After this game, is Brandon Peters still the favorite to start next season?
This post is not about the coaching in today's game. I want to solely focus on Brandon Peters and whether or not he is still considered the favorite to start against Notre Dame next season.
Before today I was firmly in the "Peters will win the job" camp. I liked how he played in his limited time this season and watched enough Shea Patterson highlights to know that his game relied on improv and a bit of luck. However after watching the game today, I'm immediately changing my stance. Peters was very innacurate today. He made some good throws here and there, but many of his passes were either a little off or completely off. He also looked very unsure of himself at times, very indecisive. You cannot be a good quarterback at this level with that kind of innaccuracy and indecision. Also, and this is just how it appears to me, he seems a little too soft... I mean he left the game for one play because someone poked him in the eye... really. I have a hard time believing that he needed to come off the field. He also doesn't seem to shake off hits very well, laying on the ground for extended periods of time, which leads me to believe that he gets rattled easily and may have played into his indecision today.
Shea was largely an improvisational QB at Ole Miss but, considering the quality of Michigan's offensive line, that might be exactly what this team needs. I'm watching the UCF/Auburn game right now and Auburn is getting a ton of pressure on McKenzie Milton but they can't get to him because of his ability to avoid the rush and throw on the run (with some weird Matthew Stafford esque arm angles). Shea has a similar ability to make plays when the play breaks down. It's one of the reasons why he was considered a five star QB coming out of high school.
It's a long off season and anything can happen, but as of right now my money is on Shea Patterson winning the starting QB job over Brandon Peters.
EDIT: I thought that if I posed my question in a thought provoking way with some evidence to back up my opinion I might get some equally interesting comments. I can see I was wrong. All I've created here is more bile. I was foolish and I apologize for contributing to the poison infecting the board. It appears that even though this site is dedicated to a university as intelligent and respected as Michigan, this is still the internet.
January 1st, 2018 at 5:33 PM ^
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January 1st, 2018 at 5:41 PM ^
The OL has to protect the QB (no hospital visits). WRs have to get open, (UM's leading receiver is a TE), On QB... It's a shit show... a big time program like UM can't recruit a QB?
What is UM doing to solve these problems? The OL has sucked for years.
Are these freshman WRs going to be better next year?
I don't want to hate on a player but Peters is not the answer.
It seems we get top 20 recruiting classes every year. Why can't we challenge for a conference championship.
January 1st, 2018 at 5:43 PM ^
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January 1st, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
If he is the starter, then 8-4 is the best we will be and beating OSU may not happen for another year or two.
January 1st, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
Brandon Peters = John Navarre 2.0
January 1st, 2018 at 9:09 PM ^
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January 1st, 2018 at 6:16 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 6:25 PM ^
Easy to say. Hard to do. Michigan is a team that has a problem executing. I don't see next season being one that will go well for it as you have ND away, MSU away and OSU away.
Asking a team that hasn't been able to play consistently solid football for almost a decade now to be contenders next year is asking a lot.
But we'll just have to see what happens come September.
January 1st, 2018 at 9:57 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 9:14 PM ^
Joe Milton looks pretty damn good too!
January 1st, 2018 at 6:22 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 6:31 PM ^
Peters can start from day 1.
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You mean as a punter right?
January 1st, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
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January 1st, 2018 at 7:25 PM ^
Before this game 50:50 peters starts next year. After this game, 60 Patterson 20 peters 20 McCaffrey. Patterson not eligible then 50:50 peters.
January 1st, 2018 at 8:14 PM ^
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January 1st, 2018 at 9:04 PM ^
January 1st, 2018 at 11:43 PM ^
What he say?
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:29 AM ^
Patterson is the favorite if he is eligible.
There is also every reason to thing McAffrey is going to pass Peters in the spring.
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:44 AM ^
I think the push to get Patterson was/is Harbaugh realizing what he has in Peters.
All of Harbaugh's coaching success pre Michigan has been with QBs who can run and throw.
January 2nd, 2018 at 9:15 AM ^
Are we gonna do Stonehenge tomorrow night?