Was the last INT D Rob's fault?

Denard's reaction right away was looking towards Hemmingway and pointing downfield like he expected the route to continue and Junior sat down. Man Tay Odoms had 25 yard underneath.

Sometimes I wonder how much of the reviewer play is running designed routes or improvising downfield to try to get open. During many plays, the amount of time it took for Tate and Denard to throw the ball made me think that the designed routes broke down and both quarterback and reviewer were simply improvising to make a completion. Improvision can be exciting, but it can also be damn scary when QB and WR are not on the same page.

The last interception was more RichRod's fault than anyone else. He placed Denard in a position where the odds were more likey that he would fail than not. Tate should have been in there,

I feel like our receivers aren't the best at making plays when the play designed breaks down... its hard to tell on TV because you can't see downfield, but I noticed in the Indiana game when the play breaks down nobody really comes back to the ball. Usually as a receiver you're taught to come back to the ball and run towards the QB as the play breaks down, but most importantly run to open space, didn't see a lot of the improvisation, which leads me to think you could be right. Either way that one play didn't win or lose the game... it was lost on the turnovers.

I don't know why hemmingways route would have been straight down the field when there was no reason to go that deep, we just needed a field goal

Yes, of course it's his fault but quite understandable. He didn't see the wide open receiver underneath and took a chance going deep. But it's a mistake that nearly all QB's will make at some point in their careers, some a lot more than others. But his fault on this play or not, the 5 turnovers are what lost this game, not one INT on a final desperation drive.

It was his fault. That is all.

When Tate threw the INT last week against MSU it was a "freshman" mistake and just a bad bad throw and no one really wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.

This week Denard throws a INT and all I read is oh it's ok he felt so bad about it...it was Hemingways fault..and blah blah blah...

Reality was Denard has a wide open Odoms for about 15 to 20 yds and the sideline to use to get out of bounce..he choose to go for the gusto with a safety standing back there waiting and it blew it it his face. It's nobodies fault but Denard for even throwing the ball!

Yeah, he had Minor (I think) breaking open deep and Odoms short with a good amount of room to run (and get OOB).

It wasnt denard fault it was RR for putting him in that situation in the first place

Even if we believe Hemingway "pulled up" on his route, it was still a poor, overthrown pass into double coverage, a pass Denard has not been expected to make all season. And completely missing the wide open receiver underneath.

A cacophony of failure.

I dont blame either of them. The other 4 turnovers were the main problem. Plus i feel we have been out coached the past 3 games. Also i dont understand why we never make adjustments. It was clear in the first 4 games even that rolling out with Tate is way better than him standing in the pocket...yet we dont run plays that use it. Last night was a perfect example. Yet D-Rob rolled out a few times and found receivers every time.

this wonderful system of RR and Tony Franklin does not equate to good football, poor coaching leads to another loss

Yes, I think that one was on D-Rob. He tried to force a deep ball into double coverage. There was plenty of time on the clock to get into FG range and they didn't need to pick up all the yards on one play. In that situation you have to take what the defense give you and live to play another down. He could have picked up a few on the ground or tossed it underneath.

It is a tough way to learn a lesson, but hopefully he does better the next time he is in that situation.

It was not Hemingway's fault. D-Rob is the one responsible for distributing the ball and getting rid of it in a timely manner.

It is also not R-Rod's fault. D-Rob just drove the field and scored a TD to get the team back in the game. What more could he ask for? There is a chance of losing the confidence of the team by throwing a guy back out there who has struggled all game.

Odoms and Minor were both wide open on the play. Odoms gets at least 20 yards and out of bounds, and Minor was open in the middle of the field for like 25 yards. Even if Hemingway was supposed to continue up field and it wouldn't have been intercepted, it was definitely the wrong read.

has looked more or less like a " throw it deep and see what happens" type of deal. Two receivers, Minor and Odoms, were open 20-25 yards underneath, I mean WIDE open. As for placing the blame on Rich Rod for putting DRob in "that" position...hog crap. He was the freaking quarterback for Michigan...make the dang play! Tate wasn't making them either. I dont blame the coach for expecting his quarterbacks to be able to throw passes to wide open receivers.

has looked more or less like a " throw it deep and see what happens" type of deal. Two receivers, Minor and Odoms, were open 20-25 yards underneath, I mean WIDE open. As for placing the blame on Rich Rod for putting DRob in "that" position...hog crap. He was the freaking quarterback for Michigan...make the dang play! Tate wasn't making them either. I dont blame the coach for expecting his quarterbacks to be able to throw passes to wide open receivers.

wide open receiver!

Yes, you have to put the blame on Robinson for throwin the pick. Just as it was Forcier's fault for throwing the game-ending pick against MSU. But am I mad about it? Not at all. We were in a position to win the game BECAUSE of Denard Robinson. He's a freshman, and he got us 90% of the way there, but came up short - just like Tate did last week. They'll both get better.