Fun read on the spring game

I think our fanbase is much better with low or almost no expectations. Its 3 years too late but i think weve finally come to grips with reality. The minute i see a tempo offense is when i will start watching. If we cant move the ball with pace we are doomed. We arent Wisconsin or old school bama so we need to put pressure on the defense. We make it easy to play defense against us. 

All spring news is good news!

Sounds like the secondary is continuing to improve and look like a strength for the team, which is great to hear. 

The linebackers being competitive is good to hear, especially if the big takeaway is they're playing fast.  I assume that the more experienced guys are struggling a bit with the changes moreso than the younger guys because they have more terminology/technique to unlearn, which could contribute to them being perceived as "slower" because of this mental aspect.  But who knows.

I know some people freak out about "McCarthy throws everything like a dart" but he's not Milton, who always struggled with accuracy and seemingly threw as hard as he could because that was how he compensated (get it there fast enough the defender can't react).  McCarthy has showed consistency throwing the ball and is likely just getting used to the speed of college corners. 

WRs underwhelming isn't great but there's enough talent to assume that'll right itself.  And the RBs sound like studs, which will help across the offense.

I'm not surprised the two lines struggled to distinguish themselves; you've got guys figuring out the pecking order and the defensive line, in particular, having a brand new regime.  It is somewhat concerning that we still don't hear much noise about the defensive tackles stepping out; it's getting a bit late early for them.  

I’m not sure if I should be excited that Corum looks more explosive than all of the other RB’s or concerned that Edwards isn’t on the same level. I understand that he should still be in high school. I guess I was hoping to hear that Edwards looks different and once he learns to block and pick up blitzes he will be good to go. RB is usually a position that freshman can have success.

This is going to be a rough year gents. The offense struggling was last thing we needed to hear. Looking like 2014 but with less (developed) talent and an inexperienced QB. 

Brandon Brown  does not equal fun.

Brandon Browns writing is exactly what Michigan football is,average with little to no substance.  I hope things are better than expected for those of you that watch the games this year, but I'm not holding my breath.  

Dude needs an editor.

As my daughter would say, I wouldn’t go right to “fun”

Wrong F word. 

So the offense can move the ball against the defense! Sounds like a typical Michigan scrimmage. 

Fella needs a copy editor. 

Found this difficult to read based on Brandon Brown. First off, he starts writing as though he were there, but this is all second hand. We know media wasn't allowed and at the end he says he'll report more when he knows it - an admission that he wasn't there.

Second, Brown has written with a butt-hurt chip on his shoulder ever since he went all in on "Harbaugh is gone to the NFL" prior to the extension. I hate when journalists take a hard line and allow it to impact their work when they were clearly wrong.

I was hoping we could refrain from revealing ourselves to be this year's CFB laughingstock until the Rutgers game, but it looks like we're already off to a fast start with our Secret Spring Game.  

Just logging on to remind people that Brandon Brown is not a journalist and should never be posted here. The guy is a HACK on every front. The fact that he's being published by SI shows how far they have fallen...