Hot Take #1: Cade McNamara is Going to Improve A Lot Moving Forward

I'm an unapologetic Cade McNamara supporter, in part because I know it can certainly be worse and because the things he does well, as noted by Seth, are easily missed by the average fan amidst the frustrating mistakes. But perhaps in larger part, I know the untapped potential of this passing attack. Consider the following:

-McNamara had one redshirt season and then the mangled, highly truncated 2020 season under his belt entering this year. Note: quarterbacks tend to improve a lot over the course of their careers.

-Cornelius Johnson is in the same boat. It should also be noted that he played HS ball in Connecticut so some rawness was to be expected upon entering college.

-Mike Sainristil is also in the same boat and he played HS ball in Massechusetts.

-Daylen Baldwin is experiencing a massive step up in competition from what he is used to at the collegiate level and he arrived to Michigan late. To say his chemistry with his teammates is behind the curve is an understatement.

-Roman Wilson didn't even have the benefit of enjoying a normal redshirt season and he played his HS ball in Hawaii.

-Erick All appears to be gaining more and more confidence by the week.

-Ronnie Bell was presumably McNamara's #1 target and safety blanket all wrapped into one. Adjusting to his season ending injury takes time.

Sure, there are no guarantees in the list above. Perhaps our passing game will amount to last year's defensive tackle situation, where the younger players' development was slower than anyone had hoped, only to shoot past expectations one year later. But to my untrained eye, our passing attack looks like a collection of very talented players who are simply in search of some confidence and better chemistry. McNamara has to be more consistent from down to down, that's for sure. But it's really not hard to see a promising path forward in the back half of the season.