2 Michigan Players Named to PFF Team of the Week
Quarterback
Shea Patterson, Michigan
It didn't matter the direction, depth or type of coverage that Patterson was throwing into against Indiana on Saturday, he was simply lights out after falling behind 7-14 against a much better Hoosiers team than most give credit for. Patterson threw for 371 yards and five touchdowns, hitting all five touchdowns on throws targeted at least 10 yards past the line of scrimmage. He has his Wolverines team rolling into their annual showdown with Ohio State, reaching highs that we haven't seen from him this year at the very right time.
Wide Receiver
Nico Collins, Michigan
Benefiting from his quarterback's best performance of the season, Collins hauled in six catches for 165 yards and three scores, securing 78 of those yards after the catch. He was stellar on deep shots, catching 2-of-3 passes targeted at least 20 yards downfield for 43 yards and two touchdowns while he caught 100% of his targets in between the numbers, finishing with a 3-for-3, 124 yards and two touchdown stat line on passes over the middle of the field.
https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-week-13-eckrich-team-of-the-week
HatTip: WolverinesWire
November 25th, 2019 at 2:22 AM ^
Awesomeness!
November 25th, 2019 at 2:24 AM ^
Patterson sucks he missed two guys wide open bench him. Steven Threet was better. Gattis sucks I play madden 99 and I know how to call plays. If I were calling plays Michigan would score 900 points a game.
/s
November 25th, 2019 at 7:40 AM ^
Man, if we could scope 900/games it's definitely time to get rid of Gattis.
Oh, yeah
!!11!11!!1!1
November 25th, 2019 at 3:19 AM ^
This week they can become legends...
November 25th, 2019 at 3:39 AM ^
Uche second team defensive end behind young
November 25th, 2019 at 8:27 AM ^
So, in other words, Uche is the #1 amateur DE.
November 25th, 2019 at 10:02 AM ^
#1 human DE
November 25th, 2019 at 4:07 AM ^
So you mean we can throw to our enormous receiver until someone shows they can cover him? What kind of witchcraft is this ? ? ?#sizeandstrengthinspace
November 25th, 2019 at 9:34 AM ^
Just need the pocket to hold to give him time to get where he's going.
November 25th, 2019 at 7:15 PM ^
Or do like PSU and run option plays away from Young, thus neutralizing him. On many of their plays, PSU didn't even need to guard Young as the play went to the other side.
One of the positives to take away from last weekend's matchup.
November 25th, 2019 at 6:36 AM ^
That’s impossible. I distinctly remember the game thread experts on this here site telling me that Shane sucks.
November 25th, 2019 at 8:21 AM ^
Shane 4 Heisman!
November 25th, 2019 at 9:04 AM ^
Outstanding!
I've been critical of Shea this year, repeatedly saying that he always leaves deep balls short and never hits anyone in stride. Saturday, he completely reversed that trend - his deep balls lead the receivers, allowing catches in full stride. Collins, DPJ, Bell, and Sainristil were able to just outrun DBs after the catch. His inside passes were simply beautiful - in stride, numbers high, and very well timed. I happily ate my words Saturday, and will be just as happy to bake up some more crow this coming Saturday! An excellent performance that needs to be maintained!
And like everyone else, I wonder how it possibly took this long to get Collins/Black/DPJ to 100 yd game. Nonetheless, the next step comes this week - two of the three get 100+ yards and multiple TDs! Congrats Nico, you earned the PFF honor!!
November 25th, 2019 at 9:04 AM ^
It is good to see Shea get past his (or Harbaugh's) pathological aversion to failure-and give his receivers a shot at making the play. Next Saturday will require more of the same. Go Blue!
November 25th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
Nico showed some sprinters speed on that 75 yarder, pulling away the last 15 yards. Nice to confirm the speed is there, not only the size and strength.
November 25th, 2019 at 9:38 AM ^
I'm trying to figure out HTF an Air Force WR made the 1st team.
November 25th, 2019 at 9:52 AM ^
That's the real 'speed in space' program.
November 25th, 2019 at 9:52 AM ^
The speed of our WRs really showed this week. That long TD from Collins was beautiful. The route combos being used seem to be working wonderfully and are getting defenses confused/out of position. Everybody looks comfortable in what they're doing. OSU I'm sure will be well coached, but all of our WRs are a threat on every play. Hopefully shea gets time to find our WRs this week. Can't wait to head to Ann Arbor on Saturday for my first OSU game in quite a while!
November 25th, 2019 at 10:03 AM ^
Shhheeeeeeeeeeeeiittt.
November 25th, 2019 at 10:23 AM ^
I was pretty impressed at how open most of our receivers were virtually all game. Glad Nico had a game, I hope he has two more in him!
November 25th, 2019 at 10:36 AM ^
Throw 50 times vs. OSU.
November 25th, 2019 at 11:01 AM ^
My first thought was, DPJ had over 100 vs MSU last year and then I remembered, nope, no he didn't. One catch for 79 yards and an epic Paul Bunyan pose. That was it and it was enough.
November 25th, 2019 at 1:16 PM ^
I'm happy to eat my words about Shea.....he's looking like one of the best QBs in the Big Ten and he's become an asset for us. I wish we had him for another year!!
Stock way up on the offensive game plan as well. Hopefully we can meld the run game concepts from ND with the speed-in-space and deep shot passing game from the last couple weeks. Under an aggressive mindset, that kind of O can hang with OSU.