jwinslow;1573080; said:
that's why I said most, because that was more of the exception to the rule imo. Iowa was also a simpler challenge for him.
Obi has a big test this Saturday against Penn State, if he can play like he did against Iowa in this game then there may still be hope for him.
jwinslow;1573080; said:
letting cousins jog past him was unreal. You'd think at worst that you'd take the opportunity to hit the dinged up, slow footed qb who has been slicing up your d.
That was honestly the most head-scratching awful play that I have seen from Mouton yet, and he's had a lot of those types of head-scratching awful plays. I don't know what the deal is with him. He showed a lot of promise last season as a RS Sophomore.
He's actually regressed this season, which is kind of shocking to see.
jwinslow;1573080; said:
perhaps, but how big is he? He's certainly a beast physically
Reports are that Marvin is already north of 210+ pounds. Remember, Rivals was listing the kid in their database at 190 when he was still a sophomore in high school. The kid has grown a lot in the past 2 years.
Mouton plays at 228 right now. If Robinson enrolls early and can get into the 220s, I think he'll have a shot of replacing Mouton.
jwinslow;1573080; said:
I don't disagree, but man, um just got a lot smaller in this hypo.
Not necessarily. Stevie Brown is playing spinner at 211 pounds, and he's our most consistent, best linebacker right now, even at that size.
Hawthorne is still a true frosh that is red-shirting this season and right now he's listed at 198 pounds. By fall next year it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that he'll add around 10-15 pounds, maybe more, and be in the same weight range that Brown was.
jwinslow;1573080; said:
Graham replaced by roh.
Roh replaced by ?? Herron? Kinnard? Mouton?
Mouton replaced by Robinson.
Brown replaced by Hawthorne.
All of those guys will add some size by next season. Roh may very well stay at his Quick spot as well.
There could also be a break-out true/RS freshman in spring/fall camp next year to claim the spot. I know that Anthony LaLota is physically as impressive as they come, but the kid has only been playing football for about 2 or 3 years. I would not rule him out completely either.
jwinslow;1573080; said:
Um has struggled this year because they were smaller upfront, particularly at quick (instead of a prototypical 260-275 lb de). They're getting smaller at four positions here...
I don't think we've struggled because of size. Our guys have been in positions to make plays and tackles on defense, and they just haven't made them. Stevie Brown is our smallest linebacker, but he's also probably our most reliable linebacker when it comes to tackling. Ezeh is north of 240 pounds and Mouton is almost 230, yet both of these guys have whiffed on plenty of tackles that they should have made.
Hell, Jordan Kovacs is much smaller than Ezeh or Mouton and he's a much more reliable tackler than either of them.
Roh has struggled at the point of attack at times, but he is only a 240 pound true frosh. I do think that is to be expected. I think once he's had a year under his belt and is up to 255-260, that he'll be a holy terror for offenses. The kid is a legit talent in my opinion. Probably the defender with the brightest NFL future ahead of him on the entire squad outside of Graham and Warren.
jwinslow;1573080; said:
And could potentially have to replace warren with Floyd, witty or another undersized CB. I've always felt turner was a S.
Well hopefully we won't have to cross that bridge, but if do I do know for a fact that Turner is playing CB at Michigan. Michigan is also heavily recruiting CB's right now and I think they land some pretty good ones that can play as a freshman.
And while you might have always felt that Turner was a safety, the Michigan coaches who see the kid every day in practice definitely disagree with you.
Turner showed up to fall camp way too late and out of shape, which is why he hasn't made a contribution yet and has been red-shirted, but the Michigan coaches are very high on him, and for good reason I think.
I have watched just about everything that is out there on Turner, and to me he just looks far more comfortable and natural at CB than he does at safety. His performance against Rueben Randle and Pat Patterson in that high school all-star game was so impressive and it really made me a believer of him at CB.
I am hoping that Warren sticks around, because if he does I think he and Turner could be a great corner duo next year, and it would allow the coaching staff to move Woolfolk back to safety, which in turn gets Mike Williams off the field, which in turn is a great thing.
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