Andrel Anthony Off to a Nice Start
By no means am I trying to be controversial, I just know that there’s a few guys on here like me who had high hopes for him and will still root for his success elsewhere given that he didn’t leave on bad terms.
He’s leading Oklahoma in receptions and yards, about 85/game, to go along with a TD. Most Oklahoma people think he’s their #1.
I still think in another time and place he could have blossomed here, but it’s hard to complain with what we have given how Roman and CJ are catching the ball. Seems like a good example of the transfer portal being a positive thing. Michigan doesn’t lose any sleep and the kid gets a chance to being a key contributor elsewhere.
September 17th, 2023 at 12:37 AM ^
Thanks for the update. My prediction was that he would be out leading receiver last year. Something just didn’t work out. But I certainly wish him all the best success and glad to see he’s doing well.
September 17th, 2023 at 12:46 AM ^
good for him wanted it to work out for him here
glad he can show out elsewhere. ou is crushing people
September 17th, 2023 at 12:58 AM ^
Bummed it didn't work out here but happy for him. It'd be tough for him to be more than the #4 guy at michigan this year. Maybe #3 if they put Wilson in the slot
September 17th, 2023 at 1:29 AM ^
Good for him. I wish him best of luck
September 17th, 2023 at 2:10 AM ^
meanwhile AJ Henning has 11 catches and 82 yds 1 TD thru 3 games for 1-2 Northwestern.
September 17th, 2023 at 3:47 AM ^
It’s pretty obvious Michigan’s passing offense is stuck in 1998
September 17th, 2023 at 12:03 PM ^
If you're the #1 receiver and after 11 completions you have just 82 yards, *your* passing offence is stuck in 1998.
September 17th, 2023 at 7:25 AM ^
Good for him. Last year the big problem for him was holding onto the ball so glad he's seemingly got that resolved.
September 18th, 2023 at 11:00 AM ^
Drel has never had that issue before. The kid doesn't drop balls. I blame parking him on the bench behind average guys until his confidence waned. Then you only throw him bombs and even then it's only like once every 3 games. A Harbaugh led team is where WRs go to die.
September 18th, 2023 at 12:55 PM ^
Maybe slightly underused.. sure, die?
AA 14-254-1
Wilson 12-209-6
CJ 13-224-1
Don’t let those pesky facts get in your way.
September 17th, 2023 at 9:05 AM ^
Good for him. He probably just needed a change of scenery to regain his confidence. That's fairly common with the youngsters.
September 17th, 2023 at 9:14 AM ^
Great post. I'm glad to see him lighting it up, the talent was always there. I wish we could've got him the ball more while he was here and that he would've done more with the opportunities he did get. Seriously though, there's no need to say "By no means am I trying to be controversial", I know how this board is, but there's nothing wrong with having an opinion that others don't agree with.
September 17th, 2023 at 12:12 PM ^
Andrel’s a fine young man and I wish him well in every endeavor… good luck at Oklahoma and anywhere his future takes him…
September 17th, 2023 at 4:05 PM ^
My memory, other than 2021 MSU, Anthony struggled catching the ball; timing the throws, getting in sync with QB.
September 17th, 2023 at 10:36 PM ^
Would argue, up until OSU, so did just about everyone else. We have been a mostly mediocre, at best, passing offense. Not putting that blame entirely on Anthony.
The word on AA out of OU’s practices was that he was their most productive WR was in for a nice year. Good to see it coming to fruition.
September 18th, 2023 at 11:03 AM ^
Your memory is cloudy. Kid caught everything near him for a year and some change, and then saw a target a game max. THEN he dropped a few. Harbaugh doesn't know wtf to do with elite athletes at the position. Throw em a bomb! Brilliant
September 18th, 2023 at 10:58 AM ^
Tried to tell this board that Drel is special. Harbaugh just wanted him to wait behind average guys like Cornelius, and he wasn't down with them messing up his future draft status like they did DPJ. And he's better than DPJ.
Love our team, but I also love the Anthony family, and don't blame them one bit. Like I told them last year, it's unfortunate that we don't "need" Drel right now. I thought when he was the only one who looked like he belonged on the field vs Georgia, that they'd wisen up on this freak athlete of a kid.
When there isn't an immediate need to develop someone or a facet of our team, it generally gets ignored under Harbaugh. Until its too late, a la the TCU game, via the inability to adjust to a zone blocking scheme vs that 3-3-5, and not developing JJ as a passer the entire year.
Its also part of the reason he loses so many bowl games. The inability (or refusal) to prepare for the unseen. While our elite opponents do. Hopefully we dont go down that road 3 years in a row.
September 18th, 2023 at 11:06 AM ^
He'd better get Clemons involved stat, or we'll be reading about him down south somewhere tearing it up too. Another Lansing kid who isn't trying to wait until senior year to get the rock. He's also special and they're blowing it again on that front.