It's important we don't let the Alabama game beat us twice or three times. Back in 2007, Michigan gets shocked by App. State and gets blown out the next weekend by Oregon. That can't happen this year.
With that in mind, Michigan needs to find some positives from the film and play better football on Saturday against Air Force. I feel bad for the coaches and players having to watch that film again.
Here are some things that stood out to me:
- We need Fitz. We have to have a play maker in the backfield next to Denard. I don't think he would have made a difference against Alabama but our back ups are not close to his skill level.
- Denard needs to run more and has to make better throws. (obvious)
- Gallon is Michigan's best WR and Roy Roundtree is not an outside receiver.
- Gardner has a ton of work to do at WR. Flashback: Remember in high school when you played flag football in gym? You always told the best athlete from the basketball team to run deep because you knew he could run faster and out jump the entire defense. That guy right now is Devin Gardner.
- Big Will showed some nice things on the Dline. I would like to see how he does against a line that isn't full of NFL first round draft picks.
- When I first saw #15 Ross out on defense, I thought who is that? I was a little surprised to see James Ross get so much time. Doesn't seem like there are going to be a ton of redshirts from the 2012 class on defense this year.
- Dennis Norfleet is fast. Use him on offense, somewhere.
- Big AL either thought he was going to kill Denard running the ball or that Vincent Smith sweep play was going to work because he ran it 100 times.
- Countess ACL is a huge loss for the Wolverines DB's
- I almost threw up when the Michigan WR's dropped the first two passes. I also yelled at Roundtree when it was really Gardner.
- We are very thin at TE and we might not see much from that position this year. Brandon Moore is out this week with an MCL injury.
- This Saturday can't get here fast enough.
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I'm not a Saban fan at all, but in the SEC they have had so many running QB's and faced so many spread type offenses. They showed exactly how to handle Denard. By not blitzing and stunting, they made Denard throw to beat them. I said before the game that a QB like any of the Carr era would have a decent chance but not Denard.
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