Illinois Snowflakes - The Offense
October 12th, 2019 at 5:10 PM ^
They had like 6 plays in the entire 3rd quarter before Illinois cut it to 3. Because of fumbles and miscues. Illinois dominated TOP. By the time they stopped derping around they had functionally one good drive all half - which I know will be blasphemous around here but it was a good response by Shea (he threw a nice TD pass to DPJ!). After that the defense functionally ended the game and Michigan could just run out the clock. It was an all around weird half - not sure I get all the hand wringing over Shea because he wasn’t the only problem.
October 12th, 2019 at 5:26 PM ^
If by nice pass you mean - Patterson threw it, and DPJ caught it - then yeah nice I guess.
It wasn't anything spectacular and if you watch that play again. DPJ was the ONLY option. The whole play was designed for just that. No one else even ran a route. That's how dumbed down they need to make it for him.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:01 PM ^
Wind may have been a factor but his accuracy was poor. Two of his best results of the day (a slant catch and run by Bell and an 18 yard completion to DPJ) were thrown late. On the first one it didn’t matter much, but in the DPJ play it turned a possible catch and run for a score into a near pick six when the Illinois defender had a great play on the ball and whiffed by a hair.
Also we got stuffed on a 4th and 2 late because he blew a basic zone read again.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^
Defense and special teams did enough for Shea to keep his job. Not sure how that works but we all know it’s true.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^
That pass play to Ben Mason on the goaline is whats wrong with the team.
Passing to mason= mismanagement of players.
The throw by Schea= lack of execution
The penalty by Ben = lack of focus/discipline.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:57 PM ^
I agree. They spend so much effort trying to overthink everything. Get the ball to your wide receivers and use your players strengths instead of trying to trick everyone with a fullback.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:21 PM ^
Mason should have sat the rest of the game for that selfish thug play at the goal line. Harbaugh’s oblivious culture.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^
Admittedly, I listened to much of this on the radio, only seeing the last 20 minutes live, but even on the radio.....yikes.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:48 PM ^
We’re all going down with the Titanic, I guess. Promise not to push y’all off the door.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
Throw game needs a lot of work
October 12th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
It sucks.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
8-4 team if the sun shines on us the right way.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:50 PM ^
They basically dominated for 2.5 quarters and turtled for the other 1.5. Weird game.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:36 PM ^
And those 2.5 quarters were non-consecutive. Very weird game.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:51 PM ^
Michigan is good at football
October 12th, 2019 at 3:52 PM ^
If you say so
October 12th, 2019 at 4:33 PM ^
"Isn't good at football"
FIFY
October 12th, 2019 at 3:53 PM ^
50% comp rate against a defense that has no answer for our NFL receivers.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
People need to stop calling them NFL receivers. At least 4 balls hit them in the hands today that were not caught.
October 12th, 2019 at 5:13 PM ^
Eubanks is not a WR. Beyond that I’m not sure which 4 you are talking about.
A play where a WR has to make an extremely athletic play to get a finger on the ball, or where he is getting mugged by the DB because the throw is way short or behind is not a drop just because “it hit him in the hands”.
October 12th, 2019 at 10:33 PM ^
DPJ dropped one in the endzone in the 4Q. not an easy catch but it was a good throw by shae. got to catch that. i don't know why eubanks plays. he can't block and now he drops the easiest pass of the year. he's not good.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:53 PM ^
Michigan is a good team they just didn’t have their best game
October 12th, 2019 at 4:27 PM ^
Think they were looking ahead to Penn State and thought Illinois would be a walkover.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:53 PM ^
Let's be honest here ...... the offense is hitting it's stride.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:54 PM ^
Maybe I’m just fully possessed by BPONE, but even when we were winning 28-0, I kept thinking “wonder how long til we start looking like we have no idea what we’re doing”. Whistle to start the 2nd half was the answer.
One last thing, how many of our Michigan receivers have had to dive for balls? I swear Patterson throws 70% of his balls 2 yards too far.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:54 PM ^
2 x 100 yard rushers in a Big Ten game. Me likey.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:55 PM ^
That has to be the worst offense I've seen when the team dominates for the first 20 minutes and scores 42 points against a conference foe.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:55 PM ^
We can't do anything consistently well. Illinois is shitty. It should've been an offensive clinic for four quarters.
We'll find out all we need to know starting next Saturday.
October 12th, 2019 at 6:06 PM ^
I’m pretty sure we already know everything we need to know. Hopefully Woodson isn’t on Fox again...I’d hate for him to get embarrassed on national tv again
October 12th, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^
What, no muppets? This was a "blowout" win against a "rival." 5-1 baby! We're so fucking great at football! Notre Dame and Ohio state are shitting their pants after watching this game.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:10 PM ^
They are shitting their pants from laughing so hard.
The 3rd stringers, practice squad, and walk-ons are shitting their pants at the thought of getting playing time this late in the season.
They are shitting their pants at the thought of all the $$$ millions wasted on this coaching staff.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:58 PM ^
6 yards in the 3rd quarter. That has to be a record for ineptitude.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:58 PM ^
World beaters early. Shea was off at times but it was windy. Gritty run on 4th and 2 for the needed first down. Glad we remembered DPJ is always one of the best athletes on the field. Conference road win. Go Blue !
October 12th, 2019 at 4:07 PM ^
Yeah, it was the wind. Playing in a dome Shea still is slow to process and has a weak arm.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:58 PM ^
So.... yea. Certain moments = good. Many moments = oye. If we can figure out fumbles and catching balls and hitting open receivers - we might be ok.
at this point, I’m anticipating a series of blowout losses in Oct/Nov
Anyone who was there that can speak to the wind? Was it really that bad to avoid throwing deep?
To me the stat of the day: Nico Collins - ZERO catches, ZERO pass attempts aimed towards him..... How?
October 12th, 2019 at 4:01 PM ^
Please tell me that last sentence is sarcasm?
October 12th, 2019 at 4:04 PM ^
Nope. #PainfulFacts
Not a single one.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:33 PM ^
Nope. #PainfulFacts
So you doubled down on your stupidity?
Here's another #PainfulFacts... he didn't play today!
October 12th, 2019 at 5:42 PM ^
I don’t give a SHIT!!! THROW it to your NFL WR now!! I don’t care if he’s still in AA. #PAINFUL FAX.
So much second hand embarrassment. Get the gym, that’s the only way your gonna lose that 40 inch waist
October 12th, 2019 at 6:46 PM ^
I don’t give a SHIT!!! THROW it
Throw it to a player who wasn't on the field????
October 12th, 2019 at 4:04 PM ^
Collins didn’t play.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:04 PM ^
That... would explain it.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:15 PM ^
Hey don't let that fact stop you from shitting on college kids who play for a team you allegedly root for. Keep at it--what did you think about Lavert Hill's trash coverage or Erick All's shitty blocking?
October 12th, 2019 at 4:08 PM ^
To be fair, Patterson does throw a lot of his balls way too far for the receiver to catch, so it’s not completely out of the question for Nico to catch one in his living room in Ann Arbor.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:59 PM ^
True frosh, making first start out plays our senior...but that offense is really coming along.
Those lazy, late outs and comeback throw make me long for a QB that can drive the ball even a little.
But we put up 40+ against a BigTen team so still no worries by coach about the offense I'm sure.
October 12th, 2019 at 3:59 PM ^
I think I made a good point when I said injuries are affecting our offensive performance. Receivers and tight Ends are getting injured and missing time. Offenses can get into a rythm, yes you have to be prepared for injuries but it seems we dont have a rythm on offense and I think injuries to our receivers are part of that. Shae played very well today I thought.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:27 PM ^
Our offensive woes go WELL beyond injuries.
October 12th, 2019 at 4:00 PM ^
Unless Jay Harbaugh and Gattis are gone tonight and Shea is benched, it’s getting ugly next week. Seriously, what qualified Jay Harbaugh to coach any position group at Michigan?
Bring back Jedd Fisch
October 12th, 2019 at 4:02 PM ^
Unless you think Jay decided to coach his players to fumble this year, the RBs have been good.