December 1st, 2018 at 7:57 PM ^
i prefer a spread power running O. Higdons best runs were one cut and go not follow the fullback then make a move.
December 2nd, 2018 at 11:21 AM ^
Like RR ran?
December 1st, 2018 at 10:12 PM ^
Now THAT’S a game a we can win!
December 1st, 2018 at 7:56 PM ^
Michigan didn't lose because their offense didn't play well.
December 1st, 2018 at 7:58 PM ^
When the o needed a score vs OSU it didn't come.
Don Brown should of did the standard lil league football adjustment: My fastest player on your fastest player.
December 1st, 2018 at 10:25 PM ^
No, Michigan shouldn't have given up 55 points. 39 (really 45 points) should be plenty.
December 2nd, 2018 at 11:16 AM ^
I doubt you even know what adjustments Brown made.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:01 PM ^
michigan lost because we don't have a football coach named beilein.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:06 PM ^
Yeah it did. We scored most of our points in what was effectively garbage time. If you take away the one play td drive off a muff, the offense scored 13 points through two and a half quarters against the worst OSU defense in a decade.
I'm not saying it was the primary reason we lost, but it was 1b.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:23 PM ^
Michigan was down 16 points (2 scores) with about . Alabama was down 14 points (2 scores) with about 18 minutes to go in a game they won by 7. Was Michigan likely to come back against OSU? Nope. But people act like OSU had just given up defensively and were playing prevent in that game.
December 1st, 2018 at 10:29 PM ^
Sorry, but that is nonsense. Michigan lost because the defense gave up 55 points. Full stop.
If you take away the blocked punt and 2 interceptions... Ohio State probably still scores 21 points because the defense couldn't stop them. Blaming the offense for the loss, or even suggesting that the offense was a part of the problem because they literally didn't score 63 points is silly.
December 1st, 2018 at 7:57 PM ^
We ran spread a lot this year
December 1st, 2018 at 8:01 PM ^
Really? I thought that there were only two kinds of offenses, spread and "pro style(whatever that means)".
December 1st, 2018 at 8:00 PM ^
I never ever thought I'd be the type of commentor to say this but...
...this blog is becoming really stupid.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
..... becoming???
December 1st, 2018 at 8:58 PM ^
I dunno man. Brian has more or less quit the football scene (I don't really blame him). Many of the users who I used to respect sound like RCMB types. People make dumbass comments and it gets loads of upvotes. It's like the whole world has gone mad.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:15 PM ^
People make comments that you don’t agree with but many others do..
December 1st, 2018 at 11:20 PM ^
Nobody fucking agrees with you. Zero people think you’re clever or have interesting comments.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
Don’t worry, we still get great content like the UFR. I’m sure the OSU game will be out any minute.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:00 PM ^
Pro style is not becoming extinct in High School or NFL.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:00 PM ^
We threw the ball several times on 1st down vs osu and didn’t work..
December 1st, 2018 at 8:00 PM ^
Bring back RichRod idiot ball where we can rejoice when we beat the Illini 75 to 74
December 1st, 2018 at 8:03 PM ^
Because that's our only option.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:09 PM ^
Nobody is running the RRod offense anymore. But no poster here has argued that Michigan should bring back RRod's offense.
December 1st, 2018 at 10:02 PM ^
QB power is not part of Patterson's, or really any of the backup QB's arsenal. Denard could do it because he was slippery and fast as fuck. The RPO with QB keeper is something we've done with great success, and an element of RR's offense, but we didn't use it nearly enough against OSU.
I think in general people are upset, myself included, that we have excellent skill guys on offense and we aren't maximizing their potential. Seems like we have the tools to run elements of a running spread, passing air raid and pro style.
December 2nd, 2018 at 12:57 AM ^
Power Read is exactly in Patterson’s wheelhouse. In fact, I would argue it’s a much better play for Patterson (and most QB’s) that your basic zone read. I don’t think anyone is asking to run QB ISO with him, as you seem to be referring to.
At the high school I coach at, we have run it with a variety of QB’s with varying skill sets.
December 2nd, 2018 at 7:23 PM ^
Actually, there have been a few that have.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
That was an exciting game. Winning made it worthwhile.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
That was a stupid, inconsequential game in which both teams were complete trash.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:03 PM ^
Yup. The game has changed. Defense doesn't win championships anymore, passing does.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:07 PM ^
Harbaugh does not have to abandon all of the tight formations, 2 TE + H back sets, etc.
But he does need a much more diverse offense.
And he needs someone new on his offensive staff to bring new ideas that can be blended in.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
I don't necessarily disagree with most of this. But i think it's factual that our offense this year was much more diverse and varied than past Harbaugh offenses
December 1st, 2018 at 8:08 PM ^
It's not pro-style versus spread, it's prioritizing scoring points vs. controlling the clock. See Georgia in the second half today for what the latter gets you.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:10 PM ^
None of the playoff teams gave up 62 points. What's your point?
December 1st, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^
Oh gawd, if you think Oklahoma, Alabama, Clemson, and Notre Dame run effectively the same "spread" offenses, or that Michigan doesn't incorporate a ton of these concepts in their own offense, then this is as dumb of a thread as I thought when I opened it.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:14 PM ^
When some team develops a new counter to spread offense teams, we'll probably be stuck two generations behind. Maybe manball will be good against it, who knows.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:25 PM ^
Okay.
Thanks for your, uh, opinion, man.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:29 PM ^
Anybody watching NW?
December 1st, 2018 at 8:30 PM ^
This post is spot on.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:35 PM ^
Big news here. Are there any pro style teams left in the power 5?
December 1st, 2018 at 8:38 PM ^
Have to run the Wishbone if we want to win - OP in 1970.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^
Most offenses are dynamic with multiple looks. This post is....do you even watch football?
December 2nd, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^
It's clear that a large number of people don't watch or know what they are looking at.
December 1st, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
IDIOT
December 1st, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
You from canada, bud?
December 1st, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
When Michigan throws incompletions and interceptions Michigan fans scream, “run the damn ball!!!”
When Michigan runs the ball and gets stuffed, Michigan fans scream, “throw the damn ball!!!”
Why won’t most fans just admit they know fuck all about play calling and really just want something that works? Newsflash, just because a power running play doesn’t work doesn’t mean that it’s because of an archaic scheme, and just because a spread passing play works doesn’t mean it’s because it’s modern and innovative.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:35 PM ^
The problem seems pretty clearly to be not the playbook itself, but the play calling. We saw a huge diversity of personnel and designs throughout the year, but way too large a proportion was just basic and predictable. Shea showed he could handle any playcall, could handle the pressure, but then they shelved half the playbook in the most important game of the year. I'm still all on board, but in game decisions have always been Harbaugh's problem, from playcalling, to clock management, to being too stubborn to kick it into high gear when we need points fast. The other thing that seems to not be his forte is getting the team pumped up. I truly wonder if that's part of the problem in big games. Every locker room speech I've seen of his has just been hokey (not like Hoke, but hokey like a goofy dad... so a little bit like Hoke).
December 1st, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
I don’t think Shea showed that he could handle any play call. Actually, I think quiet the opposite. I think Shea showed he could handle zone-reads, some RPO’s, and designed roll outs. When he was asked to step up in the pocket, or check out of a play, or pick apart a zone defense, he wasn’t up to the task. These issues were why Michigan started slow and struggled in the red zone.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:45 PM ^
Neither does a defense that gives up 62 points in a big game