ST3

October 15th, 2015 at 10:55 AM ^

on the BTN Live show last night, they had some guy on who supposedly has knowledge of players likely to be drafted by the NFL. He compared UofM and MSU. Both had 6 or 7 draft likely players. I think Peppers was the first UofM player given a 2nd/3rd round grade followed by De'Veon Smith. Butt was in the top 6. I can't remember who else was listed, maybe Morgan in the 7th round. Jourdan Lewis wasn't even listed. It was a strange list. He was really high on Joe Bolden. It was completely opposite to what I read here on MGoBlog.

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SAMgO

October 15th, 2015 at 11:05 AM ^

"It was completely opposite to what I read here on MGoBlog."

Didn't you realize from October-December of 2014 that you should trust this site far more than any national reporters on all matters Michigan related?

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Space Coyote

October 15th, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^

I'm not saying Bolden should go really high, all I'm saying with Bolden is that if he played consistently in the way he flashes, he would be a day 2 pick. He shows his size, speed, power at times, and it's really impressive. He's just completely inconsistent in how he uses it. He's a guy that could potentially be a player, but it's going to need to click really soon (either this year or in his first year or two in the NFL before he's out of football for good).

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getsome

October 15th, 2015 at 11:41 AM ^

totally agree.  boldens issue is hes been on the verge of turning that corner for some time and turning those 10-15 snaps into the consistent 60-70 snaps expected of great LBs.  hes got size, he can move (decent enough), he obviously loves football and is willing to study and work at it, hes just been inconstent.  

hell absolutely get a solid look at the next level, as will morgan, but hes gonna have to take the next step in order to stick around and make it a career (bc hes not the freakish athlete teams hope to mold into a player, athletes of his caliber must be consistent and 100% reliable in order to stick in the nfl)

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Reader71

October 15th, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^

College production is only a small part of NFL scouting. I think they are wrong in that, but that is the state of things. I think this also trickles down the recruiting rankings. The 5* guys are not always the best high school players, but they are the good players who most closely resemble the NFL prototypes. Which I think is the hidden variable in the "stars matter/don't" debate. Of course they matter. They are, at least in part, trying to predict who will be drafted.

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Dustinlo

October 15th, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^

It article specifically says that the purpose is not for the NFL draft. However, it is still unbelievable tht he wouldn't be in the top 5-10 of Big Ten players no matter what the purpose.

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Doctor Wolverine

October 15th, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^

I am not terribly surprised. They need to get clicks to make money, so it makes sense to only pick 1 DB from Michigan to spread the love around a little to other fan bases. Given that, it's a toss up imho which of the two has had a bigger impact this season. I think they will both being playing on Sunday's in the not too distant future but Peppers probably would project to have the longer NFL career.

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