Projected 2013 Starting Lineup...

jsj_297


Just curious where Ryan is on your line up. I know speed rules these days, but having great knowledge/instincts is just as valuable imo, and he has plenty of both. Speed doesnt always make up for misreading plays, and being sucked into PA, etc etc. Great for sealing edges though, cant argue that. Not trying to start an argument here.

 
Jake Ryan is my starting SAM LB...not to mention, my favorite defensive player...and I expect him to continue to get better. If there's one issue I have with Jake "Thor" Ryan, it's that his overexuberance can lead to missing tackles or over-running a play!

Ah,ok.....Dont mind me, im in between my 4th and 5th glass of JD.  
 
Kids still beast!!

jsj_297


Ah,ok.....Dont mind me, im in between my 4th and 5th glass of JD.  

Kids still beast!!

Hell Yes!

Go Blue!!

Sailor Jerry

I prefer Captain Morgan...with shots of sake ...and, yes, Jake is a BEAST!!!

Maize927


Sailor Jerry

Underrated beverage.
 
Partial to Crown and/or Patrón myself  

MichFan4Life

wolverinefan07


Like MF4L's suggestion about moving Morgan to MLB & having him battle Bolden...but don't want to take the starting WLB spot from Morgan, either.

I also like Rawls, jsj_297...a lot...and see him being a more productive back this coming season.

Guess I'm placing too much thought on Bryant being the starting RG...hey, if Ben Braden is that good, I'm all for starting him! It's nice to have some options on the OL, too!

I do. We need to get faster and more athletic on defense and moving Morgan allows us to. There's no rule against playing multiple guys but we NEED Biggs Ross on the field.

 
 
Morgan's main issue as a player is once he gets blocked, he's done. He hasn't shown the moves or strength to shed blocks. That's not a HUGE problem at the WILL spot, since Mattison's defense is designed to have the WILL unblocked to make plays, but if he were to move to the MIKE, that'd be a problem he'd have to correct.
 
Regardless, I think (and hope) Bolden has the MIKE spot locked up for the next three years. Morgan is very rarely out of position, he's a very instinctual player, but that's Biggs' best asset too, and he's on an entirely different level than Morgan, athletically. It's splitting hairs, really, since we rotate so much at LB (as well as on the DL); I think we'll see Ryan locked down at SAM (obviously), Bolden at MIKE, and Morgan and Ross basically serving as co-starters at WILL. Against straight ahead teams like MSU and Iowa, Morgan will probably see a little more time, while Ross will see more against spread teams like Northwestern and Ohio State.

Green may well win the Heisman one day. I think Rawls starts. All will see action. Maybe they'll go with the hot hand?

Any chance we will see a 3-4 D? Seems our personnel is more equipped to play in that system

MichFan4Life

Maize927


Sailor Jerry

Underrated beverage.

Partial to Crown and/or Patrón myself  

Patron and soda!

Go Blue!!

Maize927


Any chance we will see a 3-4 D? Seems our personnel is more equipped to play in that system

 
IMO, not until we can settle on three DL who can, consistently, pressure the opposing QB, without blitzing all the time!! Think we're getting there 

wolverinefan07

Maize927


Any chance we will see a 3-4 D? Seems our personnel is more equipped to play in that system

IMO, not until we can settle on three DL who can, consistently, pressure the opposing QB, without blitzing all the time!! Think we're getting there 

That is the thing, in a 3-4 you do not necessarily need to rely on the defensive line for pressure. Black seems like a prototypical 3-4 DE, I don't have many reservations about Clark playing as the other end in a 3-4. My only concern if we went to a 3-4 is if QW could handle playing the zero technique.

mazebacker70


Green may well win the Heisman one day. I think Rawls starts. All will see action. Maybe they'll go with the hot hand?

Freddie?  Is that you?

TK23Blue

mazebacker70


Green may well win the Heisman one day. I think Rawls starts. All will see action. Maybe they'll go with the hot hand?

Freddie?  Is that you?

The ghost of Beano Cook says he will win 2