OT (Maybe?) Momma Mayfields tweet about the coaching staff.
My first post on here, sorry if the title is incorrect or misleading, Jalen Mayfields’ mom says the coaching staff set Joe Milton up for failure.
https://twitter.com/heathermayfield/status/1332746424170246144?s=21
November 29th, 2020 at 8:27 PM ^
[comment moderated -- sorry, we're not trashing players' families personally]
November 29th, 2020 at 8:27 PM ^
She's not wrong.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:38 PM ^
To expound on my answer, Joe Milton the last few games has been getting the much shittier playcalls. We've supposed it's because they don't trust Milton to make option reads but it does set him up to have a much harder time of it. Without knowing what's going on inside I can't say exactly, but Heather is calling out what anyone who's that deep into football can see.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:40 PM ^
Seth, maybe you can break down what we aren't seeing because I think Cade simply has better accuracy. I don't think this staff is trying to sabotage itself for no reason.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:49 PM ^
Been looking for a Neck Sharpies theme but not sure I want to call attention to Heather's tweet.
November 30th, 2020 at 9:19 AM ^
I'm very interested in your take here, but yeah, probably a wise decision.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:51 PM ^
Well he is really bad at option reads.
November 29th, 2020 at 9:34 PM ^
Here lies the problem to me. If he is bad at reads, quit giving him reads and tailor the offense for his skill set.
November 29th, 2020 at 10:26 PM ^
So is Cade though. I think there was one QB read keep all day and it was Milton getting 9 yards easily. But here's the thing. Milton can't read supposedly...neither can Cade...neither could Shea for 2 years...That all points back to the coaching staff. At this point, it doesn't matter if they're telling them not to read (terrible playcalling), haven't practiced or coached it enough (terrible coaching), or they recruited guys who are incapable of running the offense (terrible recruiting).
November 30th, 2020 at 10:20 AM ^
If the offensive "brain trust" had so little faith in Milton's abilities that they were intentionally dumbing down the playbook, then having him be the starter in the first place was a horrible decision.
Whatever is really going on behind the scenes, it's a sign of program dysfunction that any of this is happening. To say the program is not a well-oiled machine in Harbaugh's sixth season is understating things dramatically.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:29 PM ^
Apparently they set up the entire team for failure. ?
November 29th, 2020 at 8:32 PM ^
Lol Joe Milton being allowed onto a football field is setting him up for failure.
November 29th, 2020 at 9:48 PM ^
This is what happens when you recruit a guy that has no business being a Power 5 QB.
November 29th, 2020 at 10:40 PM ^
He was very inaccurate in HS and no one is likely to improve as much as he would require. Everybody agreed that he wasn't likely to be successful. But he had a great arm and physique. So it was worth a shot. The fact that he is still inaccurate is exactly what was predicted.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:53 PM ^
She also says this:
”Setup is the key word. Started long before this game, but what do I know.”
November 29th, 2020 at 8:58 PM ^
Meh. You hear this kind of stuff all the time from parents in the stands at most schools. God forbid your team gets behind in the first quarter.
I’m not speaking about Michigan here, because she may have some valid concerns. But this is not uncommon to hear in the stands at most places so, meh.
November 29th, 2020 at 9:01 PM ^
Momma Mayfield should probably stay out of it (says a momma who has a son who plays college sports)
November 29th, 2020 at 9:47 PM ^
Maybe her son should actually play instead of practicing and then sitting out.
November 29th, 2020 at 9:08 PM ^
Jalen; get your momma off of social media; she aint know shit
setting herself up to get croooooceeefied
no fan of harbaugh at this point; but Christ, Milton needs some learning up
didn't know momma was so invested; wasn't Jalen waffling to go pro about 5 or 6 times?
I love when Karens chime in; btw, is your son playing left tackle still?
November 29th, 2020 at 11:00 PM ^
Franklin Hatchett's new handle is "mcpasty."
November 30th, 2020 at 10:10 AM ^
Jim Croce-fied?
November 29th, 2020 at 9:34 PM ^
I agree with her.
Haskins has great vision, a burst, and is strong as an ox. Give him the ball 25x a game (esp on 4th and inches).
November 29th, 2020 at 9:46 PM ^
Joe Milton is a terrible QB.
Hey Joe, you can throw 80 yards.
I'm sure Harbaugh told him to bounce that 15 yard pass 7 yards short.
The fact that people even defend him shows the delusion of the players & their families.
November 29th, 2020 at 10:19 PM ^
Not commenting on this tweet, as junk like this can come out. Clearly some players aren’t happy. However, clearly a locker room issue we as fans don’t know the entire story about...
1 - Mccaffrey situation. Still in school. Wouldn’t lose eligibility, still says no.
2 - Shoops not coaching but recruiting? Like what is this about. Something getting brushed over.
3 - Henning catch. Harbaugh telling guys to cheer. Ouch, bad bad look.
Clearly something has happened in the locker room that I think none of us really know exactly what. This team has no passion and no fight. They quit on this staff.
November 29th, 2020 at 10:33 PM ^
If I’m Jalen, I’m pissed at the RB carousel. That makes the offensive line look bad, in addition to the QB. I would also be pissed if they scrapped the “read” part of the RPO because they don’t trust Milton’s ability to read. That’s also holding back the offense. Maybe they are just like everyone else on this blog and are upset that we continually run guys up the middle against a stacked box.
I watched a documentary on HBO today about Poggi’s St. Frances program. It appears to me that the staff is trying to keep all the RBs happy at the expense of the team. Check the box scores. We beat MSU if we give the ball to Haskins. Instead, they’d rather have him out there on special teams. Maybe Higdon was right.
November 30th, 2020 at 8:27 PM ^
Mayfield only played in what, two games? He didn’t improve his draft stock. Now he’s got issues with his coaches. Not a good look. Draft stock is falling.
November 29th, 2020 at 10:57 PM ^
She did say in a later reply that “setup” was the key word.
I think Joe has the Shane Morris effect, strong arm, decent athlete but not a P5 quarterback. Maybe he needs to play in the all bombs offense like Shane, it seems that neither can quite get the touch stuff down. I also believe Dylan would have been much better than Shae, Joe or Cade if he could have stayed healthy.
November 30th, 2020 at 12:12 AM ^
Brown clearly says he is baffled that Haskins wasn't in for the last series but it doesn't seem likely he was objecting to the overall running back use in the game. Haskins had 17 carries (5.5 ypc), Evans had 4 carries (8.8 ypc) & 1 reception for 8 yds, Corum had 3 carries (9 ypc). That seems to be a good use of the skill sets.
But HM seems to jump from there to a claim that the running backs were intentionally used poorly because they wanted to set up Milton to fail. I can't imagine what she thinks would make the coaching staff dislike Joe so much they would be willing to wreck their own careers to wreck his.
I am baffled by what she is thinking.
November 30th, 2020 at 8:43 AM ^
She is weak,petty,and not a good person.
November 30th, 2020 at 8:43 AM ^
She is weak,petty,and not a good person.
November 30th, 2020 at 9:14 AM ^
Joe Milton is not a good QB. If playing him set him up for failure, then yes, the coaching staff set him up for failure. He didn't look good in the Bama bowl game, he didn't look good in any game this season. Mayfield is not a first round pick. After this he may not be a third round pick.
November 30th, 2020 at 11:32 AM ^
Whatever. Joe doesn't the skills to be a top QB. Good luck to him if he transfers.