespect Bellomy or bad mouth him, I was disappointed in his performance and voiced that frustration.  Taylor would probably think the same thing if he were a fan and not a player.  Was Bellomy in a tough situation, sure.  Do I respect Bellomy, sure.  Could it have turned out differently, sure.  Did he get some bad breaks, sure.  But, was I disappointed with the results, yup.  But, it's ok Taylor, stand up for for your QB as you should...no worries.

We're gonna believe in each other, we're not gonna criticize each other, we're not gonna talk about each other, we're gonna encourage each other.

Russ didn't play well, he knows that, and doesn't need anyone to tell him as much.  The good news, however, is that failure, when used properly, is perhaps the best tool for long term improvement.  Make no mistake about it, Russ WILL improve significantly as a result of his experience in the Nebraka game. 

Anyone one that doesn't understand this, and is anything but supportive of the kid, is being unreasonable. 

Bravo Taylor!

Left tackle defends his qb, qb takes the credit or the blame, fans either worship or crucify. No middle ground allowed in any of these situations.

Bellomy needs to take a spin on the twosie or on Magnusson's unicycle. That will do some wonders for his confidence

This coming from the "best" lineman off an average line. Once he stops making stupid penalties, I'll take him more serious.

Someone got to take the blame. Because that whole situation was beyond pathetic

need to get a life in a hurry--fandom, for a lot of people, means taking the ugly for a walk in public, without a leash. But it was unfortunate that we didn't have another QB to try when it became evident early that Bellomy was struggling. 

Coming in and running a plan for Denard's  strengths is defferent than coming in and running a plan for Bellomy's strengths.  If the recievers had caught a pass or 2 his day would have went different.  If the line was blocking and he had time things would be different.  This isn't a 2008 QB forest fire.  A good tallented QB put into a bad situation is likely to look bad.  

Bellomy was in a tuff spot, ya he played poorly but I think most red shirt fresman would have, people do need to lay off the KID.

It was 6 - 14 I believe and Bellomy launched a bomb to Roudtree, had him in stride for a TD Roundtree dove and just missed it, catchable ball though...it was a solid pass. If that catch is made for the TD could have been a completely different game.  

Criticizing play calling totally fair. Questioning the kids integrity and heart, not at all. They are adults who carry the load of preparation guidelines. Im way more concerned about Devin not taking enough reps at QB. Thats a massive coaching mistake IMO.

Good. That's exactly what Lewan is supposed to say.  It's kind of hard for a lineman to block for someone they don't have any faith in.  Also, it's kind of  difficult for a defense to respect the pass when a quarterback's own teammates don't have his back..

However, as a fan, I reserve the right for my own opinion, and my opinion is that I don't trust Bellomy under center as much as he doesn't seem to trust his own skills that got him a free ride at one of the most storied programs in the country.  Say what you will, but Bellomy isn't the first young kid to be thrown out on the field surrounded by adversity and a sea of raucous opposing fans.  Many kids that have excelled on that kind of stage (or atleast did better than 3/16 with 3 picks) were ones that at one point were not deemed good enough to wear maize n' blue.  But hey, I'd love for Lewan and Bellomy to prove me wrong next time around.

That's a lot of pressure, in a tough environment. Let's hope we don't get a bigger sample size, but I'm loathe to judge him on just this game.

Hopefully we have some plays in our pocket if this happens again and opposing defenses blitz everyone up the middle because they saw that game.

I dont blame bellomy, he's a redshirt freshman that hasn't played much and was thrown in a huge game. The guy was in over his head. But the fact of the matter is that he was in over his head, which is not good for your backup qb.

The expectation is for the position. We've heard this a million times. Russ plays Quarterback. For Michigan.

I feel like I'm watching the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Special all over again. How is Russell the only one getting ripped on for this? It takes two players to complete a pass. Nobody played well at the skill positions. Nobody blocked well enough to handle Nebraska's pressure. You've got to catch the ball when it's thrown to you on target. Their passive performance is even worse when you consider the fact that the back up QB had come in. Help him out. Russell was ready to go at the start of the second half.

The worst thing about this game wasn't that Russell didn't have a great game, it's that no one had any idea what to do after Denard went out and the defense decided to stop playing passively. Maybe we've figured out why Notre Dame, Michigan State, Alabama, and Virginia Tech completely shut down our offense. Nobody knows how to operate when someone plays them straight up instead of being out there to just stop Denard. 

I didn't like when Lloyd defended Navarre because it always made me hate Navarre even more, but I like this. Teammates have a responsibility to stick up for one another because if they don't have your six who does?

But, that doesn't mean we can't be critical of a player who seriously looked terrified and was way over his head.

Most of us with his right mind is blaming coaches, not the poor kid who was thrown into a bad bad situation.

but let's be honest here, Bellomy looked like an innaccurate quarterback with a weak arm who makes poor decisions. Perhaps it was a product of "the atmosphere," not having experience, blah blah blah... but at the end of the day there were zero positives to take from his performance, so it's hard to expect that people shouldn't be critical. As for personally attacking him or theatening his person that is indefensible. But as far as his gameplay and his abilities as a quarterback, he looked awful. No question.

Anyone who makes a personal attack or hating comment on a college kid trying to do his best while juggling classes, practice,  and some semblance of a social life, needs to grow up bigtime.  They won't always be successful on the field and that's something we all need to accept.   In the case of Bellomy, I'd further say that for at least part of the 2nd half, his teammates did a poor job supporting him - blocking, running the ball, and catching it. 

I don't appreciate the bad year lewan has had..

I am ashamed at the negativity towards Bellomy. He is a college freshman. Grow up people.

"Any person that thinks they could have done a better job - they couldn't have"

That statement is simply not true. A five year old could have gone in and took a knee every snap and that would have been better. I still think bellomy can be a really good quarterback for us in the future but he played awful saturday and theres no denying that.

As a coach myself - the internet has made my job more difficult - even in high school.  We now get trash talking on blogs, Facebook etc.  Kids and fans can even make comments to articles from the local newspaper which is online.  Players can even and will tear down their own teammates.  ALL THIS EVER DOES is destroy team unity.  

This blog and other locations ripping on a young man can only destroy his confidence and create strife with the team.  We need to be careful what we say.  I will throw out the phrase:  Walk a mile in his shoes - 

No one should personally attack Russell, but if Taylor wasn't in the trenches battling alongside him and had to watch Russell he might not feel the same way.  I personally don't put his performance all at the feet of Bellomy.  The coaching staff needed to do several things better to put the team in better situations in the event of a Denardpocalypse.

"Some of the things told about Russell..."

Okay: "Jeebus Bellomy sucked in this game."

Not Okay: "Bellomy sucks, he doesn't deserve a scholarship."

Once there was a Michigan QB who was a redshirt soph. starter and had 2 starts under his belt.  Then he went out to UCLA and played terribly and Michigan lost.  If he had played even average football, Michigan wins.  The next game Michigan went to Illinois and this QB played even worse before a super talent came in reserve, played on one wheel and rescued the Wolverines.

Terrible things were said about this player pretty much up until he was set to finish his career at Michigan, basically re-writing the QB record books at Michigan.  His name is John Navarre.

The point is this: while it's fine to criticize an individual's performance, let's not: a) criticize the individual; b) jump to conclusions about his abilities and/or potential.

It's a bit redundant to post in this thread at this point I'm sure, but one of the reasons I'm a cynical a-hole anymore is the simple fact that society anymore always has to have a fall person.  Someone to point the finger to.  Someone to Blame.  Sh*t can never just "be" anymore.  We can't ever accept that things just fall the way they do sometimes (probably more than just "sometimes") because that's just how it was "meant to be".  I understand there are many Eff-ups out there and people deserve blame and punishment for their actions.  The other side of that is that many situations in life happen the way they do because there isn't really an alternative, no matter how much we wish a preceding event could have been managed differently.  This is the case here.  Many of us need to quit trying to pin-point blame on a collegiate sporting event that should have no real ramnifications on anyone's overall LIFE (sorry if you gamble, that's ya own fault).

Why anyone would have a problem with Taylor sticking up for his QB. I am sure he understands peoples gripes about Bellomy's accuracy but know that personal attacks are absolutely uncalled for. The kid had a bad first game in my opinion against a good team, that has been known to happen from time to time. I say be patient, he will improve.

I love Taylor for staunchly defending his quarterback, he understands the meaning of team.