Monday, 2 May 2011

QB Visitor

Three star QB Chad Kelly (Buffalo, NY) was on campus in Ann Arbor today, following his visit for MSU's spring game on Saturday, and I believe a visit to Purdue on Sunday? Chad is the nephew of NFL hall of fame QB Jim Kelly, who led Chad's hometown Bills to four Superbowls!

Chad doesn't yet have a Michigan offer, and I don't think he got one during his visit either. He does however have offers from the likes of MSU, Purdue, Alabama, Florida State and Clemson; so there's a high chance he will get a UM offer eventually.

Unfortunately he doesn't sound overly interested in Michigan, but we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

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16 comments:

  1. Brian Jeon2 May 2011 at 19:06

    im guessing appleby or o'connor for a qb this year, and then shane morris next yr.

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  2. Ryan2 May 2011 at 21:53

    Since this is supposed to be a small class, I feel that if we can't land Zeke or Gunner, we should just not worry about the position. If neither of those two, then just go after 2013 QB Shane Morris hard as hell! That is my though process because Denard and Devin are still young-ish and then Bellamy seems to be no slouch either.

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  3. Alex2 May 2011 at 22:51

    I'm with Ryan. Shane Morris looks really good, and if Devin gets his redshirt, we have a great QB for the next 3-4 years

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  4. D-rich3 May 2011 at 05:32

    hey benji an friends check out Shane Barron from flint carmen ainsworth.... michigan please offer him hes a WR with speed and returning abilities

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  5. Jennifer3 May 2011 at 06:05

    D-rich
    It's amazing how talent can be spotted an promoted now the Internet is awesome.

    Anyway. I think taking a risk on a 3/4* QB isn't a bad idea this year. I would think it would have to be a kid with the extras though. The work effort, leadership qualities, accademics. Someone that will be a leader even if he doesn't pan out, yet has the potential to be a surprise.

    Drew Henson was suppose to beat out Brady. No knock on Drew. Brady had the extras. His competitiveness and work ethic

    I could be wrong, help me out, wasn't Hoke one of the coaches that pulled Brady in?

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  6. Lash303 May 2011 at 06:23

    Hoke was the one who recruited Brady to Michigan. He had an eye for talent even back then. LOL

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  7. D-rich3 May 2011 at 07:42

    ive seen this kid play, his school was part of the Big9(3)i think hes a redshirt for sure but id like for him to go to camp for us.

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  8. Ryan3 May 2011 at 08:25

    Jennifer, I know that you want to take a QB every year but we just have a small class and limited spaces so I would rather fill the spot with another OL, DL, or DB rather than offer just a random QB. And, people like Tom Brady are a 'once in a blue moon' find.

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  9. Jennifer3 May 2011 at 08:51

    Ryan,
    I agree. I don't think we will be getting the next TB. I do expect with
    Unforeseen attrition, we'll have a 20-21 class size. If that's the case, I'd like to have a QB. That is without cutting is short in need areas.

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  10. Unknown3 May 2011 at 09:12

    Benji, can we get some quick stats on Shane Morris? Please. Is a a pure gun slinger?

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  11. Ryan3 May 2011 at 09:21

    I guess I just don't see a true need for a QB unless we can land a top-notch guy, but we'll see. As for Morris, he is legit!! I watched some tape on him and the ball just soars out of his had and he can place the ball wherever he wants. He is a pure passer, for sure. He is very mechanically sound even as a sophomore in HS. Even though he is lefty, he throughs extremely well moving to his right which is very impressive! Morris also has great pocket presence and can scamper a bit. Looks like a true stud that we need to land.

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  12. Ryan3 May 2011 at 09:23

    **throws

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  13. Benjimichigan3 May 2011 at 09:26

    Only stats I could find were that he passed for 1139 yards, 14 touchdowns, with around 56% completion rate. He also runs a 4.63 forty, which is very good for someone considered as a pocket passer.
    Those passing yards don't blow you away, but remember that he was only a sophomore, he's got two more seasons of high school football left.

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  14. Ryan3 May 2011 at 09:47

    Benji,
    Have we been having a lot of recruits visiting over the past week or so? It clearly seems like Hoke and Co. are on a hot streak and hopefully it will continue! Also, any ideas of who you think the next possible commits will be? And, are Dunn and Garmon going to be on campus soon?

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  15. Benjimichigan3 May 2011 at 10:23

    Yeh I'd expect Dunn and Garmon in the next few weeks. I don't think either have set a date in stone just yet though.

    As for possible commits, well I'm about to post something about one....

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  16. Unknown25 June 2013 at 18:18

    is it true that Chad Kelly is going to leave his team and going to the rival team?? I heard this on Hostpph.com, but I think it is just another rumor

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