I'm REALLY Scared About Our Offense!

none of our players have run a passing spread offense, and probably don't have a very good idea how to run a passing spread offense.  The reads are completely different, the focus of the offense is different, the blocking assignments are probably different.  

This isn't a trivial transition we're talking about here, unless Hoke intends to leave the basic structure of the offense unchanged -- but there isn't really an indication yet that he intends to do that.  

All offenses use some form of zone blocking. Also offensive lineman are usually some of the smartest guys on the team. They will pick up any changes pretty quickly. The biggest pro/con for an offensive line is continuity which we have. We will still have a good offense returning next year. Why I am I so certain you ask?

Players make plays and we have them. Schemes are for fans to debate over. Denard's abilities will factor in heavily what ever type of offense we ultimately run.

awww the good old days!

God kills a kitten.  

When Rodriguez had Shaun King, he threw the ball 60+% of the time.  When he had Pat White, he ran the ball like 70% of the time.  When he had Denard Robinson, the team was actually fairly balanced between passing and throwing.  Rodriguez was really, really good at adapting his scheme to his players -- which just serves to illustrate how difficult transitions from one system to the other can be.  

RR is gone.  He didn't adapt his offense when he was here, and look how well it worked out....EXTREMELY WELL.  A completely revamped offense was at the top tier of the conference in just 3 years and produced the Offensive POY.

Every hopeful remark about Hoke doesn't have to be a snide shot at Rodriguez, and especially in this case where it's a stupid comment.

The RR bashers won, he's gone, let it go and move on.

Hoke is a good coach yet has a losing record overall.  RR had nationally ranked teams and won BCS games, but couldn't adapt?  This isn't HS you can recruit players for a system and when RR started out he didn't have players and was brought in to change things because we wanted to win NCs not Big Ten titles.

We'll see if Hoke can adapt quickly because he doen't have the talent to run the offense he wants.  This team was zone blocking when LC was here and Hoke wants to do away with and try to line up mano-a-mano.  That hasn't work so good us on short yardage situations when we went to the I.  Molk is a prime example of someone not built to block one on one.  He's mean and nasty, has a quick step and can get to the next level but he's not going to be pushing 320lb guys around head up.

His OC basically uses the West Coast offense which is probably best suited to Tate who is no longer here.  Short, quick accurate throws is the base and neither Denard or Devin has been in this type of offense.  The WRs and QBs need to be on the same page as every route has various options depending on what the D is doing.  Wrong reads by either can lead to disaster.

Rich Rod was brought in to change a program, and to update Michigan to be competitive nationally and against the Buckeyes.  If you are changing a program you don't adapt to the old ways, you teach your new ways.  

However, the bosses changed and old way is now the new way again.

Fuck!  Now we're down to comparing performances in crappy bowl like this?  Hoke may be fine but he does not have the upside (or downside) of RR.  He will be a good solid coach and we will compete with Wis, MSU and Iowa for 2-4th place in the Big ten at 8-4 with 9-3 in good years.

To paraphrase an earlier post we've settled for the fat girl, and while she may be enthusiastic, she ain't getting any prettier.

Is Samuel L. Jackson on the plane? His presence or absence would seriously affect my level of fear.

Quick sand.

Tarantulas may be the scariest thing on earth.