The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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������ michigan football have a guy doing it right in front of you and he does the rep or does the drill the right way, and you can see what it looks like with your own eyes, that���s huge,��� line coach Darrel Funk said. ���And when we���re not able to be around these guys, that���s when you count on the senior leadership to do some things on their own. ���When you have a guy that knows how to do it at the highest level like Taylor does, and like Mike Schofield, then they can help those guys.��� Falling Stock ��� Playing wide receiver, former U���M quarterback Denard Robinson had Taylor Lewan, who was a first-team Alltwo receptions for 21 yards in the Se- American and the Big Ten Lineman of the Year in 2012, will lead by example this fall. nior Bowl Jan.��26. photo by Brian Blanco Needing to convince scouts he could transition to and succeed at the receiver position, Robinson instead underwhelmed. ���I think he took himself from like the third, fourth round to like the sixth, seventh round,��� an AFC scout told the Detroit Free Press. Robinson will have another chance to exhibit his potential when he attends the NFL Combine Feb. 24. He is the lone Wolverine invited to the NFL���s premier showcase event. Miscellaneous ��� U-M head coach Brady Hoke knows he has some high-profile signees in his class, particularly at the running back position. He also knows better than to over-promise during the recruitment period. ���When you recruit, you can make a mistake of telling a guy, ���You���re going to do this; you���re going to do that.��� We don���t do that,��� Hoke said. ���I obviously educate them on where we���re at and what we���re trying to do. We educate them on how we���re going to play, and the competition that will always be there, if you have a good program.��� ��� As always, Hoke downplayed recruiting rankings on the day that recruiting draws the most national focus. He also mentioned a prime example of a player nobody seemed to covet who became a key starter, Michigan captain and MVP. ���I don���t think as a staff, we put a whole lot of stock into those things,��� Hoke