Aubrey Solomon!
Coming towards a poor BIG rb/qb near you
https://twitter.com/AaronBDesigns/status/894268159351508992?ref_src=tws…
Solomon is crazy strong for a freshman. I expect Bredeson to be average at worst this year, so I don't think this is too much of a negative on him - Solomon is just going to be very good.
In another rep Mone absolutely wrecks Ruiz, though he doesn't get off to make the tackle. However, if he pushes every C/G 2 yards into the backfield like that, he could make 0 tackles and still be All-Conference. I'm not sure where the Mone out of shape rumors have come from, dude has always been big and athletic at his size. He looks good.
A lot of the DL were winning the rep against the OL and then failed to get off the block to make the tackle. Just a few reps and mostly of youngins, but that's the next step for those guys like Hudson and Vilain. Shows why Solomon was a 5 star.
IIRC he has some connections in the program and may(?) go to practices? He may have been a walk on at some point? Someone correct me if I'm way off base
Agree and honestly, if you've reag UMBig11's remarks about the first week, the linebackers are ridiculously athletic. If our line does nothing more than penetrate and crush the pocket and make the offensive play hesitate for even a second and let our linebackers make the play in the backfield, I'm more than fine with that.
Certainly we should be very worried about him based on this one rep
...and we should disregard that the two are only one year apart and that Solomon was a slightly more highly regarded prospect than Bredeson. Bredeson might win this battle 7 times out of 10, but let's focus on the negatives instead of enjoying the potential shown by a 5 star freshman. Typical Michigan fans.
Misery rules around here. It's kinda like Game of Thrones, any joy must be short lived.
It's one rep in fall camp. Anyone trying to make predictions for the upcoming season about how Bredeson or Solomon will perform based on this one rep is being unreasonable. This was a cool video, nothing more nothing less.
August 6th, 2017 at 10:52 PM ^
Wait, you're the one telling me to calm down about something and not be too negative? That really is a dose of water to the face.
(Don't have any problem with your argument, but I found this... amusing in a self-deprecating way).
August 7th, 2017 at 10:11 AM ^
It's a drill where the DL knows it's a run into a gap next to him. Furthermore the OL doesnt have the benefit of bodies next to him, or a play design misdirecting the DL. Soloman was the #1 DT recruit in the country and is already at playing weight. A future NFL pick. He won one rep, in which he was advantaged allowing him to use just use his brute strength in a grand fashion, but ultimately it's meaningless and says nothing about Bredeson.
Bredeson was a fresman all-american and started all year. Solomon is a beast and got him on one rep. The only thing I see about the clip is how put together Solomon is. I only see positive growth and that is why we have coaches. Greg Frey allready told Bredeson why that happpened and since those two were butting heads all practice were are all the other clips of Solomon beating Bredeson. Talk about overreaction.
Bredeson seemed off balance there. I can't tell if pulled him down or if he just let him fall. If Solomon pulled him down (grabbing the front of the OL shoulder pads), would that be defensive holding? I know defensive players can grab offensive players to get at the ball carrier or ball, but that move didn't seem kosher, possibly because Solomon did it so well.
What Solomon did is legal and coached. Defensive holding against a lineman would be something like holding a jersey to prevent a lineman from executing an assignment, like getting out on a screen, or pulling, or moving to pick someone up in pass pro.
August 7th, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^
"What Solomon did is legal"
No.
"and coached."
Yes.
What Solomon did is never called and coached.
It's legal.
August 6th, 2017 at 11:13 PM ^
August 6th, 2017 at 11:54 PM ^
Excellent DL play is basically invisible to the rest of the world, but to the connoisseurs...man, elite DL play and technique is like porn.
August 7th, 2017 at 10:30 AM ^
This was Glasgow's go to move last year. He executed perfectly on many occasions.
I think it's justified given our performance there the past few years.
That said, we had an NFL defensive line last year and I think this year's (despite having less depth) is even more talented -at least the first 4-5 guys.
Mone (Health caveat applies here)
Gary
Hurst
Solomon
is a terrifyingly beastly D-line. If our corners (Long and Hill) can hold up, we may see a repeat of last year's defense. All projected major contributors (save 5 star Solomon) have a year under Don Brown's system which supposedly take a leap in year 2. I'd be happy with just a repeat performance.
Probably Winovich as a starter, rather than Solomon--need a DE to pair with Gary.
too much emphasis on stars.
People getting on Bredeson: it was one rep. Great to see for Solomon, but its still one rep...
Watch the rest of the video: the OL won every other snap on that tape...
So if people are freaking out over the one snap Bredeson lost, they should be equally happy at the fact that was the only rep that they lost....
No gary or hurst clips from what i can see however...but I'll still bet that the OLine will be better by the end of the year than this past year's combination
August 6th, 2017 at 10:47 PM ^
HOLY OVERREACTION in here
It's like saying speight threw a practice INT so we're going to be dead last in passing yards
A Dlineman should beat an offensive lineman in this drill, the key with the RB is that they simply need to cut to the side that the DL cheats to. RB was indecisive, Bredeson extended a bit too much and Solomon gave up the other gap.
What would be concerning was if Solomon simply pushed Bredeson into the RB, but again, one single snap in camp is much much much too small of a sample to judge anyone on.
Solomon definitely has some size and power and looks agile which is nice too see.
Harbaugh is not exactly a static guy.
Things are always changing. If you cannot keep up, you'll get left behind. The guy is amazing.
I'm excited that we get 4 long, glorious years with the hero and we can clear the zero's scholly in 3 quick years.
August 6th, 2017 at 10:12 PM ^
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August 7th, 2017 at 12:01 AM ^
Hard to tell what he has done pre-snap but it looks like he lunged at him and had all of his weight forward. Bredeson was never balanced and didn't have his feet under him thus making it easy for Solomon to do a push-pull move on him. I'll give credit to Solomon for executing the move but it's more Bredeson being bad than Solomon being awesome.