Funchess was hurt last year (toe)

I don't understand why you guys don't have this vitirol towards Devin Gardner if we're going by the same logic of he didn't put up good enough numbers so he obviously doesn't care about winning because of the interceptions he threw. See how silly this is.

Is that why he dropped so many passes? Is his toe connected to his hands?

Toes a long way from the heart. Candy ass.

He could have made a difference.

"Winning is just a statistic"- Devin Funchess

That's not a thing a Michigan player should ever say.

Take that in the context of a bunch of dropped balls at critical times, and it's clear he lacked any urgency while he played for Michigan. Best of luck to him, but I don't think he laid it all on the line for Michigan, as evidenced by him leaving early without having accomplished anything, and without hearing who the new coach would be.

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I hate when my hurt toe makes me drop my dishes on the floor.

Was out for a couple weeks. 

Torn ligaments?  Yee-owch.  That'll get ya, no problem.

I'm amused that Funchess was asked about his lack of touchdowns.  I mean, how do you approach that?  "Hey Devin, how come you weren't the destroyer of worlds last year that everyone thought you'd be?"  "I, well... I don't know how to answer that."

A lot of people are making jokes about the toe-bone being connected to the finger-bone or the heart-bone. Those people have never had to catch a football, which requires a lot of concentration, while simultaneously being in a lot of pain, which toe injuries cause. I dare you guys to try to play football and do it well with turf toe, much less a broken bone. You will fail. I've had turf toe -- it feels like the bone is going to rip through the muscle and flesh at the end of your foot. It is excruciating, and it lasts for weeks and is constant. You get phantom feelings like your toe is on backwards. And my toe wasn't even broken. Was his statistics quote stupid? Yes. Was it a lot better than saying, 'Fuck you, Mr. Reporter. And fuck all of the fans who are booing my team and doubting my dedication.' Yes. Get over it, you fickle muggles.

I am disappointed but not surprised at some of these responses. I've had turf toe and now have plantar fasciitis and these injuries are very difficult to deal with when walking and especially running which may explain why some on this board don't understand how his effort was affected. Running full speed, starting, stopping, trying to adjust to inaccurate passes is all hellish. Combine that with a crappy season after high expectations when you know your team was relying heavily on you results in immense frustration. The injury won't heal unless you rest it but resting it means not being out there with your boys, lose-lose situation. On the other hand, he probably should've just played though it. Assholes.

I was only able to bike at six weeks, and run at seven - that's most of a fall season for a football player. It would be nice to have more Michigan players in the NFL no matter what. Let's look forward at this point, and wish him success.

Was this when Hoke had him in on special teams, down 31, against ND?? I remember yelling at Hoke through my TV asking why Funchess was on the field.

    As mentioned before, this seems more like draft excuses than reality.

It has been nearly 4 months since the last game...why have we not heard about it until now?

The fact that they (agent/player) now try and pull this crap makes me even more angry about his lack of effort and unworthiness of the number.

 

That explains all the dropped passes?

Not surprised.  Seemed off, and not just because he didn't "play with heart" or whatever crap people come up with.  

Sounds like an excuse to me