One of these days, though, he's going to have to do something other than dance. So, so, so much potential, but he's never broken out.
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He's not going to play in the pros. No matter his career stats, he's much better off with a Michigan degree.
http://mgovideo.com/jake-rudock-vs-ohio-state-2013-every-pass/
Rudock being in the roster really alters the dynamic of this upcoming season.
"The guy is absolutely awful and doesnt even have the potential to be mediocre, much less great."
"I have not seen him make one impressive play ever. He's a David Cone level talent at best and has no business starting for our football team."
"I just feel like he's wasting a scholarship spot that could go to an actial big ten caliber athlete. He is awful at the position he was recruited to play."
"Shane would be lucky to start for a MAC team."
"Many people are still more comfortable with the "idea" of Shane Morris starting despite him being a trainwreck MAC-level QB."
I would've thought your boy Malzone would outplay him. Huh.
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The only part I really agree with is that Morris is a better runner than projected. I disagree that he has even good feet or a quick release. And a strong arm ain't the same as a great arm. What you see is what got him recruited. What I see is not much different than what we've seen the past two seasons.
I agree with you on Shallman. I could see him getting a significant number of carries this fall. While not the fastest, he is probably the hardest running of the bunch. He fell forward and looked powerful. I could definitely see it happening, although I am expecting Green/Smith/ Isaac to step up.
Countess made an incredible play - absolutely blew up blocker (Chesson? Not sure) then made sure hard tackle. Most aggressive I've ever seen him.
Marshall showed some great flashes - looks like he'll be a contributor.
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Really think Drake Johnson has an opportunity to win the job if he is healthy. He's the only one with size and breakaway speed. None of the backs besides Smith looked that great today and even Smith was just hitting holes, he doesn't have top end speed.
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Fun fact: Michigan State's biggest football games in history have the same attendance as UofM's spring game today 〽️
Well, I just got back from there. A few observations:
- I like that it at least had game-like qualities. The virtual punting....I get it for a practice, although where I sat there were a lot of jokes made about it. I kept asking if we could complain about virtual special teams on a few spots.
- Morris will probably have some leeway if he does indeed start. There's a lot to work on, but you can see the elements of a good QB in him. Of course, it's a spring practice essentially, so we're not going on a lot of data.
- Someone near me talked about seeing Kaepernick-type things in Malzone. I could see that. He just got here, but he did well when he needed to at least try and hoof it.
- hard to speak intelligently about the offensive line because of the draft format. I have to think there are eventual starters on both sides. Still not very deep here, I think.
- WRs and TEs both doing good things at points out there, particularly Darboh and Butt.
- The defense looked good on both teams, which makes me believe we are pretty deep in general here, not to mention pretty good. Lots of opportunistic playmaking, which was nice to see. Henry, Wilson, Clark...several others stood out. Jabrill Peppers is going to be fun to watch no matter where he is in that defense.
Shane still was too inaccurate. Enter Rudock.
No RB stood out. Enter Isaac or Drake Johnson.
Butt looked solid.
Marshall surprised.
Bolden, Peppers, and much of defense looked solid.
Why Harbaugh keeps recruiting QBs. Ugh.
Need to recruit 3-4 receivers in this class with one being elite who can play immediately next year.
there's a lot that needs to be done, and it may take more than 1 offseason to get to a competitive level.
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The team was well prepared.....HUGE IMPROVEMENT!!! Players new where they were going and who should be in the game. Biggest improvement was that the ball was being snapped......always.....with well over 10 seconds, often much more, on the play clock.
With the apparent lack of speed at the WR, why not Peppers at WR, since the D-backfield looks good and deep?
Look no further than Adoree Jackson at USC. Plays both ways, is arguably the best CB in college football, and never gets tired. Peppers is his equal and should be used the same. USC can drop Adoree in here and there because of their stacked WR corps. We don't have that luxury. Peppers needs to play both ways.
Based on the lack of speed I am coming around to this. Sadly Jackson was a UM target.
I just looked it up and he only had 1 rush but 10 catches for 138 yards. It is difficult to be a true 2 way player - but they are comparing him to Woodson in how he plays all 3 facets of the game. If Peppers is playing full time as a defensive player he probably could max out at 10-12 plays a game on offense but I think it's time to really consider it based on the lack of speed on offense at the skill positions.
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There were a whole bunch actually. The defense got about as many INTs as it did all of last year.
Oline--Michigan won't be Michigan until this is fixed. Format didn't really allow a good cohesive line, so forming an opinion here might be harsh, but they have a long, long way to go.
QB--I hope Ruddock is really good and wins the job.
WR's--yikes
Defense--pleased overall, too hard to tell if they dominated because the offense struggled, or if they're that good. Hopefully because they're 'that good'.
Overall lack of team speed really sticks out.