tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post4946520790401245907..comments2024-03-28T20:09:43.455-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: Michigan vs. Iowa AwardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-71835607292862281502013-11-25T15:15:50.224-05:002013-11-25T15:15:50.224-05:00I noticed the same thing and was wondering if QWas...I noticed the same thing and was wondering if QWashington was playing as one of the D tackles? Iowa seemed to get a great push inside knocking our two D tackles consistently back off the line 2 - 3 yrds a shot. Black should not be playing D tackle against any power running team, he is just too light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-56233837871076146992013-11-25T13:08:56.439-05:002013-11-25T13:08:56.439-05:00Agree with your Avery comments on defense. He ble...Agree with your Avery comments on defense. He blew that one coverage for the touchdown, but also looked pretty tentative on run support. Not sure why he is out there.<br /><br />Another thing I noticed against Iowa was key lapses by UM's NT on rushing downs. Against that zone-blocking scheme, the 1-tech absolutely must control his A-Gap and not get reached by the C. Whenever that happened, you just had OL pouring out on overwhelmed LB's. Of course, Black is not a gap control guy and he likes to sneak around the C from the backside. But even QWash and Henry were getting beat at times and they got worse as the game went on. Whenever the NT held up, Iowa got very little on those zone runs.<br /><br />I kept a pretty close eye on Gedeon in the 2nd half and though he looked pretty good for a true freshman playing against a tuned Iowa OL. DL play was pretty sloppy in front of him by that point and the OL was getting quick releases against him and Bolden. But he held up pretty well and did a nice job shedding blocks. Also was quick reading the play, perhaps quicker than Bolden. Anyway, looks like a future stud to me and I hope he is worked more into the rotation this week.Painter Smurfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-36313816946185286742013-11-25T11:56:46.184-05:002013-11-25T11:56:46.184-05:00Interesting on Taylor...I thought I saw more screw...Interesting on Taylor...I thought I saw more screwups than usual from him this game, but perhaps I was wrong.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-41583611051078615302013-11-25T11:54:49.464-05:002013-11-25T11:54:49.464-05:00I agree with the comment about Courtney Avery. He...I agree with the comment about Courtney Avery. He was a decent player as a backup CB. I can understand putting him at Safety for depth reasons but putting him in ahead of Wilson and other young players was a poor decision by this coaching staff.<br /><br />I believe this team would have been better served by keeping Avery at nickel-back and Countess outside, red-shirting Stribling or Lewis, and playing through whatever issues Wilson is having at safety.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-21825966221381133692013-11-25T11:51:35.719-05:002013-11-25T11:51:35.719-05:00I'd feel better about that energy theory if it...I'd feel better about that energy theory if it wasn't for the Indiana game. The only O better than Indiana we play this year just so happens to be Ohio State.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-76029372553530229702013-11-25T11:15:17.471-05:002013-11-25T11:15:17.471-05:00$#!@ the Buckeyes. GO BLUE!$#!@ the Buckeyes. GO BLUE!suduri xusaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514381713516547280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-63148359239018764492013-11-25T10:01:46.774-05:002013-11-25T10:01:46.774-05:00This might just be anecdotal, but it seems to me t...This might just be anecdotal, but it seems to me that Michigan does a pretty good job of stopping teams after the first drive or two...and then lets up again near the end of the game. I don't know if it's coincidence, frustrating with the offense, fatigue, or what. If the offense could give them a jolt of energy somehow, I think Michigan's defense could do some great things. I just think they get mentally worn out from having to carry the team. Defense is so much about attitude and emotion that if things start going poorly, it affects them a little bit more. Offense is more about execution, focus, and precision.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-34707066311867903182013-11-25T09:55:59.333-05:002013-11-25T09:55:59.333-05:00Ryan and the D have yet to pitch a perfect game or...Ryan and the D have yet to pitch a perfect game or near shutdown of a team which is what we'll need to even stay close to Ohio this Saturday. If somehow Mattison can dial up a game plan to do that, we might have a chance, but even then it will be slim at best.<br /><br /> I would rather just watch the cheerleaders and bands from each team compete,... at least that would be competitive!<br /><br />What a sorry state of affairs this program is in today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358486070908520364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-22398413067164335622013-11-25T09:52:27.672-05:002013-11-25T09:52:27.672-05:00Norfleet is just another player being underused/ m...Norfleet is just another player being underused/ misused by Hoke/ Borges. This team does not lack talent, just lacking the proper use of said talent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358486070908520364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-60592256463033610402013-11-25T09:19:05.567-05:002013-11-25T09:19:05.567-05:00"So he's exciting enough to put him on th..."So he's exciting enough to put him on the field to get him the ball . . . but he's not exciting enough to use as a decoy or even a situational player. But hey, Jeremy Jackson has averaged 11.4 yards/catch in four years and never scored a touchdown or had a play longer than 22 yards, so let's keep him out there."<br /><br />It is that sort of apparent thinking (loyalty to a "legacy" lummox who practices well and knows all the plays but lacks athleticism, at the expense of a talented person who lacks ... something, which is never well-defined) that drove me crazy about most of the modern era of Michigan football. (Don't get me wrong -- there was plenty to *like* about those years.)<br /><br />Really, unless Norfleet has hands of stone they should make him a slot ninja and use him.<br /><br />Aside: If there's one player emblematic of the Hoke era, it's A.J. Williams. Congratulations to him on his first catch, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com