Suggested Presser Questions You'd Like Asked:

Submitted by Fort Wayne Blue on

Let's start a thread with a collection of questions you'd like to ask the coaching staff this week in their pressers. Here are mine:

1.] Is there a reason that Derrik Green is not getting snaps?
2.] Why has that "Go route" to the far side of the field kept burning the DB's?
3.] Do you feel that certain players or formation are tipping off the play call?

 

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NelzQ

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:28 AM ^

1. Why is the team coming out soft and essentially on the defensive, allowing the other team to be the aggressors the last two weeks?

2. When it is clear the starters are not being the aggressors why not bring in a backup to get some passion on the field?

3. Is the old saying true that anteam is the reflection of it's head coach?

4. Are you able to get your team to come out like a band of bullies or not?

 

 

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teldar

September 22nd, 2013 at 10:27 AM ^

Fitz won't follow his lead blocker. When he does, see the second half of this game. Nearly 100 yards on the half, few negative plays unless the middle of the line or the te fell apart. Knowing a team can't run the ball brings continuous pressure on a young qb without many actual starts to his name. And this qb has one experienced outside receiver who can make the moderately difficult catch, a couple mediocre dudes, and a te who can't block. The number two rb and wr being out is probably not helpful.

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hackattack13

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:30 AM ^

When going unbalanced, why has it changed from Schofield and lewan in the left to magnuson and lewan? Also why move lewan out to the tight end instead of having him at tackle and magnuson at end? I highly doubt Schofield or lewan would have been blown back like magnuson on the sneak.

How has green progressed in pass protection? Is that one of the main problems preventing him from getting in the game?

Is having deleo as returner on punts die to his hands and experience?

What's the advantage of having the back up quarterbacks simply listening to the the play calls as opposed to signaling in the plays? Is this a way to simplify the gameplay without confusion for freshmen quarterbacks? Is it a way to help with mental reps?

Will the five points of pressure be an emphasis in the future with devin while he runs?

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hackattack13

September 22nd, 2013 at 10:08 AM ^

Devils advocate...why run a sneak behind him then? The first games Schofield and lewan were partnered on unbalanced. I'd rather run behind my all American and take my chances my end gets a kickout then let him get blown back by a d tackle like whya happened in the fumble.

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JimBobTressel

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:37 AM ^

Why can other teams rush 2 and 3 players and get to Gardner with regularity? It's hilarious and embarassing.

Did the team spend any time over the summer and fall practicing? Sure doesn't look like it.

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michiganfanforlife

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:33 AM ^

Green, Rawls, Smith - there's plenty of options to spell Fitz. Why run him into the ground so early in the season? Why do we not set up plays and then counter them? For example we ran a reverse yesterday off of a sweep that we never ran to set it up. Where is the counter? How many INTs does Devin have to throw to get benched? I think a series on the pine might calm him down sometimes. Why not try starting the five best run blockers on our line?

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blueblueblue

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:37 AM ^

How do you explain the difference in performance between the defense and the offense? We have new starters on both sides. Is the difference personnel or coaching?

The O-line has not improved over the course of 4 games. Obviously background preparation has not been working. There is a saying about doing the same things over and over and expecting different outcomes. How do you plan to improve their performance? 

Similarly, how do you plan to improve performance at the QB position?

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blackt0wer

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:42 AM ^

What changes will be made over the bye week to prepare for B1G play?

 

Have you considered benching Devon? He's keeping weak teams in the games by THROWING THEM THE BALL!!

 

 

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BlowGoo

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:46 AM ^

Traditionally, Michigan has its "creampuff" part of the schedule at the beginning of the season. At what part of the season are this year's creampuff games scheduled?

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Mr. Yost

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:47 AM ^

The media makes themselves look bad enough...then we as fans make these threads and look like complete idiots. We read these pressers every week and complain about the questions, then make a thread and ours are a million times worse. To the OP. Spell our players' names correctly if you're gonna bitch or be sarcastic. What has Green done to deserve more snaps? Fitz had 121 yards last night...why are you asking about the backup? Did you ask about Morris after the ND game? For your 2nd question...you don't specify offense or defense. Also, "burning?" You sound like a fan. Number 3. "Wellll....there may be some of that, we'll have to look at the film." There... you're question is answered.

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EnoughAlready

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:54 AM ^

Your post is one of the funniest I've read in a while.  (Spot on, too, I think.)

More mgoblog-hubris.  "We the fans demand the coaches answer our concerns!  We spend a lot of time watching TV and have a right to be heard!"

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Mr. Yost

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:54 AM ^

This is why the MGoQuestions are far and away the best questions asked during pressers. They typically require an answer. That answer typically teaches or sheds light on something. Too often people want to ask questions to prove a point or just because they want to "hear the coach say it." That's stupid. I understand asking "did you think about going to Morris when Devin was struggling. " I don't understand "what hasn't Morris done to get a look?" But why not ask stuff that is really going to give us all information and insight?

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blueblueblue

September 22nd, 2013 at 10:18 AM ^

There is one particular comment in this thread (a thread really aimed at venting - its not like any of us think a proposed question will actually be asked), a comment which is different from all the rest, that looks idiotic. You be the guess which one I am referring to.

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htownwolverine

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^

1. Why has the team regressed over 3 years despite replacing 3 star athletes with 4-5 star athletes?

2. When you talk about repsonsibility how does this apply to your coaching staff, particularly your Oline coach?

3. Speaking of your OLine, why recruit so many kids to come to Michigan, if your going to play walkons? Does this speak to your effectiveness of evaluating talent or again is it on the Oline coaching?

4. Why can't we field punts anymore?

5. Have you considered benching Devin for a series or two so he can relax and re-focus?

6. Where is the toughness you keep preaching about? We sure haven't seen it.

 

 

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EnoughAlready

September 22nd, 2013 at 10:01 AM ^

A RsSO has been in the program 3 years.  Miller has apprenticed under Molk, and then Mealer (meh).  Kalis is in his 2nd year in the program.  Glasgow (a walk-on, yeah) is in his 3rd year in the program.  Sure, they don't have a lot of game experience.  But it's not as though they're true freshmen or, say, a DT suddenly switched to OG and forced to start.

I understand the "lack experience" line.  But really, it sounds like a stale excuse.  We're not talking about an occasional missed block.  We're talking about UCONN having TEN TFLs.  We're talking about a 3 man rush flushing Gardner from the pocket.  That's mystifyingly horrible.

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hackattack13

September 22nd, 2013 at 10:06 AM ^

Practice reps are different than game reps...especially when teams change fronts or stunts they have never seen before. It will get better trust me. Devin also needs to get less happy feet. He is to quick to vacate the pocket at times causing protection to break down. I agree they should have better protection but there is no substitute for game reps

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B1G_Fan

September 22nd, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^

 At what point should you start to see improvement from young offensive lineman and at what point do you say ok this is not working lets go back to the drawing board.

 The question I want asked is How afraid should we be next year when Lewan and Schofield graduate.

 When can we exspect to see a Coach funk coached offensive line not suck terribly?

 Year 1 the o line was very solid, year 2 i thought was big step back and now year 3 i thought couldn't get worse than year 2.... I was wrong.

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ReggieNoble04

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:56 AM ^

I would ask why the hell are we running pro style when we can't get a push off the line? We're still a big time spread option team, as u saw last night when we want to run spread we dropped 17 unanswered. Hoke needs to get his head out of his ass and stop preaching run run run run when we can't do shit bc our Oline is garbage. The spread covers ur weaknesses on the line and i would be hesitant to say our line is worse than last year. Even lewan gives up on some snaps( uconns first sack )

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TenThousandThings

September 22nd, 2013 at 10:42 AM ^

There was a teaching aspect to these last two games. If you want someone to learn something, you have to give them the opportunity to do it -- especially if you think they can do it and you don't think you are setting unrealistic goals for them.

I thought I saw an unwillingness from the coaches to abandon everything they've been teaching and just start doing what works short-term. The attitude was more like, "These two games are the only chance we have to drive these lessons home. If we lose, so be it. These games don't count in the B1G. If we're going to improve, these kids have to learn to do these things now, before it matters. Once the B1G season starts, we will make adjustments and do whatever it takes to win, but today/tonight all that matters is learning."

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Glen Masons Hot Wife

September 22nd, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^

I see that you are back with your "coaches can do no wrong" idiocy. "All is well!! All is well!!!" Should they put DG back at receiver when Bellomy returns to health? I don't know that rolling with what doesn't work is worth losing to Akron or UConn. Maybe resort to practice time with pro style when the game is in-hand.

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Reader71

September 22nd, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^

I actually think Barwis was the worst part of the Rodriguez regime. Our guys stayed pretty small and we were dreadful in the 2nd halves of games and seasons. The idea was to get away from having big, bulky teams so that we could be faster and better conditioned, and I think we failed in that respect and were left with smaller, weaker players.

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