October 6th, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^
And they're 32 point favorites. Let's see if they do what they're expected to do.
October 6th, 2015 at 1:24 AM ^
October 6th, 2015 at 7:40 AM ^
Didn't hit, but wasn't as off as previous games. I think, especially withe Chesson, Rudock will start connecting in the near future.
Also, conditions weren't awesome for throwing the ball.
October 6th, 2015 at 8:59 AM ^
Even for Rudock this is skewed by it being wet and windy on Saturday. We all know he has trouble downfield, but this is an outlyer.
October 6th, 2015 at 3:07 AM ^
October 6th, 2015 at 5:02 AM ^
Winning hides most of our deficiencies, but when you look at Rudock's stats, they are not pretty. His rating on ESP has him ranked 209, he has more INT's than TD's and he seems to be pressing. In all fairness, most of the games have had a fair amount of wind. I remain hopeful that Jake will start improving on his longer throws, although some of what happened last week was on WR drops and Houma's slippery fingers.
The next two games will start revealing just how far we can expect to go. I think while our run blocking is improved, it still has room to improve. I am very encouraged that Drake is starting to show the speed at RB that he showed near the end of last season.
Fingers crossed.
October 6th, 2015 at 6:15 AM ^
The 11W stats say all you need to know about Rudock. Iowa let him transfer in conference. There was a reason for that.
October 6th, 2015 at 6:40 AM ^
October 6th, 2015 at 6:52 AM ^
Rudock cannot complete a pass longer than 15 yards and the 11W stats mostly bare this out.
October 6th, 2015 at 7:06 AM ^
for his abilities. He couldn't put any zip on the ball, nor throw downfield. There were no systems where he's a good QB, but he was a decent runner and made pretty good decisions. The only reason he played was because the offense was a bad fit for Threet.
October 6th, 2015 at 9:11 AM ^
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October 6th, 2015 at 9:12 AM ^
So I will revise my statement to be, "Aside from a walk-on QB 7 years ago, Nick Sheridan, Jake Rudock is the worst Michigan QB that I have ever seen."
October 6th, 2015 at 11:30 AM ^
Threet was worse than Rudock. So was Morris.
October 6th, 2015 at 8:35 AM ^
His best utilization is shown above.
October 6th, 2015 at 9:10 AM ^
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October 6th, 2015 at 6:47 AM ^
October 6th, 2015 at 8:56 AM ^
Though I'm not sure I disagree with the "talent and depth" comment as it pertains to the offense. We recruited well, if the ratings services are to be believed, but the consensus is that the offense has underperformed. Receivers still drop way too many passes that should be caught and don't get enough separation; RBs can't seem to read the blocks without teleportation; and the OL's inability to create gaps in the defense is as much a symptom of other issues and the QB's limitations as it is a root cause of its own.
It's definitely a work in progress.
October 6th, 2015 at 9:09 AM ^
We don't have anywhere near the talent and depth Ohio State does, at least on offfense. From his Ohio State perspective, he is not wrong.
And that is what is starting to deeply concern them. Can you imagine this 2015 team with a better QB and some elite WRs? What would we look like right now if we had a Henson or Hene and an Edwards or Manningham?
Well, he knows that is exactly what Harbaugh will have coming in, and it's freaking them out.
October 6th, 2015 at 7:02 AM ^
Michigan under Jim Harbaugh, however, is never going to be defined by its weaknesses. Instead, it will be defined by how it overcomes those weaknesses, and — somehow, someway — even turns those weaknesses into strengths.
While I had quibbles with certain parts of this analysis, this statement towards the end is something I would tend to agree with merely because of the apparent style of Harbaugh's coaching and the way in which this team plays. Even if there's a question at one spot, the answer is somewhere else. Even as the offense might work in fits and spurts, the defense is consistently insurmountable. It seems like a core operating principle of this team really.
October 6th, 2015 at 9:11 AM ^
And the way Harbaugh can recruit, there may not be any weaknesses left to overcome.
October 6th, 2015 at 8:18 AM ^
Yds/game
Ohio State: 452.2
BYU ex. Michigan game: 459.0
October 6th, 2015 at 8:49 AM ^
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October 6th, 2015 at 9:17 AM ^
Tony wrote:
"It probably also means that Michigan may need a little special teams help on Saturday, which I believe they will get."
Blake O'Neill could very well be Saturday's hero.