The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan football he does it the right way, then we'll put the best player at that time in that game." On early-enrollee freshman Dymonte Thomas carving out a niche at nickel back: "That position for our defense has to be able to be a blitzer, and he really shows that is something he'll be able to do very well. He's a very conscientious young man. For a guy that should be at his prom and to pick it up like he did … Dymonte Thomas had a very, very good spring for a young freshman. "He's definitely physically ready. He's very, very fast, and he's a young man that it's not too big for him. You correct him and he doesn't go in the tank. He immediately says, 'What do I have to do?' and very seldom does he do it wrong again. "Based on the spring, you see a guy that is headed in the right direction." On the continued development of Michigan's pass rush: "We worked very, 2013 Football Schedule Date Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Opponent Central Michigan Notre Dame Akron at Connecticut Minnesota at Penn State Indiana at Michigan State Nebraska at Northwestern at Iowa Ohio State very hard on our pass rush. The thing about pass rush is that it is a phase of football you can work on all summer. Like catching passes, throwing passes. You can't go out and hit a guy but you can improve pass-rush technique better than anything else. "You can practice on the blue bags. You can do your footwork, work on your hands, your finishes, all the little techniques that it takes to be a great pass rusher, where you don't need a guy across from you. "The next phase is in fall camp and going one-on-one with a live person, but your footwork and hands and get-off should be much improved by then." Spring Wrapup With Offensive Coordinator Al Borges Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges met with media after the spring game to give his impressions of the Wolverines' strengths and weaknesses heading into the summer. Here are the highlights of that conversation. On the progression of redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner: "The biggest thing is the little things. The economy of movement within the pocket, where he isn't taking a step that is unnecessary and may slow down a throw. That's a big part of playing quarterback. When the ball comes out when the receiver comes up, not when the receiver is open. If you throw it when the receiver is open, they tend to close on throws and break it up or intercept the