PFF Team of the Week
No Wolverines on the national PFF Team of the Week this week, but the B1G Team of the Week includes Grant Newsome, Mason Cole, Ryan Glasgow, Chris Wormley, Rashan Gary, and Jabrill Peppers.
None of those inclusions is likely to be a surprise, but it's great to see Newsome and Gary show up on this list so soon into their careers (even though Newsome of course got into a number of games last year).
September 14th, 2016 at 10:37 AM ^
September 14th, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
And the OL that helped us barely crack the century mark gets a number of players recognized? I'm not buying. Even if Brian concludes the OL played well, I don't see any form of domination.
September 14th, 2016 at 10:38 AM ^
Lol at future NFL 1st round draft pick Mitch Leidner over Wilton Speight.
September 14th, 2016 at 10:52 AM ^
I don't mean to bash Leidner too much. He will definitely get a shot to play on Sundays, but he's had a very, very meh college career (so far) on a very, very meh team. He also plays in a run first scheme that hasn't had a legitimate passing threat in years. So he hasn't he a boatload of opportunities to show what he can do.
I hope he proves me wrong, I have nothing against him and he absolutely balled out against Michigan last year, but I just don't see a first round talent when I look at him. I see a mid to late round gamble with low risk and some pretty good upside.
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September 14th, 2016 at 11:25 AM ^
Leidner is this year's Christian Hackenberg.
September 14th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^
September 14th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
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September 14th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^
But those back-shoulder throws on corner routes are a thing of beauty...
September 14th, 2016 at 12:20 PM ^
NFL teams trip over themselves to draft tall guys with decently strong arms. Actual performance on the field isn't always an important factor
September 14th, 2016 at 1:53 PM ^
I've yet to hear any NFL scouts or anyone else agree with him.
September 14th, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^
It was clearly the 9 yards rushing Leidner had on 3 attempts...
September 14th, 2016 at 10:44 AM ^
I'll be interested to see what the UFR says on Gary. I'm guessing it'll be up and down -- I noticed 5 or 6 plays that looked like big negatives. Mostly pass rush lane issue and loss of contain when optioned -- things that you would expect to be difficult for a first year player.
I was also a little surprised to see him often coasting when the play got past him; I'm guessing that will be another thing the staff will harp on him for, especially given that his speed allows him to be a really effective pursuit defender. It's going to be fun to watch him develop over the next three years.
September 14th, 2016 at 10:48 AM ^
B1G Team of the week player in his second game ever . . . all while still making some fresshman mistakes. Pretty good, huh?
Sky's the limit for him.
September 14th, 2016 at 11:09 AM ^
The dude is a true freshman playing in a complex, new (new to him obviously, but also to the team and his defensive leaders) defensive scheme, and he is tearing it up.
I have this feeling that he is going to be a pretty decent player.
September 14th, 2016 at 12:04 PM ^
I forsee some sort of intergalactic american football league where Jordan is the commisioner. They're already wearing the correct jerseys.
First overall Draft Pick Rashan "Earth god of QB Destruction Gary".
Welcome to the league Rashan!
September 14th, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
In that play at the top of the one frame at a time post showing off Pepper's range, if you watch Rashan he had some pretty great pursuit on that play, the speed with the number 3 almost makes him look like a cb chasing down the ball carrier
September 14th, 2016 at 11:51 AM ^
I agree -- pursuit is no problem on that play, though I have to imagine he's got contain responsibility for the RB there, so the gain is on him. That play is one of the big negatives I recalled. I would think that's a -2 on UFR -- Peppers saved it from being a 15-20 yard gain.
There are other examples of worse pursuit effort; we'll see if Brian raises it in the UFR.
Obviosuly, these are small caveats. He looks great for a freshman, and these are easily fixable issues.
September 14th, 2016 at 12:03 PM ^
agreed that he probably blew that contain. Just thought that pursuit was impressive, i think if peppers couldn't have wrapped up it might have actually been Gary to make the tackle (albeit after 20 yards)
September 14th, 2016 at 11:06 AM ^
September 14th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^
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September 14th, 2016 at 12:40 PM ^
PFF loves our oline.
probably mostly due to pass pro. that was the most striking improvement i saw last year from hoke years. pass pro.
September 14th, 2016 at 12:48 PM ^
That's what always stuck out to me watching Harbaugh-era Stanford highlights. Luck standing back there with All. Day. Long.
September 14th, 2016 at 11:41 PM ^
Don't know how much stock I put in their analysis.
How could they leave out Donnel Pumphrey of SDSU last week after he virtually ran over Cal with 281yds and 3 TDs. (shakes head in wonderment)