October 28th, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 12:32 AM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 12:49 AM ^
Clever handle
October 28th, 2017 at 7:53 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^
RE: Two of Peters' 14 passes.
Quite true, those were only 2. But Wilton Speight threw two truly awful passes against Florida and people basically forget about every other pass he made in that game, except for the one that Kekoa Crawford (remember when people were blaming Speight for that? Clearly a Crawford error) messed up. Take those two passes away and Speight's entire trajectory this year is different.
That's not to say that Peters can't learn on the job. He can. I hope he picks things up quickly, and now that he's got the spot he may. If we can run the football and play good defense he doesn't need to be fantastic, just adequate--look at how little Georgia asked from Jacob Fromm today in its blowout against Florida. But throw a pass like that bad slant to Perry against OSU and a promising drive has just turned into 6 points the other way.
If a guy throws 30 passes in a game, the margin between a middling 57% completion day and a fantastic 66% day is 3 passes. The margins do matter. If Speight hits Perry instead of overthrowing him on the pick-six and hits Crawford DO instead of overthrowing him by 10 yards on that wheel, the Florida score is similar to Georgia's today, and we think the Speight injury has cost us a chance at a national title this year. Just a couple of passes.
October 29th, 2017 at 12:41 AM ^
I think folks were so critical of Speight's Florida P6s because of their proximity (previous regular season game) to the OSU P6s.
October 29th, 2017 at 1:39 AM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 11:55 AM ^
he was stating facts. quit trolling.
October 28th, 2017 at 8:25 PM ^
I don't know, seems like none of those touch throws of Michigan's QB's are in stride and just not even close to perfect for so long. I think they need to get out there on Sundays and weekdays and start practicing those bombs and touch passes over the top until they are hitting them like every time. Just don't let Peters throw his arm out. And do it in THE BIG HOUSE where you can get the feel for the backdrop of the stadium and the wind. All that stuff figures in that they aren't getting on their indoor practice field. I guarantee this hurts the passing game so much it's not even funny. You have to practice as close as you can to gametime situations. We all know this.
Edit, I'm meaning like just the QB, wideouts and maybe the DBs/Safeties work in THE BIG HOUSE. It's not going to screw up the turf even close to what a game would and they are just running routes so what heck.
October 28th, 2017 at 4:14 PM ^
169.4 QB rating in his first game. And JOK was playing against Rutgers too. However, one was terrible and one was good.
October 28th, 2017 at 4:14 PM ^
He clearly played better than O'Korn against the same opponent. No one is saying the problem is solved, but it appears the best quarterback available is on the field now.
October 28th, 2017 at 4:54 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 5:07 PM ^
not the same at all. Peter actually made reads and threw to open receivers who were not his first read. Also I hate to credit Millen but he was right about how much faster he made decisions, even against Purdue Peters held the ball and had to scramble out of the pocket all the time. Peters is also a redshirt freshman, it is very reasonable to think he will get better as we go and not worse like the 5th year did.
October 28th, 2017 at 5:19 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 7:43 PM ^
get you want to pump the brakes but your argument is pure strawman. I don't think anyone is acting like Peters is the man and we will win out now. I am happy with the first real playing time of our highly touted redshirt freshman qb who people like you had given up on 2 weeks ago. No matter what you say it is not the same as when Okorn took over, People are happy Peters is good enough to play now so his real development can begin. When Okorn took over we though ok he is better than Sp8 and with our D we can still compete for the B1G titlw. With Peters the focus is on the future, so even if he has some bad games we can tolerate it.
October 28th, 2017 at 11:40 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 12:29 AM ^
Don't make me a liar bro
October 29th, 2017 at 12:36 AM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 5:23 PM ^
Millen is a good announcer. I don't get why everyone shits on him calling games. He's legitimately good, and provides thoughtful ananysis that is usually on point. Give him a break, he's been out of the Lions organisation for quite some time.
October 28th, 2017 at 5:53 PM ^
But he should stick to announcing, and abstain from stating that a player "is a guy who will play on Sundays"
October 28th, 2017 at 7:36 PM ^
did not say he was a bad announcer, I think he is a good announceer in fact. I said I hate to credit him and that is because I hate him. I will always hate him, but that does not stop me from acknowledging him as an announcer. I don't ever complain about announcers anyway, people that do that annoy me to no end. I still hate Millen though, yea fuck that guy.
October 29th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
Fair enough.
October 28th, 2017 at 8:11 PM ^
Agree 100%.
October 28th, 2017 at 10:29 PM ^
i don't think he's very good. he makes up a lot of stuff about players, including their pending draft stock. he strikes me as a blowhard - a confident one at that.
October 28th, 2017 at 11:24 PM ^
FUCK MATT MILLEN. I DON'T EVER WANT TO HEAR HIS STUPID GASLIGHTING FACE SAY WORDS. FUCK THAT GUY.
October 28th, 2017 at 5:14 PM ^
Better pocket presence and the touch on passes were things we haven't seen all year. Like they say when you are at rock bottom, no place to go but up. IMO Michigan was at rock bottom with the qb play. For all those with the next year excuse, next year just started.
October 28th, 2017 at 5:24 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 6:23 PM ^
But I remember a thread for Higdon for Heisman chances after Indiana and the O-line woes being cured. It was Indiana. I get it, just one game but the aforementioned eye test on Peters was better than anything put forth by the previous 2 qbs. These next few games should tell us all we need to know. I for one am more optimistic for the the offense and its production than I was coming into this game. It gives us a glimmer of hope for the future when it was somewhat bleak if you ask me. But then again no one is asking me. Just my two cents.
October 28th, 2017 at 6:30 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 7:00 PM ^
Valid points for sure. Not annointing Peters just yet, holding out on my decision on that one. That being said Michigan could do no worse than the product that was being put out there so far this year. Lets just hope for the best from here on out. Have a wonderful evening and.....GO BLUE!!!!!
October 28th, 2017 at 7:43 PM ^
1-Purdue's D isn't that good.
2-O'Korn actually made the simplified reads, but he still wasn't making progressions in that game.
3-Peters will have his struggles, but he is sharper and has more tools than both O'Korn and Speight. My brother and I were amazed by him in warmups last year.
The rest of the season going into next year just got really interesting.
October 28th, 2017 at 8:48 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 4:17 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
I almost through up reading that. Haven't you been one of those die hard ass kissing apologist through this past month and here you are with this crap. GTFO!!!!!
October 28th, 2017 at 5:59 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 5:59 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 5:59 PM ^
October 28th, 2017 at 7:58 PM ^
Threw not through...
October 28th, 2017 at 9:20 PM ^
October 29th, 2017 at 12:49 AM ^