The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Triple Play With All Three Interior Line Positions Up For Grabs, The Wolverines Compete In Fall Camp For Starting Assignments M By Michael Spath ichigan's opponents were not too kind to the interior of the offensive line when asked, anonymously at Big Ten Media Days July 24-25, to describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Wolverines. "The thing that really stood out to us was how bad their guards were at pulling," a rival defender said. "Half the time the running back would be the first guy to the hole and we had Redshirt freshman Kyle Kalis looks to have a leg up in the battle for the starting job at right guard on Michigan's offensive line. Photo by Per Kjeldsen a linebacker waiting there. They're supposed to be paving the way, but they were so sloppy that even when they were ahead, you could simply sidestep them or outmuscle them because they had lost their leverage." Now in his third year coaching the Michigan offensive line, Darrell Funk initially dismissed the comment and then reiterated a message he's been preaching since arriving in January