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The Michigan Insider

Michigan football 2023 season preview: Safety

The Michigan Insider

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4.6855 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz continue their position preview series with a look at the safety position. Included are looks at the room's biggest strengths, question marks, position battles, X-factor players, stats to watch and bold predictions for the room.

The episode begins with a look at the top-tier coverage abilities of Rod Moore and Makari Paige, and why that’s an asset fans shouldn’t take for granted. The discussion then turns to the up-and-coming depth in the room, and what to expect from redshirt freshmen Keon Sabb and Zeke Berry this fall.

In the second half of the episode, they look at X-factor players, a stat to watch and make bold predictions about Rod Moore for the coming season. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio source for all things,

0:04.0

Michigan football, basketball, and recruiting. I'm your host, Zach Shaw, Steve Lorenz,

0:07.8

here with me. This is the penultimate episode of our position group preview series. If you missed it,

0:14.9

we've talked about quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, offensive line,

0:18.9

D-line, edge linebacker, cornerback.

0:22.4

This episode is the safeties.

0:24.3

You knew we wouldn't forget the special team.

0:26.3

So we'll also have that episode after this one.

0:29.5

But yeah, talking about the safety room, our format will say the same, looking at strengths,

0:33.8

question marks, position battles.

0:37.2

I don't know if there's a huge position battle here but x-factor

0:40.9

players to watch key stat to watch bold prediction for the room and starting with the strengths of

0:46.8

the safety room to me what jumps out the most this is a elite duo rodmore mccari page in terms

0:53.3

of pass coverage.

0:55.2

I could list all the different PFF stats.

0:58.1

These two players are extremely good in pass coverage.

1:02.8

Last season in 14 games, they allowed 29 receptions on 48 targets, just 23.7 yards per game.

1:11.8

I mean, and they allowed two touchdowns, but they had five interceptions.

1:16.7

You know, this is a, they're both fast.

1:19.0

They're both.

1:19.8

I think they have that instinct, right?

1:21.6

They know which angles to take.

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