Danwillhor

January 20th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^

but he has absolutely zero of his dad's physical features. Well, facial at least. I'm not sure how they measure up height/weight but he looks nothing like his dad. Almost everyone has something you can see from both but I would never guess that's Jim's son even if multiple choice & Jim was of the choices, ha. It sounds like he has a bit of his mentality though. Just a stupid observation.

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The_Mad Hatter

January 20th, 2015 at 1:09 PM ^

a picture of my grandparents on their wedding day, in about 1920.  Were it not for the period costumes it could have easily been a picture of me.  My son found a pic of me at about his age (2-3) and he refused to believe it wasn't a pic of him.  He apparently didn't notice the awesome 70's sunflower wallpaper that everyone had back then.

My sister looks like me, with tits.  Not a great look to be honest.

 

/Sorry for threadjack, but it seems to be pretty slow around here this week.

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Danwillhor

January 20th, 2015 at 9:45 PM ^

is my cousin on my Mother's side. Our Grandfather passed sine years ago and while close to my Father's side of the family is the total opposite on my Mother's side (it's odd, we just don't ever talk anymore). Anyway, I see him for the first time in years at the wake & he was about 20. I had just seen my Grandpa a few months earlier but I never noticed how much of a carbon copy they are/were until they played a video slideshow with pictures from his youth. In one picture it was scary identical! Same age as my cousin at the time & in the military (but not in military uniform). It's crazy how even diluted genetics can show up so strongly a generation or many later. He looks more like his brother than my Grandfather's actual 8 brothers lol.

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Indonacious

January 20th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^

I think this shows that him and Baxter will have a lot of overlapping duties and that younger harbaugh will have a significant role With watching game film and the subsequent analysis, which is partly why I feel he was hired.

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Rasmus

January 20th, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^

I read that (the ST position) as Jim wanting Baxter to mentor Jay. I imagine Baxter will have pretty much full control over special teams, so it kind of gives Jay a role where he's independent of his dad. Because otherwise, with regard to the TE role, it's safe to assume Jim will be keeping close tabs on him.

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wahooverine

January 20th, 2015 at 10:48 AM ^

This kid will do great.  By all accounts he's a chip off the old block.  He is a Harbaugh boy with noble bloodlines.  He's driven to prove himself apart from his famous father and uncle. He's young enough to relate well with recruits, and has football coaching experience even at this young age at a top notch NFL organization in the Ravens.  You know he was raised to work hard and you know his father demands more from him, as his son, than he already high demands of his players and staff.  This was a good hire.

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The_Mad Hatter

January 20th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^

I wasn't excited about this hire.  He's way too young and inexperienced for this position.

Then I saw the pic of him, Jim, and Jack all hanging out and reviewing film.  If I was in JH's position, I absolutely would have made the same hire.  How great is it that he can go to work every day and have his family with him like that.  They're all obviously very close and I think this bodes well for Jim's time at Michigan.

I really think this might be his last stop coaching.

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wayneandgarth

January 20th, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^

I would think that if he were smart, he'll work for him for a couple years and then get experience under another quality coach.  This would be similar to Richard Pitino working under his father and then working for Billy Donovan.  Richard says his coaching approach more resembles Donovan than his father.

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The_Mad Hatter

January 20th, 2015 at 11:38 AM ^

When I said that this might be his last stop coaching I was referring to Jim.

I would think that Jr. would move on somewhere else to get more experience after a few years.  And maybe come back to Michigan later.

Unless JH is planning on setting him up as a successor.  Give him more and more responsibility as the other assistants move on.  He spends a few years as OC before Jim retires and hands him the reigns.  In 2035.

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Mr. Yost

January 20th, 2015 at 11:02 AM ^

And Mattison and Durkin are basically head defensive coaches. They'll be fine on defense, they most inexperienced unit is the DBs and they did the right think and split them up with 2 coaches.

If we had an extra spot or combined TE/Special Teams then I would assume Manning stays and coaches DEs/OLBs.

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