Michigan Offense vs. Purdue Every Snap video

I guess we have to take the bad with the good....

Well at least Fitz got on the field! If only for two plays...with the knee brace

The one thing i take away from this is that if we would have played this this last yr.... no way we come away with a win.

The first of these all season where I'd rather watch the defense video.

Cool vids. better than tivo.

Problem is, after watching these videos, schools know how to stop Denard.  I am sure everyone will be doing dances now before Denard shoes up.  

Looking at the offense a second time those passes to the flats seemed to be there whenever we threw them.  They are simple pitch and catch plays and always went for decent yardage.

Seems like Denard took that to heart. His work ethic is amazing and he's going to get better with more exp. and healing, but toward the end of the game there wasn't much excitement when he threw the ball deep. I think he gets better with pressure and I have hope that these next 2 games are going to get him locked in like he was at the beginning of the season.

Someone has to make a .gif of the kid at 1:50 in the defense video.

Hilarity will ensue.

Much less frustrating to watch when you know the outcome is a win. 

I thought watching the video that the offense doesn't look as bad as I remembered.   Just get rid of the turnovers and penalties and everything is fine.  

In the offense video--nice job Vincent Smith. Even the little guy is gettin into it.

seeing Michigan turn the ball over and then have an increase in points when they got the ball back.  We haven't had many defensive touch downs.

Here are the things that stuck out to me:

• The tackles got abused.  Almost every no gainer saw the play end with Lewan or Huyge chasing down a defender they couldn't block or missed.  Rough game for both of them against an excellent DE in Kerrigan.
• Where was the bubble screen?  They contained the run with the OLB to the playside constantly.  Slot bubble looked wide open a bunch of times.  Perhaps this was weather related.
• Saw one terrible keeper by Tate on a midline option.  If he gave it was open for big yards.
• The QB draw oh noes play action was there for the taking, if we could have thrown it.  I'm sure weather was a big factor there as well.

Really seemed like the Purdue gameplan was to load the middle and dare us to test them on the edge.  Weather definitely worked out well for that gameplan.

RR was not happy when rogers and johnson tried to return that INT at the end of the first half

Also, surprised a team hasn't tried the infamous "Double Pass" play on us that was a staple of Lloyd's offense, we flow to the ball so hard and fast on screens, if the player throws it back to the QB on the opposite sideline, he's going to the endzone.

The one positive on offense would be that the adjustment on that last drive where the two TEs were in the backfield.  That was key as it resulted in a TD and iced the game.  Bo and Lloyd probably would have liked the final drive - I'm guessing the offense averaged three yards and chunk of sod and it ate up a ton of play clock.  

Terrible play calling in the 2nd half.  Not a single play action throw on 1st down.  Too many runs against 8 or 9 men in the box.  No bubble screens (they were open sometimes).  And Denard shouldn't have been throwing drop-back passes on 3rd and long or 2nd and ultra-long.  We ran two draw plays if I remember right and Denard gained 28 yards on those two plays.  Denard didn't play well and neither did the offensive line. 

That was painful

1. Northwestern 08 - I didn't know a pancho could freeze in place.

2. 2nd half of Iowa in 02 - freezing rain pelted us as Iowa ran up the score in the 4th

3. @Purdue in 2010 - It was MISERABLE. Sideways cold biting downpour for 3 quarters. I wouldn't take much away from this game on offense or on D. I think Jamie Morris dropped a 'Rain should slow the real fast guys and make the slow guys look normal' which looked to be exactly what happened.

is laughably bad.