TomVH: 2012 WR Monty Madaris Offered

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July 14th, 2011 at 11:37 PM
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TomVH: 2012 WR Monty Madaris Offered

I had been keeping in touch with Moeller WR Monty Madaris (6'2", 190 lbs) for some time now because I figured that Michigan would eventually come calling. He told me tonight that Michigan did in fact offer him. 

He now holds offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida State, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, MSU, and Nebraska among others. 

Here's what he had to say about the offer, visiting soon, and when he wants to make a decision:

Coach Smith said they liked my film and they are looking forward to getting me up there for a visit soon. I'll be up for the BBQ on the 31st. Michigan is near the top of my list [now] for sure. They are one of the schools that I'm evaluating more than others. I have no idea when I want to make my decision but I would like to make it soon. 

Here's a look at his film. We'll know more about his interest level once he gets on campus. He does like Ohio State and Michigan State, too. 

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July 14th, 2011 at 11:40 PM | How does he compare to the (Score:1)
ILwolverine
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How does he compare to the Payton/Stanford/Burbridge/Darboh/Chesson both in talent and style?

This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan

July 15th, 2011 at 3:51 AM | Tom's analysis below confirms (Score:1)
jbibiza
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I posted this kid's highlights about a month ago and am glad to see that we finally offered.  Tom's analysis below confirms that Madaris is a solid prospect that we would be happy to get.  That said, when you compare  highlights (our primary source of info)  Burbridge appears to be on another level athletically from all of the other wr prospects - including Payton.  Let's hope he gets his grades up and joins his mates at the Big House.... and Madaris would make a great second wr to go with him.

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July 31st, 2011 at 9:12 PM | Burbridge (Score:2)
Elmer
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Agree about your comment on Burbridge.  He so explosive, I really hope he's part of this class.  His 4.4 speed looks to be legit.

July 15th, 2011 at 3:21 AM | Someone posted that Allen (Score:2 Normal)
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Someone posted that Allen Trieu from Scout said that Stanford could drop in the rankings.  That could mean that Madaris might be the top rated WR in Ohio when it is all said and done. I guess we will have to see when the new rankings come out.

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July 14th, 2011 at 11:44 PM | (Score:1)
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Sparty will explode if he goes blue

July 15th, 2011 at 1:55 AM | He is now number one on my (Score:1)
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He is now number one on my wish list.  Both because he looks like an excellent WR, and because Sparty boards would melt down if he came to UM.  They've been considering him theirs to lose for awhile now.

Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.

July 14th, 2011 at 11:47 PM | thanks (Score:1)
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Thanks Tom

July 14th, 2011 at 11:48 PM | To be honest (Score:1)
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I'm a little surprised we hadn't offered him yet. State really wants this kid.

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July 14th, 2011 at 11:54 PM | I was surprised too. I think (Score:5 Normal)
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I was surprised too. I think he has a good idea of who he's really evaluating he just doesn't want to come out with that to the public yet.

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July 15th, 2011 at 12:11 AM | I don't know (Score:1)
MichFan1997
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how into evaluating talent you are (or if you even consider yourself good at that aspect), but how do you like this kid compared to say, Burbridge or Stanford.

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July 15th, 2011 at 12:20 AM | I don't consider myself an (Score:5 Normal)
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I don't consider myself an evaluator of talent. There's probably a lot of people on this board better at that than I am. If you want my opinion though, I don't think he and Stanford are comparable. 

Stanford is a 6'5" jump ball receiver. Judging by Monty's film he's used a lot differently than Stanford is. He's in the wildcat, taking direct snaps, coming across from the slot, he's taking plays across the field, etc. 

I like his film, though. I think he's versatile and big enough that he could fill a few different spots and be a different kind of threat than Stanford. Doesn't look like he has awesome speed, but good enough, good hands, a couple plays he gets dirty and blocks downfield. That's great to see for a receiver in high school. Looks like he can make a play after the catch too, so I really like the offer. I think he would fit in well with the offense.

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July 15th, 2011 at 12:30 AM | seems like a pretty good (Score:1)
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seems like a pretty good evaluation to me

July 14th, 2011 at 11:52 PM | Embed (Score:1)
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l like him:

 

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July 15th, 2011 at 12:03 AM | He looks like a.... (Score:1)
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BALLLLLLER!!!

July 15th, 2011 at 12:10 AM | He has to talk over the visit (Score:4 Normal)
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He has to talk over the visit with his parents, but he said he's pretty sure they will be able to make it up for that.

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July 15th, 2011 at 12:40 AM | Solely because of your sig (Score:1)
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I upvoted you. Great line, great episode, great show.

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July 15th, 2011 at 6:50 AM | Honestly, Payton, Burbridge, (Score:2 Normal)
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Honestly, Payton, Burbridge, Stanford, and now Madaris are ahead of Chesson for me personally.

I'd love to get Burbridge and Stanford, because it seems like the skill sets of Madaris and Burbridge are pretty similar, and then Stanford is a deep ball threat, which we desperately need

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July 15th, 2011 at 12:57 PM | I actually like Chesson's (Score:3 Insightful)
IndyBlue90
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I actually like Chesson's highlights better than Madaris'. I think it was more a product of how they were used in their respective offenses. I saw more reciever abilities from Chesson. I think this is mainly, because his team uses him for a variety of routes. I was impressed by Madaris' elusiveness, but I didnt see enough of him running routes and catching the ball.

July 15th, 2011 at 11:54 AM | Shut up, brown Jamie Lee (Score:4 Normal)
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Shut up, brown Jamie Lee Curtis.

July 15th, 2011 at 4:58 AM | wow (Score:1)
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He's definitely an adventure after the catch. Sounds like Michigan just jumped to the top of the list.

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July 15th, 2011 at 5:31 AM | Prediction based on... (Score:2)
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...flimsy evidence:

There will be a Hello: WR post right after TBBQATBH.

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July 15th, 2011 at 6:12 AM | My cousins go to this school (Score:1)
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My cousins go to this school so I can find out a little more about how this kid is as a person too.  One actually just graduated last year so he may have met monty as a freshmen. 

Either way, we need a WR and Monty seems like he could do well.  However, I didnt watch his whole film so I am wondering just how good he can be playing deeper routes.  He does have a nice catch about 1/4 of the way through though over two defenders. 

July 15th, 2011 at 7:04 AM | posted from iPhone (Score:2)
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Just to give you a hard time, wouldn't your post have been more informative if you made it AFTER talking to your cousin and watching the full clip?

July 15th, 2011 at 7:45 AM | Turd move... (Score:4 Normal)
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July 15th, 2011 at 7:23 AM | I take it that the coaches (Score:1)
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July 15th, 2011 at 7:35 AM | Damn, kids got some wiggle to (Score:1)
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Damn, kids got some wiggle to him. Whoever we get at WR out if those guys for me assuming we are taking only one.

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July 15th, 2011 at 7:40 AM | TBBQATBH (Score:1)
Lampuki22
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So whats the guest list we know now and who might commit that weekend



On MM great film seems like a special ATH

July 15th, 2011 at 8:29 AM | I trust the coaches... (Score:2)
jmdblue
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If they want him he's good....Given his eagerness to get to the BBQ sounds like we have a great shot.

We're gonna play with toughness, we're gonna be responsible and we're gonna play with toughness.  This is Michigan.

July 15th, 2011 at 9:06 AM | another good offer, but I (Score:1)
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another good offer, but I dunno seems like we are missing that braylon type, i really miss having a tall receaver you can throw the jump ball to in the endzone, not much a defence can do against such a receaver.

July 15th, 2011 at 9:16 AM | That's what the Stanford (Score:0 Flamebait)
July 15th, 2011 at 10:49 AM | Yep (Score:1)
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I was trying to figure out which of your comments to hop on. I was going to comment along these lines on one of your comments above. I don't really like to say that we should just get a wide receiver. We need to decide what type of wide out we want. 

Stanford seems like te get it up and he'll get it type player. We definitely need that, but some of the other receivers seems to have more tools, and most of that from speed. I still like Stanford a lot, but his speed has become a concern for me. Madaris, Payton, Burbridge have that extra gear. Regardless, we'd be lucky to have any of them and Chesson would be a good addition as well. 

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July 15th, 2011 at 9:17 AM | Do you realize that Madaris (Score:2 Normal)
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Do you realize that Madaris is listed at 6'2" going into his Senior season with more time to grow?  Edwards is only 6'3".  He seems pretty good after the catch on those short crossing routes (see West Coast offense).

July 15th, 2011 at 9:38 AM | Devin Funchess (Score:1)
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Funchess is 6'5" and at least 215 with excellent athleticism and ball skills so your endzone specialist for jump balls and fades is already on board.

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July 15th, 2011 at 9:44 AM | Pretty sure Funchess is gonna (Score:0 Flamebait)
July 15th, 2011 at 9:54 AM | Madaris... (Score:1)
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...is a quality guy.  OSU fans want him pretty bad too, many like  him better than Stanford. 

I think this spot is going to fill pretty soon. 

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July 15th, 2011 at 10:08 AM | hmmm (Score:0 Trolling)
July 15th, 2011 at 10:14 AM | (Score:1)
bronxblue
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Really? You had to take a shot at a HS kid's GPA?

July 15th, 2011 at 10:18 AM | I hope that was just a shot (Score:1)
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I hope that was just a shot at State.  Archbishop Moeller is a very highly regarded academic school as well as a powerhouse in football and wrestling.

July 15th, 2011 at 10:14 AM | Monty... (Score:0 Overrated)
July 15th, 2011 at 10:24 AM | When did a 4.5 40 become (Score:1)
tomer
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When did a 4.5 40 become really slow?

July 15th, 2011 at 10:31 AM | He ran a 4.43 at MSU's camp (Score:1 Normal)
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He ran a 4.43 at MSU's camp earlier this week.. How much faster do you want?

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July 15th, 2011 at 10:51 AM | I think Madaris looks like (Score:1)
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I think Madaris looks like he's going slow in the videos because he's not exploding past guys, but then when you see him continually running past guys, you can see he has a lot of wheels. Was the 4.43 electronically timed? Because that would be blazing speed.

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July 15th, 2011 at 10:21 AM | help with pronounciation (Score:2)
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Is it...

Muh-dare-iss?

Mah-dah-ree?

 

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July 15th, 2011 at 10:33 AM | (Score:2 Normal)
M fan in Cincy
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Saw him play a couple of times last year. He's as good as advertised. He plays bigger than 6'2" if that makes sense.

Apparently my hypocricy knows no bounds...

July 15th, 2011 at 11:14 AM | Can we really take 2 WR's? (Score:1)
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It seems like we don't have that many slots left.  But it sounds like any one of these guys (Burbridge, Stanford, or Madaris) could work well possibly.  What about the guy who de-committed from USC who had an interest in U-M?  Can't remember his name.  Personally, I like Stanford's size.  We lack a tall wideout who can play jump ball on the deep passes.  We'll probably just have to see how their senior seasons develop and go from there.

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July 15th, 2011 at 11:15 AM | As a HS WR coach can tell you (Score:1)
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As a HS WR coach can tell you there a lot of things to like about this kid, especially because he hasn't even played as a senior yet. I also have a few concerns though.

Positives:
Willingness to go anywhere on the field to make a play. Sharp route runner for a HS Junior, it will only get better, he creates separation with just a quick jolt gotta love that. He catches the ball away from his body which is a bonus. He is willing to block, not very good and far as hand placement goes ( just from watching a couple plays on his film though).

Negatives:
I almost caught myself yelling at his highlight film, his running backward to make a play won't last when he gets to the next level, but that is coachable. Seems like more of a possession guy at the next level, although he makes a lot of plays, now I think he may have to adjust his game at the next level.

All in all I think he is a good prospect, and it's a good offer. I hope we get him because with good coaching he could be an all Big 10'er. Thanks for reading my small film break down lol.
 

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July 15th, 2011 at 12:00 PM | Good insight, feel free to (Score:1)
Kal
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Good insight, feel free to post more. How do you feel about Stanford/Payton/Chessen?

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