He was eventually benched, and mgoblog's grading of him was proven right

Posted on September 24, 2026 at 08:44:15 AM by jon

I remember his first game as a starter, he won BIG DPOTW. Then mgoblog went through and showed his performance was actually very poor, and he had a high number of tackles (which is why he won the award) because Utah was attacking his zone time after time, and he was tackling after completed passes.

Eventually he lost his job and was moved to fullback. That was a good test of mgoblog's ability to evaluate players.

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Seth’s expectation of LBs in zone defense is so unrealistic. - By harbaughdyssey September 24, 2026 at 07:45:03 AM
- One consistent issue with mgoblog going back 20 years is ripping on our LBs.. - By Rich September 24, 2026 at 07:48:21 AM
  - Used to be true of safeties too but they figured it out - By ny1995 September 24, 2026 at 08:13:22 AM
  - Ezeh was pretty bad nm - By mgaelster September 24, 2026 at 08:04:29 AM
    - May he rest.* - By weebay September 24, 2026 at 08:37:03 AM
    - Carr started him 10 games as a rs frosh. He started 38 career games and had 293 tackles and 19.5 TFL. Was Hon Mention All B10 and Freshman All American.... - By Rich September 24, 2026 at 08:13:36 AM
      - He was eventually benched, and mgoblog's grading of him was proven right - By jon September 24, 2026 at 08:44:15 AM
        
        I think he came in as a FB. He started the 11/20/10 game in his last year and played LB in the bowl game. "Proven right" is funny when you consider - By Rich September 24, 2026 at 09:11:04 AM
  - Nah, they constantly explain that LB is a hard position to play and an even score is fine - By jon September 24, 2026 at 07:57:13 AM
    - I swear most of the critiques here don't really read mgo. They frequently contextualize their ratings, highlight areas of uncertainty/guesswork, the limitations of their method of analysis, how their views and approach have changed over time, etc.* - By doctor_klopek September 24, 2026 at 12:02:45 PM
    - Right, they give DL plus plays too easily and LB minuses similarly. But it's consistent.* - By ftb September 24, 2026 at 07:59:23 AM
  - they raved about Devin Bush and Michael Barrett - By DoctorD September 24, 2026 at 07:51:16 AM
    - As to Barrett, not at first - By Excitable Boyee September 24, 2026 at 10:00:16 AM

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He was eventually benched, and mgoblog's grading of him was proven right