Marcus Ray: Jabril Peppers would be Michigan's best Running Back right now
It was unclear from the comment whether this was simply meant as a compliment toward Peppers, or if he was suggesting that Michigan's RB corps is in trouble. He did also say Ty Isaac could do well this year too.
In any event, this will be a LOOONG season if we're unable to move the ball on the ground effectively.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
Clearly a troll
August 2nd, 2015 at 12:21 PM ^
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:37 AM ^
You are such a turd. Go fly a kite or, play pogs or something.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:16 PM ^
And you spend tons of time practicing with these guys and sitting next to them in the classroom and looking over their shoulders when they (apparently) don't do their homework or go to their workouts, so I'm sure you know better.
Asshole
That's a mighty fine hole you've dug yourself into.
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
I don't like the idea of using Peppers there part time, even if he might be our best RB. He also might be our best slot, our best CB, our best S, our best gunner and our best returner. He can't do everything and I expect he'll be most valuable on defense. Let him take a few reverses.from the slot. Aside from the actual touches, he'll make a great decoy on offense, something that's hard to do as a RB.
The guy needs to be the threat out in the open right off the bat. The little guys cant take him down so easily out there and the big guys wont get their shot. Just get the ball in his hands fast!!
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:47 AM ^
I listen to Marcus on The Michigan Insider almost every time he is on....sometimes I agree with his opinions, but other times not so much.
Given the option of being a lock-down defensive back versus a running back, from the standpoint of a long NFL career and having an impact, I think great DB's are worth their weight in gold. In the NFL, solid running backs are easily obtainable which is why, with rare exception, RB's don't get drafted in the first round. Wiscy's Gordon was an exception this past season, and lots of people questioned his early selection.
As good of an athlete as Jabril is, he is not big as RB's go, and RB's tend to take a beating.
I'll say this again, just like I do every time somebody says something like this, why the fuck do you care about his career in the NFL at this point? I want a great college player, I couldn't care less if he went first round or how long he played in the league. Give me Case Keenum over Tom Brady in college any day.
Why do I care? Because I give a shit about the player and his life after Michigan. Do you not think that most recruits with the ability to play in the NFL consider what position will serve them best in college and at the next level and discuss this with the coaching staff before committing as well as during the time they play for Michigan?
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:07 AM ^
If you want to make sure he leaves early, move him to RB. Recruiting is also affected by a staff's success in putting guys into the pros.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:55 AM ^
LOLWUT
That schedule of Rice, LaTech, Tulane, and UAB that Keenum had to face every year was a real murderer's row.
What's next? You'd prefer Andre Ware to Jim Harbaugh?
Dumbest comment of the day.
It's Sunday...
August 2nd, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^
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So for which team do you think white_pony is still trolling? I still think it's OSU.
but sometimes he is just dead wrong as in this case. Jabril will be a great player at UM and he will make an impact on both sides of the ball and special teams. He will likely line up in the slot on offense.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
Sometimes he likes to say things just for shock value. You can tell that even he does not believe them.
As for the RB position, there are enough guys on the roster that with decent OL play, one should emerge as a consistent option for a stable, even if unexceptional, ground game.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:31 AM ^
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:58 AM ^
Wildcat QB, RB, and WR on O. In no way was he primarily a defensive player.
Peppers will play primarily on defense, because that's where he is needed most.
Even if he can play an "A" game at RB, there are enough other guys that can play a viable "B+" game at RB.
But on defense, if you lose his "A" game there, you will have to replace it with somebody's "C-" game.
Never Forget:
"Brady Hoke just needs more time." - Marcus Ray, November 2014
I have no idea why he continues to get quoted in media outlets (because he says outrageous things I suppose) as his input has never really been astute. Not that he's necessarily incorrect about this.
He was on Twitter talking about how much RichRod sucked and their losing in the Fiesta Bowl was proof that he was the wrong coach for us. Considering how many eggs we have laid in bowl games over the years, he should've known better than to use a bowl game in the new CFP-system for proof that RR sucked. Bad fit for us? Maybe. But man, it's time to stop analyzing the coaches.
Maybe he's better analyzing players.
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^
Rich Rod never coached in a Fiesta Bowl at Michigan. The only bowl game RR coached at Michigan was the 2010-11 Gator Bowl vs. Mississippi State in his third year.
We lost that game by 38 points - the worse bowl loss in school history. That was that last game Rich Rod coached at Michigan.
I don't think Marcus Ray was the only one who was thinking that Rich Rod might not be the right coach for Michigan at that time.
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
Michigan doesn't "have to convert a DB to an RB." Ray took too many head shots. Time for a SPECT scan...
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:38 AM ^
You've posted hundreds of comments that are dumber than this one from Marcus Ray.
August 2nd, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^