Who is the player who most needs to "step up" this year? Dave Curtis of TSN says it's... Moundros.
http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2010-08-03/these-bi...
Yeah, I was surprised, too. Some of comments are amusing.
If he means the only player
Ezeh
A big reversal from last year would be huge. That or the other cornerback, whoever that will be... And I'm going to assume that's Floyd.
wow
the comments are funny indeed. How does this clown have a job writing about sports? Moundros? Seriously?
I've been called the songbird of my generation, by those who have heard me. THAT GOOD
Here's all you need to know:
The Penn State Player Who Needs to Step Up is LB Michael Mauti. Next to it, a picture with a caption about Mauti. The picture is of...Wisconsin WR David Gilreath, naturally. Misplaced picture b/c he's the Wisonsin Player Who Needs to Step Up? Nope, that's LB Mike Taylor.
Well, that's it, Mark
It's all on you, now.
Player that most needs to
Player that most needs to step up is Denard. Loving what I'm seeing out of him already, but if he can somehow take his game up to another gear we're in for a great, great season.
Just because you're already one of the best players on the team doesn't mean you can't step up, which is a premise I think this guy is falsely assuming.
I agree, just because someone
I agree, just because someone is already one of the better players on the team that doesn't mean they don't need to get better. If anything, it's more of a reason for it. Denard will be the difference this year. That's not to say that there aren't at least 10 guys who need to "step up" this year, but if Denard can take his game to the next level we will have a dangerous team.
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is never get involved in a land war in Asia - but only slightly less well-known is this: Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
I'm going with Greg Banks as
I'm going with Greg Banks as someone who needs to come in and step up. Yes, he's not rebounding from anything but he has some big shoes to fill.
Robert "Tate" Forcier.
Robert "Tate" Forcier.
"I don't see how having someone piss on my face is going to help me sell Lou Ferrigno's house."
Michael Shaw. Dude needs to
Michael Shaw. Dude needs to step it up in the classroom.
My vote would be whomever ends up playing
free safety or deep safety or whatever they are now calling it.
After working so hard to put points up on the board or making stops, it is incredibly deflating to the team when the other team gets an easy score, often due to poor safety play.
With adequate to good free safety play this year, I think an 8- or 9-win season suddenly becomes likely, rather than the ceiling.
This
If the deep safety can do a reasonable job of keeping the play in front of him, it will make a big difference.
Maybe he should have picked a
Maybe he should have picked a guy that you don't need a media guide to know who he is, I assume this kind of article is written for people less familiar with the programs.
Then again calling this an 'article' seems to be pushing it.
Nonsense
This is clearly very well researched an in depth analysis, and if the team fails this year, it will be all Mark's fault.
Of course, what was I
Of course, what was I thinking, it's not like a better title would be "Obscure players who may see the field".
Mark Moundros? WTF?
That writer is all the evidence you'll ever need that we do indeed live in an Idiocracy, a valhalla of dumb, where even the most spectacularly stupid have jobs that pay them to write things that exhibit a complete lack of critical thinking skills and a lack of the most rudimentary abilities to do research.
"A valhalla of dumb"
Would you mind terribly if I use that phrase in the future? It is a stroke of sheer genius.
Would you mind terribly if I use that phrase in the future?
No problem, although I think most people around here would say my comments are the epitome of that Valhalla.
But then I see commercials for Jersey Shore and I don't feel so stupid.
IMO Stonum, Dude has all the
IMO Stonum, Dude has all the talent in the world he just need to get it together and go out and be the next great Michigan receiver.
"Everybody want's to be a bodybuilder but no one want's to lift no heavy ass weights, I DO!!! " Ronnie Coleman
He's on the right track
He's on the right track picking a LB...but Moundros??? Try Ezeh or Mouton.
It is like he took the media
It is like he took the media guide and randomly put his finger down and then wrote an article about the person.
Two can play this game Mr. Curtis
The player that most needs to step up by using your very scientific process is none other than (insert drum roll) ....... Joe Reynolds Red shirt Freshman WR from Rochester Michigan.
So yeah, step it up Joe, we are all counting on you.
My vote goes to Navin R. Johnson
Sounds like a typical bastard.
This has nothing to do with Michigan football.
Guys I would pick before Moundros:
CGordon, TGordon, Floyd, Turner, Ezeh, Mouton, RVB, Lewan, Hyuge, any of the RB options, Stonum, Hemingway, and Denard.
Well done, Mr. Curtis
I'd put pretty much the
I'd put pretty much the entire team before Moundros.
This is why the Sporting News
This is why the Sporting News is TERRIBLE! Their football coverage is absolutely awful, especially their draft coverage and basically anything to do with player evaluation.
"They've roused the Fire Wyrm!"
-the 13th Warrior
Anyone at LB
Anyone playing LB would be huge for the defense. That Sporting News article is a joke. How you choose a guy switching positions to the opposite side of the ball is mind boggling. Maybe he thinks Mark Moundros has always played LB.
HELLO HEISMAN!
Will Campbell
We need Will Campbell to be a disruptive force, not just a rotation player. That is the only way I see our defense having any hope of stopping power run games. Campbell and Martin in there together.
Come on, Mark!
I've felt Mark's needed to step up since he arrived on campus a ballyhooed 5 star recruit...oh wait. I'm going to say any DB not named Woolfolk. I know he's gonna be bringing van-surfing excellence with a cocky sidekick known as "Styles" selling custom T-Wolf Ts.
Kickers...GIBBONS!
Field position and all those little 3 pointers could add up to some wins if the back half of the defense doesn't come together...Special teams this year scares the hell out of me...
Houston,TX
There is more than just one
There is more than just one player who needs to "step up". Several do including Ezeh, Mounton, whoever our QB is, and 2 secondary players.
"I tried to but a pencil in the light socket but it was too wide and didn't fit so I used a paperclip."-Terrelle Pryor, Future Rhodes Scholar
Absolutely.
It takes more than one person to win football games. It takes five.
Ezeh
Ezeh
stonum, mouton, mike williams
stonums got all the damn talent in the world if the passing game just developed a little bit. moutons been underachieving since he got here, and the stevie brown of this year, Mike Williams. frankly as bad as he played last year, any effort would be a step up this year
Bo' Money Bo' Problems
Defense
The entire defense (I am including punting). The talent is there, let's see it on the field.
"Oh They Came to Bury Michigan, But Michigan Wasn't Dead" - Bob Ufer
According to their preseason mag
I would have thought they'd choose Rocko Khoury, who they list at left tackle, or maybe Michael Schoenfeld who they think is playing center. According to them our kickers are Olesnavage and Mesko.
Wish I came up with Valhalla of dumb.
I'll toss in Cameron Gordon. It's probably unfair to lay that on him, but when most of your 2-deep in the secondary just became of legal drinking age in Ontario, well, free-safety play takes on some importance.
If he means the only player needing to step up at both linebacker and fullback, he's right.