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SNIPER26;1107400; said:I don't give a shit if a team is ranked 119th against both the run and pass. All that matters is scoring D.
Faster than past UM offenses... but still not very fast in terms of the rest of the top teams in the Big Ten.SNIPER26;1108525; said:Hey if anything this offense will be fast as shit soon enough with guys like McGuffie, Brown, Robinson, Stonum etc...
Sportsbuck28;1108875; said:Faster than past UM offenses... but still not very fast in terms of the rest of the top teams in the Big Ten.
I'll agree that they have plenty of speed, but I think that us, Illinois, and... well, that's about it when talking about the top teams in the Big Ten.. have more speed.NFBuck;1108882; said:Disagree. If there's one thing they'll have, it's speed. However, speed does not necessarily = effective.
bukIpower;1108522; said:yeah its pretty common sense snipe that if an offense has zero playing time together that the chances of them being lights out isn't great. How's Kevin Grady looking/doing?
MililaniBuckeye;1108544; said:2007 scoring defense: Michigan #21 (21.4 ppg). You have to admit that replying on your defense to win games for you isn't very reliable when they give up over 21 points a game.
three7;1109292; said:I think UM fans have a little too much faith right now in the defense. That being said, UM will need to rely on its defense and running game to grind out wins early in the early while the rest of the offense matures.
Areas of concern on defense:
1) Outside of Ezeh, who else is ready to play? Mouton, Thompson, Panter, Herron??? If RR takes the same approach as the OL (putting the best 5 OL, regardless of position on the field), who knows what will happen. Ezeh is fully capable of playing both MLB and SAM, but he can't play both. In 4-3 scheme, my bet is Ezeh stays at MLB out of importance alone... rumblings of Ezeh playing elsewhere situationally too... ...
2) Safety... safety... safety... UM needs Stevie Brown to OWN the FS position. Over the last 5 years, UM has had below average athletes playing safety: Shazor, Barringer, Englemon. Brown is head and shoulders above them in terms of ability, but was prone to mistake early last year and benched. If he plays well, things should be on the up and up for the defense. At SS, look for Stewart to start. Decent in run support, but not overly impressive in coverage... a lot like Jamar Adams. Wildcard here is FR Brandon Smith, but I think it's a reasonable to assume he can start and play effectively as a true FR.
SNIPER26;1108525; said:Hey if anything this offense will be fast as shit soon enough with guys like McGuffie, Brown, Robinson, Stonum etc...
Really, how many questions and concerns ARE there at Michigan right now?
From Tom Beaver, GBW
, Too many to count. Will RichRod have a quarterback that can run his offense? The only two QB's on the spring roster are drop-backers Steven Threet and David Cone - and neither has ever taken a snap in a college game.
Who'll play slot receiver? New-U-M signed three slot receivers in Feb., but for the spring there are none ... will RB's Carlos Brown and Avery Horn have to fill in?
Will the defense look different, or the same as old-U-M's? With all new defensive coaches, who knows?
Cont'd ...
brutus2002;1110913; said:I just noticed that Michigan lost out on Caper, Baker, and Norman...ouch!!!! I know the Michigan fans will say some bullshit like well they don't fit our system. My rebuttal is that you are gonna let your arch rivals MSU build a monster. Dantonio should have beaten you last year. When he filters out the douchebgs left over from Smith he is gonna have a hell of a team.