kris mayotte
Now it's time to talk about football. Here are Nico Collins draft comps from PFF:
Do not look up target counts for Boykin, Malone, and Metcalf.
A new defense. Richard Johnson is in 538 talking with Maurice Linguist about what's going on with the Michigan D:
There are, broadly speaking, two spectrums that defenses can fall: too simple or too complex. With coverages, Michigan was certainly more of the former, especially early in Brown’s tenure, as the team played man-to-man defense almost exclusively. Though his tendencies eventually became more balanced, Michigan remained one of the most man-heavy teams in college football. Even as Brown tweaked his squad’s identity, its play only got worse. So as is often the case when you get beat up on one end of the spectrum, Michigan could flip to the other.
Is it worth building an inflexible defense made to shut out the Michigan States at the expense of being ill-equipped to respond to what Ohio State can throw at you? That’s the existential question facing the Wolverines.
“They had a system down that they felt strong about and playing a lot more man-oriented, and that’s definitely going to be a part of what we do,” Linguist said. “But there’s layers to having a great defense and just the perspective that we’re going to be bringing in. You don’t have to just live in one thing to be successful.”
The kind of things they're importing from the NFL are going to be difficult for college players, period, and it is likely to be particularly rough in year one. I wonder if they'll have the time to actually get something going. Warde Manuel is almost certainly going to be in a difficult spot next offseason.
[After THE JUMP: as the portal turns]
Biaka… that guy. I never knew how much I needed Lou Holtz trying to pronounce "Biakabutuka" in my life:
We are also 21 Tshimanga "Tim" Biakabutuka days from the start of the 2019 〽️ Season. I don’t have any videos lined up for 2️⃣1️⃣, but I do have former ND Coach @CoachLouHoltz88 trying to say his name back in 1994.
— Dr. Sap (@DrSap4UM) August 11, 2019
Enjoy & GO BLUE!! pic.twitter.com/5VNSXjHhdx
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT. It's important to economize your words.
I'm just now finding out that the Pioneer Pioneers' coach is named Bill Billers and this is blowing my mind minders. https://t.co/ruRTqKyIJ0
— Andy Reid (@misterAndyReid) August 13, 2019
Alas, this appears to be a typo; for the rest of the article the coach is referred to as "Bellers." I apologize for ruining everything.
[After THE JUMP: it's not a new logo, it's just a different branding device]
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