Every Michigan fan that watched Saturday's game wondered the same thing, how in the hell did the defense get this bad? I have spent the past 4 days reading Michigan blogs and other media and have come to this startling conclusion: this defense doesn't know what hell it's doing. (brilliant I know!)
Here are two good examples from two well respected Michigan Blogs.
Mgoblog: Michigan's deployment of the 3-3-5 isn't really a 3-3-5. I don't know what it is, but that whole attacking from everywhere, making different fronts, blitzing, getting guys through the line unblocked thing is something you can see on a fairly typical WVU play
I have no idea what Greg Robinson is trying to accomplish. This puts me in the same situation as Greg Robinson. (what a great line!)
Burgeoning Wolverine Star: Looks at Michigan trying to defend a 2nd and 21 against a guy that is "paying his own way" at Penn State. These pictures are not for the faint of heart and you probably don't want to look at them while at work, due to the expletives that will soon come out of your mouth.
At this point, Kovacs realizes how poorly he's executed this play and has turned his head away from the quarterback to try and catch up with the outside receiver. Michigan's linebackers are literally running into each other and covering no one (What's happening here?). Michigan's underneath defenders are all still essentially inside the hash marks and none of them are deeper than five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. McGloin has all day to throw because, well, seven blockers against three rushers won't ever get to the quarterback.
Can you believe this guy is that wide open on a 2nd and 21! How can that happen? After this play, Greg Robinson should of laid down his headset and walked in to the Happy Valley of Darkness.
The linebackers tackled themselves and the Penn State WR skipped to an open spot 25 yards down field where he was wide open. He caught the ball and the Penn State fans cheered.
How do you fix this mess? I wish I knew. But the scheme that Robinson is trying to run is either not working or his players don't understand it. The lack of pressure on the QB has been troubling all year long. To recap: Michigan's D can't stop the run, can't cover WR's, gives up a lot of yards and points, and doesn't pressure the QB, but Greg Robinson has Super Bowl Rings.
How RR watches this tape and doesn't fire Robinson is beyond me. I'm guessing he feels he has no other choice but to keep him until the end of the year. (I wouldn't be betting my career on him, that is for sure).
My suggestion is to just play man defense for the rest of the year with safety help deep. Each CB plays the receiver in front of them, each LB picks a running back or Tight End to cover, and the safeties pick a player to help on deep. Yes, that means the Michigan CB's could get beat deep and yes, it could mean Michigan gives up bigger running plays when Michigan doesn't expect it. But how is that any different to what is happening now? At least the CB's would know what to do and stick with their guy. When a pass is thrown at least the Michigan defender would be (hopefully) within 10 yards of the wide out. More importantly the freshman in the secondary wouldn't have to "think" what to do, they could just play football and cover the guy in front of them. As RR said, when players "think" on the field they play slow.
If the opposing offense goes 4 wide, take most of the LB's off the field (they aren't doing anything anyways) and put corners in to cover the WR's. Yes, I understand that opens the defense up to RB and QB draws.
The last change is to put Craig Roh just as a DE or Rush LB. Have you even heard his name mentioned since the UConn game? He should be rushing the QB and not in coverage.
I'm sure there are a million reasons not to do what I suggest above, but I can tell you one thing: This defense can't get any worse.
3 comments:
WHY WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS DEFENSE. JUST FIRE GR AKA COACH PISS POOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's boo the Defense everytime they come out on the field, because the represent coach PISS POOR.
WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IF I LIVED ANYWHERE CLOSE TO ANN ARBOR, I WOULD. let's stop blogging and be reactive at the home games from here out. Let's push this decision over the edge to fire him. I would like to see him fired now, that would give the fans some relief.
BOO aka COACH PISS POOR EVERYTIME the defense comes on the field and HOLD UP PICS WITH A BAG ON HIS FACE OR HIM WEARING A DUNCE CAP.
STAY'N TRUE TO THE MAIZE N BLUE
Well after reading the rest of this blog tonight, I too have come to a startling moment. David Molk has the real answer, to Hell with the Media and all the blogs. I'm so fed up with all the so called Michigan Fans for this Michigan Football Team. Has anyone of you ever, ever put a Jock on before?.....I didn't think so. For 28 years now I have been buying my season tickets to Michigan games, and I will continue. You know it's really sad when the Winningest College Football Program in the Nation, has NO hometown newspaper and it's so called blogging bums are so negative that it's no longer fun to read.
So to this I bid you all "GOOD BYE". Hope to see you all on the field next week...coaching. If you really feel the need to be heard, come to a game, then open your mouths the Team can use the support, their not only battling The Big Ten, their having to battle you.
Seeeeeeee Ya
uncle ron, uncle ron...... i don't blogging either, but i live in the south and this my only means to communicate with the wolverine country. i don't like bad mouthing my team at all, but if there is a big problem on our sidelines and i can't be there to hold up a sign degrading dc coach piss poor then i will do it from my PC.
We all know GR is the problem. Molk has to political about it or the whole team will fall apart, but in the back of his mind and the rest know that GR has not and can not pull the defense together. the proof is the u.n.c.l.e. r.o.n
Oh yeah and i've played the game under great coaches. And proven time after time after time. Great coaches develop great players. When you a great at what you do you only know how to pull greatness out of someone under you.
uncle ron sit down and think of good/great individuals that have went into bad situations and made them better. that is because they are good at what they do and won't settle for less. so stop blogging, i really don't care, but we still have a problem with our dc and until it's resolved, i will continue to vent right here.
HAVE A GOOD DAY U.N.C.L.E. R.O.N. and enjoy the games
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