Underestimated Offense
Just like everyone else around here, I am now in MGoSlappy mode. The countdown vid was awesome and blog entries are becoming more frequent. I have now spent the last hour and a half in a lunch break UofM blogging stooper. I was reading BHGP's summary of this seasons Wolverine defense. I then scrolled down to read the comments and I came across this...."It’s pretty clear from RR’s career that his system only works if he’s got all-galaxy athleticism at the QB position." The child then goes on to say this, "RR isn’t a Meyer or Tressel or Saban or Ferentz when it comes to developing talent (or recruiting it)." I immediately became defensive. As if I had a choice.
Does anyone else think that Denard could be much more productive than anticipated? Like, say, maybe this productive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_73bsdVi_c&feature=related (sorry, I don't know how to display video)
I hope actual opposing teams are looking at this Michigan offense the same way some of those uneducated Iowa fans are.
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Freshman QBs, the Molk injuries and our top two tailbacks missing large chunks of the season. It's not going out on a limb to say that our offense would have been better with Minor and Brown healthy all season, let alone Molk.
FWIW we were also 1st in net puntingI think you mean 1st in net satellite launches.
That video makes my heart go all a-flutter. With a competent o-line to open up some holes, good downfield blocking by the WRs and RBs, Denard will go crazy.
Denard + Zone Read = Awesomeness
More receivers and more receivers with experience? It doesn't appear to me that we lost much talent from last year, well have some additional guys, and Odoms, Hemmingway, and Roundtree all have and additional year under their belts. Doesn't the receiving corps have to be better this year? Or am I forgetting something?
But not after September 4th.
i would kill to see our recievers put that much effort into their blocking
You have never watched Odoms very closely then.
So, Shaun King, Woody Danztler, and Rasheed Marshall all possess "all-galaxy athleticism" and their development had nothing to do with Rich Rodriguez who was their quarterbacks coach...and I suppose that Scott Loeffler had nothing to do with Brady-Navarre-Henne.
They've clearly forgotten the fact that Denard Robinson made their stellar defense his bitch until he gave them an untrained freshman gift.
Whatever, in the immortal words of DMX: "They don't know who we be. They're looking, but they don't know what they see." Can't wait to see the gaping jaws from all these smug mother fuckers this year.
I love your anger and intensity +1
Though I'm not yet ready to anoint Denard the second coming of Pat White, I can't help but watch that video and think of what could be this year. Denard is significantly faster than Pat (a couple of Pat's other highlight videos show him getting caught from behind a few times) and has a stronger arm (though possibly a bit less accurate). If he comes anywhere close to Pat's ability to run this offense, look out.
I was worried that by posting that vid people would think that I am trying to equate them right now. I think DR could get there and maybe even surpass what Pat did. Wishful thinking but we have to positive, right!?
But, the naysayers just keep shouting EIGHT-AND-SIXTEEN! Here are the seniors of 2009:
OL losses - Moosman, Ortman, McAvoy
WR losses - Matthews, Savoy
SR losses - none
RB losses - Minor, Brown, Grady
QB losses - none
Hello. None of those losses was drafted and none was even honorable mention all conference picks by the coaches or the media.
The 2010 team has improved depth and maturity and comfort level at every position, save for RB, which I don't see as a critical position to refill, since Michigan hasn't been a "featureback" offense since Mike Hart and won't be anytime soon. It's inconceivable to me that the 2010 offense won't be significantly better than 2009.
would have been all-conference if he can stay healthy. Too bad that he's injury prone.
Sure, it's fun to fantasize, but I think people are getting a little ahead of themselves.