Scrimmage Philosophy - Open Question
I have a basic question for the board:
Is it better, in an open scrimmage, to show more on the defensive side than the offensive?
1. Make opposing offenses spend valuable practice time rehearsing against multiple blitzes
2. Give opposing defenses very little to practice against
I understand the defense is generally ahead of the offense early in the fall practices, but I am looking for a silver lining in the OL play.
I would hope the new OC would be able to call for a play designed to counter so many blitzes, but 'Nuss chose not to in order to keep it hidden for an opponent.
Is it possible the vanilla play made the OL look worse than it really is?
Or do I need to stop drinking my lunch?
August 20th, 2014 at 2:13 PM ^
that they wouldn't be aboverage this year.
(too old of a reference?)
August 20th, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
Did a cave man say that? :)
August 20th, 2014 at 2:19 PM ^
people think we will end up above average?!?!? I'd be estatic with making it to average.... jumping from 122 to 65 is a huge improvement
August 20th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
...maybe I'm misunderstanding people.
I'm with you. I'd be pretty happy with 65th.
August 20th, 2014 at 3:01 PM ^
If you gave me 65th today I'd offer we are 10-2 at the end of the year.
p.s. i think you are underselling us - technically I think we were 121th out of 123 teams in TFL ;) not 122!
Looks like we averaged 8.77 a game - guh.
http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/696/p3
65th place would take that down to 6 a game or removing about 1/3rd of our (*@#*@(*#!! plays per game. Hopefully we can do that.
August 20th, 2014 at 3:28 PM ^
I think the defense and passing offense (and special teams?) can beat most of the teams on Michigan's schedule so long as the rushing offense isn't imploding.