Rutgers Post Game: A Band-Aid

David Guralnick, Detroit News

Merriam Webster calls band-aides: an offering, making use of, or serving as a temporary or expedient remedy or solution.

That is exactly what Rutgers provided the Wolverines on Saturday afternoon, a band-aide from the wound they received in Wisconsin the week before.  The Michigan offense didn't fumble during its first series and scored on a nice route and run by Nico.  The defense shut out the helpless Scarlett Knights and the only Michigan turnover was an underthrown 50/50 ball where Shea lost the 50.  

This is what we expected a month ago when Michigan played MTSU.  By the way, Middle Tennessee is not as good as we thought, they have won one game and just got boat raced by Iowa who travels to the Big House next week.   So the Wolverines are a month behind schedule and years behind the Alabama, Ohio State's, and Clemson's of the world.  

Still Michigan won a football game 52-0 which was nice to spend a game where it didn't feel like Mike Tyson is using your stomach as a speed bag.   As we go to the Cheers and Jeers...…………..

Cheers:

• 1 TO by the offense 
• Defensive shut-out 
• Speed in Space working 
•  9 players ran for 141 yards 
•  5 rushing TD's 
• Shea passed for 276 yards and 1 TD
• Joe passed for 59 and 1 TD 
• Having DT's on the field 
• Paye was unblock-able and had 3.5 TFL's
• Dax with some good hits and extended play with the 1's
• Joe Milton has a cannon 
• Giles Jackson got his first of many TD's

Jeers:

• Run blocking wasn't great 
• Glasgow struggled in space a couple times 
• Did you watch OSU?
• Northwestern's performance in Madison was embarrassing to Michigan's effort and lack of preparation the prior week. 

Having Gattis on the sideline doesn't make him a better play caller, it makes him a better coach.  To be able to get in guys faces and show a little energy from an offensive leader is important.  Jimmy publically continues to be robo coach.    I have been railing on Coach Brown all week and he did show 2 DT's most of the game and even played a zone a number of times.   If you want to look ahead, Michigan doesn't have a good defensive scheme to stop Fields and the OSU offense right now.   Love seeing Dax Hill and Cam McGrone getting snaps with the 1's as the future is crazy bright for those two. 

Next week against Iowa will show if this week was a Rutgers band-aid or real improvement has been made.  

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2019/09/rutgers-post-game-band-aid.html