The Snowflake Thread: Offense

Submitted by LSAClassOf2000 on

This will be the snowflake thread for your collective thoughts on the offense and the offensive playcalling. 

gwkrlghl

November 16th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^

I wonder now if Northwestern had too many men on the field for that last play and it just got missed. You can see them waving players off the field right before the ball is snapped. Moot point but would've been a lot different if Gibbons had missed

gwkrlghl

November 16th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^

but changes need to be made on offense. The O looks surprisingly good in OT and Green was a monster. But basically 6 points in regulation against a bad Northwestern team is...UNACCEPTABLE

ghost

November 16th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^

For all the issues with the offensive playcalling being able to get that FG off at the end of regualtion has a lot to do with the coaches.  And what an awesome play by Dileo and Gibbons stone cold again.

Blazefire

November 16th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^

Getting that FG just shows me that Hoke is getting it done. Poorly coached teams don't execute like that.

Now, imagine for a moment that you've got a team that can execute like that, but flops around like a pack of slovenly idiots on normal offensive plays. I think the blame there falls squarely on the guy responsible for coordinating these well trained athletes into a capable pack.

In conclusion: FIRE BORGES!

IPFW_Wolverines

November 16th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^

The offense scored nine points in four quarters against 0-5 in the Big Ten Northwestern. Due to the win though, Borges apologists will be out in force this week proclaiming the greatness of their dear leader.

SWFLWolverine

November 16th, 2013 at 8:43 PM ^

Denard ran for 1799 the year before(2010) Fitz ran for 1000 (2011), a year in which Denard also ran for over 1000 yards. Michigan failed to have a 1000 yard rusher in 2008 and 2009. Hart had over 1400 in 07, and the team had over 2600 in 2009. So, we went 2 years without one then, and its been 2 years since we've had one now. In short, Fitz has been the same for years.....the difference is the line he played behind in 2010 was better and the focus was on Denard. He has always been slow to the hole, slow through the hole, dances in the hole, and goes down easily. He doesn't get his knees up and so a swipe of the shoestring trips him up. I suppose you could say there was no one else, but then we would have to throw that back at RRs recruiting/retention failures. 

Albatross

November 17th, 2013 at 10:53 AM ^

Regarding Fritz you have to go a little deeper to understand why his performance and numbers are what they are this year. And the primary reason is that he is simply not the type of back that can succeed in this offense, behind this line, and with this blocking scheme.

If Fritz can be productive at all, he can only be in a spread offense with another running threat (Denard) on the field with him. He needs open spaces to be effective considering the type of running back he is. He is not and never was a running back that can be effective running in a crease, we have seen it repeatedly this season and throughout his career. He goes down almost on the spot on first contact at the point of attack. The big difference in the running game yesterday was simply our RBs hitting the line hard and grinding out 3-4 and sometimes 7 yards when there was not much there. Getting positive yards on first down goes a long way in sustaining drives, too often this year Fritz was setting us up at first and 10 and first in 12.

It is another failure in coaching that they didn’t recognize that Fritz running style was detrimental, and he is better suited as a third down back in this offense.

lilpenny1316

November 16th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^

I have to believe DG ran the wrong way after the fake handoff.  If he peels back and runs to the long side of the field, he has a better chance to score.

OT shows that we can be a good enough offense once the opposing defense is tired.  Allowed Green to pound away more consistently.