Moving Picture Pages: Getting Denard The Edge

Submitted by Chris of Dange… on

Previously on Michael Schofield, This Is Your Life Game:
Denard Tacopants INT (PP - http://mgoblog.com/content/picture-pages-denard-tacopants-int, MPP - http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/moving-picture-pages-denard-tacopants-int)
Fourth and Fun (PP - http://mgoblog.com/content/picture-pages-fourth-and-fun, MPP - http://mgoblog.com/diaries/moving-picture-pages-fourth-and-fun)

Original Picture Pages at http://mgoblog.com/content/picture-pages-getting-denard-edge.  Analysis courtesy MGoBlog.


One thing that confused me about The Michael Schofield Experience Trilogy was that the Picture Pages appeared in a different order than the plays occurred.  Although this is the third (Moving) Picture Pages, it's the first play of the three.  I think it would have told a better story if this had been the first PP (hero doing his job), Tacopants had been the second (villain adjusts, hero fails to notice, Bad Things Happen), and Fourth and Fun had been the finale (hero adjusts and saves the drive).  But this ain't Hollywood - this is FOOTBAWWWWWW.

Setup: It's Michigan's second drive.  They are facing second and twelve from the Northwestern 44 after a holding call on Hopkins and an eight-yard throwback screen to Gallon.  Michigan comes out in a 2TE 2WR shotgun; NU counters with a 4-3 under and the Sam lined up outside of the TE.

Wha'hoppon: The call is a play-action rollout.  Schofield pulls with an assignment to seal off the EMLOS.  The Sam steps up into the outside gap as Denard pulls the ball out.  Schofield adjusts by deepening his pull, allowing him to make contact with his downfield shoulder and get around for the seal.  With the corner secured, Denard scoots outside for an easy eight yards.

Full YouTube page is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeTh_-cTC2o

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