The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Beyer has not been effective rushing the passer in his two seasons, failing to record a sack, but he's stout and strong against the run, assets that served him well at weakside end and that will be useful again at linebacker. The Wolverines also employed Ryan at defensive end in third-down situations, and Beyer can handle that responsibility. "He's a vey intelligent young man, a prideful kid," Mattison said. "He moved over just like nothing. "Brennen is kind of a big-boned kid, pretty big, pretty fast. Also, the Sam plays rush in our nickel, and you'd love to be able to play that equal with all the spread teams." While Beyer doesn't know if his move to linebacker is temporary for one season or permanent for the rest of his career, it would make sense that he will stay put because Clark, Ojemudia and Charlton will all be back in 2014 and Gordon is set to graduate, again creating a need. It also is not a given that Ryan will return the same player when he is cleared medically either during the 2013 season or later. James Ross III Can Become The Playmaker Even if Gordon starts and plays well, and Beyer spells him in becoming a reliable backup, the two alone probably cannot replace the production Ryan amassed in 2012, and certainly not what he was capable of being in 2013. They will need help, As a freshman last year, Ross saw action in all 13 games and compiled 36 tackles (2.5 for loss). photo by brian blanco