Penix kept grabbing onto his flak jacket like his ribs were hurting. It did seem like he took a shot early in the game where a Michigan defender landed on him pretty hard. He'll be ok from that, but I doubt talking about it will make any difference in his draft stock or alleviate any worries that fans of his next team might have.
johnnydoom I was a bit suspicious, still am, as to how he was holding that right shoulder down. He kept that upper arm tight to his body, which is not consistent with a lower injury.
Par4QC I was a bit suspicious, still am, as to how he was holding that right shoulder down. He kept that upper arm tight to his body, which is not consistent with a lower injury.
I don't like to judge another man's pain but I was getting serious vibes that he was overplaying the injury. It was like "Look I'm hurt, I really don't suck this badly". As usual I could be wrong.
Lanning staying at Oregon.
Sneakylong I'm not sure why (lack of size and speed, I guess), but Brady was vastly underrated by the draft. Even at Michigan they kept trying to find a way to start Drew Henson ahead of him after he had led Michigan to a successful season and bowl win as the starter the previous year.
MartinD A different era of college football, for sure - a player in that position now would simply enter the transfer portal and move to a school that wanted him as a starting QB.
Brady actually had a chance to go be a starter somewhere else while at Michigan.
Steve Mariucci told Brady he could come to Berkeley and start immediately for California. Near where he’s from.
Brady declined and Carr eventually saw the light and made Brady the starter.
The platooning with Henson hurt Brady in the draft.
Brady wasn’t highly recruited out of high school. He and his father sent of tapes of his play to colleges. Brady has the size (6’4” and 230) and showed the same come from behind clutch in high school he showed at Michigan and New England.
Nothing ever was given to him. He had to work harder to prove his ability. He credits what he went thru at Michigan for his work ethic where he had to prove himself every week in order to play.
He played with a chip on his shoulder because he was always overlooked. Obviously a great motivator for him.
Sneakylong He played with a chip on his shoulder because he was always overlooked.
It's easy to understand why. I just think coming out the winner of the platooning exercise should have helped him more in the draft than it did.
As of Jan. 29, 2022
Par4QC Yeah, not special. 1 more year would have helped. Good luck with that. Thought a similar thing when the Alabama center went to the Portal for transfer, as if nobody noticed his ball hiking techniques.
Who really knows if JJ will find success in the NFL?
The answer is - nobody
