What is with all the Offsides Penalties??
One of the things that drove me the most crazy about the Indiana loss was how incredibly jumpy the Michigan defense was. I think they jumped offsides like 5 times and were close to jumping offsides a few additional times. I've never seen a game where a football team was so bad about staying onside. Is it that hard to watch the ball and wait for it to be snapped? And how does Don Brown not fix this after it happened in the MSU game a few times and started happening again early against Indiana?? Maybe he is emphasizing this, but the players aren't listening, or are too young and inexperienced. I don't know. But this just seems very basic, and it was embarrassing to see the Michigan defense keep making those mistakes.
November 9th, 2020 at 6:15 AM ^
The DL are coached by Nua. So I would say the jumping offsides is on him to coach better.
November 9th, 2020 at 7:05 AM ^
What’s with all the dumb question threads?
November 9th, 2020 at 7:10 AM ^
So I guess you weren't perplexed by the ridiculous number of times they jumped offsides and so it's not even worth discussing?
November 9th, 2020 at 7:40 AM ^
What is there to discuss? They jump offsides because they're undisciplined. They're undisciplined because they are poorly coached. I don't think there's some great insight on this that anyone is going to give. Watch the ball, don't jump offsides, that's about it.
November 9th, 2020 at 8:02 AM ^
/thread
November 9th, 2020 at 12:30 PM ^
And while we're asking... what's the deal with people?!?
November 9th, 2020 at 8:34 AM ^
I've only seen highlights, but at least 1 was McGrone. Maybe another was Ross but I can't remember. I think I heard 3 were Vilain.
November 9th, 2020 at 10:39 AM ^
McGrone and Ross were both very jumpy too. I'd say this particular problem is partly on Nua, but partly a result of the D seeming to not have been coached in general this off season.
November 9th, 2020 at 6:15 AM ^
Poor coaching.
November 9th, 2020 at 9:27 AM ^
As I remember, all those three stars we've recruited were gonna get great coaching and form a team that can compete in the Big Ten East. So Junior, you're saying that didn't happen?
November 9th, 2020 at 6:16 AM ^
No accountability, the coaches rarely discipline them when they jump offsides.
November 9th, 2020 at 8:01 AM ^
Harbaugh was patting KP on the back in consolation after Michigan was flagged for the same thing over and over
November 9th, 2020 at 6:17 AM ^
The secondary can’t cover, so the QB is getting the ball out too quickly for the pressure to get there. So the D is trying to jump snaps to try and get the pressure there a hair quicker.
November 9th, 2020 at 8:04 AM ^
This actually seems like a logical explanation. They were coached last week to take this gamble out of desperation. Didn’t work, but not doing it also wouldn’t work.
November 9th, 2020 at 10:36 AM ^
I noticed it quite a few times on rewatches and film snippets posted on Twitter. The DEs especially are beating the tackles very fast. Can’t beat them any quicker. But the QB is able to get the pass off because the corners either aren’t covering or are grabbing receivers and the QB just throws it up. There’s simply no time to get to the QB with a normal pass rush, even an elite one. Jumping the snap would give an extra edge, but as we saw it comes with risks and STILL may not work
Also explains such high pass rush grades (with no production) from the DEs against MSU, and it’s a trend we’ll probably see again with the UFR this week.
November 9th, 2020 at 9:26 AM ^
Guys, you’ve got 1 second to get to the QB with our coverage. Let’s do this.
November 9th, 2020 at 8:28 AM ^
I think it's easy to understand. The D is being told "you gotta get to the QB!". They also know that if they don't, the CBs are going to get torched. So, you're constantly pressing and on edge, instead of relaxed and playing hard knowing you'll win your matchups. Even worse, they just might not be that good, but feel a pressure to deliver.
I'm reminded of when I played high school basketball. Was I very good? No. Maybe ok. One time I had to cover the other team's best player for a bit. Man did I become a lot worse of a player. I couldn't keep up w/ the guy. So I grabbed him, fouled him, did anything to try to keep up. It didn't work very well, Even on offense I couldn't do a thing either because I just knew I was outclassed and pressing so much on defense.
We're just not very good. It is crazy how most teams in the Big Ten seem to have better defensive lines than Michigan. I mean, even stupid Wisconsin will find some 350lb nose tackle and force teams to double the guy up. What the fuck is this program doing with its recruiting?
November 9th, 2020 at 8:50 AM ^
Speed in space? Funny, I always thought it meant something different.
November 9th, 2020 at 9:14 AM ^
Our players are tight, on edge, and pressing to try to make a big play because not only do they have to overcome their opponent but also their own coaching staff.
November 9th, 2020 at 9:19 AM ^
CBs so bad that the pass rush is trying to get there in under 2 seconds, and they're making dumb mistakes as a result.
November 9th, 2020 at 9:33 AM ^
Pretty simple, IMO. A mixture of poor coaching, lack of discipline, and guys eager to get off at the snap to make a play.
November 9th, 2020 at 9:54 AM ^
Mike Vrabel took a 12 men on the field penalty on purpose a few weeks ago to preserve clock in a come from behind win. Harbaugh is trying to do something similar.
November 9th, 2020 at 12:31 PM ^
This is without any crowd noise also! Sad!
November 10th, 2020 at 3:13 PM ^
After careful consideration and analysis, I think the probl