Michigan no longer an option for Pharaoh Brown

[TheMaehlMan]

I think people are forgetting about Christian French. The guy is an athletic freak - 6'5 236 right now. He's probably one of the faster players on the team too. French has enormous potential.

I think the fact the coaches are going after TE's signals that they don't believe that Curtis White can be relied on due to injuries.

I don't think it is a coincidence at all that shortly after White went down we started looking for a second tight end. I feel bad for Curtis White, but it is difficult to count on him since his first two years at Oregon he has had major surgery, and in high school I believe he had many problems with his shoulder/labrum..

Christian French is someone to watch as well. He was a bit raw coming out of high school, but his skill-set is rather rare. Once it clicks for him, he could be special.

[vagusnerve]

We definitely need the help at TE.

We've only got Lyerla coming back next year... his backups this year are Musgrove the walkon DE and some other converted walk on I think.

Buckmarkduck says above that French has not impressed so far, and with White done for, we'll need to stock up.

Dang we're gonna be young next year!

[karlhungis]

Sure would like a guy that has played TE or WR in High School to be a real TE for us. We NEED players who can catch. All the speed in the world doesn't help if they drop the ball.

[TheMaehlMan]

We definitely need the help at TE.

We've only got Lyerla coming back next year... his backups this year are Musgrove the walkon DE and some other converted walk on I think.

Buckmarkduck says above that French has not impressed so far, and with White done for, we'll need to stock up.

Dang we're gonna be young next year!

Don't forget that Evan Baylis is committed to us as well.

Off-topic a tad, but I'm happy for Nick Musgrove. He went to Churchill and has been a productive walk-on. Pretty cool that two kids from C-Hill(Hoff also went there) have turned into very productive walk-ons, and they are good people as well.

[Phenom]

IDK why our coaches insisted on playing French as a TE. Weren't people saying that he was a stud athlete but he couldn't catch at all?

[Duck24]

From his own mouth...

http://michigan.scout.com/2/1131700.html

[TheMaehlMan]

Thanks for posting Duck24. There is a large difference between not considering a recruit committed and quitting the recruitment of a player, so I'm not sure if Michigan is out of the picture.

[TheMaehlMan]

IDK why our coaches insisted on playing French as a TE. Weren't people saying that he was a stud athlete but he couldn't catch at all?

Well, Brandon Williams and Curtis White both were out for the season. If more injuries occurred, we needed to have guys ready to step in for depth purposes. If we get two commitments in this recruiting class we might re-evaluate French's position if he is not working out at TE.

[Bigducker]

French has had a bad hamstring injury that hasn’t healed very quickly. He might have played this year had it not been for the hamstring injury. He will be an absolute stud !!

[greenyellow]

French has had a bad hamstring injury that hasn’t healed very quickly. He might have played this year had it not been for the hamstring injury. He will be an absolute stud !!

I was just going to say that. He would have probably played due to depth issues but his injury really slowed his development. Still too early to give up on him.

[Duffman57]

French has had a bad hamstring injury that hasn’t healed very quickly. He might have played this year had it not been for the hamstring injury. He will be an absolute stud !!

I was just going to say that. He would have probably played due to depth issues but his injury really slowed his development. Still too early to give up on him.

I still thought he would've been better off in that Dion Jordan role on D, but it is what it is, and we need TE help.

[bellsduck]

French has had a bad hamstring injury that hasn’t healed very quickly. He might have played this year had it not been for the hamstring injury. He will be an absolute stud !!

I was just going to say that. He would have probably played due to depth issues but his injury really slowed his development. Still too early to give up on him.

I still thought he would've been better off in that Dion Jordan role on D, but it is what it is, and we need TE help.

Both he and Colt played LB in the US Army game last year and French played great as a LB there. Got a lot of positive press all week and during the game for LB play and talked about hands not being great for a TE.

[dthomas=ddixon]

French has had a bad hamstring injury that hasn’t healed very quickly. He might have played this year had it not been for the hamstring injury. He will be an absolute stud !!

I was just going to say that. He would have probably played due to depth issues but his injury really slowed his development. Still too early to give up on him.

I still thought he would've been better off in that Dion Jordan role on D, but it is what it is, and we need TE help.

Well at this point in his career DJ was a TE as well so anything can happen.

[woundedknees]

Pharaoh has also played a lot of WR this season... He now is listed by Scout as having "High" interext in Oregon.

At 6'6"/220, could this kid be a future JWill with the added ability to catch a ball?

http://mgoblog.com/diaries/pharaoh-brow ... ns-tonight

"He’s a very smooth athlete with a lot of speed. When I left the game after the 3rd quarter, he had around 6 tackles (1 sack) and 3 catches for around 100 yds and a TD. Most of those yards came on an 85 yd TD reception where he broke one tackle on a post pattern and outran everyone on the field. Defensively he showed excellent closing speed and some good burst on the line."

"What I took away from the game was that the things he needs to work on (technique, size) are correctable (and somewhat expected) issues. He’s got a good frame with lots of room to put on weight, and was receptive to coaching he received on the sideline. The things you can’t coach (speed, athleticism) he’s clearly got."

BTW, Brown plays PF on the AAU King James Shooting Stars, out of Cleveland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGlbErGy1L8

[lukeyrid13]

BTW from all I've heard coaches let players pick their positions when they first get here. Then when a guy realizes he's 3rd string at one spot but could start at another then the coaches will hint to him that he should move