Video and Photo evidence that our receivers are getting open, but Shea isnt finding them.
As TV viewers we don't get to see what Shea sees very often but here is two pieces of evidence that Shea is bad at finding the open guys. Both of these are touchdowns if Shea throws to them. I imagine this is a major reason our offense is looking awful
September 21st, 2019 at 4:59 PM ^
I would rather not look at either of these.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:00 PM ^
Everyone said Shea might win the Heisman though
September 21st, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
Team Trolls Too Hard
September 21st, 2019 at 5:10 PM ^
How exactly can one be a member of this site for 10 years and be a troll?
September 21st, 2019 at 5:03 PM ^
Only in your angry mind.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
This is from less than a month ago:
Shea Patterson in Top 10 in odds for Heisman
September 21st, 2019 at 5:01 PM ^
Tell me something I haven’t been saying since he has been our QB ... He is a 1 read QB once he checks that 1st read he gets happy feet
September 21st, 2019 at 5:01 PM ^
Yea not a great look. When were these two clips taking place ? A big part of the problem is Shea is constantly pressured, and subsequently very uncomfortable back there.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:06 PM ^
He’s not constantly pressured, just too stupid to get his read and throw the god damn ball.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:13 PM ^
The o line has been garbage all season. And it’s not the young guys. It’s all of them
September 21st, 2019 at 5:16 PM ^
He’d be constantly pressured behind an NFL line too, since his idea of pressure is “some one enters the pocket after 6 seconds.” He reads as fast as my toddler does and hence holds the ball for an eternity. Then we bitch about the line. It’s the quarterback.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:01 PM ^
This is the only explanation. There times he has so much time and we can’t see the WRs. Are they really being covered that well? No.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
Damn...he sucks. Let Dylan play and prep for the future.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
Dylan may lack the passing skills right not but he's a SOPH and can learn on the job. I can't see Shea getting back to where he was mid last season. Some guys just slump when they get to their senior year.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
Dylan may not be able to see straight after that cheap-ass hit today.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
I think the plan was to let Dylan play until he got destroyed.
SADLY, Harbaugh just said Dylan suffered a concussion on that hit. I don't know injury timetables but I imagine that means he'll be out for at least 1 game, right?
September 21st, 2019 at 5:59 PM ^
I would guess that he’ll most likely miss at least a game.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:04 PM ^
I’ve been saying it all along. Shea is an average quarterback at best that can’t read a defense or see open receivers for shit. McCaffrey should be our starter the rest of the year. Shea can hit the links with his free time.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:10 PM ^
Outside of one big throw to Bell last year, McCaffrey hasn't shown much throwing the ball either.
September 21st, 2019 at 6:55 PM ^
Yeah, Wiscy should have picked him off just a few plays before he took that cheap shot. Shea hasn't been good but I don't get the belief that McCaffrey has been any better when he's been in.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:34 PM ^
Dylan does not excite me one bit throwing the ball. He’s thrown 3 or 4 near picks in his last 8 throws. Looks honestly worse than Shea this year so far (other than fumbles), albeit a small sample.
I think his legs will catch up to him as well. He’s extremely fast but that’s about it. He’s not agile whatsoever, not strong, and unfortunately has gotten injured multiple times running the ball. I think defenses can adjust to his legs pretty easily once they realize it’s actually his strength and not weakness like some believed.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
I think Nico calls Shea mean names. That’s the only explanation I can think of why he barely gets targeted.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:27 PM ^
Maybe Shea should transfer, the ncaa would give him immediate eligibility.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
Yep. He can't find open receivers. And McCaffrey goes in and looks competent for like 5 plays and a dirty ass hit takes him out indefinitely. Welcome to being a Michigan fan.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:13 PM ^
McCaffrey needs to learn to protect himself better. Can't imagine what his parents were thinking after that second hit to the head.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
though its been a very limited sample set thus this year, McCaffrey has not looked that impressive either - he's made some wrong reads and missed open receivers also
going into the season, if one read the press clippings, UM's QB position and depth was going to be 'a strength' - 3 games in ...not so much
September 21st, 2019 at 5:30 PM ^
And once again we're back to this being Harbaugh's fault for not being able to teach his QB's. QB whisperer...more like QB destroyer.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
He seems to throw into double and triple coverage a lot. Someone’s gotta be open.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
Maybe Harbaugh should coach him up!
September 21st, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
some QBs have good pocket awareness, see and avoid the rush, see the field well, read the defense, hit open guys and/or exploit mismatches... unfortunately Patterson (and thus far, in his limited snaps this year, also McCaffery) are not those types of QBs
they play scared - often times looking like paralysis through over analysis ... or like they're playing like they're afraid to make a mistake
September 21st, 2019 at 5:20 PM ^
I strongly disagree with you that Dylan plays scared. He looked very poised in the pocket. Not to mention if he was scared I doubt he would try to jump over tacklers like he did when he got rocked
September 21st, 2019 at 5:09 PM ^
The first one I think his height is an issue (OL and DL blocking his vision) but he also was locked on the first read for sure. Hard to say if this is an issue with this version of the offense and not being comfortable with the reads or if this has been an issue all along. Guess we can look back to last years film.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:09 PM ^
yeah this was an issue last year as well. He doesn't see the field very well and as a result, holds onto the ball too long. Hard to critique the offense we are trying to run when you don't have a good QB to run it. Why we can't seem to find a good QB is another matter.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:09 PM ^
We should have started Dylan all of last year instead of recruiting Patterson at least this year Dylan would have a year of starting experience under his belt and he’s a much better prospect than Shea
September 21st, 2019 at 5:11 PM ^
Doesn’t matter. Stop blaming everyone else the blame goes directly on harbaugh. Wake up and stop using excuses. He chose him to be the starter. Harbaugh can’t even find a qb to run his offense properly he’s a joke of a coach
September 21st, 2019 at 5:12 PM ^
I appreciate this and I wonder whether this is the exception or the norm, something UFR should clear up. My hunch is that it is closer to the exception but I am open to being proven wrong.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:14 PM ^
When I open the Osborne tweet, I get this warning instead of the picture:
"This media may contain sensitive material."
September 21st, 2019 at 5:28 PM ^
It’s no coincidence. A “graphic image” of how open our receivers are...
September 21st, 2019 at 6:10 PM ^
Right. I was too subtle.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:28 PM ^
Twitter does that sometimes. There should be a "Click Here" button that will open the picture
September 21st, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
Yup. Patterson doesn't seem capable of making reads at all. I said that after the Army game and this kind of stuff only highlights it. He stares down 1 option then scrambles. Failure of the coaches that they can't teach him and failure by him to not learn or develop.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
Shea stinks; still playing like a clueless frosh. Some here were saying Fields was horrible based on Ohio's spring game but he's already a lot better than Shea. Time for Dmac to start.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:15 PM ^
The batted ball for the int was because he locked onto his receiver.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:19 PM ^
I love Michigan football. However, happy feet from our qbs is a thing that has been repeatedly happening since Hoke (think Gardner). The qb is the issue, but let’s not let the line off the hook. I think all of us would be looking to escape a little early are check one read if your getting hit constantly. Your internal clock has to be screwed up and never feel comfortable. A change needs to happen may as well play McCaffery as we know what we have already with Shea. Go Blue!
September 21st, 2019 at 5:27 PM ^
September 21st, 2019 at 5:23 PM ^
Generally when QBs go from good to ass, it's on the coaches. Why has he regressed like this? How did Speight regress so much? Gardner? O'Korn when he got benched at Houston (under a coach who was later shitcanned)?
Subpar coaching is the answer. What the hell is this staff doing?
September 21st, 2019 at 5:29 PM ^
He is terrible
September 21st, 2019 at 5:35 PM ^
Shea is obviously not as good as the hype, but part of that is poor coaching . It seems all these players get worse as the year goes on.
I blame the coaches more than the players, but the players are failing as well
September 21st, 2019 at 5:36 PM ^
Patterson is simply not good. I thought DM was better but hard to tell with the mauling we just saw.
What is evident is we have a lot of talent, rotting away because the football savior turned out to be nothing of the sort.
5 more years of rebuilding after he decides to go to Miami and coach Tua in 2020.
September 21st, 2019 at 5:41 PM ^
Just another Michigan qb under Harbaugh. I don’t expect DM to be any better since he’s getting the same awesome coaching that made Speight, Okorn, Peters, and now Patterson into jackshit. An average Illinois QB is pretty much all I expect Harbaugh to make out of any given recruit at this point. There is a reason why teams with good quarterbacks can weather OL injuries, while Michigan is forever in a state of “but blah blah was hurt and he was all conference.” It’s not the OL, it’s the QB. And really, it’s the coach.