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All of that for sure but also he did actually hire Hankwitz. I’m just pointing out that he seems to have mattered a lot and may not be replicable when Fitzgerald goes to make this hire. He was clearly terrible at hiring on offense but perhaps he knows his side of the ball better.
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
All of that for sure but also he did actually hire Hankwitz. I’m just pointing out that he seems to have mattered a lot and may not be replicable when Fitzgerald goes to make this hire. He was clearly terrible at hiring on offense but perhaps he knows his side of the ball better.
I think I would say more specifically that there is a Ryan and/or Fangio tree of NFL coaches that is quite wide at this point and is an extension of how Michigan has coached D since Lloyd became DC.
I think finding the right guy from this very wide pool makes sense.
I think finding the right guy from this very wide pool makes sense.
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I think I would say more specifically that there is a Ryan and/or Fangio tree of NFL coaches that is quite wide at this point and is an extension of how Michigan has coached D since Lloyd became DC.
I think finding the right guy from this very wide pool makes sense.
I think finding the right guy from this very wide pool makes sense.
I didn’t understand their substitution patterns all year
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I didn’t understand their substitution patterns all year
I see. Def prefer HC experience. And I do think Dusty possibly 1 of 1. Also would’ve thought seeing as much of the ups and downs of the program as Sherrone did would make it clear how much working hard and having super high standards produced the desired effect.
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I see. Def prefer HC experience. And I do think Dusty possibly 1 of 1. Also would’ve thought seeing as much of the ups and downs of the program as Sherrone did would make it clear how much working hard and having super high standards produced the desired effect.
That was RPS. Can play it better but Day had a tendency beater there and it’s gonna be a TD.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
That was RPS. Can play it better but Day had a tendency beater there and it’s gonna be a TD.
The “your” there is me asking Sherrone. I think he very obviously pushed the O to a high standard which made them improve a great deal. The D seems to have been forgotten in that.
The Dusty lesson is just how much better you get practicing your ass off and applying obscene attention to detail.
The Dusty lesson is just how much better you get practicing your ass off and applying obscene attention to detail.
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The “your” there is me asking Sherrone. I think he very obviously pushed the O to a high standard which made them improve a great deal. The D seems to have been forgotten in that.
The Dusty lesson is just how much better you get practicing your ass off and applying obscene attention to detail.
The Dusty lesson is just how much better you get practicing your ass off and applying obscene attention to detail.
The schedule next year is fairly intimidating
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The schedule next year is fairly intimidating
I’m not quite that dour on Sherrone but I agree that comparing to Dusty is illuminating. What is your standard? Dusty’s is just obviously much higher than Sherrone’s.
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I’m not quite that dour on Sherrone but I agree that comparing to Dusty is illuminating. What is your standard? Dusty’s is just obviously much higher than Sherrone’s.
I tend to think the position coaches had every opportunity to show they wanted to do a lot more coaching. The OL couldn’t stop talking about how much work they did this offseason.
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I tend to think the position coaches had every opportunity to show they wanted to do a lot more coaching. The OL couldn’t stop talking about how much work they did this offseason.
No not really. They did a poor job teaching even after making an effort to simplify some things. It’s all teaching.
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No not really. They did a poor job teaching even after making an effort to simplify some things. It’s all teaching.
We had a bunch of bodies and none of them looked like a good combination of coaching and athleticism.
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We had a bunch of bodies and none of them looked like a good combination of coaching and athleticism.
Hillman got better after he got benched which I think says a great deal about how frustratingly obvious some of this coaching malfeasance is.
Metcalf ofc did not despite playing no better.
Metcalf ofc did not despite playing no better.
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hillman got better after he got benched which I think says a great deal about how frustratingly obvious some of this coaching malfeasance is.
Metcalf ofc did not despite playing no better.
Metcalf ofc did not despite playing no better.
I really don’t mind losing but I do mind the lack of attention to detail.
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I really don’t mind losing but I do mind the lack of attention to detail.
jargon that means “how many guys are you using to fit the run against 21 personnel”. 1-deep defense leaves 8 in the box against 21. 2-deep leaves 7. 0-deep ofc leaves none. But if you have 8 for 7 blockers that means you have 1 for every gap. 7 means you don’t, have to cancel them somehow.
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
jargon that means “how many guys are you using to fit the run against 21 personnel”. 1-deep defense leaves 8 in the box against 21. 2-deep leaves 7. 0-deep ofc leaves none. But if you have 8 for 7 blockers that means you have 1 for every gap. 7 means you don’t, have to cancel them somehow.
nobody works harder
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
nobody works harder
I was very disappointed with how everybody stagnated. I really thought the DL got better year over year regardless of draft potential last year and this year I think only DMoore seemed improved. Meanwhile we’re on year 2 of poor technique and meh growth in the back 7.
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I was very disappointed with how everybody stagnated. I really thought the DL got better year over year regardless of draft potential last year and this year I think only DMoore seemed improved. Meanwhile we’re on year 2 of poor technique and meh growth in the back 7.
No idea. But I think Patricia demonstrates that anybody under 55 in the NFL is probably a good target as long as they want to do the work. So that’s the talent pool I’d be looking at.
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
No idea. But I think Patricia demonstrates that anybody under 55 in the NFL is probably a good target as long as they want to do the work. So that’s the talent pool I’d be looking at.
And it’s not fun to do this stuff. It feels bad to fire guys you like. It’s hard to ask everybody to work like true maniacs. But it’s what it takes and that’s the choice he has to make.
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
And it’s not fun to do this stuff. It feels bad to fire guys you like. It’s hard to ask everybody to work like true maniacs. But it’s what it takes and that’s the choice he has to make.
They didn’t pivot to anything they just once again simplified a lot and called much less.
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
They didn’t pivot to anything they just once again simplified a lot and called much less.
I don’t think it was completely wrong they just didn’t coach them how to play. We were still busting Day 1 calls this game.
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I don’t think it was completely wrong they just didn’t coach them how to play. We were still busting Day 1 calls this game.