Secondary
I can't remember when Michigan has had a good secondary in recent memory. Is it just me, or has our secondary been sub par for a long time? Maybe I'm missing something. I know, that this last Saturday they were going up against two of the best receivers in the country, but I must say I had flashbacks to The Horror and other games with the secondary's performance. Maybe some input from more informed observers would help. Thanks.
September 17th, 2009 at 11:39 AM ^
pretty good in 2006....
September 17th, 2009 at 11:53 AM ^
Minus the fact that they got torched by OSU and USC.
September 17th, 2009 at 11:44 AM ^
I’d say 2003 would be the last time we fielded a pretty dominant all around secondary.
http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/2003fbt.htm
September 17th, 2009 at 12:11 PM ^
I guess it depends on what you mean by "subpar." We've had a lot of decent players in the secondary, especially at corner, but that hasn't necessarily translated into lights-out pass defense.
Personally, I think our secondary would look better if our defensive line performed better. I've been disappointed with our defensive line for several years, and I think that opens up problems for our coverage.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:12 PM ^
Ernest "The Razor" Shazor.... miss that guy. Remember the pure joy when he popped the ball loose with 2 minutes left in that Purdue game and set up the win??
BONUS: Remember the shock when he went undrafted???
September 17th, 2009 at 12:38 PM ^
who could have benefited greatly under Coach Barwis' tutelage, IMO. Oh, what could have been, with world-class S & C.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:42 PM ^
If he played for Greg Robinson and Barwis, he'd probably be an OLB.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:59 PM ^
playing OLB in this D. He was a step slow as a safety, but still pretty good.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:38 PM ^
While I think all of Gittleson's charges would have benefitted from Barwis. Shazor did not flame out on draft day because of his physical tools - he did very poorly on the wonderlic test and also, iirc, some psych issues were identified during pre-draft testing.
I think we will all recall that he like a ton of bricks, but often also thought like one. He took terrible angles.
If anything Shazor may have benefitted from Gerg switching him to linebacker (although Brown is reportedly a smart player so no guarantees).