The Brandon Peters Decision
October 8th, 2017 at 10:32 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 10:33 AM ^
Let Peters transfer?...so you want Joe Milton backing up Dylan McCaffrey next year?
October 8th, 2017 at 10:36 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 10:38 AM ^
I have a weird feeling that may not be the case.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:01 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:05 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:07 AM ^
he's not the only reason why he lost. Speight wasn't that bad against OSU and the pick 6 was on the OL for letting defender go through free.
The defense lost them the game when they let Samuels go to the endzone untouched
October 8th, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
had NFL players litered through the roster. No excuses. They shouldn't have let Samuels go through untouched. That's football, you have to perform even when they're tired.
Do you give them a pass for letting Dalvin Cook run for over 40 yards when it's 4th and long? Were they tired?
October 8th, 2017 at 11:54 AM ^
Yes I do give them a pass, because we had a freshman safety on a future NFL running back, instead of our heisman finalist.
I find it funny how you say no excuses for the defense which has carried Michigan for two years, and yet immune to criticize Speight for his below average play.
October 8th, 2017 at 8:15 PM ^
wasn't the problem last season. (It's the OL and the run game). They had several chances to put the game away with run game and they couldn't do it.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
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October 8th, 2017 at 12:39 PM ^
The offense controls the pace of the game. When you have the ball, you can decide to slow down and huddle if your team is tired, or run a no huddle. You can dictate whether you want to call plays that take a long time to develop, or quick slants. The offense has more autonomy that way. In addition, a defense is reacting to the offense which exerts more effort.
October 8th, 2017 at 5:39 PM ^
Yeah, our defense is WAY WAY WAY elite when you consider how absolutely abhorent our offense has been. Our defense could be ranked #1 and still be underrated, IMO.
This is why I had no qualms about the way we played that game last week in 90+ degree heat. We had to keep the defense fresh enough to finish out the game strong. It was sound strategy, and I didn't see many of our guys suddenly cramping up... All we had to do in that weather was play a game of attrition... it worked.
5-0 turnover ratio and we lose by 4-points. That's very F'n impressive from the defense.
October 8th, 2017 at 12:43 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 1:25 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^
He turned the ball over three times, once in the red zone, one was a pick6, and the other lead to a touchdown. We were up 17-7 late in the 3rd Quarter driving...and you blame the defense? Shame on you, WIlton Speight is not good, John O'Korn is not good and the offense is our achilles heel.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:46 AM ^
the run game disappeared like always. If the defense is supposed to be elite, they should be able to make that final stop to win the game. They didn't. Also, same thing against FSU, they had FSU on 4th and long and let Dalvin Cook rumble through 40 yards untouched.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:55 AM ^
He didn't do enough to win the game, the game was in our hands, and he turned the ball over and couldn't move the ball. How dense are you?
October 8th, 2017 at 8:30 PM ^
wasn't on Speight since it was on the OL for letting a free rusher go through.
2nd turnover was a bad exchange between Cole and Speight. It's a killer to turn the ball over at the 1.
2nd INT was a result of a specatular play by Jerome Baker. He had to climb up the stair to get that INT. He tried to fit in a tight window over Baker and into Darboh's path. I don't think it was a bad decision since there's space to the right of Darboh. Just a specatular play by Baker.
Speight consistently kept plays alive with his pocket mobility and reset his feet to make his throws. They couldn't move the ball against an elite defense. OSU was top 5 in both FEI and S&P ratings. To expect Michigan to move the ball on them is unrealistic considering they have NFL players in every positions.
Biggest blame lies on the OL who couldn't keep Speight clean and the run game (2.1 ypc, I mean hello).
October 8th, 2017 at 12:02 PM ^
calling the offense our achilles heel;
when really it's also our achilles toe, our achilles ankle, knee joint, upper thigh,
actually it's everything below the waist at this point.
October 8th, 2017 at 12:41 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
He seems to be the only QB who has a spine.
Not since Purdue :(
October 8th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
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October 8th, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 10:40 AM ^
He's a RS Junior who has a history of injuries and isn't very good. I would be surprised if he isn't given the firm handshake treatment after this season. This assumes that Peters doesn't transfe; if Peters does transfer UM will have almost no choice but to bring Speight back just to have enough scholarship QB's who aren't true freshmen on the roster.
How the hell is UM in this situation at QB?
October 8th, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 10:59 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 11:22 AM ^
Hindsight is 20/20, but I have to agree. What is the point of having another receiving target if our QB cannot get him the ball? Gentry was a legit 4* prospect and it is clear Malzone will not play at Michigan. I would feel more comfortable about QB if Gentry was competing next year with Peters and McCaffrey.
October 8th, 2017 at 12:00 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 12:29 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 12:55 PM ^
We could always move him BACK to QB, a la Devin Gardner. Right? RIGHT??!!!
October 8th, 2017 at 12:56 PM ^
Darnit. Doublepost.
October 8th, 2017 at 1:44 PM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 7:55 PM ^
By chance was this THE COUNTERSTRIKE GUY?
October 8th, 2017 at 1:44 PM ^
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October 11th, 2017 at 1:23 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 4:45 PM ^
October 9th, 2017 at 9:43 AM ^
should be gone after this year. He is not the future for this team and it is time to move on and start playing the younger guys and putting together a team that can compete for a long time. Next year either Peters or McCaffery should be the starting QB and hopefully some of the young OL start to come into form and improve our play there.
Not sure why our OL is so bad, but the play has been terrible. I have even been dissappointed with Cole. It might be time to move him back to center and see if Bredeson can move out to LT. Then let Runyon/Kugler/Ruiz battle it out for LG. I would for now start JBB at RT.
October 8th, 2017 at 10:13 PM ^
October 11th, 2017 at 1:26 AM ^
October 14th, 2017 at 4:34 PM ^
is he transferring?
October 8th, 2017 at 10:51 AM ^