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Denard "LLL" Robinson (an excellent driver)

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Steve19;2257200; said:
Please tell me that Denard Robinson will be in the backfield for The Game. Please.
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Not sure what to think of Denard coming into the game. I'm guessing with the way Gardner has been playing, it would be hard to take him out of that position. And with Toussaint going down today, we might very well get to see old Shoe lace at RB next week. Interesting...very interesting...
 
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buckeyes_rock;2257206; said:
Not sure what to think of Denard coming into the game. I'm guessing with the way Gardner has been playing, it would be hard to take him out of that position. And with Toussaint going down today, we might very well get to see old Shoe lace at RB next week. Interesting...very interesting...
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He'll only be running to the left out of the backfield, LOL. He runs right, and he's gonna go into P***y mode.
 
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buckeyes_rock;2257206; said:
Not sure what to think of Denard coming into the game. I'm guessing with the way Gardner has been playing, it would be hard to take him out of that position. And with Toussaint going down today, we might very well get to see old Shoe lace at RB next week. Interesting...very interesting...
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Expect him to do what he did today. He's not playing QB, he can't grip the ball.
 
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Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson had not thrown a pass since he suffered a nerve injury to his right arm against Nebraska on Oct. 27, and that didn?t change against Ohio State. Robinson, an afterthought for most of the second half, said he was capable of throwing, but backup Devin Gardner threw all 20 passes yesterday.

?Coach calls the plays and we go with it,? Robinson said. ?We have to focus on just playing ball, just going with what Coach calls.?

Robinson played a more versatile role last week against Iowa, when he lined up at three positions and caught two passes for the first time in his career. Michigan coach Brady Hoke said using both quarterbacks in the fashion he did was not really predictable.

?It was just a little bit of a different package,? Hoke said.

Robinson rushed for 124 yards in the first half but was held to negative yardage in the second. He carried the ball in his left arm, from which it popped loose after a hit by Christian Bryant in the third quarter. Robinson played sparingly afterward but said he did not aggravate his injury.

Gardner passed for 171 yards, fumbled twice and threw an interception in the fourth quarter.
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I'm not sure that I really buy that the substitution was due to an injury.

Robinson's statistics declined dramatically every year, peaking in his sophomore year.

  • This year he threw only 9 TDs and matched that with 9 interceptions (down from 18 and 11 respectively in 2010).
  • His yards per attempt also declined every year (8.8, 8.4, 7.9, respectively from sophomore year).
  • His QB rating also dropped every year, to 127 this year.
  • Granted, he missed two games, but his rushing yards per game dropped every year as well.
Gardner's statistics nearly match those of Robinson, with less than half as many interceptions, when the four final games of the year are compared to the eight games in which Robinson was the primary QB.

The simple fact is that Gardner was the better QB and that is why Hoke played him.

I hate linking to ESPiN sites, but the NCAA has changed the presentation of player statistics. It is much easier to find the info on ESPiN.

Statistics for Robinson

Statistics for Gardner
 
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NFBuck;2265520; said:
Still hungry, ya little pumpkin pie hair-cutted freak?
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On his first long run, his shoe came off. I thought that was odd, but then I learned that he doesn't tie his shoelaces. That's such endearing, childlike behavior - I'm surprised that none of the announcers ever mentioned it during his career at TSUN.
 
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