Josh Uche was able to learn Patriots defense from Jerod Mayo in 2 minutes

Elijah said:

I can think of another Michigan player who didn't get enough playing time.

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Really? I thought Shawn Crable had plenty of chances to get more playing time.

WinstonSmith said:

Pfft...That's nothing. In 2 minutes I taught my wife the secrets of time effective love making.

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I'd be worried about her deciding to, ahem, repay the favor. . . .

Joey007 said:

Really? I thought Shawn Crable had plenty of chances to get more playing time.

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One of the all time “tub” guys. Gave Ras 1 Dowling a run for his money.

Sadly, I did not think josh knows how much he does not know about playing defense for us.

But on a positive note: I love that bb brought mayo in to coach our defense. Best bb move since he begged Dante to come back.
Mayo is going to be a force as a coach for us. And I think guys are going to love playing for him.

ouche !

Yes O.J. Parcells once said about rookies. "They don't even know what they don't know".

Joey007 said:

Really? I thought Shawn Crable had plenty of chances to get more playing time.

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Speaking of which, have we seen Josh Uche's legs yet?

DropKickFlutie said:

Is this good or does this mean the Pats offense isn't that hard =D

I still have some concerns though about why Uche was still only used in half the snaps this year at Michigan and seen only as a pass rush specialist guy.

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I can almost guarantee that it was for the same reason that Brady struggled to get reps with at Michigan. Damn donors putting pressure on the coach..

Hope this is accurate. I have high hopes for Uche/Winovich teaming up on the edge.

Joey007 said:

Really? I thought Shawn Crable had plenty of chances to get more playing time.

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ohhh...but those legs....

So everybody is sold on Mayo being our next DC? I think Stephen B is gonna give him a run for his money. Possibly co-DC's or something?

DaBruinz said:

I can almost guarantee that it was for the same reason that Brady struggled to get reps with at Michigan. Damn donors putting pressure on the coach..

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Yea maybe. But which LB got the snaps then at Michigan ?

Hyped said:

So everybody is sold on Mayo being our next DC? I think Stephen B is gonna give him a run for his money. Possibly co-DC's or something?

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baby b should run the “x” and “0” part of the defense. Mayo should be guy leading the players, firing up the players and getting them to operate as a cohesive singular unit.

Hyped said:

So everybody is sold on Mayo being our next DC? I think Stephen B is gonna give him a run for his money. Possibly co-DC's or something?

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The next DC is going to be Matt Patricia

I don't care if he's albert ****ing einstein, if he could learn it this quickly how are there possibly guys who had years and still couldn't do it?

BradyFTW! said:

I don't care if he's albert ****ing einstein, if he could learn it this quickly how are there possibly guys who had years and still couldn't do it?

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He learned the basic concepts.

The defense is predicated on reading & recognizing a multitude of formations, tendencies etc. If he can't do that consistently he won't play.

WinstonSmith said:

Pfft...That's nothing. In 2 minutes I taught my wife the secrets of time effective love making.

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Took me half an hour ... but I'm older.

HEYOOOOO I kid because I love

BradyFTW! said:

I don't care if he's albert ****ing einstein, if he could learn it this quickly how are there possibly guys who had years and still couldn't do it?

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Isn't he a pass rush specialist? This is a first person account - in this situation you do this, in that situation you do that... He'd not figuring out a lot of coverage stuff here. He's not learning "the whole defense" in 2 min., he's learning what he does in 2 minutes. Or, the first 2 minutes of it.

I like what I hear about the kid, and hope his play matches his current confidence. I'm sure when he makes a mistake in camp, Belichick will let it slide since he's already learned the defense and all.

DropKickFlutie said:

Is this good or does this mean the Pats offense isn't that hard =D

I still have some concerns though about why Uche was still only used in half the snaps this year at Michigan and seen only as a pass rush specialist guy.

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DC Don Brown felt he was best as a pass rush guy, and not a run-stopper. Michigan played a couple of teams last year that were overwhelmingly run focused (OSU and UW).

But on the flip side- a lot of U-M fans feel like Brown should have been more flexible with a talent like Uche.