WOW what a difference between Ohio State and Michigan yesterday.
The complete talent level, but just not that either. The players on defense you could see two completely two different styles. OSU came and put hits on you and they wanted to punish you while Michigan just wanted to make tackles.
On offense ... wow ... all I can say is how come Ohio State do it with young players, but we can't? Seems like an excuse.
Tim
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Thanks for the question. Our biggest problem with game Saturday was that Michigan lost their edge after first quarter.
For that first quarter, Michigan met Ohio State intensity and fire. After Wells long run, the bottom fell out. Michigan just could not, or did not keep up with Ohio State.
As for young players, yes Ohio State used some young kids. Difference is that Ohio State also has some stars, and elite level talent. Michigan does not have a Laranitis or Jenkins on defense.
Michigan does not have a Beanie Wells or Alex Boone on offense. Ohio State has at least five and maybe even more first day draft picks, you would be hard pressed to find more than one at Michigan.
That is why since the spring practices we attended we have been preaching recruiting especially on the defensive side even though many people was going against us on that issue. We saw first hand this defense was not that talented and that the depth of the defense was really lacking as well no matter how many so called starters were back. It just was not very many good players back.
As much as anything, Michigan needs to recruit and develop some difference maker type players because that is major difference between Michigan and Ohio State with their current roster.
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Re: losing the edge after the first quarter. Can't blame the defense when they see a totally impotent offense squander opportunity after opportunity. You guys seem to defend Sheridan a lot: sure he has heart and shows commitment, but he just doesn't have the skills. He can't pass, run, scramble, nor make good decisions. He's just not very athletic.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest gripe with RR this season is why didn't he give Feagin more playing time. At least he's an athlete. This system is supposed to be dependent on athletic players. At least he can run. He couldn't possibly have done any worse than Sheridan did the last game, and several others.
If Feagin was given enough playing time to get comfortable, who knows what he might have accomplished. Some people play better in practice, some better in games. Feagin was never given the chance to prove himself in game situations. Sheridan was given WAY too many.
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ReplyDeleteCome on now ... we have been on Sheridan as well. If you don't remember just look back and all the talk we talked about before the season and we though there was no way that Sheridan would start the season and to this day we still don't understand it.
Regarding Feagin he cannot throw the ball. He has had an injury that they have been hiding. That is the reason why they put him in the game and never let him throw.
Agree on most,except Alex Boone, he is nothing special and is riding on some accolades that he has received for being a 5* kid out of HS. He is not the all world that you guys make him out to be. He is worse that Kirk Barton, he will be a toast in the NFL, him being slightly better than out "green" starters does not make him a superstar.
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