bluebyyou

September 13th, 2021 at 11:31 AM ^

Not passing the ball, IMO, is a big deal, although if your QB is having an off day, I get that running the ball is the way to go, particularly if your opponent is better defending a passing attack than a running game. I can't remember where I saw it, perhaps something that Magnus posted, but a point was made that caught my attention.  If you don't have a serious passing game, it is hard to recruit and keep good receivers. The level of talent that Michigan wants to recruit is good enough to play in the NFL.  If your passing game numbers continue to be very low, it can't help recruiting.  

Cade had some decent games last season so I suspect he is more capable than what we have seen so far this season. Our running game is so solid that it would seem that play action would work well. We are going to need a passing game as our opponents get tougher and I'm wondering who is calling the shots.

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Sopwith

September 13th, 2021 at 11:18 AM ^

We need a Blake Corum fan club, and it needs to be called Corum's Forum. When we have meetings with official business, we need a Corum's Forum Quorum. 

 

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Blue Middle

September 13th, 2021 at 11:19 AM ^

Well-deserved.  The running game is clearly going to be a strength this year, and Corum and Haskins are an amazing duo.  Mike Hart is doing a great job.

It remains to be seen if the passing game and defense can gel into B1G Champion-level units, but there is no doubt that this is the best rushing attack we've had since Denard, and the best pair of RBs since...I don't even know.

Corum reminds me some of JK Dobbins.  He can take a crease to the house, he's shifty, and he's hard to bring down.  Haskins is more in the Le'Veon Bell mold--great vision, balance, patience, and almost always gets you at least 3-4 yards (even when the hole isn't there).

A fully healthy Zinter will make this even better...

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bronxblue

September 13th, 2021 at 11:22 AM ^

Well deserved.

Annoyed Hutchinson didn't get DPOW - he had a monster game against a pretty good tackle.  Reimer had a solid game and is a good LB but getting a bunch of tackles against Buffalo feels...what I'd expect.

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