Which player will benefit the most from Nuss?

I posted about this topic on TTB a couple days ago:

http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2014/01/who-should-be-happysad-about…

Definitely Shane and Devin, but Shane the most because he'll get three years to develop. Jake Locker, AJ Mcarron, Price, and didn't Stanton play for him at MSU?

That is some good QB play

Obviously I think every offensive player will benefit

This board loves the supposed underulilized 'electifying' player, some guy mostly sitting on the bench, whose potential is just waiting to be released by some coach with a special eye for talent, who probably faced the same situation (cue flashback scene). It's the underdog story. It's fans creating their own source of hope. It's a meme based more in movies than real life. Norfleet is just the current incarnation of this meme.

I'm hoping the O-line will benefit from this, but in the immediate future, I think the QB's are the group that benefits the most.

Do you think Nuss will keep trying to make Devin a TE or realize the potential he has as an outside receiver and keep him out there? If Jake Butt develops well this offseason as well as AJ Williams do we have enough TEs for his offense that there is more incentive to keep Funchess split out?

Derrick Green and DeVeon Smith will both benefit greatly from this decision. We may finally be able to fore fulfill what I'm sure was a promise to run the ball downhill from a power pro set. That leaves me with a positive feeling.

I know I was already cheating when u mentioned two guys but a third will be Devin Funchess (and a fourth Jake Butt) the initial, being an outstanding athlete and playmaker for his size. I see him being an all-American if coach Nuss, staff, and teammates can get him to catch both easy and difficult passes on a consistent basis.

In addition to those players already on the roster, I am also thinking that Nuss has contacts on the west coast and in the souih due to his two recent stints as OC.  I would love to see some southern talent show up at Michigan.  The south is a very fertile area for recruting which I wished Michigan tapped more than they do now.

... but definitely Gardner. 

The kid deserves it after all he's been through; he bleeds blue and now I think it's time for him to get his just due. 

I think the fans will benefit the most. All of the offensive players will benefit and will be better. But the fans will see a better team on the field and will get the most benefit.

A combination of the OL improving (hopefully) and Devin getting better at his position will make me happy. I don't want to see him get slammed by defenses time and time again next season.

The Team, The Team and The Team.

This might be, as someone said, the obvious answer.  (I'm good at those)

My hope is that development in the QB position will not only benefit Gardner as a player - the team will be in a place where we have a good backup QB at the ready.  Then DG won't feel like he has to play with a broken foot to not let the team down.

The entire oline

Morris , Wilton Speight, the online.

Devin and Shane obviously.  Nussmeier should really help Devin in particularly prep for the NFL and become a more polished passer.

The entire OL will improve, particularly in their ability to handle schemes and blitzes.

Deveon Smith will emerge as the feature power back under Nuss.

QBs & WRs as units. However, not necessarily physically or turning Chesson into Braylon but their field intelligence just based on the routes he loves to run (multi-seam, etc). Very simple, hard to mess up as you essentially read one DB every pass play for passing side and another for who to throw to. Simplification. If we can get safeties and lbs back out if the box, the OL can get our HBs enough stream to pop 3-4 a carry. Think if how bad we were at running even in 2012 and how just that from our HBs (not QB) would have helped. Only sure fire loss was Bama and all but one loss from top 5 teams in games we were in. Even this year, had we gotten a steady 3 from our HBs we'd have another win or two.

I was going to say Gardner, but I have to say its going to be our running backs.

Because Funchess started his career as a tight end does not make him a "WR/TE hybrid." He's just a wide receiver. Period.

 

Norfleet doesn't have electrifying speed. He has electrifying agility and quickness. The lack of top-end speed is what limits him in a big way. It's the reason he'll probably never house a kick or punt.

I think that's where it has to start.  Any OC coaching D1 can dream up the basic running and passing plays.

It seemed like past OL play was "confused" a bit by maybe a scheme change from zone blocking to isolations and mix in the revolving door of trying out different players and perhaps some unreported injuries.  My thinking may be oversimplified but if we can select 5 Guys and a basic scheme and stick with this, then we practice over and over against all sorts of defensive alignments we can get some basic production going.

After that I believe things will fall into place.  The skills are certainly there for Nuss to keep defenses off balance...which should be the basic goals.

I am personally a fan of using TEs as additional receivers but its also a conundrum in losing a pass blocker.  Ideally an offense has an array of plays to keep the defense off balance.  Screens and wheels and TE routes are cool with me, when the defense has to start cheating (field position) to stop those, then its time to air one out.

Just to summarize simply, in '13 we could never put that stake in the ground and force a defense to stop a certain type of play until the point where we could take advantage of the way they were forced to adjust.  The hype was originally on downhill running, but when the rocket boosters sputtered out on the launchpad there was nothing to fill the void.  So back to the start of my post... I think if Nuss can establish that basic OL expertise then it all opens up from there.

The entire offensive line will benefit greatly.

Nuss is a proven QB coach who also played college and pro ball. He will get Devin ironed out a bit. But he will have much more time to groom Shane and the fact they are both lefties can't hurt.

This year: Gardner

Long term: Morris.

 

Don't know how you could go with a position other than QB.  A lot o players will benefit, but a QB will the most as Nuss is OC/QB coach.

EDIT:  Didn't see the post above me.  That guy is smart though.

Every underperforming position group of our offense, and the players within those position groups, will benefit the most. Bringing in a new OC will obviously cure all that ails UM's offense. 

Gonna go with Shane Morris.  Kid looked sharp.  Can't wait to see how he'll look after a couple years of Nussmeier's tutelage.