Wisconsin Snowflakes: The Offense
November 18th, 2017 at 5:27 PM ^
In the last 3 years, UM has had a bunch of QB injuries. Ruddock couldn't finish either the Minnesota or OSU games in 2015. Last year Speight couldn't finish Iowa, was out for IU. This year it's been a revolving door of QBs due to injury.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
I'll admit, the Peters injury made me upset at the offensive line more than anything - if you continually have problems in pass protection, eventually things like this end up occuring, it seems. Overally, very underwhelming, especially in the second half.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:42 PM ^
I just want to see our receivers and tight ends run wind sprints until they puke. How is it that Hornibrook can throw into coverage to freshmen and get completions and we can't even make wide open catches? It's pathetic.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:42 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:43 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
showed some life and had opportunities until Peters knocked out of game in mid 3rd quarter. Higdon played hurt. DPJ continues to ascend, but we need more complimentary threats at receiver position.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:55 PM ^
I dont' know why Crawford even lines up. He clearly isn't trying or cant do anything out there. Reminds me of Jehu back in 2014 as a sophomore. Wasn't worth a shit except for blocking.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
The TD drive was good! Unfortunately the offense left with Peters; this is worrying for next week. I heard Speight could be around? Savior of The Game maybe?
November 18th, 2017 at 5:05 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 7:23 PM ^
where they can do more things instead of severely limiting the playbook because O'Korn sucks and Peters is inexperienced. Plus Speight led the team to NY6 bowl game with a double digit wins. He knows how to manuver the pocket without panicking.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
So . . . where were all those great RPS plays that Harbaugh was supposedly sitting on?
Gee, I'm beginning to think that there may not be any.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
Did you not see how effective the wildcat package was with Evans!?!?!?
November 18th, 2017 at 3:57 PM ^
What, you didn't like the Chris Evans wildcat run for one yard? Or the other time they tried a wildcat snap and had to burn a TO because no one fucking knew what the hell was going on?
November 18th, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 4:16 PM ^
And if the defense is pretty sure you can't pass block, then it turns into just a 'run,' which isn't quite as effective.
November 18th, 2017 at 4:29 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:58 PM ^
Umm, no the offense never had a pulse against good teams when they got behind on the scoreboard either with Fisch.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
John O'Korn is a really bad quarterback.
We're likely to watch Michigan go into the OSU game with a backup QB from the AAC.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^
Most of our offensive coaches should be in danger of losing their job. Seriously.
The play calling and the pass blocking of the OL are embarrassingly bad. Heads should roll, and Harbaugh needs to take a look in the mirror and re-evaluate what they are doing offensively, as well.
Whatever it was they were teaching or trying to do this season, it didn't work.
November 18th, 2017 at 4:04 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 4:17 PM ^
I'm hoping the extra time to do some coaching will really help the team improve this kind of stuff.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 5:29 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
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November 18th, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 4:07 PM ^
That's not true. The quarterbacks have gotten hit plenty of times with more guys back there blocking. There needs to be shorter routes that many guys have said on here for a long time. All of those routes down field are great but when the pressure get's through there are no other options. The receivers aren't good enough to pose as burner threats down the field. The last real deep threat against anyone at Michigan was Braylon. Manningham wasn't that guy and there hasn't been one since. This team won't be a National Chamption until they have those receivers and the offensive line that can protect the QB to get them the ball. You guys aren't winning shit until that happens. End of the fucking story boys.
November 18th, 2017 at 5:14 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:48 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 4:05 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:49 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:49 PM ^
That offense is total trash. If I see one more goddamn fly pattern I'm going to pull an Elvis on my television.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:50 PM ^
2QBs
2 RB
1 WR
1 (some of you would say 2) OL
Much less a team who lost a lot from last year’s team. Call it excuses, sure, but it is reality.
November 18th, 2017 at 4:10 PM ^
Just to think that 3 of those key injuries were cheap and pathetic plays that the opposing team's player should've been suspended. Just sad.
November 18th, 2017 at 5:17 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:50 PM ^
I'll say it again, 11 million dollars of offensive coaching, and this is the best we get.
My favorite play was 3rd and 10 and we have to throw, and we run a play action pass play. That is just stupid, passes dropped today, but that's not the issue.
35 rushes for 57 yds, that's just stupid.
November 18th, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^
Actually, given how often we unconscianably run the ball on 3rd and longs, it fits the gameplan.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^
Maybe Nordin has righted the ship. Let's just kick field goals once we're over the 50 yard line. To hell with trying to come up with some type of wis-bang offense.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^
And if O’Korn is the starter, the question isn’t if we lose, but rather how much we lose by, and in front of how many OSU fans. There honestly could be 30-40,000 OSU fans in town next week.
November 18th, 2017 at 3:52 PM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 3:53 PM ^
The team is still getting better. What we saw on offense today is much better that we saw in the Michigan State game. Could it have been better yeah, but if you watched the first 7 games, I don't know why you would expext our offense to come in and dominate.
Black, Speight, Higdon, Peters, Isaac. The team is not good enough yet to beat a top 5 team on the road with this many guys out
November 18th, 2017 at 4:21 PM ^
For this team, it was the loss of Peters. You could see everyone give up hope--and it was totally justified.
This OL is really bad at pass pro, and you can only hope that bowl practices will make things better and that Peters gets better.
And there has been massive improvement. Just comparing the team before and after Peters got injured is enough to see that.
November 18th, 2017 at 4:41 PM ^