Sounds like a new show on Nickelodeon, as both Coordinators answered questions yesterday as Jimmy took the day off from the media during the bye week.
I watched both interviews and tried to gardener what they were saying even though everything was spun mostly positive.
Don Brown is full of personality, he is the guy you could have a beer with and think your best friends after two beers. Don's son called him and asked why they didn't play a 4 man front against Army? Which is exactly what I would have asked. Don thinks Glasgow is one of the best defensive players in the Big Ten, he also doesn't have a true position. So Don preferred to keep Glasgow on the field to try to stop the option pitch play. Ok, I can see that and Michigan seemed to do a decent job against the pitch. The issue is Army was killing the Wolverines at 4 yards a pop with the FB dive. Keep the beef in first and second down! Don also continued to mention how difficult it is to prepare and play Army and is looking forward to getting back to playing Michigan defense against Wisconsin. He said they had to prepare for the Run and Shoot week 1 and the triple option week 2.
Don also sent in the play where the FB started to crawl towards the line of scrimmage on the goal line. When I saw that, I wondered how it was a legal play even if he re-set.
Josh was also very positive and talking about what went right against Army. The issue with the offense is the drive killers which include 7 fumbles, 10 penalties, and 7 drops. I would also include 1 missed field goal and 2 change of possession on 4th down. Josh feels that is the #1 concern with the offense right now, protecting the ball. Which I would agree with.
Both Jimmy and Josh said that Shea was healthy and had the ability to keep the ball on the option plays. If I can read between the lines, it also seems both are not happy with the amount of time Shea is taking in the pocket to throw the ball. Right now I see a senior QB that is lacking confidence and trying to "over think" the game. I'm sure he is a bit banged up but has to play better if this team is going to compete in Madison and beyond.
I think Don Brown has too much power on the defensive side of the ball. I don't believe his formations were sound against Army and there needs somebody checking his game plans and theories. Turnovers are offensive killers and right now Shea seems to be the issue. He needs to play better or he is going to end up like Quinn Nordin, who has clearly lost his confidence. I'm guessing practice Shea is much different then game day Shea right now.
from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2019/09/michigan-tuesday-don-and-josh-show.html
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