joe milton game manager
We ended up dividing this week's, uh, This Week's Obsession into two parts because we are excited about the state of things. The prompt:
HOW HAVE YOUR PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS CHANGED SINCE THE MINNESOTA GAME
Seth: I may have underestimated Rutgers. Or something.
Ace: Joe Milton go brrrrrrrrrrrrr
Brian: Well, as the nation's leading Worried About Joe Milton guy, I mean... I'm less worried.
Ace: Michael Barrett go boom.
Brian: I kind of expected that from Barrett?
Ace: Roman Wilson go zoom.
Brian: Many persons went zoom.
Seth: Some of those who went zoom were recruited for their zoom.
Ace: Josh Gattis [rocket noises]
Seth: I do not think I expected to see Blake Corum go zoom so early.
Ace: The diversity and efficacy of the zooming was very encouraging.
Seth: Best zoom of 2020 by far.
Ace: I expected speed in space but for Michigan to eliminate the outside cornerbacks from the gameplan and gain nearly a first down per play was not necessarily expected.
Seth: The Harbaughification of the Gattis offense was glorious, and I'm not saying that as the conductor of the Ben Mason hype train. There were traps off power. Real 2015 stuff. Plus zoom.
Brian: So the things that stood out to me as unexpected:
- Joe Milton, game manager
- Gemon Green, person with large pockets containing receivers
- Ben Mason, key component of offense
We've been over the Milton stuff on the podcast and in the game column. I wasn't expecting a mistake rate that low.
Ace: His rushing ability also opened up the offense in a way we didn’t see last year. As you said, he’s got a scary power/speed combination.
Brian: I cannot believe he only ran for 250 yards as a senior in high school.
Alex: Harbaugh called him Cool As A Cucumber after the game and he really was. Only forced one throw that I can recall. Executed the easy plays. Looked good as a runner to move the chains. A steady stable Joe Milton who makes a few unbelievable throws a game... that’s the ticket, baby. That’s it right there.
[After THE JUMP: that's the ticket, baby.]
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