MichiganMan_24_

September 27th, 2016 at 4:05 PM ^

Shhhh...My uncle is an NFL Draft insider, he says Jabrill is good but has stuff to work on, would be a 5th rounder but if he was to return for another year at UM he would likely be the #1 pick..Spread the word

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FatGuyTouchdown

September 27th, 2016 at 4:39 PM ^

The best football player I've ever seen play for Michigan In my lifetime. I wasn't old enough for Desmond or Charles, and it's really a shame that Lamar Jackson is a flaming hot ball of touchdowns, because I'd love to see him win a heisman. He really is the deciding factor for our last game in November.

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UMfan21

September 27th, 2016 at 4:45 PM ^

IMO I'd rank those in my lifetime as such:

1. Woodson

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2. Peppers

3. Desmond

 

I've got a soft spot in my heart for Tyrone Wheatley and what he could have done if healthy.  Obviously we had a lot of other great QBs, WRs, and Steven Breaston's special teams in there as well.  But, Woodson was just a cut above them all.  It was unreal.  If you didn't live through it, maybe it's hard to grasp just how dominant he was...and always making big plays.

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RockinLoud

September 27th, 2016 at 4:52 PM ^

What's an interesting question to me is, how would Woodson be utilized in today's type of college defense that faces primarily spread offenses? Vs a pro-style offense in the mid-90's he could literally shutdown half the field because teams typically only used 2 WR's a lot of the time, now it's 3-6 guys going out for a pass all the time, would he have such a huge impact on the field when teams can now isolate and scheme around such impact players much better? Would he be used in a role similar to how Peppers is now? I think he pretty much was when he played for GB and was outstanding, but again, college offenses tend to be more innovative and spread than NFL.

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jmblue

September 27th, 2016 at 11:02 PM ^

I wouldn't say Woodson was a cut above Desmond Howard.  I think that's the recency effect.  They are peers in the pantheon of greats.

Desmond not only won the Heisman but his margin was one of the largest in history.  He actually was a better punt returner than Woodson, who really only had one long return (though it was hugely important).  He scored 23 TDs in 11 regular-season games as a WR/PR/KR, and this wasn't exactly in an Air Raid offense.  People are selling him short in this thread.  I'd put him right up there with Woodson.  

As for Jabrill, he's awesome but I'm not quite ready to put him in their class, though I may if he keeps doing what he's done these four games.

 

 

 

 

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Brick in The Wave

September 27th, 2016 at 5:08 PM ^

I find myself comparing Peppers to Denard a lot.  Not because I think Denard and Peppers are similar in talent, but Denard more recently than Woodson had the ability to make you hold your breath.  

When Denard took off running you just kind of inhaled and waited for something awesome to happen before exhaling.  Peppers does the same thing only his success rate seems higher.

 

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MgoFunk

September 27th, 2016 at 8:54 PM ^

I don't think he was overrated I just think it took him getting hurt to realize he was lined up in the wrong position. He should have been a Running Back all along. Think about his last game against tOSU, bounced off two tacklers and scored. Gardner wasn't awful he just didn't have weapons, imagine two years of Gardner QB and Denard RB/slot/playmaker.

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LSAClassOf2000

September 27th, 2016 at 5:36 PM ^

This was a pretty quiet game for him, in other words. He only performed the duties of a solid safety and blitzing linebacker while also ripping a big punt return.

You know, I like that this is the definition of a quiet game for Jabrill Peppers. It makes you all the more mesmerized at the active ones.

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Double-D

September 27th, 2016 at 6:50 PM ^

I am not a huge fan of comparing guys because they do different things great. Man I love watching him play the game and man I am going to miss watching him in the maize and blue. Savor it.

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tjs99

September 27th, 2016 at 7:22 PM ^

While Pepper's is an outstanding talent, it's hard to compare him to Woodson and Howard who made big plays in big games. Let's see how he performs against Wisconsin, MSU and OSU this year before we put him so far up the list. Elite talent doesn't always equate to being a clutch play maker and the type of player that rises to the top against the best competition.

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Henry Arulingverder

September 28th, 2016 at 12:33 AM ^

I'm tired of the "slow your roll about Peppers" crowd on here. I know he doesn't have the TDs or Interceptions (yet) but Jabrill is absolutely in that discussion with those legends. After only a season and some change.

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