The Blue Board

It's just like the old days with Michigan having the better football team and basketball team.

Yea, right now I'd put Bell as 95% gone, Gholston at 60% and Dion Sims at 20%

Dantonio going to have to prove he's not a flash in the pan going up against a Tressel less Ohio and RR led Michigan. Now that he's going up against Urban and Hoke I think 9-3 is his ceiling.

Maybe so, but he's getting a lot of wear on the tires this season. He's not going to suddenly get faster, the biggest knock on him, so might as well try the waters after what should be a pretty darn solid year. With his pass pro and strong power running, he'd make a good 3rd down/goal line RB for some team.

If sims doesn't go, he's crazy. Him and bell are top 3 rounds. Be would get the crap beat out of him next year at 30+ carries per game, sims has got injured twice. They both should go. Maybe Darquez too

Adams hurt his stock, but he got a 5th or 6th round draft grade last year. Definitely had room to improve; unfortunately it didn't look like he did it.

Dennard . . . I don't know. He'll have a crazy good game, like his 2 picks vs. UGA or vs. Nebraska. Then he'll kind of do nothing for a 4-5 game stretch.

Adams gave up big TDs vs. ND, EMU, tOSU and Indiana. MSU has only given up 9 passing TDs this year and he's responsible for at least 4 of them. I know Taiwan Jones blew his coverage against Wisconsin, and Mitchell White gave up the late TD against Nebraska. The other Nebraska TD was a screen pass to the RB; that's the LB's responsibility. I gotta check who got burned on the other 2 IU TDs, but I know Adams was responsible for 1.

He's settled down some, but has been far from a lock-down guy. Dennard has been more steady, but really, opponents don't throw at the CBs that much. Lots of YAC on swing passes using slot receivers and RBs; mostly the LBs job. The TE completions are on the safeties, as are the down field slot (Dileo definitely got the better of Isaiah Lewis during the MSU - UM game).

I said it before in the other thread, I wasn't high on Adams. More bark than bite.

Dennard is the best MSU corner, but his quit steady play was overlooked by the loud Adams.

Yea, though J5 made his fair share of plays in '10 and '11.

I remember a lot was made about MSU giving up 20 TD passes through the air last year; pretty happy that they've only given up 9 in 10 games.

Where would that number be if Adams wasn't giving up big plays. Some believe the hype, others watched and saw him for what he was.

Who is in the pipeline for next year?

Beyond that, the games you're at, how often did our opponent throw away from Adams? How many ones and zeros did you see. Adams is a too college corner. Does that translate to the NFL? Who knows. Narduzzi will miss him next year. I think our corners made our defense these last two years. You'll notice on the two controversial plays against Nebraska martinez was not throwing at Adams. They know. If you keep a guy on an island he's going to be exposed some, but that's a damn hard spot to play. He'll be a 4th or 5th.

One of the spots I feel comfortable for us reloading at is DB. Feel like Dantonio is pulling in the talent and is developing the talent. Took Dennard a year to develop. I remember watching him fill in while Rucker was in Jail (don't get started on the trolling). What a diff a year made for that guy.

I feel like for years to come we'll be good at DB and LB.