Chesson interview with Steve Kornacki

Submitted by Hail Harbo on

Jehu Chesson's sit down with Kornacki...well, he definitely went to Michigan to play school.

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html

Here's an example of one of his answers.

The return was designed to go right. You have to do what's called "setting the coverage" and glue those blocks together. If I catch the ball and just run to either direction (horizontally), those blocks are only happening for a split second. But if the ball carrier can push vertically and close the angles on the coverage contingent to getting to the ball, it makes it much harder for them to re-track and get to the ball.

What happened was what we call a "Perfect Storm." Jarrod (Wilson) got the first key block and there were so many key blocks. Jarrod's block was the one that made it happen. It enabled me to not get tackled at about the 10-yard line. I tried to hold that block as long as possible, and he did a great job of extending the guy and letting go and not getting the holding penalty. I pushed horizontally and I knew "Pep" (Peppers) was going to seal it for me. He hit his guy pretty hard and out of the corner of my eye, I said, "I've just got to run now and do my job."

JTrain

October 13th, 2015 at 9:50 PM ^

Love Jehu. Great blocker. Great team guy. Not to mention I had seats by the tunnel a few years back and he jumped up and high fived me. Just sayin'.....



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sixtyBLUEhundred

October 13th, 2015 at 11:13 PM ^

I was there, and thinking as NU was teeing it up that they definitely didn't want to kick it to Peppers.

13 seconds later, I think they realized they shouldn't have kicked it to that kid, either.

Beat the bucks

October 14th, 2015 at 12:13 AM ^

Chesson watched my friend and I play 4 or 5 games of ping pong in south quads basement and then I finally asked him if he wanted to play next. He said "we always used to play this back in the day, but I haven't played in forever." He then proceeded to dominate game after game as we tried to beat him. He's a very impressive yet humble man. The kind of person we all want representing Michigan on and off the field.



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umbig11

October 14th, 2015 at 5:51 AM ^

I have spoken with him a few times over the past few years and he is an excellent student as well as a team player. He will do well after his football career comes to a close.

NCMtnBlue

October 14th, 2015 at 6:59 AM ^

They live the American dream.  They have watched his growth into such a quality human being.  They have seen him receive and take advantage of the opportunity to receive a quality education at U of M, as well as be a part of a special football program.  Every demonstration of his maturity and quality must repay them tenfold for all the sacrifices and hardships they endured leaving Liberia and starting a new life for their family in the USA.

yzerman19

October 14th, 2015 at 10:36 AM ^

kornacki is such a revisionist history publishing tool. according to him, moeller left um for an nfl gig.  and his piece on cedric gordon in 1985 in the ann arbor news is the reason rison went to msu.