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Michigan football's Shea Patterson is cautionary tale of Jim Harbaugh as QB whisperer

Jim Harbaugh isn't a fan of music at practice, as he speaks at Michigan High School Football Coaches Association banquet in Lansing, Jan. 16, 2020. Detroit Free Press

When Gil Brandt saw Shea Patterson three years ago at the Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana, the former Dallas Cowboys executive believed the quarterback from Ole Miss was set to become a top NFL prospect.

“I thought he was a really good player,” said Brandt, an NFL.com analyst. “As good as any.”

But by the time Brandt cobbled together his scouting report on Patterson earlier this year, his opinion changed.