How confident are you that QB and RT will be fixed in 2018
Or does it depend on what if any changes happen to the coaching staff in the offseason. If the guys behind Ulizio and JBB can't beat them out now, why is it realistic to expect them to beat them out next year. Same question at QB, Speight hasn't had a good game since Maryland last year and Peters can't even beat out O'Korn right now. It's been a big disappointment watching guys who have been in the system for 3 years struggle so much and curious why I or anyone should expect it to get better for reasons other than "Harbaugh."
October 10th, 2017 at 8:15 PM ^
October 10th, 2017 at 8:33 PM ^
OL is more interesting. The combo mentioned on the podcast, bringing in Runyan and kicking Bredeson out to RT is something I'd like to see as early as Indiana next week.
October 10th, 2017 at 8:40 PM ^
I happen to think we can fix RT right now.
We have to get Runyan on the field - whether its at RT or guard and Bredeson moves over.
QB - I think we can fix next year with McCaffrey.
O'Korn was awful against MSU so I have no idea if he will improve this year.
The conservative play calling is making it too easy for the defense. We need to open up the play book even if it means more turnovers - We have to keep the D off balance - whatever it takes.
October 10th, 2017 at 9:41 PM ^
October 10th, 2017 at 9:50 PM ^
Speight will be the starter next year, and will do well after a year of steaming while hurt.... he will be further seasoned.
The OL will depend on Newsome again.. My gosh, what a fail..
And we will really need Filiaga to surface.
Newsome Bredeson Ruiz Onwenu Filiaga
October 10th, 2017 at 10:07 PM ^
October 10th, 2017 at 10:14 PM ^
October 11th, 2017 at 1:17 AM ^
my confidence level that we have an above avg. QB presently on this roster is near 0
The 2 kids possibly will be down the road but not by next year.
Like you said, bring in a proven grad transfer and let the best man play.
October 11th, 2017 at 1:17 AM ^
my confidence level that we have an above avg. QB presently on this roster is near 0
The 2 kids possibly will be down the road but not by next year.
Like you said, bring in a proven grad transfer and let the best man play.
October 10th, 2017 at 11:21 PM ^
They're at about '15 numbers as far as yard per rush and that lead to a sharp improvement last year so I would expect the same bump next.
And a recruitnik like you would know that Bredeson-Ruiz-Onwenu is a top 100 core and a healed Newsome, Filiaga, Hudson, Hall- they were all top 300.
Heck, even the three headed turnstyle of Ulizio-JBB-Runyan will improve by next year.
October 10th, 2017 at 11:52 PM ^
October 11th, 2017 at 1:31 AM ^
That there will be 10 more ridiculously stupid posts in the next day...
October 11th, 2017 at 8:14 AM ^
October 11th, 2017 at 12:06 PM ^
When he was a senior, my son and I saw him play against the Clemson QB recruit. Peters dominated, and from following this blog, seemed like he was coming along nicely. I know there are a lot of things that go into evaluating a QB, and the staff knows more than I would ever begin to appreciate, but I have always put a premium on a guy who can throw it from point A to point B.....accurately.....without launching it out of bounds. Plus he is more athletic than both the guys who played ahead of him this year. Something is obviously missing, so here's hoping its minor. He needs game reps now, or I am telling you, he is transferring to IU or Purdue, and going to air it out. Just a prediction based on nothing but opinion, and one game of seeing him in person.
October 11th, 2017 at 2:44 PM ^
I think the OL next year will at least have guys on it with body types of a prototypical Harbuagh line. Should be 300+ across the board. I holdout hope that one of the '17 Class tackle types can improve enough over the season, bowl practice, and spring ball to unseat the current RT. My guess would be Steuber.
QB, I think they roll with McCaffery and take the lumps. Hopefully, he can not turn the ball over and make just enough plays to win early and slowly get better as the season progresses.
October 11th, 2017 at 10:40 PM ^
October 11th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^
-Boosters bow to Peters
-In contact with Brady
-Possess Farve-like abilities
-Controls Ann Arbor with an iron but fair fist
-Owns Defenses & rankings nationally
-Direct descendants of the Bart Star’s blood line
-Will bankroll the first nukes on Detroit
-Owns 99% of future pass completions on Earth
-First designer offenses will in all likelihood be Peters offenses
-Said to have 215+ IQ, such intelligence on Earth has only existed deep in Ryan Fitzpatrick’s library & Andrew Luck’s beard.
-Ancient Indian scriptures tell of an angel who will descend upon Earth and will bring an era of enlightenment and unprecedented Nattys with them
-Own’s Ohio State year round
-You likely have Peters’ sperm inside you right now
-Peters is in regular communication with the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, forwarding the word of God to Tebow. Who do you think set up the meeting between the Mets & Tebow (First meeting between the two organizations) and arranged the Tebow’s first trip to the Garden of Eden literally a few days later from the Peters bunker in Touchdown land?
-Learned Harbaugh’s playbook in under a day
-States entrust their croots with the Brandon. There’s no croots in Texas, only in Michigan
-Peters is about 7 decades old, from the space-time reference point of the base human currently accepted by our society
-In reality, he is a timeless being existing in all points of time and space from the big bang to the end of the universe. We don’t know his ultimate plans yet. We hope he is a benevolent being
October 11th, 2017 at 11:06 PM ^
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