Comments on: 2009, and Looking Ahead to 2010 http://mgofootball.com/2009/11/29/2009-and-looking-ahead-to-2010/ Michigan Football Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DallasBlue http://mgofootball.com/2009/11/29/2009-and-looking-ahead-to-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-58 DallasBlue Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:51:45 +0000 http://mgofootball.com/?p=1344#comment-58 Offense should be better next year, although I do believe we will miss the "power running" of Minor those few times he was healthy enough to really contribute. Don't know who will pick up that slack next year. Hopefully, Tate has used the past year to mature, and better manage his skills on the field (like . . . Don't drop the ball . . . Throw it out of bounds when nothing there . . .). And, the O-line should be more consistent - it MUST give him a bit more time back there. Defense is a major concern. Losing the best defensive player on the team does not help. And, while the rest will have an additional year experience, not sure that makes a lot of difference as this group seemed to regress as the year went on. There are some potential play makers coming up on defense, but they will still need a couple years before they can really shine, if any of them do. Bottom line, I think we will see a team next year not a whole lot different from the team this year, perhaps with a bit more consistency on offense, but probably a bit worse on defense. Predict a 6-6 season next year, and I'm not at all certain where 3 B10 wins comes from to get that record. Offense should be better next year, although I do believe we will miss the "power running" of Minor those few times he was healthy enough to really contribute. Don't know who will pick up that slack next year. Hopefully, Tate has used the past year to mature, and better manage his skills on the field (like . . . Don't drop the ball . . . Throw it out of bounds when nothing there . . .). And, the O-line should be more consistent – it MUST give him a bit more time back there.

Defense is a major concern. Losing the best defensive player on the team does not help. And, while the rest will have an additional year experience, not sure that makes a lot of difference as this group seemed to regress as the year went on. There are some potential play makers coming up on defense, but they will still need a couple years before they can really shine, if any of them do.

Bottom line, I think we will see a team next year not a whole lot different from the team this year, perhaps with a bit more consistency on offense, but probably a bit worse on defense. Predict a 6-6 season next year, and I'm not at all certain where 3 B10 wins comes from to get that record.

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