Can anything be done about McNamara's low delivery?
This pin-balling on the helmets is killing at least one drive per game and incredibly dangerous to have these balls dangling 20-ft up in the air waiting to be plucked. Is this something he can adjust quickly (obviously they're working on it) without losing touch and accuracy? I would doubt it. Seems like I remember, despite being around 6'6", that John Navarre had a low-release problem, though his would get batted down rather than hit helmets. I can't remember ever watching a QB have this problem so consistently, with balls coming out this low. Of course, some of it is the crossing routes and short dump-offs that constitute much of the offense. Even some of his recent completions, especially near the goal line, are thread through the eye of the needle. That one at Penn State nearly took the umpire's head off. Can't afford unforced errors like this next week.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:18 AM ^
I've put a lot of thought into this. 4 wide receiver sets and all of them should have Gallon on their jerseys. That, or Nor(th)fleet. Outside of that, I am stumped.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:36 AM ^
Norfleet, Shane Morris, and Drake Harris combined for zero TD’s at Michigan. Think about that for a minute.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:45 AM ^
The Norfleet love on this site was ridiculous. You'd think he was better than Howard and Woodson.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:01 AM ^
Hahahahaha that’s when you know most have no idea what a championship level athlete is supposed to look like. Northfleet was so subpar and Jim wasted no time brooming him
November 21st, 2021 at 1:48 PM ^
Name one player in the history of college football with better kick off dance moves.
Mic drop.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:49 AM ^
Give Cade some stilts... or some platform shoes.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:53 AM ^
The Gene Simmons line of platform shoes.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:07 AM ^
Yikes! Isn't he already slow enough? I feel like I can outrun him!
::I can't, but a point had to be made::
November 21st, 2021 at 9:23 AM ^
Poor little Fleetwood.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:42 AM ^
Better question, can anything be done about Carter Selzer not registering a catch? The Sheriff has in fact caught 3 balls yet all were nullified by replay or penalty. The dude deserves a catch to be officially in the books!!
November 21st, 2021 at 8:23 AM ^
Raise release angle? Stilts?
November 21st, 2021 at 8:24 AM ^
Can we get him some taller shoes?
November 21st, 2021 at 8:28 AM ^
He’s not that short at 6’ 1”… it’s not like he’s Kyler Murray or Russell Wilson short. Devin Gardner always mentions his inconsistent mechanics on MMQB. Can’t be happening twice a game like it has been the last few weeks to win this week
November 21st, 2021 at 8:37 AM ^
That’s of course assuming he is actually 6’1”
November 21st, 2021 at 9:33 AM ^
He's 5'11.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:46 AM ^
I guessed 5'10". Look at when Hassan stands next to him in the backfield.
November 21st, 2021 at 11:19 AM ^
I’ve never stood near him in person and I haven’t analyzed it hard enough to have a real educated guess, but I’ve always felt 6’1” was generous.
I HAVE stood next to Shea a few times (he’d stop by after games while we were tailgating near players parents) and there’s no way he was 6’1”. I’m 5’10” and he was a hair taller than me so I’ll say 5’11,” MAYBE 5’11 1/2”. So I wouldn’t be surprised if the same were true with Cade.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:09 AM ^
he looks 5'13" to me
November 21st, 2021 at 9:43 AM ^
Yeah cause DG has great mechanics.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:02 AM ^
Lol! Exactly on DG. I don’t know why that guy all of a sudden is the go to Michigan guy to listen to.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:22 AM ^
He trained Joe Milton well.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:44 AM ^
Those who can't do teach. Don't you think someone who had bad mechanics and constantly heard coaches harping and trying to fix his mechanics may have a thought or two on the matter? Someone who naturally has good mechanics may not have ever even heard his coach focus on such things.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:46 AM ^
Oh come on man DG played the position, unfortunately for him he didn't have great coaching or even an average offensive line. But he has been involved with football for probably all of his adult life. I'll respect and value his opinion any day. Also appreciate his mom bias take. And I'll add DG highlights are still fun to watch. What could of been!
November 21st, 2021 at 8:30 AM ^
The announcers mentioned he was side-arming his throws and Harbaugh told him to stop doing that.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:57 AM ^
That is the solution. “Knock that shit off.”
November 21st, 2021 at 9:53 AM ^
always worked around my house
November 21st, 2021 at 8:32 AM ^
I am not a professional QB coach, but here are some hot takes because internet:
Not during the season, and certainly not in the week before the Ohio State game. It takes a ton of repetition to make a change stick and obviously you don't want to introduce variance at the moment.
Quite probably not ever. Cade isn't very tall, so even if he threw strictly overhead with lots of extension the ball is still going to come out low.
He can "fix" the problem by putting more arc on his throws, but potentially at the risk of losing some zip on them and he already doesn't have a cannon.
It's also human nature to throw a flatter ball when you're trying to zip on into a tight window.
So, long answer short, not really. Let's get him some cleaner throwing lanes.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:31 AM ^
This is consistent with what Devin Gardner has routinely said all season long on Monday Morning Quarterback. Can’t fix it until the off-season.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:33 AM ^
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November 21st, 2021 at 9:11 AM ^
I feel like this should have been posted by MGoStrength...
"...people children and adolescents..."
Aren't these the same thing?
November 21st, 2021 at 9:35 AM ^
Gallon of whole milk a day this week.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:01 AM ^
Yeah, cuz when I think of tall, I think of Gallon.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:34 AM ^
John Navarre, at 6'6", had the same issue with tipped passes and batted balls at the line of scrimmage.
John Navarre beat Ohio.
Transitive property therfore concludes Cade McNamara's release is fine and Michigan beats Ohio.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:56 AM ^
Hmmm...you may have something there.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:37 AM ^
Need shorter linemen
November 21st, 2021 at 8:42 AM ^
Play JJ?
This should piss the masses off….Cade’s mechanics are very poor at times. He needs to take ownership of it or he won’t be seeing the field much more at Michigan.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:42 AM ^
Not to be a concern troll, but I watched OSU’s demolition of Sparty and they were knocking down and tipping a bunch of balls at the line of scrimmage.
Im certain Day and co will notice Cade’s low delivery and have their guys ready. Im sure Jim and staff will know this is coming, especially after watching these week’s OSU tape.
Im expecting more JJ, more rollouts, and hopefully some tendency breaking calls to keep their D off balance… but it’s ultimately on Cade to raise the arm angle.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:42 AM ^
Is Cade's problem low release or making a mistake with throwing lanes or perhaps a bit of both? There are some large folks trying to get to Cade as well as protecting him.
Cade may not be perfect but as the captain of the current iteration of the ship, he has almost 63% completions, has 12 TD's to only 2 INT's, is 10-1, is averaging 7.9 yards per attempt and has an RTG off 144.6. Frankly, I'm giddy over the success this team has had to date.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:49 AM ^
The receiver's need to start running on their tippy toes to change his eye level.
November 21st, 2021 at 8:51 AM ^
I think we'd all be fine if Cade took out John O'Neill with a low pass.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:11 AM ^
Ron Snodgrass is quickly moving up the headhunting list.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^
This would mean that the B1G assigned John O'Neill to the conferences biggest game of the season, bar none.
Which, considering the B1G's officiating issues, kinda seems plausible. Dammit!
(Need to go back and +1 RGard, now...)
November 21st, 2021 at 9:20 AM ^
(Whispers) O’Neill’s crew has kind of seemed like the conference’s best this year.
(Yelling) Big 10 refereeing has hit an all time low point!!!
November 21st, 2021 at 9:30 AM ^
I carry a grudge.
November 21st, 2021 at 9:56 AM ^
O'Neil crew did ohio game yesterday and we had the "sparty crew" sans replay dude at Maryland ... so neither of these crews should be working The Game.
Go Blue!
November 21st, 2021 at 10:04 AM ^
“Conference’s best” isn’t a notable distinction, unless you can tell apart turds in a septic tank.
November 21st, 2021 at 10:35 AM ^
Didn’t the O’Neill crew screw Haskins out of a TD this year? If that’s the best we’ve got…
November 21st, 2021 at 8:56 AM ^
Put in JJ?
November 21st, 2021 at 8:57 AM ^
Doesn't most every QB have a problem with mechanics from time to time? I think this is kind of like wishing Cade was perfect. If only the Wolverines could be perfect by next week.
Cade and the Wolverines are good enough to win but like the other years it was close it would really help if Michigan played their best game of the year.