Michigan fans aren't buying Eric Weddle's lame Bryce Underwood apology

Eric Weddle is a Utah legend, probably one of the best players Kyle Whittingham ever coached, but that doesn't give him a free pass to make any comment he wants, especially not about Whittingham's new program. Over the weekend, Weddle, who visited a Michigan practice in the spring, made some tough comments on what he truly thinks of quarterback Bryce Underwood's play, even saying he wouldn't be surprised if the backup was playing by Week 2.

Michigan fans understandably freaked out about the comments and quickly made their feelings known. Underwood himself even responded to the noise around Weddle's comments with a very simple Instagram story post. It was clear that those around Michigan, fans and Underwood, were not happy with what Weddle said.

The former NFL star then decided to go on The Rich Eisen show to clear up what he said, and it felt like maybe he was trying to backpedal a little bit. Eisen asked Weddle to clarify his comments, and the former Utah legend seemed to just double down on everything.

"So, I think it's a number of things. It could be, obviously, how he was developed in high school, then his first year at Michigan, getting coaching or lack thereof," Weddle said. "There's just a lot of improvement, both pre-snap, post-snap, rhythm, timing, footwork, everything has to be in line."

It seemed like this was meant to be an apology, or retracting a bit of what he said initially, but Weddle definitely just reaffirmed what he said. He saw things that were concerning when it came to Underwood's play.

The biggest thing Michigan fans need to hear from this is that Weddle believes change can be made, and Underwood can improve on what he saw. However, Weddle also challenged his former coach, saying he should play whoever the better quarterback is and not let outside forces get in the way of that.

So, while it seemed like this could have been an apology or a clarification, Michigan fans aren't buying that from Weddle.

Fans don't really care anymore what Weddle has to say about Michigan's Bryce Underwood

Weddle really wasn't retracting what he initially said. He clarified it, and in all honesty, he gave details on what he saw. However, he also said that hard work will help fix the problems. Weddle has seen how all of this has gone down and knows he lit a fire for Underwood to prove him wrong, and maybe that could help in the end.

Weddle can't go back on what he said now. It is all out there already, so going back on what he said just sounds like someone told him he needed to.

In all honesty, Michigan fans shouldn't care too much about what Weddle says. He is an ex-NFL player who didn't even play for the Wolverines. Sure, his college head coach is now the head coach at Michigan, but this is all talk after just one season from Underwood, and he is now going to a major coaching change.

Even an Ohio State fan doesn't agree with what Weddle said, and that is really saying something. Weddle tried to come up with the excuse that Underwood didn't have quality coaching last season, but his initial comments seemed to come from what he saw this spring with the new coaching staff.

There is no going back on what he said now, but Weddle was honest, and he just needs to stick with what he said. The biggest thing Underwood can do is put his head down and keep moving forward towards improvement.

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