I have so many thoughts about Michigan vs. Minnesota and not much time to write them, so I'm just going to barf them up here.
Jason Beck needs to go back to the drawing board. I don't think anyone on Michigan's offensive staff is ready to step in as offensive coordinator, so I don't think Jason Beck is going to get fired. Micah Simon, Jim Harding, and Koy Detmer, Jr. aren't really offensive coordinator types, at least not at this stage in their careers. But Beck needs to go back to the drawing board and clean a lot of things up. The overall structure of the offense is not working for a lot of reasons.
Reason #1. The base run play of the offense should be inside zone/duo. Michigan ran zone and gap scheme stuff under Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore, but the switch to gap scheme isn't working. There are too many moving parts, and there are too many young guys who aren't ready to identify who to block on the move. You can run everything Beck wants to run - jet sweep stuff, RPOs, etc. - from a zone based scheme. Michigan has a lot of moving parts (injuries, guys shifting positions, etc.), and they're not ready to do everything Beck is asking them to do right now.
Reason #2. The offensive line isn't getting vertical displacement. They're not setting the line of scrimmage. They're allowing penetration. They're moving laterally too much. There are all kinds of ways to say it, but they're playing too high and they're playing too passive. The identity of Michigan football was pushing people off the line, and they lost that identity. I refuse to believe they can't do it, because these guys were all recruited to do it, and they were doing it in 2024 and 2025. The coaching system has de-emphasized that aspect of Michigan's run game. They took what Michigan did well and changed it, and it's not going well. Beck and company should have kept what Michigan did well (inside zone/duo) and adapted to the personnel. Again, Beck can do the things he wants to do basing his plays on zone. It's just an unnecessary change.
Reason #3. The jet sweep stuff is dumb. I love jet sweeps. I've run offenses using jet sweeps with great effectiveness. It's not effective at the Big Ten level for a reason. Defenses are too fast for it to be a base play. On top of that, Michigan doesn't have the personnel for it. Semaj Morgan would have been okay at it, but he plays for UCLA now. Jordan Marshall isn't that guy. Neither is Andrew Marsh. Beck is trying to do too much with the jet sweep stuff. We're five weeks in and it doesn't work. Use it as a change-up, not a base play. Jordan Marshall wasn't f***ing recruited to run jet sweeps. He was recruited to run downhill. Square peg, round hole.
Reason #4. The Rhino is dumb. Beck is forcing a concept he likes (a jumbo tight end) without the personnel to achieve it. Avery Gach is a redshirt freshman/sophomore offensive lineman who is NOT one of Michigan's best eleven offensive players. He shouldn't be on the field for 20+ offensive snaps per game. It's borderline ludicrous. Michigan is missing multiple injured linemen (Andrew Babalola, Andrew Sprague) already, and the staff is going even deeper down the bench to put like the ninth best lineman on the field. The Rhino wasn't a bad plan when we thought it might be Andrew Babalola or Blake Frazier, whoever was the loser of the left tackle job. Now it's a bad idea.
Reason #5. The play designs and/or execution don't line up. I can't say whether certain motions or alignments were called and weren't executed, but there are some things that just don't make sense. For example, on Bryce Underwood's interception where he was hit as he threw, that's not Underwood's fault. It's a play design issue. Hogan Hansen can't go from a wing position on the left all the way across the formation and block an edge defender before the edge gets to the QB on an RPO. It's an impossible ask. Underwood was reading the playside overhang defender to his left, not the defensive end to his right. Hansen either has to be lined up tighter or he needs to be coming in motion. It's a stupid play design, and unless Underwood forgot to motion Hansen or something, that interception is on the play design. Underwood correctly pulled the ball and was going to throw to J.J. Buchanan on a glance post, and the overhang defender was stuck in mud with his eyes on stopping the run. Underwood made the right choice, but people think he screwed up. He didn't. Jason Beck did.
Reason #6. Underwood is making mistakes, and they are numerous. I can't outline them all here or summarize them. HOWEVER, we all knew coming into this season that Michigan would have a good running game to take pressure off of Underwood. We knew it. It was bound to happen. Michigan always runs the ball well. So a slight uptick in QB play would help this team immensely. Except now Michigan sucks at running the ball. If you make defenses fear the run, it's going to make things easier for the QB. Right now Michigan doesn't scare anyone running the ball, so defenses can put six guys in the box and plan to stop the run.
The plan for this season was to hit people in the mouth with the run game and sprinkle passes to J.J. Buchanan and Andrew Marsh, largely on play action and/or RPOs. Instead, Michigan is running jet sweeps, the line is standing straight up, and Michigan isn't good at anything.
On the flip side, Bryce Underwood played the best game of his career against Iowa last week. Now everyone wants to push him to the bench. What have you done for me lately? I don't think Underwood needs to be benched, but maybe Tommy Carr is playing great in practice and deserves a shot. Jason Beck (and Kyle Whittingham) failed Underwood on Saturday against Minnesota, and I hold them more accountable than the 19-year-old quarterback.
Stupid is accurate. I want him gone. Can Bellamy call plays? I don’t know, but we’ve looked like crap trying this Beckffense
ReplyDeleteWe had this discussion in August about the Rhino. Sure, we assumed a 6th OL would get some run, but everyone (except Mr Semantics) knew that would be at the expense of better/more valuable players. Stupid!
Agree on Bryce too. He played like ass, but was good before the looong wait on the sideline. He may not be very good yet, but at his age we should expect highs & lows … he needs a run game, bad
Beck took that away, and needs to be held accountable
Joe Reynolds did a review of this game. Not the best analysis out there, but some points would seem sarcastic if the game tape wasn’t backing it up
DeleteHe touches on “best 11” in given scenarios, including Eli Fxcking Owen’s as a pass threat on an obvious passing down. Six blockers on yet another 3rd and Long. He then shares his screen as he scrolls through passing options. It doesn’t have to be Ffrench, Moa, or Johnson. Even Channing Goodwin or Kendrick (not a QB) Bell … even Mason Bonner
Best 11 for a given situation. It’s not supposed to be that difficult
He’s no Bryce defender, but asks the simple question several times: what is a QB to do with some of these personnel decisions, blocking assignments, and route trees (he stopped counting the number of wheel routes Buchanan ran)
Beck has got to go
I asked this question over on MGoBlog under the "Best and Worst" diary entry: from a football organization point of view, how could things drift this far into being bad without some clear warning signals being caught earlier?
ReplyDeleteThe offense is not just Beck, though he is the coordinator. There is the OL coach, the TE coach, the RB coach, and the oversight of Whittingham, and in theory if the overall offensive design was this incoherent, *someone* would have raised a flag. Was that warning ignored? Or is this a case of unexplored assumptions; that is, this offense was built on a series of assumptions about player abilities, and the assumptions proved faulty? But if so, why wasn't that spotted in practice?
There's a play I've seen mentioned in several places now: TE Hansen was expected to come across the entire formation and block the DE, and several commented it was an impossible task. Was that not clear from practice? Or is there something about practice that's giving them false confidence in plays?
So the question to Thunder is this: you've been involved in coaching for a long time, you are familiar with football organization dynamics between HC and coordinators, and between coordinators and position coaches. How could things devolve this far?
Coaching is coaching
DeleteWhitt made the decision to not tackle in his first fall camp at Ann Arbor. That was a mistake because the staff didn’t get the same set of eyeballs on a fundamental part of the game. They cannot see what actually works and doesn’t without being live
Then there’s hubris. We are underestimating teams, and coming out flat. Even after the game, our captain (Marshall) insisted we’re better than both Iowa & Minnesota … after losing on the field of play
The players think they’re better than they are. Rod Moore called it soft
When there’s so much to point at, and the problems are everywhere, it’s a matter of leadership. That’s on the coaches
"They took what Michigan did well and changed it, and it's not going well." "they're not ready to do everything Beck is asking them to do right now."
ReplyDeleteSeems spot on with our OL and TE.
I would call this a transitionary cost but it's also a mistake. It's one that Wittingham and Beck seem to have been unprepared for. Wittingham hasn't dealt with any transitions in a couple decades so you can understand that being a miss. Beck has -- but he's young and fairly inexperienced. Between the 2 of them they messed this up.
The bye week couldn't come at a better time but they have a lot to fix.
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I don't think the Rhino is a bad idea inherently, jet sweeps are bad inherently, or Wildcat is bad inherently but it's all just too cute and complicated right now. This statement hits home:
"The Rhino wasn't a bad plan when we thought it might be Andrew Babalola or Blake Frazier, whoever was the loser of the left tackle job. Now it's a bad idea."
I think it could have been Link too (since he has extensive OT experience) but he seems to strongly favor the left side vs right side so maybe he lacks the versatility needed. Norton also has OT experience so he could have been another option if Link was at OG. Injuries did affect things here so I can cut Beck SOME slack -- but even when it was Biegel it wasn't really working and he's just doing the "next man up thing" and now we've got a sophmore IOL trying to play a TE spot. When he Fs up the alignment because he's supposed to step up to the line to shift from H-back to TE, when the in-line TE goes into a pre-snap motion to H-back -- it's Gach's mistake yeah, but the coaches expecting him to do this is preposterous when the advantaged gained (relative to just having the H-back motion across the line). It's fine if these wrinkles are introduced once your offense has everything else down but that the fact they worked on this in practice is just indicative to me over overcomplicating things.
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Before everyone gets on Whitt to hard we should note that the transition on D seems to be going great. We have changed our identity and personnel and remain stout (albeit less than dominant). I think the difference is a) Hill knows how to manage transitions b) they aren't being overly cute and c) we have a whole bunch of seniors and grads who can handle it. On offense it feels like everyone is a freshman (mostly because everyone is a sophomore or junior who have had a new OC every year of their careers).
Hunter Reynolds rather than Joe, but I otherwise agree, je. I looked at the other interception too (9:00 mark on the Reynolds video), the one to JJB that Bryce sailed. It’s also a weird pass block design asking too much of its personnel. Minnesota’s rushing four, and Bryce gets hurried by a DE that should be handled by the RT Frazier, who’s on the DE’s inside shoulder at the snap. But the pass block design appears to have the RT block the DT and the LG Efobi go almost all the way across the formation to help frosh RB Hiter block. It looked goofy, put Efobi in a really difficult situation, and it got Bryce hit and rattled.
ReplyDeleteIs it weird that no one has blamed the Run Game Coordinator for the running game woes?
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard a single person mention Tony Alford as a contributing factor. It's all Wittingham and Beck and Underwood.
Lol
DeleteIt is nearly mid way through the 2026 regular season and Semaj Morgan is the leading WR in receptions, yards, and TDs on undefeated top 25 team and Tyler Morris is the #3 WR (37% of snaps in closely contested game against Nebraska behind only Becker and Marsh) on another undefeated top 25 team. Morgan is also still returning kicks and being used occasionally in the run game.
DeleteIf you are interested in thinking back to the preseason leading up to 2024 (and if that season's debates still live rent free in your head nearly 3 years later) you can look back with hindsight at the receiving options to throw to including Loveland*, Morris, Morgan, and Klein* plus 2 pretty dang good RBs in Edwards and Mullings*.
One can argue whatever semantics and feelings one wants to argue but the primary skill position players on the woeful 2024 offense turn out to be players who were drafted in the NFL and/or starters on very successful college offenses. Period. In other words they weren't the problem.
The problem spot was offensive coaching (Moore/Campbell) and QB. And while Davis Warren has come in for some praise at times as a 24 year old starter for Stanford - Coach Dan Casey even talked him up as getting NFL buzz! -- ultimately he is still producing a passer rating barely better than he had at Michigan (125 vs 115) and his QBR has dipped further (50 vs 55) than it was at Michigan. In other words he is still hovering somewhere between not very good and bad, even though he has cut down his prodigious turnover rate as a super duper Senior. And Alex Orji of course, as I'm sure everyone knows, remains an unserious option to start at QB due to his passing limitations.
Was lack of playmaking options a problem for the 2024 offense -- No. Was the lack of proven lead WRs a problem for the 2024 offense -- No Colston Loveland served that role whenever he was healthy yet his production plummeted.
The problem was the QB room and the coaches who thought it was acceptable. The problem was not lack of playmaking from receivers.
The debate is over.
#L
#pLaYmAkERs
This argument is making my brain hurt.
DeleteThe problem was partly QB (because current Stanford starter Davis Warren was the QB) and the problem wasn't WR (because current Indiana backup Tyler Morris has 6 catches for 56 yards).
So we're going to dismiss the QB's relative success and pump up the WR's relative lack of success because we...feel like it? There's no logic here. It's feelingsball.
You're taking players with moderate success (Semaj Morgan: 19 catches, 229 yards, 2 TD; Marlin Klein: 1 catch, 16 yards) and suggesting they weren't the problem, and you're taking another player with moderate success (6.9 yards/attempt, 6 TD, 2 INT) and suggesting they were the problem.
This is silly. It's cherry-picking.
I tapped you out on the Week 4 Wolverine Updates, where this would be more appropriate, so here we are. Let’s do it:
Delete- yes, Semaj is UCLA’s leading WR. UCLA, whose receiving production is at the bottom of the B1G with Sparty and MICHIGAN …
What’s he leading? Who is he leading? Only two other WRs have TDs; they have one each. Their third leading pass catcher is a RB. UCLA is a runfirstrunoften Offense, with 2o9 carries and only 75 catches. But what about Semaj? 19 receptions, 229yds and 2TDs. Both the tuddies were in the first half against purdont, a wheel route almost unguarded and a hitch completely left alone. Nothing before or after
How does this compare to the conference? Receptions: 31st, Yards: 36th, TDs: 214th(!)
He’s okay. On a bad receiving team, he’s king shit on turd island
*used occasionally in the run game is a reeeach … Semaj has ONE carry for 4yds
STILL NOT A PLAYMAKER
LMAO, Tyler Morris! In six games, he has 6 catches (5th on team), 56yds (5th on team), 0 TDs … I won’t bother to compare Morris to the rest of the conference, because that’s a lot of scrolling to the BOTTOM
PFF has him at a 58 for the season, below average. Per game, he’s in the bottom five grading for the entire offense in four games, and was the absolute worst graded in Week 2
Not only is Tyler Morris NOT A PLAYMAKER, he’s one of the worst starting WRs in the conference, if not the nation. One might assume that with two studs on the team, Defenses might forget about Morris and there’d be opportunities … but not halfway through his fifth season
Ah, the 2o24 debate … lyinLank insisted that we had pLaYmAkErS at WR … we did NOT. Two and a half years later, je93 was 1oo% correct. SHOCKER!
You also insisted Orji was a playmaker, and now you want to talk about Davis Warren?!? LOL, take your L lank!
Nice try trying to conflate TEs and RBs in our WR discussion though. It’s been years and you continue to try, really hard. But you fail Lank
“The debate is over” ... is this the new cAsE cLoSeD? You couldn’t resist then, and you cannot resist now. I own you
#iykyk
#outsmarted
#jeDub
oh hey Thunder -- that wasn't really for you, I was handing JE a sprite, but I'll respond:
DeleteYou have it backwards. The QB has a relative lack of success while the WRs are having success.
Warren continues to have a prominent role but on horrendous offenses, much like 24. The difference in 26 is he doesn't have an elite defense behind him. Otherwise -- same same. Except, again, gotta give him credit for cutting down the frequent interceptions. You'd expect that with a 24 year old but nonetheless it's progress.
Meanwhile Morgan and Morris once again have roles on highly successful teams. Morris role is small TBF, similar to his role on the 2023 champs (part time starter, 3rd WR, etc.). However, it's notable that it seem to have translated --Morris is not a star but he is a contributor to another national champ contender. Same same, but validating.
Morgan had an even smaller role on the '23 champs and then couldn't do much of anything in '24 and '25 but has redeemed himself at UCLA as WR1 on an undefeated top 25 team. It seems more like the Sherrone Moore era didn't lend itself to success for Semaj for whatever reason. NOT same same, but a redemption.
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@JE
Sorry about the facts but comments are locked in W4 so the only thing 'tapped' here is your grip on reality.
Otherwise that's a pretty long #essay arguing against the facts I presented. Your feelings about various rabbit-hole arguments you want to go down like what is or isn't a pLaYmAkEr or who is or isn't a receiving-oriented TE are trumped by facts. Michigan had plenty of skill position talent on that team -- it wasn't a liability it was an asset, even if Loveland was a TE who had to play a lot of the WR1 role.
#NFL
#Top25
#Dubs
Your arguments "TE and RB don't count" and "That's not how I define PlAYmAkEr!" are tired and should be retired. But you can't let go.
I'd offer you some #facts about Loveland or re-explain the nuance that you can be a playmaker and good WR aren't synonyms, but we know that's just playing chess with a pigeon. (i.e., facts don't matter).
So. You're Welcome JE! You've been begging me to talk #pLaYmAkErS for 2.5 years and I aim to please.
#jedubm
Morris is not a star”
DeleteNO SHIT lank. He’s not a pLaYmAkEr either
#je93wasright
“Sherrone Moore era didn't lend itself to success for Semaj for whatever reason”
see stats and context above lank. Reason: not a pLaYmAkEr
#je93wasright
“comments are locked in W4”
no they’re not. Comments are moderated after ten days. You know this, and have never let it stop you before, including a couple weeks ago in a thread on Daley Exposing you is simple. You’re a lying liar who lies. A lot
#tooeasy
you make no argument against the stats or the context. THOSE are the facts lank. Your disagreement is an opinion. A bad opinion, from a fan who does not know the game and never learned to form a convincing point
#wasteofmommysmoney
Colston Loveland was a Tight End. His university biography, stats sheets, end of season accolades, draft profile and NFL position confirm this
#jeDub
"TE and RB don't count"
Who said they don’t count? Now, were they a part of our 2o24 debate on WR pLaYmAkErS? No lank, as hard as you try to move the target, we were only talking about WRs
#factcheckme
“You've been begging me to talk #pLaYmAkErS”
YOU introduced the topic here, yesterday. Unprompted
somethin, somethin, every accusation is a confession
#exposed
“The debate is over” (lank, yesterday)
HA! I really do own you 😂
#outsmarted
#obsessed
#rentfree
Who called Morris a star? Who said Loveland wasn't a TE. You're arguing with yourself amigo. Hang that banner. JE wins against....JE.
DeleteMy response in W4 was "moderated". You know Thunder does this cuz your comments have been moderated as well. #we know
JE wins against...JE's imagination.
"YOU introduced the topic here, yesterday. Unprompted"
LOL. How many times would you say you hashtag a post #playmakers since 2024. I would bet over 100. #obsessed. #rentfree #weknow
"We were only talking about WRs" --
LOL. This one is also an obvious lie.
I CHALLENGE you to track down the post where this debate started. I bet you can't. Loveland was always part of the convo and that's why you keep having it here.
You'll duck it of course, because you always do, but here a relevant quote from that era:
https://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2024/08/2024-season-countdown-18-tyler-morris.html
"If we can be a top 25 offense again, I think Morris is WR1 and putting up well north of 600 yards and 40 catches. Even with Loveland being the top receiving threat. But if we struggle with inconsistent QBs and an OL that doesn't gel together....then our WR1 probably won't put up very impressive stats."
Indeed. Regardless if you think a TE1 or a WR3 was functioning as WR1 in the failure that was the 2024 offense -- both guys produced LESS impressive stats in higher roles. Which tells you about the context more than the guy for reasons that SHOULD be very obvious. Wait I'll pause there and spell it out since what SHOULD be obvious isn't for some people who want to talk about how smart they are in every post instead of ever demonstrating it --
Colston Loveland is an ELITE receiving threat and despite being a 3rd option on the 2023 team he had more yards than when he was the top option on the 2024 team (650 to 580). YMMV on Tyler Morris but in 2023 and in 2026 he is a solid contributor and despite going from the 5th option in 2023 to the 2nd option in 2024 his production barely increased (200 to 250)
Cornelius Johnson and Roman Wilson and AJ Barner are all good player (Barner being the best of them) but they aren't why the passing game production was cut in half in 2024.
Sorry about the facts. But yes baby you're a very smart guy. Don't let this get you down!
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No one Lank. You said Morris is NOT a star; I agreed, and accept your white flag
#jeDub
You have insisted Loveland was a WR, because in modern football, players are move around. It’s easy to be correct here, as seen in my post above; for you, not so much. Just feelings
#too easy
So Comments are not locked. They are moderated. Not just for je93, but for M&B, iykyk, Motte and Bailey, knal, and Anon. Moderated for everyone. Lank was blocked and banned, because Lank sucks. You lied. And were caught. Again
#exposed
Who brought up WRs here Lank? The fact that I’ve manipulated your feeble mind in the past has nothing to do with THIS exchange, except that you’re a glutton for punishment
#obsessed
Challenge? Challenge you say?
Well if you scroll down to 8 and 1o March and I was specific: QB and WR lost a lot of talent; we needed MORE playmakers while Loveland attracts l attention.; that being Loveland’s limited mention when this started
Your response? Orji 😂. He was benched and is still on the bench … on a G6 squad
You then began your laughable rant about our WRs being playmakers
#receipts
Your quote on Morris stats is hilarious! Half the catches and a third the yards; NOT A pLaYmAkEr. You were wrong then and you are wrong now
“Morris is a solid contributor” lmao, yet another lame opinion based on feelings, while ignoring the stats and context
#fxckyourfeelings
But speaking of dodging, you still have not addressed the stats (production) or contrast with conference peers (context)
You lack objectivity, and rely on feelings-based opinions. Bad opinions. You should reflect on some of this. Introspection is good
#privileged
#wasteofdaddysmoney
#losinLank
“The debate is over” (lank, Tuesday)
HA! I really do own you 😂
#outsmarted
#obsessed
#rentfree
lank: cHaLLeNgE
Deleteje93: no problemo
#notsmartenough
http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-spring-football-preview-wide.html?m=1
You have to squint REALLY hard to look at these results and think that somehow a starting QB on a 3-4 team is somehow demonstrably less successful than a part-time starting WR on a 6-1 team, though in fairness, since this comment was originally made, Morris did go off for 3 catches and 26 yards against Ohio State.
Deleteas expected (and pointed out above), the ohio coverage applied their efforts on the two stud Hoosier WRs. With that, there were opportunities for Morris to get loose
DeleteThree catches is HUGE accomplishment for him; 26yds is the most production in two years
And just what did Tyler Morris do once he got the ball in his hands? A whopping 2.5YAC
#notaplaymaker
A win is a win; we stopped the bleeding. All hail Chris Bracey. Dude had a game!
ReplyDeleteI wasn’t for Tommy, but Whitt acted promptly as Bryce began to unravel, immediately after the first INT (which was on his under throw, Marsh losing it, and a PennSt defender getting a bounce right at him)
Still a lot of concerns:
- the staff didn’t seem to have much faith in the TrFR QB throwing the ball. Understandable, but a problem with half the season remaining
- we finally went Pistol, and got a TD. Where was that all season?
- Savion had his best career Qtr in the 3rd, and was sent back to the bench
- the MGo bunch should be happy to have seen Hanson hit on a Crossing route and the slant across the middle to JJ
- our Offense was better than Minnesota & Western, but not better than UTEP & Iowa. Lots of work to do
- D put themselves in a bind.
Bad 1st Downs, more missed tackles and staying on the field far too long
- Jaiyre played his worst game this year. Cooked
- we don’t cover TEs well
- Daley was our highest graded DL on PFF again
- speaking of Daley, his Minnesota grade has been updated: 68.o, fifth HIGHEST among starters
GO BLUE
So many thoughts on the Penn State game ...
Delete(1) The move to Carr was necessary; Underwood had regressed to the point of being a liability.
(2) It taking 5.5 games to get to Carr tells me Whittingham was under intense pressure to play Underwood regardless. He did, up to the point where it was no long possible to ignore the problems.
(3) Not a fan of Beck's play-calling at times, but I do believe some of that was due to what Underwood could and could not do.
(4) Carr is not likely to be a super-star at first, but he brings more to the table, which should -- if Beck is paying attention -- allow for a more effective offensive attack.
(5) Arguments about whether the offensive woes are all-Beck, or all-Underwood are silly; embrace the power of "and" and realize both carry some blame.
(6) From what I understand, the "rhino" was less prevalent with Carr in at QB, which tells me the rhino package is there in part to paper over Underwood's deficiencies. With Carr in at QB, and his ability to see TEs across the middle, we should, I hope, see more TE and less rhino going forward
(7) Beck needs to seriously re-evaluate his tendency for east-west running. The second half showed what a more downhill rushing attack can do.
(8) The defense was somewhat exposed in this game, and will be more severely exposed against Indiana.
(9) Season goals: continued improvement, beat MSU, pay competitively against OSU, and hopefully get a decent bowl.
(10) Underwood put on a brave face after being replaced, but I'm almost certain the wheels are in motion for him to transfer after this season.
Regarding Underwood transferring ... it will be interesting to see if a big-name team will see if they can make something of him at QB, or if we'll see him move down to ACC or equivalent and find his level there. I'm not at all sure he can be developed to see/read the field better, and to make the proper choices in the heat of the game. He may be what he is: a great athlete, a big arm, but not the most effective higher-level QB.
DeleteRegarding Carr ... if I had a magic wand, I'd put 20 pounds on him tomorrow. 6'4" and 215 would be a nice combination.
DeleteTommy’s “form fitting” spandex undershirt just waves in the breeze, too baggy for his thin arms. He needs at least twenty pounds
DeleteBut I’m a huge fan of CJ. Smart. Poised. Accurate. My hopes is for young Tommy to get there, but even big brother needed a year to sit, and then a bunch of games last year where he was brought along slowly, the offense led by a strong run game and reliable targets and a stout Defense. We really needed Bryce to not fall apart