Iowa Snowflakes - The Offense
October 5th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
Yikes
October 5th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
We need to start passing to set up the run, not the other way around. Our run game is terrible and essentially a wasted down. We looked best when we started airing it out.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
First shot downfield: 60 yards
Second shot downfield: ...
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October 5th, 2019 at 3:42 PM ^
Ain't that the thing? Collins target deep ONCE -- huge play.
Then...they don't even try it again, don't try even once.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:46 PM ^
Quality as a human being notwithstanding, Urban Meyer just made a great point. You have to take shots. No offense will consistently score touchdowns by gaining four yards every play and methodically getting first downs. Penalties, turnovers, and big losses will inevitably occur and disrupt those long drives. You have to have big plays here and there to score, especially with our caliber of athletes.
Throw the goddam ball downfield.
October 5th, 2019 at 4:03 PM ^
The open question is how much of this is on playcalling and how much of this is on the QB, who seemed to readily bug out of clean pockets and bail out of plays.
It’s possible, even likely, that there were plays designed with going deep as a good option where that option was not taken.
BTW it’s not a coincidence that Iowa plays zone and Michigan QBs under Harbaugh have a hard time reading and attacking zone defenses.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
Time to make a QB change. If this is the offense you are going to run might as well play the kids. The offense was an abomination. I have no idea what the problem is but I think it is a lack of faith in the QB.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
You have to try someone else at QB. This offense is just not working with him in there.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
Not all on Gattis. Milton couldn't be worse than Patterson
October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
This is all kinds of false.
October 5th, 2019 at 4:15 PM ^
Miltons TD pass was better than anything Shea has thrown except maybe The DPJfade
October 5th, 2019 at 5:17 PM ^
I'm not debating whether Milton could be better than Patterson. I'm challenging the assertion that he can't be any worse. Dude had less than a 50% completion rate in High School, and has little actual game experience reading defenses. He absolutely could be worse-- he could put up a stat line like 5/20 with two interceptions and no tds.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:56 PM ^
Hire Urban and this offense will avg 40+ ppg easily. ?♂️
October 5th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
Hey guys, remember when we said that 52 points against Rutgers was meaningless?
Good call.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Gattis should go back to the Booth.
October 5th, 2019 at 7:27 PM ^
Do you really think it would make a difference? We have one of the best group of WR's that I can remember and they can't get the ball because everyone around them plays like they're watching Arthur Fonzarelli dance with his sick dance moves. I have no idea whats wrong with this offense but its a whole lot of everything.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Pure garbage. Unreal how it hasn't even improved not even just a little. Game at psu will be an embarrassment and we'll officially be eliminated from big ten contention, thankfully..
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Shea was 14-26 147yds and an INT.
3.6 ypc
Enough said
October 6th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
Your math is very wrong. You get down to 3.6 YPA by excising the one long completion. The facts are bad enough. You don’t have to get them wrong to prove your point.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Hire Pep back
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
snowflakes????? try ICE CYCLES
October 5th, 2019 at 4:47 PM ^
Tried them. My balls froze.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Shitty game because of one players. Sorry for the wr groups. OL is doing decent in pass protection. Improved.
wish we can start maccaffery or Milton next game.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Dylan ??????
October 5th, 2019 at 3:41 PM ^
She is the problem. Give Gattis autonomy to pick his QB. He’s all talk. Every time he’s on the field - he looks tentative. It’s ridiculous to not make the change right now.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
Year 5 of Jim Harbaugh and his offense is an affront to human kind.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:36 PM ^
Receivers dropped key balls.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:36 PM ^
Black had a bad game. There were great opportunities for him at key times
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
There were a couple of tough balls that he should have brought in
October 5th, 2019 at 3:49 PM ^
A lot of wr struggles are from the bad decisions and inaccuracy of the QB. You never see Milton’s long throw with good touch in the last game from Patterson in almost every game.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
The revelation of having Gattis on the sideline was the key right?
Turns out Rutgers was the key.
This is such a terrible offense I can’t believe the staff enjoys this.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
I don't see any reason to continue to play Shea. He contributes nothing and almost certainly is hurting us.
He's contributing nothing with his legs (the one nice read keeper notwithstanding).
He can't or won't get the ball downfield.
He has terrible field vision.
I guess he didn't fumble this game so that's good?
Unless Milton is just throwing picks every other pass or putting the ball on the ground like mad, I can't see how it wouldn't be better to at least try him out
October 5th, 2019 at 5:11 PM ^
Your logic is so reasonable. If it can’t get worse, but can only get better...why not give Milton or DCaff a shot?
If those two suck, put Shea back in. His confidence is already shot as evidenced by his play, so why not try to stir up the offense with a change? I could even see the receivers running crisper routes, Oline blocking a little better, RBs with a quicker step if they felt like the coaches were willing to take a chance to get the offense moving.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
Shea is really bad. Why not throw in Mccaffrey next week if he is recovered and see what he does against a below-average opponent? I'd also say that mental mistakes really killed us again. Shea's interception was inexplicable and the two consecutive fumbles. Plus the missed field goal but that was on special teams...
October 5th, 2019 at 3:42 PM ^
His int this game shows his bad accuracy in long throw. No cure.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
I have always been very critical of Shea...and I will continue to be. He is terrible. just terrible. It's fucking laughable that his brother posted that shit about his NFL future. Not only that but his stupid feauxHawk haircut. what a fucking prima donna, just bench him PLEASE
October 5th, 2019 at 4:18 PM ^
That IG post by his “brother” was fake my man.
Shea still needs to be benched.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
Putrid.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
If that was at Kinnick we would have been crushed
October 5th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
Hot take: hot garbage.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
There was a nice long pass to Nico and a few moments of brilliance but bottom line, the offense gave Stanley too many chances to beat us. Thankful we won, largely due to winning turnover battle and an epic, absolutely ballin performance by the defense.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
Our offense is having growing pains, but Iowa's offense shows why our own offense had to change.
It's just too easy to defend. It does not put enough pressure on defenders' decisions. They can just key on one thing at the start of the play and go all out.
We suck at what we are trying to do right now, but we have to try to do it to ever get to the next level.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
Nonexistent. The end.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
Time to bench Patterson and I'm not so sure I let Gattis call one more game if he is truly calling plays. Where are the screen plays, where are the rub routes. Where is any kind of use of the tight ends. If "Speed In Space" means throwing it out wide to a running back with no blocking in front then it just flat out sucks.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
Our offensive identity:
October 5th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
I thought it was less than ideal.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:39 PM ^
Offense is stinky, fly covered, donkey ass. There is talent, why it's not being properly utilized is beyond me.
October 5th, 2019 at 3:57 PM ^
Is there really talent? I am starting to question that. We are bad at QB. It looks like we have 4 decent possession receivers. About once a game Collins is able to bring in a long pass. Charbonet is decent but is only a Freshman. The big problem appears to be an absolute lack of game breakers on the offensive side of the ball.
October 5th, 2019 at 4:20 PM ^
At this point I get the skepticism regarding the offense. I think there is some great talent at WR. All they need is a QB that can consistently get them the ball. They don't seem to have much confidence that Shea will see them when open. He either bails early and doesn't go through his progressions, or holds on a second too long in the pocket when he should tuck and run.