Drive Chart: O'Korn vs. Peters

Submitted by DM2009 on

This is mostly a duh, but I wanted to post the drives for O'Korn and Peters in the Rutgers game.

O'Korn:

  • 7 plays, 27 yards, punt
  • 3 plays, 11 yards, INT
  • 13 plays, 80 yards, TD
  • 3 plays, 1 yard, punt

Peters:

  • 8 plays, 77 yards, TD
  • 7 plays, 49 yards, TD
  • 4 plays, 54 yards, TD
  • 11 plays, 47 yards, missed FG
  • 2 plays, 61 yards, TD
  • 11 plays, 52 yards, downs
  • 3 plays, 7 yards, punt

Rutgers caveats, obviously, but that is a huge difference. Only drive Peters had were we didn't get a first down was the garbage time drive at the end. Every other drive besides that led us into a spot where we should get points. 

Peters' final stat line also reminds me of the stats Speight was putting up last year when we were bludegeoning teams. Enough to keep the defense honest and let the run game go wild. Considering our improved run blocking, all our QB needs to do is keep the safeties from sprinting downhill at the snap.

I'm really having a hard time not getting excited about his performance. It was exactly what we needed.

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mgogogadget

October 29th, 2017 at 11:49 AM ^

play a full game before we form much of an opinion on Peters. These results aren’t terribly different than the Speight/O’Korn situation at Purdue. And, that was with a struggling running game, leaving O’Korn in charge of moving the offense.

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The Fugitive

October 29th, 2017 at 11:50 AM ^

obviously hindsight is 20/20 but if we go for it on 4th and 1 instead of kicking the field goal we can assume based on how the game played out, Michigan either 1) get a closer FG attempt  after a first down or 2) keeps the drive alive and scores a TD.

But really, Peters got Michigan into scoring position on 6 consecutive drives.  They were still in FG range on the 4th down incompletion.

 

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CHUKA

October 29th, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^

It was a night and day difference when Peters was in there. All I can really ask is why it took so long for Harbaugh to see that. I don't think Peters just turned to super man over the past week. If he was played earlier we might've only had one loss and have a chance for the B1G. I'm starting to not believe this best player plays shit that Harbaugh insist he does.

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atticusb

October 29th, 2017 at 12:43 PM ^

Just give up. You've run into the "whatever Harbaugh does is right because Harbaugh did it" wall.  If you hear it coming out of Alec Guinness' mouth on Tatooine while he gently waves his hand, you'll get it: "If Peters had been ready, Harbaugh would have started him.  Because Harbaugh didn't start him, Peters wasn't ready."

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WichitanWolverine

October 29th, 2017 at 1:12 PM ^

FWIW, I think you've got a point. But it's a question we'll never get an answer to. With how bad JOK was against Sparty, I think we can all agree we'd have won if we inserted Peters and got the same performance we got yesterday. But was Peters ready then? The coaches think not, but we'll never know.

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CHUKA

October 29th, 2017 at 1:18 PM ^

I agree with most of your post but I'm having my dilemma in determining when Peters was "ready". Harbaugh said he's been ready for weeks, does that mean Penn State, does it mean Indiana? Like you said we'll never know. I just think he should have played whenever they determined he was ready.

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SeattleWolverine

October 29th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^

In terms of productivity? Sure. In terms of the way they stand in the pocket? No, Peters looked like a normal freshman QB eg he locked on to his initial read but he stayed in the pocket and stepped up instead of bugging out and he at least looked to check down sometimes. In terms of one having minimal game experience, youth, and eligibility for 2018 to 2020? Yeah, only one of them offers that so from a strategic team development POV they are totally different things. Pumping the brakes is warranted for this year's outlook; the long-term future got brighter. That's a good thing. 

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CHUKA

October 29th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^

Also, in what ways was the performance similar? Yes they both produced, yes they both won. Other than that, I saw Peter stay in the pocket and step up when needed, and I saw him look beyond one read. I also, saw him check into a play that led to us scoring on a run that same play. He simply looked like a better quarterback in general man. I don't know what's so hard to understand.

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