Michigan Vs. Florida: Offensive Snowflakes

Submitted by LSAClassOf2000 on September 2nd, 2017 at 7:10 PM

This shall be the thread for your thoughts on the offense in our game vs. Florida

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mastodon

September 2nd, 2017 at 10:29 PM ^

But...but...he had a few nice throws!

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garde

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:40 PM ^

I think the O-Line looked pretty solid in the run game. If they continue to gel as the season goes on, it will be huge at the end of the season in Big Ten play. Obviously some errors, but we ran against a good d-line. That's encouraging.

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Are You Not En…

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:47 PM ^

Growing pains. That's it. No panic needed. Only one pick was on speight. Receivers couldn't hold onto catchable balls. Not saying passes were perfect, but 4-5 were catchable and they didn't come down with it. Only 2 throws with no excuse. The second pick 6 and the wide open Crawford miss

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HateSparty

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:17 PM ^

Correction Crawford couldn't

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Asquaredroot

September 2nd, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^

much better game than Crawford, but he dropped one too. Both hands on it. Overall, our talented receiving corps was subpar today, but we know we can expect better going forward. Very exciting.

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LSAClassOf2000

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:47 PM ^

The 218 yards of passing breaks down as follows:

18.17 yards per completion

8.38 yards per attempt

215 yards of rushing across 49 attempts:

4.39 yards per attempt

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maxwage

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:48 PM ^

Speight's second pick, his line of sight was obstructed by the rush he had coming. Not the best decision but the D made and Nordin made up for it. I thought the overthrow to Crawford was worse then the 2 picks. Wil seemed to have a few confidence issues, but he'll iron them out. First game against a non cupcake, after a QB gladiator battle. He's our guy. Running game looks stout. Balanced with speed, power, pass protection, and the pass threat. O-line looked solid and the tight ends did their job. Silly penalty on Perry early on spinning the ball, but he made some good grabs to make up for it. A little surface rust on the spine, but still made of steel. Go BLUE!

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MichLax

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:50 PM ^

Crawford was very, very bad.

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N. Campus Tech

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:01 PM ^

that made me very, very sad

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goblueritzy92

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:19 PM ^

Agreed, he just looks like a very bad WR

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Alumnus93

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:52 PM ^

WESTERN UP 21-14 in Pasadena. GO BRONCOS!!!! Isaac looked great. Evans got tough draw play calls. Higdon looked great. All good and totally different rbs. I don't hink Walker played

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RickyPowers

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:19 PM ^

USC plays in the Colosseum, not Pasadena

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Alumnus93

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:52 PM ^

WESTERN UP 21-14 in Pasadena. GO BRONCOS!!!! Isaac looked great. Evans got tough draw play calls. Higdon looked great. All good and totally different rbs. I don't hink Walker played

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Alumnus93

September 2nd, 2017 at 7:52 PM ^

WESTERN UP 21-14 in Pasadena. GO BRONCOS!!!! Isaac looked great. Evans got tough draw play calls. Higdon looked great. All good and totally different rbs. I don't hink Walker played

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N. Campus Tech

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:00 PM ^

needs some work.

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Perkis-Size Me

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:03 PM ^

Just my honest opinion, but the QB competition is now truly alive and well. Speight had some good throws today and then some truly awful ones.

Speight is probably our guy next week but had this been an opponent with even an average offense we would've been in serious trouble.

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wayneandgarth

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:23 PM ^

Wrong - sorry Speight is still the guy

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MichiganTeacher

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:05 PM ^

/like Jason

/unless you gon' do it

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GoBlueGoWings

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:06 PM ^

Only one game but,this may be what Speight is.

Ty looked good. Will hold off with the, "He should start" right now.

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YoOoBoMoLloRoHo

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:07 PM ^

RBs were very good. Isaac stepped up and Evans was his usual jittery self (good to see the added strength/size). Higdon was meh. OL was quite good other than a few ole pass blocks by Ulizio. WRs/TEs were very good. Speight was below average to bad. Second pick 6 was awful and he missed 2-3 scoring opportunities.

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BrewCityBlue

September 2nd, 2017 at 11:19 PM ^

There were times I thought Higdon looked like our best RB.

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freelion

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^

Sorry too easy

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RainbowSprings

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^

when Speight badly overthrew a wide open receiver near the very end of the game: "Words cannot describe how bad that throw was." Classic Dierdorf.

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MichiganTeacher

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:21 PM ^

I really need to start muting the TV and turning on the radio.

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RainbowSprings

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:28 PM ^

there's a significant lag time between the TV coverage and the radio audio. The UM audio even lags the posted plays on the sports websites.

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AmayzNblue

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:11 PM ^

Tarik Black!! He looks like he can get separation catch in traffic, and bust a tackle when needed. He has amazing potential. Crawford was hopefully just experiencing some jitters on the big stage. Seems talented and got separation, but could not finish.

Oline will develop. Speight and O'Korn looked good overall, but it's clear that the team has more confidence when Speight is in there. He just "feels" like the leader.

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ChicagoBigHouse

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:31 PM ^

I believe on the first pick Black didn't try hard to tackle the Florida Db. I'm sure the staff will correct that.

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ohioNblue33

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:12 PM ^

can be a little better. but he is our guy. oline and him will get better. first game was against someone who isnt Akron. think about it!

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taistreetsmyhero

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:12 PM ^

outside of black, there was not a lot of encouraging play from the wr's. perry can get open but he needs to not be an idiot (ref's really should have thrown another flag after he fucking idiotically spun the ball again).

te's looked sharp. where is bunting?

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UofM626

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:13 PM ^

Ty Isaac is the key to the season. He. Reds the ball 10-15 times a game. He's the most complete back we have.

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taistreetsmyhero

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:16 PM ^

we couldn't get a push on most plays, but their dline was terribly undisciplined on the edges, and we attacked them there mercilessly, with great results. coaching on this team is good.

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gasbro

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:19 PM ^

Is the same guy from last year. This was his OSU game performance. Needs more game manager skills I guess. Okorn is not a QB for a top 10 team. Sadly Peters is apparently not Luck and ready to play as redshirt freshman.
OL was pretty decent and may turn out to be a real step up from last year.
Running game looked pretty darn good. Evans looked like maybe he didn't get a very good nights sleep.
WR need to catch the ball. #1 is not number 1. Perry is not good decision maker obviously. Black was nice. DPJ showed some things on returns. TEs are many and ?reliable ?effective ?threats

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wayneandgarth

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:20 PM ^

Very excited about Eubanks - very nice showing!

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AA Forever

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:37 PM ^

a championship with Speight at QB. He is terrible against any defense wth a pulse. Oline is horribly inconsistent and will cost us at least one game this year.

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mgoblueben

September 2nd, 2017 at 8:50 PM ^

Dude, stfu.

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AA Forever

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^

that I'm actually wrong. Not just that I'm saying the truth that you don't want to face.

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SMart WolveFan

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:12 PM ^

And the type of QB that helps defenses win championships is the one that can put a horrible play behind him and still lead the team to victory, especially on the big stage.

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AA Forever

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:22 PM ^

will have a strong defense. You also need a great QB, and Speight will never be that. And sorry, but he did not "put bad plays behind him". He continued to makes them right up to the end. He cost us at least 3 TDs. You cannot win championships with a QB like that.

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Leonhall

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:56 PM ^

Unfortunately we won't beat osu until we have a damn good QB, speight might get there, but that is just a fact, it's a big reason why we've lost so many to osu lately and a huge reason we dominated them in the 90's.

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SMart WolveFan

September 2nd, 2017 at 10:10 PM ^

Many sub par throwing QBs have led their teams to college national championships.

Spieght isnt a great thrower but he is a damn good leader.

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You Only Live Twice

September 2nd, 2017 at 11:32 PM ^

arguably the weakest link on their team?

You get strong at every position and the "perfection" of the QB matters less.

I'd take Speight over JT any day of the week. When we can recruit like Meyer or Saban... oh wait....

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sum1valiant

September 3rd, 2017 at 8:56 AM ^

This. I watched some portion of every top 10 game this week. I would take Speight over most of the quarterbacks I watched- particularly Barrett and Hurts.

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The Oracle

September 2nd, 2017 at 11:16 PM ^

They were excellent on defense last year, but Speight played badly in all three losses. The defense couldn't save them in those games.

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SMart WolveFan

September 3rd, 2017 at 12:07 AM ^

..the lack of running game is a much bigger culprit for last year.

And that's why they won today in spite of sub par throwing.

But in college football the importance of leadership cannot be over stated.

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You Only Live Twice

September 2nd, 2017 at 11:30 PM ^

when it's just your opinion.

If your opinion is correct, time will tell.

You and your alter-ego trolls put a lot of effort into contributing your thoughts. So A for effort.

But whether you can claim to speak "truth"? Let's wait and see.

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Rhino77

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^

You should go like another team.

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samdrussBLUE

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:10 PM ^

I partially believe you. It is true. It's just a matter if it can improve during a season

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Rhino77

September 2nd, 2017 at 9:39 PM ^

How many "great" QB's has Alabama had during it's current run?

There is no "pre-season" in college football. QB's have to shake the rust off during game 1.

Clemson's new QB had a pick vs Kent State.

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