RaisedGoBlue's Thoughts on the DBs

I will try to answer everyone as best as I can. To the guy who thinks im some michigan troll. Youre wrong buddy. I've been reading this blog for years just never commented. I was raised go blue by my dad because back in his time he said Ohio State didn't recruit the black athletes in northeast Ohio like Michigan did. That upset him and didn't like that about Ohio state and since Michigan did, he was a Michigan fan. That's why my name is Raised Go Blue. I'm from Ohio. The great Amani Toomer is my cousin. If i wanted to prove that to you, i could post a pic at our family reunion years ago. I'm not here to act like some arrogant person. I'm not here to act like i know it all but to give insight. But i do think I qualify to do that. I played the positions at a high level and I was coached by great coaches so I know what the standard should be at places like Michigan. My db coach was my favorite coach. He played at West Virgina. He was tough, crazy, his energy was infectious. You loved him but you knew you better not mess up or he was on your behind. He made average players good players and good great. I know what good coaching can do first hand. I was fornuate to have him and my dline coach. 

To the guy that agreed and disagreed with me, id have to rewatch the game but from what I remember I saw frank get pressure 2 or 3 times off pure speed. I didn't see the one move from him. I saw nothing from the interior lineman. The use of hands are so important at any position especially dline. Lets back track for a sec. I could tell this dline wasn't good with there hands from the "Michigan Drill" video. I can't remember a dline using his hands and 2 gapping anything. No enganging and shedding the blocker. All we saw was a full charge at the blocker hoping to overpower him. Same with the lbs and db's pretty much. No use of the HANDS. Those are your weapons. All of them leading with their shoulder pads and not their HANDS. Watch good dline man, their hand game is crazy. Watch JJ Watt. Boy he can't be blocked because of his hands, not his size and power. 

Pointing out one clark move isn't enough, im sorry. I never see him using his hands. One of the best pass rush moves I was taught by my dline coach who played in NFL and CFL. I forget the correct term but you rush up field and use your outside hand to grab the near shoulder pad of the blocker. You grab it and yank it down causing him to turn sideways and its over. Frank should be rushing with his hands ready to engage and shedding lineman with his hands.Yes it baffles me too how these simple things cannot be taught. It's mind boggling. 

MSU is a good example of db play. They are in your face using their hands. Jamming you, rerouting you even when playing off Those plays last year where we wanted pass interference was excellent D to me. You are allowed to be physical at this level and you should. Thats why i enjoy watching them play. You can tell they are coached well all around on D. 

If i was a recruit I would not come to Michigan, even it was my dream school. I hate to act like i know everything but from what I see coaching is bad. No im not in practice but i watch the games. Like my coach use to say "either youre coaching that, or allowing it" We hope its just the second one and they shouldn't be allowing it. 

Gholston is good and has a cannon but Saturday was easy for him. Plain and simple he was not forced to make any tight throws and decisions. He went to his first read everytime and hit him. No taking anything away from him but that's too easy. Pitch and catch. If ND wants to 3 step all day, fine but don't let them throw slants. Make him go to his second read and work for it. I can't remember seeing Gholston look left, middle, right and so on. No one expects dline to get pressure on 3 step but I dont' expect dbs to give up 3 step drops completions in man coverage all day either. I said id lik to see Mattison run cover 2, You said he did. I misssed that play but you said they got off the field. Good, thats why I said he should of ran more. These dbs should be coached up to play situational football. its 3rd and 8, you shouldn't be stepping up on playaction, know the chains, know the situation. As a lb in cover 3 you should be thinking 3rd and long, get underneath 1. That means number 1 receiver. A drill our db coach use to make lb's do. Get to one. 2 out look to 1, trust me someone's behind you. 

Kelly is a great offensive coach. I have several friends that played for him at Grand Valley and Chuck Martin. When ND scored on that bubble screen, that was all his GV Days. He loves that play. 

Again it is GMAtt job to put his players in the best position. I don't think he did that since he dind't run enough cover 2 and try to suprise ND. But make no mistake about it, Countless technique was very bad that game and he was being allowed to play that way. Call it what you want but that's unacceptable. 

I'm not crying, im laughing at you because you didn't comment on a thing that i replied to. You didn't read, you skimmed and replied and now you look foolish. Now you have nothing to say on the above statements. I said he had a very bad game and i didn't pay attention ln the past like i did in this game. Did you not read that too? 

His technique and iq were very low that game. It shows. I relay that to coaching too. Because Everyone on the field should know situational football. I can't speak on his career because i haven't watched him that closely as i did yesterday. Now youre just trolling trying to be smart. 

His play was unacceptable for an experienced player let alone an all conference player. I think i paid more attention this became because i got tired of them connecting on slants on 3rd and 5,6. I couldn' believe the receiver was releasing so cleanly catch after catch. He didn't earn any of those catches.