So who do we want to replace Borges?
Assuming you want Al Borges to be fired at the end of the year........ Does anyone have someone specific that they would like to see take over? Obviously its hard to say who will be available at years end, but what are some names that are out there for possible candidates? I think a name that should be explored is Robert Prince from Boise State. Hes not that old, in his late 40's I believe, has NFL experience and has produced top 10-15 level offenses as Boise States OC the last few years. An obvious name is Cam Cameron, but lets be real hes not leaving LSU. This is my first post btw. Be easy..
November 11th, 2013 at 4:41 PM ^
I'll leave it at that, as I don't want to retread the whole issue again with a long post.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:49 PM ^
Yes, because we all know that true frosh QB's always do those things better than red shirt junior QB's.
November 11th, 2013 at 2:24 PM ^
so alternatives would be to.....
- not duck at the 1st sight of a defender coming close to the pocket
>>16 sacks in the last two games, numerous scrambles keeping drives alive only through the use of his feet b/c nothing else is there...he kind of has to scramble and/or roll out or he gets sacked...defensive players are into the backfield the moment the ball is snapped....if anything he waits too long and there are multiple defendars around him collapsing the pocket and he has nowhere to go....
- not hold on to the ball too long
>>and throw the quick screen pass instead....oh wait....right....we don't do that. He has no choice, no one is open to throw to....the routes are taking upwards of 7 seconds to develop....please note that there is a correlation between his reduced interception rate and his reluctance to fling the ball into a crowd which he was doing more of earlier in the year. The OC should be adjusting to the fact that DG is going to have 3-4 seconds to throw the ball and employing a shorter passing game.
- actually make reads faster
>>you can't make reads faster
- fire to the quick slants and hot reads that Borges is desparately dialing up
>>Borges is dialing these up at an alarmingly low frequency considering the need to do so....we have only a very minimal set of hot reads that I have seen and not nearly enough to keep any defense honest...based on player ability (read no blocking') this should be a staple of the offense...not an afterthought
- again....not hold on the ball for so long
>>again....run shorter routes, screens, quick outs
November 11th, 2013 at 1:37 PM ^
Borges is the OC. You can pick out the play that's being run by looking at the formation and players on the field. If you've been around as long as Borges and you can't figure out that you need to run multiple plays out of the same set, then it's time to go. The idea that this isn't on the OC is ridiculous. We do the opposite of Boise State. They run the same plays out of several different formations. We just run a bunch of formations.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:39 PM ^
I disagree, with Funk and Borgess, he'll be on a gurney long before he can be
Benched. Stop trolling.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^
Why bench Gardner?? He looks alright when he has half a second to breath in the pocket.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:06 PM ^
Anyone
November 11th, 2013 at 1:07 PM ^
Matt Limegrover. 2 walk-on OL starting for him at Minnesota, and no wide receivers of note. Heck, they're even redshirting Berkley Edwards.
8-2.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^
Who knows nothing about football. That's a start..
November 11th, 2013 at 1:10 PM ^
Henri the otter of ennui
November 11th, 2013 at 1:11 PM ^
I'd be excited for Loeffler. Think about Navarre in 2001, and then in 2003. Now think about Shane Morris under his guidance.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:29 PM ^
"Salozzo might not even be in the car, Sonny !!!!!!!"
And how can Loeffler come here after signing new contract recently with Va Tech?????
November 11th, 2013 at 1:31 PM ^
It's like ramming my head into a wall. Hated him as the QB
November 11th, 2013 at 1:37 PM ^
That may be a good reason to hire him as QB coach, but his career shows that he'd be a disaster as OC. It's really ok to hire people from outside the Michigan family tree. I swear it is.
November 11th, 2013 at 2:49 PM ^
The program declined under the 'hire within' policy and in this day and age it just isn't feasible to continue to limit a staff that way...we need talented coaches, period. Trying to 'get the band back together' will only drag us down further (or make us 'big in Japan', sorry couldn't resist a Spinal Tap reference).
Scott Loeffler has done very little to indicate he would be a good OC for Michigan, quite the opposite.
While we are at it, we should also not be hiring ex-players to fill coaching vacancies just because they were good players. Coaching is very different from playing and involves player development, teaching and motivation more than anything else, which are all learned by having experience as a coach over many years, with many players in differtent schemes. For example, hiring Mike Hart as coach of the running backs is a bad idea, quite simply because he would possess zero experience. Being the running back coach at a program like Michigan is a position that should go to someone that has a proven track record of success, not a rookie.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:11 PM ^
Ditka with Mini Ditka as QBs coach
November 11th, 2013 at 1:12 PM ^
Indiana's OC?
I would even search through the Dll ranks and a find a guy that's innovative and creative. Gus Malzahn used to be a high school coach not too long ago.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:32 PM ^
You forget that we will still have Hoke as our head coach. All of those options run some form of spead attack.
If anyone is going to replace Borges he is going to have to be a MANBALL coach.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:12 PM ^
I don't care where he comes from, what college he played for, I don't care if he spent ten years in Columbus picking up Jim Tressel's dry cleaning. At the end of the year the best candidate from college or pro football should be given the job.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:13 PM ^
how about the OC for Slippery Rock ? They always score 50+ points!
Go Blue!
November 11th, 2013 at 1:13 PM ^
Loeffler at OC. Stenavich OL, Mike Hart at RB.
And what do you mean "end of season"? I say now, so the palyers have 3 games plus all the bowl practices, even if we are playing in a shit bowl.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:16 PM ^
I don't think loeffler is he guy
November 11th, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
I agree it would be best to see Funk and Borges go after the Ohio game. That would be the logical thing to do to get some extra practices.....but these days its hard to tell whats logical and whats not.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:20 PM ^
Why Loeffler, besides his Michigan connection? I don't know the details about what he's dealing w/ at Va Tech, but statistically, that offense isn't very good. I know he was dealt a shitty hand at Auburn, but he didn't do much there. His 2011 Temple offense finished 63rd in the country.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:24 PM ^
experience with qb's mostly.
November 11th, 2013 at 2:54 PM ^
You mean like Logan Thomas? Watch his games this year, then go back and watch the Sugar Bowl from 2011. That kid has regressed worse than Gardner this year.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:59 PM ^
So just bringing in more Michigan Men? I like Hart as much as the next guy, but I'm not willing to make him a coach here just because he played football for us a while back. If he is the best available, hire him right way, but I doubt he is the best available option.
November 11th, 2013 at 2:10 PM ^
Stop making sense.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:13 PM ^
Mike Bobo from Georgia
November 11th, 2013 at 1:41 PM ^
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
November 11th, 2013 at 1:14 PM ^
Think we can spirit Greg Davis away from Iowa?
November 11th, 2013 at 1:14 PM ^
Or maybe Greg Robinson
http://youtu.be/1Io0OQ2zPS4
November 11th, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
Stan Parrish is the interim HC at EMU and he was Hoke's OC at Ball State. If Borges gets fired...
All I am saying is -- brace yourselves, folks.
November 11th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
anyone else > parrish > borges.
so it least it'd be an improvement.
November 11th, 2013 at 2:44 PM ^
I don't remember Parish being that bad, and don't know what year he was let go...
I'd take parish, in an admittedly ignorant current state.
November 11th, 2013 at 4:32 PM ^
He was okay, I guess. He was kind of in his prime in the late '90s, but he has just floated around the MAC since then. I loved his work with Michigan's QBs, but he is also 67.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:16 PM ^
SATURDAY NIGHT????????
November 11th, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
Loeffler.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:18 PM ^
.....
November 11th, 2013 at 1:18 PM ^
Hecklinksi manipulating Crisler's corpse, a la Weekend at Bernies.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:19 PM ^
Bob Cole, NIU OC or Philip Montgomery, Baylor.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:57 PM ^
From Hockey Night in Canada? That would be great, eh!
November 11th, 2013 at 1:20 PM ^
It seems we have plenty of qualified people on this board who should FEDEX their resume.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:45 PM ^
Well I could have gotten more rushing yards in the last two games by punting on 1st down everytime...
November 11th, 2013 at 2:29 PM ^
Flip the field now! Before we make it worse! It's all about field position.
November 11th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
in the past two games than Al Borges?
November 11th, 2013 at 1:21 PM ^
David Yost from Mizzou.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:31 PM ^
He resigned from Mizzou at the end of last season because his offense performed poorly.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/57195/missouri-oc-david-yost-resigns
He ended up at Wazzou with Mike Leach as an inside receivers coach.
November 11th, 2013 at 1:35 PM ^
So, you're saying he's available.