Past Players(that didn't work out) in Don Brown's Defense
Random Bye Week question:
Which ex-Michigan players do you think would thrive in Don Brown's defense that did not have much success during their time in Ann Arbor?
I would love to see Marvin Robinson at the Peppers position, as well as Pipkins at NT.
October 14th, 2016 at 2:17 PM ^
W/e. I <3 you Denard.
October 14th, 2016 at 2:19 PM ^
Yeah, I'm skirting the lines by including commits, but he seemed to have the physical skills to thrive in a Peppers-like position.
October 14th, 2016 at 3:33 PM ^
in the secondary. A safety that could also handle single coverage.
October 14th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
36 posts and no mention of Josh Furman? He was not a good safety at Michigan and then was outstanding as an LB (not sure if it is a SAM position similar to Brown's) at Okalhoma State.
October 14th, 2016 at 3:03 PM ^
Good call. He was an excellent blitzer at OK State.
October 14th, 2016 at 3:38 PM ^
Brown is good too, but he at least had one good season here. I'll add a couple of players that had good careers here, but I would have to liked to see them in Brown's defense, Cato June and Shawn Crable. Crable would have been perfect for Durkin.s defense too..
October 14th, 2016 at 2:26 PM ^
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October 14th, 2016 at 2:51 PM ^
Blake Countess. Wonder how he would've fit in a more man-coverage scheme but I think he would've fared well.
Frank Clark was pretty awesome when he was here, and i wonder how he would've looked coming off the edge in Brown's system.
Of course, I would love to see the amazingly boring Jarrod Wilson playing for Brown.
October 14th, 2016 at 2:55 PM ^
Countess didn't do very well in our brief switch to press man coverage under Hoke, but I wonder if that's because he had a DB coach who had never played DB and didn't know the technique.
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October 14th, 2016 at 2:57 PM ^
Not Brown's defense, but I bet Harbaugh would have used Steve Breaston in fun and exciting ways.
October 14th, 2016 at 3:05 PM ^
Sam McGuff... oh wait.
October 14th, 2016 at 3:26 PM ^
Neil Snow
October 14th, 2016 at 3:27 PM ^
October 14th, 2016 at 4:26 PM ^
Plus the Richardson brothers, remember them? Way underutilized
Oh and Demar D... oh, n/m
October 14th, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^
Yes...that Justin Turner.
October 14th, 2016 at 4:25 PM ^
who underachieved. Harbaugh, Brown, and staff are simply better coaches that will get the most out of their players and put them in a position to succeed.
Based on Brown's system, the highest variability would be seen among any super athletic (Furman, M. Robinson, etc) guy that had no idea where to be or what to do on the field when under RR or Hoke.
October 14th, 2016 at 4:45 PM ^
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Craig Roh had the talent and the work ethic to succeed, but was horribly misused by Rich Rod's staff. Brown would have utilized Roh as a pure DE from the start (and never assigned him pass coverage duties, which was not his strong suit).
Obi Ezeh would never have gotten pancaked so regularly (the way he was most memorably in the 2010 Iowa game).
Will Campbell wouldn't have futzed around for three years before finally getting it together in 2012 (and Brown DEFINITELY wouldn't have been okay with moving him to OL as a solution to his mediocre performance as a D-lineman).
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