2012 All-Big Ten teams announced
Taylor Lewan is First Team All-Big Ten |
The All-Big Ten teams were announced on the Big Ten Network this evening, and there were some . . . interesting decisions. Here are the Michigan players on the teams:
FIRST TEAM (Coaches):
Patrick Omameh, OG – 12 starts
Taylor Lewan, OT – 12 starts
SECOND TEAM (Coaches):
Craig Roh, DE – 36 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks
Jordan Kovacs, S – 65 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble
HONORABLE MENTION (Coaches):
J.T. Floyd, CB – 48 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 5 pass breakups
Jeremy Gallon, WR – 40 catches, 684 yards, 2 touchdowns; 11 carries, 67 yards; 12 punt returns, 66 yards
Brendan Gibbons, K – 14/16 field goals, long of 52; 44/44 extra points
Will Hagerup, P – 33 punts, 1486 yards, 45.0 yards/punt
Roy Roundtree, WR – 28 catches, 553 yards, 3 touchdowns
Jake Ryan, LB – 84 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 3 pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles
FIRST TEAM (Media):
Taylor Lewan, OT
Will Hagerup, P
SECOND TEAM (Media):
Jake Ryan, LB
HONORABLE MENTION (Media):
William Campbell, DT – 44 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack
J.T. Floyd, CB
Devin Funchess, TE – 14 catches, 230 yards, 5 touchdowns
Jeremy Gallon, WR
Brendan Gibbons, K
Jordan Kovacs, S
Patrick Omameh, OG
Denard Robinson, QB – 89/166 (53.6%), 1319 yards, 9 touchdowns, 9 interceptions; 154 carries, 1166 yards, 7 touchdowns
Craig Roh, DE
Roy Roundtree, WR
I’m not too upset with these picks, because nobody on Michigan’s team really had an outstanding season. The only choice (or non-choice) that bugs me a bit is the lack of Jake Ryan on the coaches’ team; Ryan should have been selected ahead of Nebraska linebacker Will Compton for second team honors. But then again, the selection of Patrick Omameh to the first team on the coaches’ team means you win some, you lose some.
Based on his last couple seasons, the absence of Denard Robinson from these lists is almost shocking. He is one of the most exciting players in the entire country, but he missed too much time due to injury and threw the ball poorly in the first half of the year. I can’t argue that he deserves to be any higher, but I have to admit his performance was a little bit of a letdown after being in the Heisman discussion at various points throughout the past three years. I hoped for better, and yet, he is what he’s always been – an excellent runner and a poor passer.