That was a "Dog Blitz," (Why it needs a name other than man blitz is beyond me) which is basically what you described, a blitz where you're assigned to a defender. The reason Williams blitzed is because he is coached to do so. Say you've sent a blitz with 6 players, you're expecting to run into 5 blockers, but now if a tight end stays in, its back to 6 on 6, and you've given up a deep safety for nothing. He had to keep the numbers advantage, he just got burned because Robinson is predictable, Iowa scouted that tendency on 3rd down.
I'm sure we can add it to our 3rd and long package next to the "Line up all my blitzers off of one edge pre-snap and send the house" blitz package we've mastered. But, you have to be able to tackle in space in order to run these effectively, and effectively blitz. I don't think we meet either criteria.
I don't get why Michigan teams under Rich Rodriguez just seem prone to fumble. They might be the worst team in the country when it comes to catching things (Punts, Passes to TE's, etc.). Although, Abomination 16 accounts for quite a few interceptions, and I'd like to omit those to see where this team will go from here forward.
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