UFR Glossary: Familiarize yourself with all the jargon here. Substitution Notes: There were many subs (it was crazy) so we need to bullet this game. Your starters were McGregor, Jenkins, Graham, and Harrell; Colson and Barrett; Paige, Sabb, Sainristil, Harris and Wallace. Paige left as soon as the outcome was little in doubt. Hausmann rotated at both LB spots. Second team DL was Moore, Goode, Grant, and Stewart. TJ Guy got in first as a 5-2 edge but the Harrell/McGregor/Moore/Stewart got the majority of snaps. At DT, the pattern I'm getting is Grant is a nose, but Benny and Goode can be either. At LB, Jaydon Hood played much of the 2nd half, while Micah Pollard was in for the last two drives only. At safety, Q-Jo replaced Paige, and Sabb was in for Moore. Berry came in at the Paige spot but moved to the Moore spot when they played Brandyn Hillman. Backup corners were Jyaire Hill and DJ Waller. Backup nickel was McBurrows. Final drive participants not already mentioned were DTs Tre
9/2/2023– Michigan 30, East Carolina 3 – 1-0 Well, here we go. The best kind of thing to take from a game against a solid G5 program that's just turned over the vast majority of their personnel is one that is opponent-invariant, and the most opponent-invariant thing in football is quarterbacks dropping dimes. This space has long maintained that if the offensive executes perfectly, they just get to win. Via that lens the most important development from the opener is the prevalence of "nice try, I win" plays. ECU had some moments of excellent coverage that just did not matter. McCarthy started out hot, casually dropping in an NFL-level 15-yard out to the field on Michigan's first drive that featured passes: In addition to the Here Look At My Arm Talent plays he also moved opponents with the power of his mind. Folks have already pointed out the little pump fake on the third Wilson touchdown but this one is probably even better. Wilson isn't open until McCarthy
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Previously: Podcast 15.0A, 15.0B, 15.0C. The Story. Quarterback. Running Back. Wide Receiver. Tight End. Interior OL. Defensive Interior. Edge. Linebacker. Cornerback. Safety. Special Teams. 5Q5A Offense. 1. uhhhh You're supposed to ask pressing questions about the upcoming season on the defensive side of the ball. So what do I say after "what's the deal with CB2?" You could ask about how far various up and comers can get in an offseason, maybe? Hasn't that been addressed in the position previews? Also CB2? Isn't this supposed to be a high-level overview? What were last year's questions? Other than the "well?" at the end of all these posts, they were: Does losing Mike Macdonald matter? What are we gonna do without Hutchabo? For the love of God are we ever going to get competent defending tempo? Is Ben Herbert that dude? So there's no DC change, tempo seems fixed because Minter spent a bunch of time in college, Ben Herbert is obviously t
Podcast 15.0A, 15.0B, 15.0C. The Story. Quarterback. Running Back. Wide Receiver. Tight End. Interior OL. Offensive Tackle. Edge. DEFENSIVE INTERIOR: MOES HURST? RATING: 5 Depth Chart HEAVY Yr. NOSE Yr. TACKLE Yr. OPEN Yr. Braiden McGregor Jr. Mason Graham So. Kris Jenkins Jr Jaylen Harrell Jr Derrick Moore So. Kenneth Grant So. Rayshaun Benny So Josiah Stewart Jr Kechaun Bennett So. Cam Goode 6th TJ Guy So To review: this is sort of a 3-4 and sort of a 4-3 under and sort of your bog standard 4-2-5. The interior has three "starters" in that there are three distinct roles, but because it is 2023 there will be two DTs on the field on the large majority of standard downs. Realistically the two starters are Graham and Jenkins, with Grant and Benny backing them up. Grant will get bonus snaps on short yardage when Michigan runs a 5-2 out there. That out of the way: hell yes. Michigan returns Kris Jenkins, who could have been a day two pick in last year's NFL dra