September 7th, 2019 at 2:50 PM ^
You can do better?
September 7th, 2019 at 3:50 PM ^
I think if you loaded the playbook into a PS gaming system any random 14 year old could make better play calls.
September 7th, 2019 at 4:15 PM ^
Yeah.
It isn’t that easy.
September 7th, 2019 at 2:50 PM ^
I agree, this offense is looking pretty familiar.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:12 PM ^
Run, Run, Pass. Run, Run, Run, Run.
On 4th down with McCaffrey why in the bleep don't you roll him out to the right?
September 7th, 2019 at 10:17 PM ^
Anytime you roll a QB you lose half the field. Don’t love it.
September 7th, 2019 at 10:24 PM ^
As opposed to staying in the pocket where he looks at 1 receiver the whole time anyway?
September 7th, 2019 at 2:50 PM ^
Yes it does and it's sad because we were about to take the lead and get control of this game
September 7th, 2019 at 2:51 PM ^
Can't wait for improvement week where we always get worse
September 7th, 2019 at 2:51 PM ^
Shea Patterson is just trash no other way to put it
September 7th, 2019 at 2:52 PM ^
The offense is trash
September 7th, 2019 at 4:33 PM ^
Harbaugh is trash. Most overrated coach in recent memory.
September 7th, 2019 at 2:52 PM ^
Nothing about this makes sense, so... yeah.
September 7th, 2019 at 2:53 PM ^
Sure looks like it's at least playcall by committee again, or that Gattis has to get the play approved by JH. Could be he's just calling what he thinks JH will be happy with. This, minus a few plays, is the JH offense from the last few years. Few if any RPOs, no keeps on the ZR - maybe not even a read.
September 7th, 2019 at 10:29 PM ^
These guys have 90 pressers a week. Can any of the reporters present just ask why isn’t Shea pulling some of these? I saw no less than 6-7 instances where it would’ve gotten an extra 7+ yards. Thats conservatively an extra 50 yards of offense. Not to mention what else ZC could get when there’s a real threat of a pull.
September 7th, 2019 at 2:55 PM ^
I do not agree
September 7th, 2019 at 2:56 PM ^
No. I think Shea is hurt and they don't want him to run this game.
September 7th, 2019 at 2:57 PM ^
So losing is better than risking an injury?
September 7th, 2019 at 2:58 PM ^
No. If he is injured he should not be playing.
September 7th, 2019 at 2:57 PM ^
Completely agree. Speed in space should not involve HB dive on every other play. Gattis was hired specifically to get away from this approach, no?
September 7th, 2019 at 2:57 PM ^
Seems like whoever is calling plays is possessed by the spirit of Bo. Someone is telling our playcallers to consistently run the ball up the gut, even if it’s into a stacked line full of 8-9 guys. Because this is Michigan fergodsakes, we’re gonna out-tough ‘em.
Offense seems consistently stuck in 1973 or something.
September 7th, 2019 at 2:58 PM ^
Nothing has changed under Harbaugh. It’s all him not matter who the OC is.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:01 PM ^
SPEED IN SPACE
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
September 7th, 2019 at 3:08 PM ^
Yeah, everybody talked about Army's option offense, but that wasn't the story of this game. Three words and an emoji pretty much is all you need for analysis.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:04 PM ^
If Shea is hurt, put in Dylan. At least then you have the keep option on the ZR available.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:05 PM ^
Well on the brightside we don't have to worry about him getting poached for an open head coaching position.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:26 PM ^
That's not a good thing
September 7th, 2019 at 3:08 PM ^
Harbaugh has no fucking clue what he’s doing. There’s probably truth to Patterson’s “fake tweet”.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:21 PM ^
Out of the loop here - what fake tweet are you referring to?
September 7th, 2019 at 4:35 PM ^
Yea come on out with this tweet story...I gots to know
September 7th, 2019 at 10:20 PM ^
Over the summer a parody social media account faked a Patterson tweet that was negative to Harbaugh, and Justin Fields. It was proven fake.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:08 PM ^
Sorry dude, no I don't think he's calling the plays.... the play calling was better than this.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:10 PM ^
Yeah this is a pathetic offense - doesn’t look like last week even. Keep the damn ball!
September 7th, 2019 at 3:10 PM ^
We deserve to lose
September 7th, 2019 at 3:13 PM ^
If he did he needs to give them back.
If he didn’t he needs to take them.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:44 PM ^
Gbdub: Best comment of the day +1000
September 7th, 2019 at 3:21 PM ^
Hudson offside by a mile
September 7th, 2019 at 3:21 PM ^
I'm a little surprised we run so little from spread formations. The formations seems like the ones we utilized last year. Was kind of expecting more empty sets or four wide.
Also a little surprised we don't roll out Patterson as he seems best on the move. Keeping him in the pocket, unless it's a quick pass, doesn't seem to be working for us.
September 8th, 2019 at 10:18 AM ^
Astute observation
September 7th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
wtf Hudson
September 7th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
100% agree. Exactly what I feared all off season
September 7th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
Yes, what was the wrong pass ratio today? 33 carries for a RB who was only averaging 3 ypc. It certainly looked like last year. Army dbs looked overmatched all day but yet the playcalling kept on dialing up reads up the gut which weren't actual read cause Patterson was clearly instructed not to hand it off. Very little trying to stretch Army vertically. Besides a few rpos here and there it looked indentical to last year. Idiotic playcalling, plain and simple. Also turtling up and not attacking when mistakes are being made is a staple of Harbaugh offenses since he has been here.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:59 PM ^
What should one expect Michigan to do against this Army D line that Michigan, by all things right and holy, should be "throwing out of the club" to borrow a phrase from Gronk? It's somewhat unreal Michigan could not average better than 5 ypc against this defense based on the offensive line executing blocks to their termination.
September 7th, 2019 at 4:38 PM ^
If you fling enough bodies at the interior you can slow down the running game. The playcalling gave army no reason to not do that since they had no fear of being beaten on the edge keep.
September 7th, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^
No, I think it is a few things.
- Patterson is more banged up than we realize
- McCaffrey is not starter material as of this second
- DPJ is out
- RB core is a bit depleted
I think it was a case of Gattis playing with bad cards. The good news is all of these issues will improve as the season continues. Army was a game I was worried about. Survived, now move on.
September 7th, 2019 at 4:45 PM ^
Banged up or not Michigan still has far better athletes than Army. 21 points in overtime is embarrassing output. And if your QB is hurt don't you think it would wise to not have a read option that is clearly not even a read due to Patterson's injury as your bread and butter play in your game plan? Gattis couldn't do anything about the injuries but he certainly has control of that.
September 8th, 2019 at 10:24 AM ^
Agreed - if you need all the starters just to avoid OT against a lesser opponent then its going to be a long season of disappointment
September 7th, 2019 at 4:19 PM ^
LOL. Just announce to the board that you have zero idea what you’re watching. Between this thread and morons in the Urban thread thinking he’s a genius because he was explaining the simple reads in the M offense I 100% sure that this fan board is full of people that have no idea what they’re watching on Saturdays.