Nussmeier

to me this is the biggest recruit Michigan signed .... OC duties aside he is absolutely seen as a top notch QBs coach , which Michigan has surely missed recently .... Devin Gardner is a great talent and more than that a great kid who seems to want to learn .... yes he had TOs last year ,but to me his biggest problem was not knowing when to throw the ball away and more importantly when to just go down .... gotta think that he probably gave up an extra 100 lost yards by running backwards .... easy to rectify you say , obviously not as I think Borges had also big worries with the OL .... Nussmeier will be able to communicate with DG and Shane and they will know that they are getting great knowledge form someone who knows about QB play ... as well he has to tell Funk that " this is the system I want the OL to play " ... there cant be continuous changes to the line , the starters have to be identified early and then the work and reps have to start so that they can gel as one unit moving together

So you're saying that a carousel on the Oline isn't a formula for success?   

I think a month or so ago we here on the board collectively put together a list of what's wrong and on that list was a definite need for a QB coach. I don't think spring practice will show us much in the way of progression but I think OL play and QB play are tied for first on my what-to-watch-for list next year.

The more I read I'm starting to get a good feeling about Nussmeier. I read an article today that said he is passing on his recruiting lessons learned from his time at Bama to the rest of the staff. To me, that can be HUGE for UM!

Go Blue!!