Manuel Excel

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

We look like we haven't repped this play since July. I'd guess this was our 3rd primary run install after single puller and IZ. Michigan has been EXCELLENT at running counter for how many years now? So grim.

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

Just have to get more than this. We’re actually protecting our runs for once and get nada. Partly this is a limitation of Tommy’s arm, unfortunately. But think Marsh really needs to win here too. That’s the job.

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

We’ve seen how line games work against IZ. But do they work against OZ? Yes. Yes they do. I can’t pull it out quickly but I’d be willing to bet there’s an example of our OL blocking this up last year.

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

But it says a lot that IU can install a fairly exotic look as their unbalanced check bc they know that will kill everything we have in that package. Just a big self scouting miss here.

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

I expect this will be something of a common finding re: Tommy and his readiness to be a game manager. He just has to get this out to JJ immediately. Rescued it a bit but we need to be able to take free money when it’s there.

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

Perfect example from the first snap of the IU game. TT twist is trying to kill our IZ into the backside A. We do a nice job passing it and opening up the frontside. Marshall shows good vision and feel to bounce frontside B bc that’s not where this run is intended.

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

Michigan under Jim and Sherrone would have had Counter also installed and then a bunch of IZ variations to make sure fronts or games in a given week wouldn’t get them. And then they’d have a run that week for that D. And they could carry over those runs as needed.

Great thread from Bill. But just FYI: the original sin is fall camp. They have chucked like 70% of the run game they installed bc they can’t execute it. There’s still stuff that needs to go and Beck isn’t optimizing what we do have. But we’re stuck with a very limited menu of plays.

Michigan went switch curl/wheel flat which is a variant of their favorite 3x1 look. I think it was into the boundary because they basically always run it to the QB’s right. Seems like a really bad concept under the circumstances.

See? You can just run the QB. No read at all. It works really well, especially in the low red.

We only run 1 play when we go orbit motion. It’s IZ w Bubble attached. You can run this same play without a huge tell by simply having the guy start on that side of the field. But also: teams trigger blitzes vs motion against us, right? So now we can’t make that throw anyway.

I am furious even tho it worked. JFC.

If you don’t have a play you can execute without bouncing on short yardage you don’t have a short yardage play.

I am furious even tho it worked. JFC.