September 2nd, 2018 at 2:01 PM ^
it’s in the presser transcript currently first on the main page. Peters had a “tweaked knee.”
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:03 PM ^
Ah. Thank you sir. Kid looks like he has game though. Good to see.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:26 PM ^
In one of Sam Webb’s posts during fall camp, I believe, Sam said that McCaffrey would be second string if Shea got injured mid-game, whereas Peters would start if Shea had to miss a game. So not sure if this knee tweaking is the full truth.
September 2nd, 2018 at 4:32 PM ^
That's an interesting approach. Rationale being that Shea and Caff have similar styles, and Peters would require a different game plan?
Not sure there's much advantage in lying about it to media, but I'm ok with either back-up.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:02 PM ^
Supposedly Peters hurt his knee in practice this week. Agreed that he looked good in limited snaps.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:17 PM ^
Caff looked super poise and calm under pressure. Makes sense given his family roots.
But I’d be lying I wasn’t grimacing every time he got hit. Kid is a twig.
And can we please roll Shea out? Or is that not “Michigan” enough?
September 2nd, 2018 at 3:29 PM ^
Did several times...
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:03 PM ^
No. But he's better at the hurry-up offense than Peters. That's why he went in yesterday.
Not buying the Peters knee tweak story at all.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
I really liked how he calmly stepped up in the pocket (or what was left of it) a few times and delivered a nice ball. I like the look of Patty-Melt too. Big upgrades at the QB position over last year. It's a shame the OL is so bad (again).
September 2nd, 2018 at 4:16 PM ^
I’m not sure anyone on Michigan is good at the hurry up
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:04 PM ^
Jim Harbaugh said he has "it". We saw a little bit of it.
Was Brandon Peters hurt? If he was hurt last Monday why didn't we get at least a little news of it? Pretty tight submarine.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
I know that QB is one of the most complicated positions in all of sports, and we didn't have a lot to go on, but damn McCaffrey looked more effective than Shea. Such a spark to the offense.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:13 PM ^
I agree on your McCaffrey take. But I thought Shea looked good too. Especially when they rolled him out. Very accurate on the roll out. And how nice was it when he hit that long ball. Seems like they got away from rolling him out later in the game - maybe because of the cramps? I will say this - Shea is way shorter than I thought. I knew he wasn't a giant, but man he looks small out there.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:21 PM ^
Agreed about Shea! He looked so small - to the point that I'm shocked to see all the speculation that he's a one-and-done NFL prospect. He just doesn't look NFL-sized.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:27 PM ^
Yeah, he is barely 6ft if that. I think McCaffrey looked better because he knows the offense better and can make faster decisions. Hopefully, that will improve as Patterson gets more experience.
September 2nd, 2018 at 3:05 PM ^
He played less than a full drive when ND was in “don’t give up a huge play” mode. Did some good with it, made a couple nice throws, but ND got off the field as soon as Michigan started getting near FG range.
Bonkers to judge half a dozen plays and say he looked better than Shea.
September 2nd, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^
Yep. Remember how good OKorn looked in backup at Purdue last year?
September 2nd, 2018 at 3:26 PM ^
Patterson went 20-30 (66.7%) for 227 yards (7.6 YPA) while under heavy pressure and probably slowed to some degree by the cramps. He had a couple of tough mistakes but I think he's still the #1 QB.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:09 PM ^
Probably wasn't originally, but now he is.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:20 PM ^
Whatever the case, it looks like QB is no longer a weakness, and we have actual depth at the position. But OT, yikes. We may need to pull off some redshirts because I don't see it happening with Runyan/JBB.
September 2nd, 2018 at 5:54 PM ^
QB doesn't seem weak at all. What a difference a year in school and some experience makes. Peters is likely at least a capable back up. McCaffery looks like he is on the right path and could end up being a stud by the time he is a soph or jr (or has an opportunity to start). Milton is a lottery ticket with a ton of potential. Patterson likely will only get better from here, but would like to see him protect the ball a little better (could have turned it over a few more times last night).
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:20 PM ^
I thought McCaffrey was technically #3 under Peters, but as others have mentioned, it came out that Peters hurt his knee in practice.
For the short amount of time that he was in, I did like what I was seeing in McCaffrey despite things around him being less than ideal.
September 2nd, 2018 at 2:30 PM ^
Dylan looks legit. He has composure which is essential to go QB play.
But that line. Got to get that fixed. It’s holding back the program.
September 2nd, 2018 at 3:17 PM ^
After that game, fuck dcaf—it's Everclear from here on out.
September 2nd, 2018 at 9:38 PM ^
Everclear? It's no wonder your cheeks look so sunken and boney.
September 2nd, 2018 at 3:30 PM ^
McCaffrey has to be the backup going forward, regardless of Peters' health. Hoping he actually sees some time on the field. The poise he showed was really impressive.
September 2nd, 2018 at 4:32 PM ^
It’d be nice to get DCaf some time vs WMU this weekend. I don’t know if theyd want Shea to get more live reps with the rest of the offense during a likely blowout, but I love watching young backups in those situations.
September 2nd, 2018 at 4:30 PM ^
McCaffery looked better than Peters.
September 2nd, 2018 at 5:10 PM ^
Mc Caffery looked better that Patterson
September 2nd, 2018 at 5:52 PM ^
I know he is small but maybe McCaffery can play left tackle?
September 2nd, 2018 at 5:51 PM ^
He acquitted himself well.
LMAO. In all honesty though it was great to see him come in and handle the pressure in an atmosphere like that when it seemed nothing was going their way. I like the idea of keeping him in the mix because you dont want him to transfer. Patterson doesn't look like he will be an NFL player after this year which would mean McCaffery is looking at a chance to start his JR year. I wonder what this means for Peters.... transfer?
September 2nd, 2018 at 6:39 PM ^
Did anyone else noticed that he had a helmet sticker already? I thought those weren't awarded until after the first game.
September 2nd, 2018 at 8:52 PM ^
I wasn’t surprised at all to see him come in. A week or so ago I disputed there being a gap on the depth chart from this site saying he was far behind peters. People didn’t want to believe me that Dylan was right there. He’s a good qb and almost wish they would’ve left him in the game
September 2nd, 2018 at 10:38 PM ^
Mccaffrey will be a very good player for you. He needs to pack on another 20 pounds to play in this league but the kid has the pedigree and looked the part in limited action.
If your coach can resist trying to find yet another transfer and focus on that kid- you’ll be fine at q.b.