Time to recognize Gallon
All the talk about Roy Roundtree having a boom year and possibly All-Big Ten, and then the newfound talk about Gardner being our best WR by a mile..... well, Jeremy Gallon to me has shown to be our best WR, and the chatter on him is hardly existent. Gallon never seems to drop the ball.... he made a few Bama defenders look stupid on those bubble screens and got alot of yards after the catch. It is time that the collective masses realize that it is Gallon who is our best WR.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:00 AM ^
I agree, i love me some gallon. The move he put on the DB to get that catch and run to the one yard line was sick
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:03 AM ^
and don't forget Gallon's catches early in the game... he got another 9 or so yards after the catch on both I think. It seemed the only effective plays were to him. Gotta say it really annoys me that his play has been overshadowed by the stories of Roundtree's supposed rebound and Gardner's position switch.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:21 AM ^
Nice game by Gallon. There would have been more Gallon hype, but it's not physically possible to have him stand next to Doug Karsch and have them both be in the picture. He even makes Kyle Meinke look tall.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:02 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:05 AM ^
and did u see the catch Gallon made that was thrown to Tacopants? Its as if since he is 5'8, M fans ironically overlook him, thinking he is only a slot wr... but the fact is, he is our best wr, not gardner (yet), or roundtree.
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:22 AM ^
in this visible, alternate universe.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:06 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:06 AM ^
Gallon is better on the outside, Rountree is better on the inside. I would like to see Dilieo get some more snaps too.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:17 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:06 AM ^
and give it to Gallon.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:15 AM ^
Overreact much?
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:14 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 2:30 PM ^
Your avatar is awesome.
Just trying to add to the positivity of the thread.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:15 AM ^
Screw Braylon, give him the 1.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:20 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:21 AM ^
Your basing this on one game and against the best team in the Country! Props to Gallon. We may only lose one more game-The Big Ten is weak again this year. Did you guys watch any of the other games? Bad Big Ten.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:40 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:18 AM ^
NO, I am not basing it on one game... He played great all season long, starting with the ND save. Its as if he is so short that people dismiss him as being our best WR, always looking out for the boom from one of the taller guys. Gallon IS our best WR, until Gardner knows which shoulder to look.
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:36 PM ^
I was referring to the othe Wide outs-I agree with you about Gallon.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:21 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:40 AM ^
Roundtree has on Gallon is height. Gallon is faster, more elusive and tougher
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:22 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:54 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:24 AM ^
Danielson blamed Gardner's space on the DB falling down. Then the replay clearly shows Gardner putting on a sick pattern that *made* the guy break his ankles. And Danielson refuses to correct his error.
Props to Denard for throwing that ball away from the closing safety.
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:24 PM ^
Do you mean Musberger?
September 2nd, 2012 at 4:06 PM ^
I think it was Herbstreit. I also enjoyed his "Floyd got called for PI because he didn't look at the ball," just as the replay showed him looking at the ball.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:28 AM ^
Gallon is a beast. He had the cloaking device working for UTL and made some nice YAC on th screen plays. I think he will have a nice break out year.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:31 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:19 AM ^
Don't u think we stood a better chance throwing deep all game.... or even throwing deep a ton AND THEN maybe run the smith sweeps? wtf borges... .terrible play calling... going deep worked, running denard worked.... and those two were very under-utilized.
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:34 AM ^
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September 2nd, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:13 AM ^
is an excellent receiver. I think Roundtree will still be effective on the rollouts and quick slants. I'm not sold on Gardner running routes yet .... uh, but then again Hemmingway wasn't the best route runner and he was still a great target.
But the catch of the night was Dileo's reverse twist catch and then kept his balance for positive YAC. I thought Denard was too tight at the start of the game and tried to play too fast. Borges needs to let Denard just throw some safe rollouts to get a feel for the game before trying to squeeze passes over LB's.
Alabama was weak on the deep ball ... but their main goal was to stop the run (same as msu - the deep pass will be there). C'mon Blue ... can't wait for the home opener (thanks DB - when was the last time we opened the season with a non-home opener ????)
Go Blue!
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:14 AM ^
just my 2 cents but i agree that Gallons is our best wr and i think Norfleet needs more time on offense. He is a great change of pace and looks like to good of a athlete to not have on the field.
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:17 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:24 AM ^
also i think gardner is not that good of a wide receiver. he had three drops in this game and does not appear to be able to adjust to the ball in the air at full speed. luckily he did an okay job of that on his touchdown but he is very, very raw at receiver right now.
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:40 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:55 AM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 3:59 PM ^
Its early. He will get better. I thought he had unpolished routes. For example on the PI call that was picked up, he drifted in running down the field and ended up out of position when the ball arrived making it uncatchable or seem to be uncatchable.
September 2nd, 2012 at 10:26 AM ^
norfleet is a speed demon and will likely take a kickoff to the house before the season is over
September 2nd, 2012 at 1:16 PM ^
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:32 AM ^
While Gallon is greatly undersized for the position he remains one the best playmakers on the team. He has good hands, speed and he is very elusive. I think the bomb he caught from Denard that eventually put us on the board is a play he is capable of making once a game. I feel like his number needs to be called again and again if Roundtree continues to struggle with his involvment.
In other news, DG looked good. Raw, but good. I personally would love to see him become more physical than he played lastnight. The catch millner was able to break up that stalled a drive in the second quarter was his to make. I look forward to him using his frame and strength.
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:45 AM ^
don't seem to be finding a lot of people saying otherwise. But we need the rest of the receivers to step up. Gardner's hesitant rookie play was likely always going to be exposed against Alabama, but he'll get better and opponents will get worse. We're going to be in some dogfights this year and we'll need them all.
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:52 AM ^
I don't think any of the WR's played poorly. There were some misfires by Denard, and some catchable balls we lost on... but all the WR's were in a spot to produce against a very talented secondary. Gallon is becoming what we hoped he could be, but Gardner also showed some things, and gives us a threat downfield and on jump balls. Roundtree got separation, and both the slots can be weapons... overall, I feel better about this unit that I had anticipated.
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
honestly the only thing i'm worried about from last night is the injury to Lewan and Countess, beyond that, I think our WR will be fine. Devin needs some time against some inferior competition to just get some reps in, he went beast mode on his touchdown...flashes of megatron there.
Gallon is very good wish he was a few inches taller and he would be one of the best WRs int he conference.
so I didn't see what was the Oline when Lewan went down, looks like they slid schofield over to LT what was the rest of the line?
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
it wasnt pretty
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:28 PM ^
Schofield at LT, Barnum at LG, Mealer at C, Burzynski at RG, Omameh at RT
September 2nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
That lineup will be fine the next two weeks, but we really need Lewan back for ND and BIG play.