Justin Turner Position Change?
February 12th, 2010 at 5:05 PM ^
I don't have the membership, but I think it's just speculation...
February 12th, 2010 at 5:06 PM ^
I don't have Scout, but the Freep just confirmed he will be our punter next year.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:12 PM ^
He is still a DB, but he has been miniaturized and injected into the bloodstream of Terrelle Pryor to wage a partisan war against TP's remaining half-dozen neurons.
I.e. he is now our Innerspace Emperor.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:06 PM ^
slot receiver? amirite?!
February 12th, 2010 at 5:14 PM ^
Bench warming redshirt to All-Big Ten CB?
February 12th, 2010 at 5:18 PM ^
Nothing to worry about. It's pretty great that our secondary went from being extremely thin last year to being very deep (if not really that experienced).
I tHink we're going to see the JTs at the corners backed up by plenty of freshmen, and Woolfolk/EmilIen at deep safety and Kovacs/Williams at SS, again with pleNty of freshmen behind Them.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:22 PM ^
if JT Floyd and Kovacs are starters again, no?
February 12th, 2010 at 5:26 PM ^
Maybe, but they won't be freshman anymore. JT Floyd is actually our oldest and most experienced CB. That might be enough, especially at the beginning of the season.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:41 PM ^
I was referring to the potential position change.
But now that you mention it, I do think players can get better over time. Moreover, Kovacs was always good in run support, it was when the put him at deep safety that he got torched.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:31 PM ^
Demar Dorsey is starting this year.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:02 PM ^
I think Woolfolk will end up starting...somewhere in the defensive backfield. Where, either deep safety or corner, we do not know yet but he will start. Really started to show some quality leadership skills back there and should be our most solid and experienced player back there. Thought the defense was far better with him playing deep, but he may need to play corner at some point due to an utter lack of experience there. Scary to think that we could start two corners with 0% of in-game college experience. Definately feel that we will start at least one DB whose a true freshman though, money is on Christian or Dorsey obviously.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:35 PM ^
Wow, talk about bold prediction of the day...
Although we don't have much for experienced depth at corner, we at least have talented depth. At deep safety, we don't even have that, and it's a mentally more difficult position to play.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:19 PM ^
by Scout.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:25 PM ^
I'm guessing they're alluding to the fact that some still believe he will be a safety (at some point). Given our lack of depth at CB and the fact that we have a couple options at safety, he isn't going anywhere...
February 12th, 2010 at 6:20 PM ^
I bet it is just b/c he didn'tplay last year, so now they are saying where he will go.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:20 PM ^
I bet it is just b/c he didn'tplay last year, so now they are saying where he will go.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:20 PM ^
I bet it is just b/c he didn'tplay last year, so now they are saying where he will go.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:31 PM ^
I know someone in the ticket department who got it from a good 3rd source that the reason JT redshirted was because RR has been grooming him to be the QB this year. Denard is moving to CB.
I know this is big news and I would have started a thread but I didn't want to bump Mick McCabe from the front page!
February 12th, 2010 at 6:25 PM ^
Turner has to play in the secondary. The feeling was in his recruitment that he had the ability to play either s or CB, but would probably play CB. A "move" to another spot in the defensive backfield is a nothingburger. He hasn't established himself at any spot yet, though I have no doubt he'll be a playmaker once he hits the field this fall.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:31 PM ^
This is what the post was talking about :
Teric Jones back to DB (he apparently made a strong impression on the DC last year)
Cameron Gordon to free safety NOT LB
Steve Watson to DE
Kelvin Grady still at slot for the moment... but may still move to RB in the spring
JT Turner starting out at corner in the spring.... but still could be a safety though
You've already heard Moundros to LB
February 12th, 2010 at 6:43 PM ^
Man, we are going to have a lot of young free safeties: Cam Gordon, Vlad, MRob and Carvin Johnson. Outside of Woolfolk, who do we have to play SS? Vinopal and Thomas Gordon? No offense to those guys, but they were our lowest rated recruits for two consecutive years (kickers excluded). This makes me want Dorsey at SS. He could have that job as a back-up for a season and a starter for 3.
February 12th, 2010 at 8:07 PM ^
I think RR saying Dorsey comes in as a CB but could switch positions means we have no depth at CB and Woolfolk will be the SS. If Dorsey doesn't win a job I'm sure he'll be groomed to be the SS for next year
February 12th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^
I feel like Dorsey has to gain some weight and learn to wrap on his tackles before I would be comfortable with him playing SS. I would much rather have him at free with all of his speed and ball hawking abilities.
February 13th, 2010 at 1:25 AM ^
The SS is the traditional free-safety and plays deep pass
The FS is the traditional SS and plays in run support
February 13th, 2010 at 2:14 AM ^
Remember that Vlad said he plays (in practice I suppose) both positions. I think he'll make a big impact this year. Also, reports say Thomas Gordon is impressing the coaches.
February 14th, 2010 at 9:28 AM ^
And mike Williams, kocacs, and vlad plays both s positions. Before you bash any of them, remember it was a new system and some consistency should help everyone. Now that we have some depth and competition, we should be much better no matter who plays in the secondary.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:10 PM ^
that RR said Teric Jones is moving back to RB/Slot? Is that not the case now?
February 12th, 2010 at 6:31 PM ^
I'd be very surprised if JT Turner moves to Safety. If he does, we have JT Floyd and true freshman at CB, that's not gonna cut it. Although, if Cullen and Dorsey are looking really good at CB once they get here in the summer, I wouldn't be totally against Turner moving to safety. A starting secondary of Cullen, Dorsey, Woolfolk and Turner might be pretty dangerous, albeit incredibly young at CB.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:33 PM ^
Ain't nobody going to look good at corner until they can do it in a game.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:16 PM ^
Just wait 'til those cats get older. Talk about a no-fly zone for real.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:40 PM ^
So we should have the following groups:
Corners:
Turner, Christian, Dorsey, Floyd, Teric Jones
Safeties:
Woolfolk, Kovacs, Emilien, Williams, Cam Gordon, MRob
Cool. One or more of these guys will be stars.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:57 PM ^
Avery and Talbott - or are you assuming they redshirt?
February 12th, 2010 at 8:03 PM ^
I read somewhere that Teric is moving back to the offensive side of the ball.
Also, I thought Cam would be headed to the LB group. Do you mean Thomas Gordon at safety?
February 12th, 2010 at 8:17 PM ^
Maybe it's just me, but Cam Gordon seems better suited for LB, if not WR. He is a bigger guy, and it seems we have depth at safety finally, although that talent remains young.
February 15th, 2010 at 9:41 AM ^
MRob was going to be a LB?
February 15th, 2010 at 10:00 AM ^
You thought wrong.
February 12th, 2010 at 8:18 PM ^
Having Woolfolk and Turner play the same position doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I know we haven't seen Turner play, but given that he's been in the system for a year and was pretty highly touted, you have to imagine that he's the 2nd best defensive back we have.
If Turner is being moved to safety, that probably means they'll put Woolfolk at corner. I doubt this, but I obviously don't have any special information. It just seems strange to move the only experienced competent safety we have to corner.
Still, I fully expect both to be on the field next year, one at corner and one at safety. Who plays where will be anyone's best guess until the UConn game.
February 15th, 2010 at 1:40 PM ^
So it makes more sense to have three of our highest ranked recruits, Turner, Dorsey, and CC, the last two years all play the same position?
February 15th, 2010 at 1:56 PM ^
Chances are slim that both Dorsey and Christian will be ready to start this year. One or the other (or Turner) could move to SS after this year.
The strong safety spot is taken care of if Woolfolk plays there.
So you throw a bunch of bodies at the cornerback positions, and see what sticks. There's no sense in putting a freshman at SS because he's almost certainly going to be behind Woolfolk. You might as well put the freshmen at a position where they can at least compete for playing time.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
but remember, the FS position on our defense plays primarily in the box
February 12th, 2010 at 10:48 PM ^
I'm willing to bet the story will change at least a dozen times before fall practice.
February 13th, 2010 at 7:36 AM ^
?? Scout must have changed the pic accompanying the article, because the photo that's in place now is of Cam Gordon. And he's kind of scary-looking.
February 13th, 2010 at 9:39 AM ^
on both sides of the ball and was in the game on almost every down in high school and since he has gotten to Michigan he has gained 25-30 Lbs so he could play corner or safety so long as he still has the same quickness