September 20th, 2016 at 8:40 AM ^
September 20th, 2016 at 8:45 AM ^
Maybe Indiana, or at least last year's Indiana.
September 20th, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^
I think the defense will be fine against IU and OSU - remember that Lewis comes back, which gives us 3 corners and Peppers against thier slots and whatever downfield threat they might have. I think this will be a very different back end when Lewis finally lines up.
I do have a couple of nits about the writeup, though. 1) I don't think that saying Morris has a "history of concussions" is right. Yes, he had one two years ago. That's it, so far as I know. But saying 'history' leads one to believe he's had a few... 2) The author mentioned that Peppers is a liability in pass defense, which is why he was moved from DB to LB. This is simply not true. He was moved to LB to make better use of his freakish athleticism and football smarts. He's okay in coverage, but only okay - he won't be confused for Woodson anytime soon. That said, if he were allowed to play as a safety full time I think he'd be one of the best in football by the end of the season. The kid is unreal...
September 20th, 2016 at 10:07 AM ^
I think OSU is salivating over the idea of Peppers covering Curtis Samuel one-on-one in the slot. Michigan can't let that happen, period.
September 20th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
I don't see that happening. Lewis will blanket your top reciever, whoever and wherever he is. You can count that player out of your offense. That will leave two corners and a good cover safety (Hill) available for the other routes. Peppers will get some zone duties in certain situations, but will not be asked to cover anyone in particular.
But otherwise, I'll agree that I don't want to see Peppers be responsible to man up anyone all day. He's too dynamic for that...
September 20th, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
To cover Samuel with Lewis. The only problem is, that leaves Noah Brown on the outside. That dude is big and is going to require a DB of similar size to keep him from simply stealing jump balls all day.
September 20th, 2016 at 12:01 PM ^
September 20th, 2016 at 9:00 AM ^
Hadn't thought about Dymonte Thomas and Delano Hill being mis-utilized. That was a very good point, I thought.
September 20th, 2016 at 9:29 AM ^
reading their articles
they offer good analysis - I always like to read relatively nuetral evaluations of our team
September 20th, 2016 at 9:44 AM ^
I figured this would be a week for him to interject some snark to feed the Buckeye mouthbreathers that he has to appeal to, but other than the Shane Morris comment, he didn't really do it.
He kept it pretty neutral.
September 20th, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^
Compliment on Peppers:
Despite his difficulty in pass coverage beyond the line of scrimmage in this game, I don't know if there is anybody better at defending passes behind the line of scrimmage than Peppers. If you want a screen to die a bloody death, throw it towards his side of the field.
September 20th, 2016 at 12:35 PM ^
September 20th, 2016 at 6:28 PM ^